Asian cuisine restaurants California

As the name suggests, this Korean restaurant specializes in meat. Top-quality beef - including the famous wagyu - marinated pork, yukhoe - the Korean version of steak tartare... Carnivores are in for a treat. If you're coming as a couple, don't miss Mun's Choice, an assortment of tabs, matured boneless short ribs, galbi - beef marinated in soy sauce - bulgogi - meat marinated and then grilled - or japchae - a dish usually reserved for traditional feasts and special occasions. A great address!

To feel Asian influence in Downtown, nothing like a meal at Orochon Ramen. Ramen is one of the most popular Japanese dishes, consisting of meat or fish pasta broth, seasoned with miso or soy sauce. It's delicious and cheap here. But what makes most of the success of this restaurant is its famous Orochon bowl challenge: A competition that rewards the one who will manage to eat the most spicy ramen in the world!

In the heart of the Chinatown district, this typical restaurant is very popular with the locals. Located in the basement of the building, the room is filled with large round tables where San Franciscans come to dine with their families. On the menu, more than 240 dishes (!); so much to say that the choice is large and that one finds there all the great classics of the Chinese cooking. The soups are particularly good, as well as the Mongolian beef, a delight! Authentic and surprisingly economical, certainly one of the cheapest restaurants in town.

Lovers of ramen - those delicious Japanese wheat noodle soups - look no further than Daikokuya in Little Tokyo. Hearty, velvety and no-nonsense, the dishes perfectly embody the tradition of this popular Japanese specialty, nourishing and served with speed. The atmosphere adds to the interest of the place: the skai benches, the old posters of Japanese movies and ads, and the sixties soundtrack will take you to the Japan of the 1960s.

A jewel of Japanese cuisine that takes us by surprise in a place where we least expect it: this is Sushi Ike. Lost in the middle of amini mall on a street corner like thousands of others in Los Angeles, the front of this little restaurant doesn't look like much, but what a shame not to cross the threshold! From sushi to rolls and sashimi, all the dishes are of the highest quality, fair, fine and fresh. A true paradise for lovers of "real" sushi, the kind you find in Japan.

He's the tebasaki specialist, roasted chicken wings. The menu includes over 30 varieties of grilled fish, dozens of vegetables and kushiyaki. The place is noisy and lively; many Japanese students and young professionals come back here, in the heart of the Sawtel district that is nicknamed, not without reason, Japantown.

This restaurant has an air of Lost in Translation with its neon and black colours. Katsuya offers a menu of excellent sushi, in new kitchen mode. Shrimp and grilled meats with fish specialities, always prepared with passion and inventiveness. This is the Posh Posh meeting.

While most Asian restaurants often do in the decoration level cliché, Hoy-Ka is more in the modern and connected. But don't deceive yourself, you are in a Thai family restaurant whose authenticity of recipes cannot be disputed! The dishes are spicy, especially in the Hoy-Ka Dim, a secret recipe from the owners'village. An explosion of the flavours of the Orient at a very low price that you cannot deprive yourself of!

This somewhat isolated restaurant in Richmond's district is worth a visit, and if you explore the Golden Gate Park, you can easily go there. On the menu, dumplings made with talent and tradition including the few insiders who know the address! Vegetarians, pork or seafood are all recommended. Stuffed brioches are also delicious and perfectly accompanied by a steam ravioli base. Perfect to regain strength before returning to the park museums. 

This downtown address is very popular with the locals thanks to a delicious Thai card. The many dishes are shown in chalk on a long slate over the counter. After ordering, you choose to settle on the small terrace or in the large interior room. Here you can share a huge table with other guests under very nice pictures of Thailand, or on smaller tables more isolated, or even on waxed concrete counter… The atmosphere is cheerful, the prices are very affordable, the dishes are rich and tasty. So this chicken soup/coconut milk/Asian spinach absolutely divine. Very accessible prices are also a real plus.

This Chinese restaurant is one of the favorite spots of Balboa residents for decades; It serves an Americanized cuisine, but tasty and generous.

In Japantown, which is bursting with good addresses, this restaurant is very much in the Japanese spirit. Take a seat at the bar, equipped with screens, to order your sushi. We recommend tempura rolls, California-style dragon rolls and lobster rolls. Get ready, they're delivered by a little electric train that runs along the bar connected to the kitchens! When it arrives, it rings, and don't forget to send the wagon away!

Mrs. Ling, a fluette woman, owns this restaurant over thirty years old. On arrival, you will only see the brilliant seats, but very quickly you will forget them. The specialities of Canton and Sichuan are delicious. Enjoy spicy dishes, the best. Very good value for money. Breakfast breakfast very cheap.

Through its Tibetan, Indian and Nepalese cuisine, this restaurant takes its customers on a journey to give them a good overview of the gastronomy in the different regions of the Himalayas. To be tried without fail: the tandoori chicken, as well as the chicken tikka masala, are remarkable. In addition, despite the large choice of chicken, lamb and seafood dishes, there are many vegetarian options on the menu. While all dishes are hearty, one can request spicy according to one's preference, on a scale of 1 to 10.

Surrounded by bamboo and with a brazier at its center, the patio has a romantic atmosphere, while the two sake bars are the main attraction. Lovers of Japanese gastronomy, in the broadest sense of the term, will find a first taste of what it has to offer here. Sushi, sashimi, tempura, donburi, bentos... However, while the dishes are excellent, don't count on the sushi to fill you up, as the plates are relatively small. Also, please note that lunch is take-away only.

