Bay Area · Cuisine

Chinese

Chinatown fine dining and Sichuan heat, Peninsula Cantonese dim sum, and East Bay Northern Chinese.

Bay Area Chinese dining splits between historic San Francisco Chinatown, the Richmond and Sunset avenues, Oakland Chinatown, denser Peninsula and South Bay banquet rooms, and East Bay tables that draw Cal and bridge traffic. Start with the format you want (contemporary tasting or banquet duck, weekend dim sum, Northern Chinese Peking duck, Sichuan heat, Hong Kong roast meats), then pick a corridor. The stops below mark the high-press Chinatown pole, a Jackson Street Sichuan staple, the classic Peninsula dim sum institution, and Berkeley’s long-running Northern Chinese duck house.

Focus areas: SF Chinatown & Mission, Richmond & Inner Sunset, Oakland Chinatown, San Mateo, Millbrae & Daly City, San Jose & Cupertino, Downtown Berkeley