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Asian•San Francisco•$$
Mashita Galbi Jjim
Mashita Galbi Jjim suits a night out when you want asian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.8
Based on 109 reviews
Best Asian Restaurants in San Francisco: 29 Picks for 2026
The best Asian restaurants in San Francisco, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
29 restaurantsAvg rating 9.1Updated July 2026
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Top Asian picks in San Francisco
Fast answers for diners comparing asian restaurants in San Francisco. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Lion Kitchen
Lion Kitchen is a sensible asian call in Sunset District in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerasian
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9.8
Based on 80 reviews
3
Asian•Richmond District•value
Cantina Los Mayas
Let's be clear about what Cantina Los Mayas actually is, because the name and the Richmond District address will set off assumptions that are mostly wrong.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.6
Based on 260 reviews
4
Asian•Richmond District•value
The Richmond
The Richmond is a sensible asian call in Richmond District in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.6
Based on 188 reviews
5
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Asian•Richmond District•value
Bao Bao Dumpling
Bao Bao Dumpling is an easy asian option in Richmond District in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
hidden gemdinnerasian
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9.6
Based on 135 reviews
6
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Asian•San Francisco•$$$
Liholiho Yacht Club
Liholiho Yacht Club is Ravi Kapur's long-running love letter to his Hawaiian upbringing, translated through the kind of California-meets-Pacific-Rim sensibility that San Francisco does better than almost anywhere.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 1951 reviews
7
Asian•Richmond District•value
Chapeau
Let's clear something up first: Chapeau is French, not Asian — whoever tagged it otherwise was having a moment.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.4
Based on 778 reviews
8
Asian•Sunset District•value
Lomo Libre Peruvian Kitchen
Walk into Lomo Libre on Irving Street and the room sends mixed signals: a bank of wall-mounted TVs suggests sports bar, but the tray of briny oysters near the entrance tells a different story.
dinnerasian
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9.4
Based on 160 reviews
9
Asian•Sunset District•value
Fifty Vara
Fifty Vara is a asian restaurant in Sunset District in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerasian
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9.4
Based on 100 reviews
10
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Hook Fish Co
Hook Fish Co is a asian restaurant in Sunset District in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerasian
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9.2
Based on 2735 reviews
11
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Devil's Teeth Baking Company
Hilary Passman's path to running one of the Outer Sunset's most talked-about bakeries went through a law career she eventually abandoned to sell wedding cakes on Craigslist — which tells you something about the vibe she was going for.
dinnerasian
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9.2
Based on 1572 reviews
12
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Asian•Richmond District•value
Lokma
Lokma is a sensible asian call in Richmond District in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.2
Based on 1446 reviews
13
Asian•Richmond District•value
Bella Trattoria
Bella Trattoria has been holding down its corner of Clement Street since 1996, which in Richmond District terms is basically geological time.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.2
Based on 1067 reviews
14
Asian•Richmond District•value
Pearl 6101
Pearl 6101 is what the Richmond District has always deserved: a real neighborhood restaurant that doesn't condescend to its neighborhood.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.2
Based on 647 reviews
15
Asian•Dogpatch•moderate
Wooly Pig
Wooly Pig is not performing restaurant-ness in the way Dogpatch's shinier newcomers tend to.
cooldinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 456 reviews
16
Asian•Richmond District•value
Dumpling King
Dumpling King is a sensible asian call in Richmond District in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
hidden gemdinnerasian
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9.2
Based on 130 reviews
17
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Mama Mu's Bistro
Mama Mu's Bistro is an easy asian option in Sunset District in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerasian
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9.2
Based on 110 reviews
18
Asian•Richmond District•value
Fiorella Clement
Fiorella Clement is a asian restaurant in Richmond District in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.0
Based on 725 reviews
19
Asian•Sunset District•value
Sunset Cantina
Sunset Cantina is a sensible asian call in Sunset District in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerasian
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9.0
Based on 666 reviews
20
Asian•Richmond District•value
Lily
Lily is a asian restaurant in Richmond District in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.0
Based on 458 reviews
21
Asian•Richmond District•value
Kitchen Istanbul
Kitchen Istanbul is a asian restaurant in Richmond District in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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9.0
Based on 454 reviews
22
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Asian•Richmond District•value
Dragon Beaux
Dragon Beaux operates at a tension point that's pretty unusual for the Richmond District: it's a dim sum house that has zero interest in playing the neighborhood's traditional modesty game.
dinnerhidden gemasian
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8.8
Based on 2072 reviews
23
Asian•Sunset District•value
Fiorella Sunset
Fiorella Sunset is an easy asian option in Sunset District in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerasian
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8.8
Based on 469 reviews
24
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Asian•San Francisco•$$
Teakwood
Teakwood is an easy asian option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 354 reviews
25
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Toyose
Toyose isn't trying to win anyone over.
dinnerasian
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8.8
Based on 271 reviews
26
Asian•Sunset District•value
Lost and Found Cocktail Bar
The Sunset District doesn't trade in performance, and Lost and Found on Taraval Street seems to understand that.
dinnerasian
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8.8
Based on 209 reviews
27
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Asian•Sunset District•value
Pacific Catch
Pacific Catch on 9th Avenue in the Sunset has built a quiet reputation as one of the more thoughtfully sourced seafood spots in the city — Pacific Rim cooking at price-point-one prices, with a dog-friendly Tiki Terrace that reportedly pu…
dinnerasian
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8.6
Based on 2143 reviews
28
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Asian•San Francisco•$
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Sichuan Home
Sichuan Home occupies a small wood-paneled room on Geary Boulevard in the Inner Richmond — only a handful of tables, reliably full.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 430 reviews
29
Asian•San Francisco•$$
Lao Table
Lao Table is a sensible asian call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.4
Based on 1417 reviews
Common questions about Asian in San Francisco
What are the best Asian restaurants in San Francisco?
The top Asian restaurants in San Francisco include Mashita Galbi Jjim, Lion Kitchen, Cantina Los Mayas. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Asian restaurant in San Francisco?
Mashita Galbi Jjim is among the highest-rated Asian restaurants in San Francisco, with a 9.8 Google rating across 109 reviews.
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