SF Bay Area, CA
For Chinese in SF Bay Area, the local food press points to Yuanbao Jiaozi 元寶餃子, Dumpling Home, and The Happy Crane. Picks from The Infatuation, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated June 2026.
Yuanbao Jiaozi 元寶餃子 · Inner Sunset
The Infatuation (9.2). The Sunset's hand-folded dumpling house that tops their citywide Chinese ranking.
Dumpling Home · Hayes Valley
The Infatuation (8.8). Hayes Valley xiao long bao and Shanghainese classics that rank among America's best.
The Happy Crane · Hayes Valley
The Infatuation (8.7). a modern Chinese-Californian restaurant from alums of the Mister Jiu's lineage.
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