The Best Chinese Restaurant in Bay Area

Harborview Restaurant & Bar

This 2019 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand establishment overlooks a stunning view of the San Francisco Bay. Harborview Restaurant & Bar boasts a sophisticated dining experience of authentic Cantonese-Chinese cuisine. The extensive menu is dedicated to fr... more

Hing Lung Company

Hing Lung Company specializes in Cantonese Barbecue: roast pigs, roast ducks, honey glazed bbq pork, and poached soy sauce chickens. Swing by and you'll find flavors from old Hong Kong. Everything's made fresh dailly. more

HK Lounge Bistro

HK Lounge Bistro specializes in handmade Dim Sum and Hong Kong Style Chinese cooking. more

Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant

Clay pots soaked in water cook & steam many of the dishes at this Chinese lunch & dinner spot. more

Hong Kong Lounge

A Chinese, Dim Sum restaurant in the Outer Richmond. more

Hotline

The dishes -- kkanpoong saewoo, mapa dubu, japchae bap, and more -- may or may not be recognizable to some. But they elicit strong memories of family dinners and post-kiddie soccer game lunches for Eddo Kim, who owns and operates Hotline alongside hi... more

House of Nanking

Probably the best-known Chinese restaurant in the city. Serves up delicious, inexpensive meals to locals and travelers alike. Note: The restaurant is usually very crowded and the seating is cramped. more

Hunan Cafe 2

For Asian post-festival cravings, it doesn't get better than Hunan 2. Affordable and classic, it offers hot and sour soup, a variety of curries and steamy pot stickers, and while the dishes are quite basic, after a day of gigs and dancing, they might... more

Hunan Taste Restaurant

Hunanese. Hunan Taste was the first in the South Bay to offer real Hunanese cooking. Joanne Song, the chef and niece of Henry Chung who opened the ever-popular Hunan in San Francisco, created a menu that hums with the spirit of her birthplace, t... more

iChina

iChina brings a refined Chinese dining concept where every detail of the restaurant is designed to provide a luxury experience that honors Chinese culture in a modern context. From its exquisite interior to exceptional service and menu, each element... more

International Gourmet Buffet

Nowhere can you dine so well for so little. One  of the top restaurant choices in the Bay area. All you can eat buffet.   American, Persian & Mediterranean, Italian, Italian, Spanish, Asian, Soups, Salad Bar, Dessert plus more. more

Jade Cathay

Jade Cathay is a proud family-operated Cantonese restaurant. Our mission is to source the freshest local ingredients, and become the tastiest and sustainable staple for our community. We proudly serve handmade dim sum from scratch, authentic wok-fire... more

Joe's Excellent Chinese Cuisine

Joe's is a cornerstone of the community and has been recognized for its outstanding Chinese cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff. more

Joy Luck Place - Cupertino

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - Second Place Best Chinese 2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - Third Place Best Dim Sum 2008 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - Second Place Best Dim Sum Cave... more

King Tsin Lounge

Happy Hour 5-7pm Sun-Thur & 3-7pm Fri-Sat $2 Draught Beer & $5 Grey Goose Martini's 1/2 off Appitizers & $1 off Drinks We have 3-42" Plasmas for watching sports, news, or your favorite TV show. more

Lazy Susan

Lazy Susan is the new go-to Chinese take-out restaurant. Designed for bringing you delicious food without compromising convenience, health, or price, Lazy Susan is a contemporary approach to 25 favorite Chinese-American dishes. more

Little Shanghai Chinese Restaurant

As one of the oldest first generation family locally owned restaurants in town, you’ll be happy with the experience of food, service, and warm ambiance. Named after a thriving city that pays homage to the family's favorite city, Shanghai. H... more

Little Szechuan

We use only the freshest and natural ingredients to prepare every dish.   Each dish is cooked in a healthy way to provide a nutritious meal. Much attention has been attached to create a cozy and inviting ambiance where you could enjoy a great me... more

MaMa Ji's

Mama Ji's serves home-style Sichuan Chinese food and delicious dim sum. No reservations. more

Mamahuhu - Clement

Mamahuhu's delightful twists on classic Chinese-American dishes, featuring curated, quality ingredients always seem to please! From the minds of Brandon Jew and co. more

