Visiting Chinatown, or just looking to better appreciate what it has to offer? Get to know this San Francisco neighborhood by browsing its most popular food options, from noodles to egg tarts.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top eateries to visit in Chinatown, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant
Topping the list is Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant, located at 11 Walter U. Lum Place across from Portsmouth Square. Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant, which has been deemed, "hands down, the best Vietnamese spot in Chinatown," is the most popular eatery in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 1,232 reviews on Yelp.
2. Golden Gate Bakery
Next up is Golden Gate Bakery. Situated at 1029 Grant Ave. (between Jackson Street and Pacific Avenue), Golden Gate Bakery is known for its dan tats (Hong Kong-style egg custard tarts) and other Asian baked goods. This spot can attract lines out the door, and with 4.5 stars out of 3,387 reviews on Yelp, it's proved to be a local favorite among Yelpers, too.
3. Sam Wo Restaurant
Last but not least, there's Sam Wo Restaurant, a noodle house that traces its roots back more than a century, shortly following the earthquake of 1906. This SF institution, which relaunched in a new space at 713 Clay St. (on the south side of Portsmouth Square) in 2015, has earned four stars out of 1,056 reviews on Yelp.
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