

An extensive menu of vegan and vegetarian dim sum - mushroom dumpling, snow pea shoots dumpling, bean curd rolls, steamed vegetarian rice noodles - complements the more expected siu mai and soup dumplings.ġ01 Spear St. With two locations within walking distance of each other in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood (the Spear Street location nabbed a 2022 Michelin Bib Gourmand), negating the line may be worth a shot to try one of the 100+ dim sum available, many on carts at the Spear Street location. A steamer of Five Guys Xiao Long Bao is especially colorful and Instagram-worthy, as is a burnished wall with red-hued insets that perfectly showcases a tea pot collection. Dragon Beaux Photo courtesy of Dragon Beauxīe sure to make a reservation at this Koi Palace spin-off in San Francisco’s Richmond District or be prepared to wait for the rice crepe rolls stuffed with shrimp and black bean sauce spareribs. Consider yourself warned about the buttery egg yolk buns - they squirt.Ħ62 Commercial St, San Francisco. If chicken feet are your thing (and they should be), the ones here are deep-fried and puffy, like the fluffy taro puffs and turnip puffs, all fun foods to look at and eat. pan-fried noodles and snappy garlic string beans. City ViewĪfter what seems like the requisite 15-minute wait for a table, dig in on platters of chewy X.O. An all-American wine list and popular sweet treats (custard buns, durian puffs) are worth waiting in line for. Begoni Bistroįamilies trek to the edge of Chinatown for the traditional XLB and baked barbecue pork buns, but the playful “tapas” menu includes a doughnut noodle roll (really!) and Peking duck. While the dim sum scene has changed in recent years - there don’t seem to be nearly as many rolling carts around and some long-running favorites have closed - the flavors of southern China where dim sum originated are especially on display right now. The Year of the Rabbit begins on January 22, according to the Chinese zodiac, and is said to be a year of hope.