Mamahuhu - Mill Valley

Mamahuhu's delightful twists on classic Chinese-American dishes, featuring curated, quality ingredients always seem to please! From the minds of Brandon Jew and co. more

Mamahuhu - Noe Valley

Mamahuhu's delightful twists on classic Chinese-American dishes, featuring curated, quality ingredients always seem to please! From the minds of Brandon Jew and co. more

Mandarin Gourmet - Cupertino

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - Third Place Best Chinese 2008 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - Second Place Best Chinese Cupertino has more than its share of Chinese restaurants and Mandarin Gourmet is a stand... more

Mandarin Kitchen

Mandarin Kitchen serves Pan Asian cuisine with spicy twists of Southeast Asian-Chinese cooking. The menu was inspired by Chef Tony's childhood favorite dishes and his trips around the Asia-Pacific region. more

Mister Jiu's

Mister Jiu's is a contemporary Chinese American restaurant and bar located in a historic Chinatown building which previously housed the iconic Four Seas and Hang Far Low restaurants. Mister Jiu's opens with a five-course set-price menu, whose d... more

Mr. Mahjong's

Mr. Mahjong's menu offers a vibrant array of dishes, from artfully crafted dim sum, like dumplings and crispy spring rolls, to our take on the classic Vietnamese banh mi with its savory meats, tangy pickled veggies, and fresh herbs. Don't miss our wi... more

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My Canh

Late-night options slim, we settled on the only place that came to mind: My Canh on Broadway a few doors up from Sam's. To be honest, we weren't expecting too much from the nondescript storefront that was virtually empty save a large table of Vietnam... more

New Gold Medal Restaurant

Delicious Chinese food in Oakland's Chinatown.   Nothing fancy.  Inexpensive. more

New Sun Hong Kong Restaurant

Not amazing food or ambiance.  Yet New Sun Hong Kong has tons of fans.   Maybe it's because it's in the center of it all, on a corner of Broadway and Columbus.   Maybe it's nostalgia of a fun night out in North Beach - open t... more

Northern Ducks

Hidden Gem. A sophisticated and Upscale Restaurant and Lounge inside the Historical Twitter building owned by JP Morgan and Shorenstein located in the heart of San Francisco. Chinese inspired restaurant, Dim Sum served all day! Don't be fooled by it... more

Old Shanghai

This is a great place for authentic Chinese cuisine. If you want to know why the Shanghai style of cooking is so popular, definintely check this place out. On the pricey side. more

Palette Tea Garden - Hillsdale

Palette Tea Garden is a Modern Chinese restaurant specializing in dim sum and Cantonese cooking. Try our signatures- Roasted Peking Duck, Iberico Cha Siu (imported from Spain), and live Dungeness Crab and Maine Lobster dishes, alongside our wide vari... more

Palette Tea House - San Francisco

Palette Tea House introduces a refreshed perspective of modern Cantonese cuisine. We feature vibrant, authentic dim sum, live seafood, a Pacific-inspired cocktails list, and a casual atmosphere located at the heart of Ghirardelli Square in San Franci... more

Quarters Teahouse

Boba and various tea drinks; plus a fusion of various snacks from fried calamari, popcorn chicken, among others. more

R & G Lounge

R & G Lounge is mostly known as that "quirky" karaoke bar, but it's also one of the best Chinese restaurants in town. So not only do you get a good laugh, you get great food. The salt-and-pepper prawns or crab and the oysters in a clay pot are very g... more

San Tung

We serve our own specialty of Northern Style Chinese cooking - spicy chicken wings, juicy dumplings, noodle selections, and much more. more

Shanghai Dumpling

Shanghai Dumpling King is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients. more

Sino Restaurant & Lounge

The uber-hip crowd and plush, modern décor make this Santana Row lounge a see-and-be-seen type of place. Cocktails and food at Sino are stylish, just like the well-heeled Santana Row crowd that lines up on weekends. At night, the beats at Sino... more

South Legend Sichuan Restaurant

The Milpitas Szechuan restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Silicon Valley. The quality and variety of dishes set it apart from the typical Chinese restaurant. more

Spices

The gleaming neon that hit us from the storefront foreshadowed what we were in for inside: Chinese boy band music and Hello Kitty meets Spice Girls décor. The food was equally loud: crunchy beef tendon with an alarming numbing quality, surpris... more

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