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BEST DIM SUM RESTAURANT SAN FRANCISCO FREE

Catch the free shuttle from arrivals to the Aloft and walk the mile to the restaurant.Take the BART from SFO one stop to the Millbrae station and walk about 1 block to the intersection of Millbrae Ave and El Camino Real.

Have a layover? You have multiple options for getting Hong Kong Flower Lounge from the San Francisco Airport (SFO): Wow! $23 for two (stuffed to bursting) people is an exciting value, and we highly recommend! I’ll admit I was a little wary of this bill, since prices weren’t anywhere on the menu. Yikes! On subsequent visits I’ve managed to keep it down to $30-$40, still an indulgence.

On my first visit to Yank Sing when I indulged my every dumpling whim without awareness of price, the total for two was $75. I made it through two and happily gave up. I’d picked the black sesame steamed bun, which although having an interesting peanut butter and brown sugar flavor, was not what I’d wanted.Īfter that was one of Jeanne’s favorites: BBQ pork puff pastry with sweet topping.Īnd we’d pretty much thrown in the towel when Jeanne spotted MY favorite – the glutinous pork dumpling. Next up I guessed wrong when getting what I thought was my favorite sesame bun. A shrimp and pea shoot dumpling and pork with peanuts dumpling followed, both large, HOT, and so stuck together that our chopstick skills were nullified. We got the usual Sui mai, abet massive, filled with shrimp and pork. My first observation was that almost everything was super-sized, I’ve never seen such huge dumplings! It took about 10 minutes for the food to start coming out, we were right there when they opened, both on the traditional carts and on trays carried around.

The fact that the lobby was filled with tanks of more exotic (to me) edible marine life and that it was clearly favored by the local Chinese community boded well. We showed up right as it opened and secured a table only minutes before a wait started. It’s about a mile from the nearby Aloft, Westin, and Marriott, basically walking distance. While looking up non-hotel restaurants for lunch, I stumbled upon rave reviews and decided maybe we didn’t need to give up the dim sum plan! But sometimes, like when you’re carless, working on East Coast hours and located in a hotel south of SFO, you can’t make the trek into the city just for some of the best dumplings in the world.įor those times, or times when you have a couple of hours layover at SFO, we’ve found a great alternative: Hong Kong Flower Lounge Restaurant. Here’s where to get dim sum in San Francisco, and here are all the best things to do in San Francisco once you’ve eaten.There’s no denying that Jeanne & I, like View From the Wing and Hack My Trip are in love with Yank Sing for dim sum.

However, anyone visiting San Francisco should put dim sum at the top of their list – small plates of buns, dumplings, and other snack sized foods that will satisfy your soul. From Cantonese cuisine to spicy Sichuan hot pot, there’s so much delicious food to try. San Francisco restaurants are already considered some of the best in the country – and the Chinese restaurants live up to that reputation. San Francisco in particular has benefited greatly from the presence of Chinese families, not least of all because Chinese restaurants serve some of the best food in the city. Though Chinese people faced discrimination and exclusion (and still do) in the United States, resilient and hard working communities have taken root all over the country – only adding more richness and complexity to the culture of our country. San Francisco is home to the oldest (and first) community of Chinese immigrants in North America.