SoMa, San Francisco · restaurant
A compact, reservations-recommended room on Folsom where handmade dim sum earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand. This is Hong Kong-style cooking with something to prove. The crab roe siu mai and roast duck-and-peanut dumplings made the SF Chronicle best-of list; the crackly purple yam bao is the dessert pivot worth sticking around for.
Jiggly, custardy egg tarts with a flaky shell — the sweet closer to a dim sum meal
Baked buns with a crackling topping encasing sweet-savory BBQ pork filling
Shanghai soup dumplings with crab and rich broth — a Michelin-noted standout