Mister Jiu's San Francisco

Mister Jiu’s sits on Waverly Place, just steps from the center of Chinatown. It holds a Michelin star and recently earned a spot on the 2024 Food & Wine top 20 list for the United States.

The room runs smart and elegant, but the menu is the real departure. While most of its neighbors lean into the well-trodden traditions of the district, this kitchen treats Chinese ingredients with a creative, contemporary lens that feels entirely its own. It is a fifteen-minute walk from the sterile intensity of Union Square, yet the distance feels much wider. You come here not to replicate a standard Chinatown dinner, but to see how those flavors translate when unmoored from expectation.