This establishment opened in 2015 and decorated with a Michelin star in 2016 offers to discover sushi made following the traditional technique known as Edomae. At the helm is Chef Jackson Yu who has been practicing this traditional cuisine for nearly 20 years. The fish comes from the Tokyo fish market every day (!). Two menus are served each evening, composed by the chef, who suggests you let yourself be guided in this culinary experience, no à la carte dishes. But you will have understood, everything is gathered to spend an exceptional moment.

There is no sign outside, but if you open your nostrils, you just have to follow the perfume of the Vietnamese pancakes, which emerges from this small restaurant. The design is modern and the atmosphere is quiet.

The location is rustic with its large wooden panels and almost reminiscent of a Japanese tavern. Clients are easy to discuss between themselves, all installed around a single big table. Descriptions of the dishes are written in Japanese calligraphy, for sake and seasonal dishes.

In a pretty impersonal room, you will be used as excellent sushi with good value for money. The card is varied and the prices are really interesting. You can also eat good udon soups or good grillades grill. A good address for an economic lunch and also the advantage of being a block of the Golden Gate Park and its large museums and gardens.

There are many Asian restaurants in Davis. This one is in the city centre, in a charming area in a small way small wooden thaïes houses, with patio, terrace, green and flowers, pleasant room and bar. Many students live there and they get eaten in it. The service is very friendly and very efficient. The lunch menu is perfect: Many choices, freshness, traditional Thai dishes all as good as others, a careful presentation… What a good thing! In the evening, events are organised regularly. Every Tuesday it's the quiz night, Wednesdays sometimes hold open mic evenings, Thursdays and Saturdays offer concerts of local groups… In short, a stroke of heart, both for the atmosphere and for the palate!

A restaurant that does not pay a mine, and a little away from the city centre, but what you eat well! For many, it is the best Vietnamese institution in the city. Many specialities from country to map; . pancakes are recommended, and then a skipped meat is recommended. The Bahn Bahn sandwiches are also delicious. To avoid a slightly cold setting in the restaurant, you can eat on the small terrace, which allows you to enjoy the sun.

This small, unpretentious restaurant serves generous and tasty food. You'll eat Pad See Ew - thick rice noodles fried with egg and soy sauce, served with Chinese broccoli - and Pad Thai - thin rice noodles fried in tamarind, with egg, bean sprouts, peanuts, green onions and cilantro - just like in Thailand. Also on the menu: curries, soups and rice dishes. If the season permits, we will try the national dessert: the famous mango sticky rice.

In Japantown, restaurants are plentiful. Only one stands out for its playfulness: Tenroku. Slip onto a stool at the helm of this restaurant, and watch the circular conveyor belt parade sushi made by the minute. This gustatory duck fishery is color-coded for price: green, red, white, black and so on. Everything is spelled out on the menu in front of you. The sushi prepared is quite simple, even the more expensive ones, but the experience invites you to try new dishes quickly, and the atmosphere is popular and pleasant.

In Japanese, Kui Shin Bo means "person who likes to eat". This restaurant in the heart of Japantown is a great address for epicureans who want to try excellent sushi and ramen. The special rolls are particularly creative and ultra gourmet. You can also opt for even more exotic dishes, popular Japanese specialties on the menu, delicately presented: donburi (a kind of chirasi with lots of ingredients), soba and udon noodles, okonomiyaki (savory pancake) and other exquisite Japanese dishes. A very fine address.

This Chinatown restaurant offers specialties from southwest China, Sichuan. A region with delicious hot pepper. The house is a classic in the neighborhood, it doesn't look like much, but you can go in with your eyes closed. This simple room, with its print-covered walls and strange, elongated lights hanging from the ceiling, is an unrestrained delight! We loved the pork ravioli served with an ultra-fine spicy sauce, as well as the aged duck eggs, fish fillets and fried green beans.

This restaurant dedicated to contemporary Chinese cuisine has a modern design with a concrete ceiling and large wooden tables, all organized around the kitchen. Go for the Sichuan pork dumpling with hyperfine sauce, the small duck sandwich and the green beans with mushrooms. All washed down with a 2017 Mayacamas chardonnais, it'll go down easy... The house also has a cozier VIP restaurant, a whiskey lounge bar, a tea room and a boutique area to leave with tea, cookies and condiments.

In this elegant Japanese restaurant of wood and raw concrete design, you sit at the counter to watch the cooks prepare sushi and take your time choosing a sake, the bottles of which are displayed in the background. The menu changes daily according to fish arrivals, but guarantees a wide selection of sashimi, nigiri and chirasis. On the small plates, the Tombo tatai of just-seared Hawaiian tuna served with a spicy bouquet of black radish and chrysanthemum leaves is divine, as are the special rolls.

Located in the heart of Japantown, this ramen house is famous and crowded, so remember to make reservations for evenings and weekends. The star of the menu is the Hinodeya Ramen, a noodles soup with bonito (tuna), kombu and scallops. You can also add pork cha-shu, soft-boiled eggs, dried seaweed and green onions. Vegetarian ramen is also popular, with soy milk, sesame and spinach noodles, a creamy soup that can be topped with a tofu cake, pepper, fried kale and shitake mushroom. A must try!

This little takeaway-only counter is easy to spot from the street, it's always full, and all the customers are Chinese! Ideal for a picnic break in a park (either Washington Square or Porthmouth Square). The food is authentic, inexpensive and delicious. We loved the pork buns, steamed shrimp and coriander dumpling, fried corn cakes, egg rolls, sesame balls... It's easy to choose: all the dishes have photos on the wall and in front of the counter with corresponding numbers.