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★ #11 · Best Chinese in San Francisco
R&G Lounge
Chinatown · $$$ · Chinese · 1 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #11
The salt-and-pepper Dungeness crab is the reason to climb the stairs at this 1985 Cantonese seafood institution built for banquets and birthdays.
Backed by 1 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Salt and pepper Dungeness crabThe signature — the reason to climb the stairs
- 02Sweet glazed sea bass
Where it's ranked
“R&G Lounge has seen more birthdays, wedding banquets, and graduation celebrations than all the for-hire clowns in California combined.”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Price
$$$
Cuisine
Chinese
Consensus rank
#11 of 12
Sources
1 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
182
Consensus score
32 / 100
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