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The 8 Best Chinese Restaurants Near San Bruno

Updated: August 7, 2022

Got a Chinese food craving? These are the best spots in San Bruno for when you need peking duck and egg rolls. We assessed both diner and critic reviews, analyzed top sites, and determined the best Chinese restaurants in San Bruno. Here you’ll find the best Chinese neighborhood gems in San Bruno serving classics like chow mein and ma po tofu.

Find the perfect place

A One Kitchen & Bar

Asian, San BrunoAsianSan Bruno
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0

Joy of Hunan

Chinese, $$, San BrunoChinese, $$San Bruno
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Z-One Kitchen

Chinese, San BrunoChineseSan Bruno
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 3.5

Boiling BeiJing

Chinese, $$, San BrunoChinese, $$San Bruno
Google: 4.1
Yelp: 4.0

Dumpling Era

Asian, $, San BrunoAsian, $San Bruno
Google: 4.1
Yelp: 4.0

Fat Wong's Kitchen

Chinese, $, San BrunoChinese, $San Bruno
Google: 3.9
Yelp: 3.5

If you travel further

Koi Palace

Chinese, $$, Daly CityChinese, $$Daly City
Google: 4.2
Yelp: 3.5
  • Conde Nast

    15 best places for Chinese food in San Francisco

    Conde Nast
  • SFist

    15 best Chinese restaurants in SF

    SFist

wonderful

Asian, $$, MillbraeAsian, $$Millbrae
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0
  • Eater

    San Francisco's 2019 Michelin Bib Gourmands, Mapped

    Eater
  • Michelin Guide

    Bib Gourmand • Inspectors’ favourites for good value (2019)

    Michelin Guide

What gets a restaurant into the top 10?

We know how tough it is to find the best restaurant in San Bruno. We looked at Yelp and Google’s ratings for 28808 spots across San Bruno, analyzed 3104661 restaurant reviews, and sifted through 1901 lists and articles from the likes of Michelin Guide, Eater and SFist – applying our boam magic to sift through results. Yes, we even looked at Michelin Guide - Bib Gourmand • Inspectors’ favourites for good value (2019), Eater - San Francisco's 2019 Michelin Bib Gourmands, Mapped and SFist - 15 best Chinese restaurants in SF to pull this list together. As restaurants continue to adapt to COVID-19, you can trust us to show the latest information on which restaurants are open and how with our real-time data recommendation engine. Since boam gets no payment for showing these restaurants, you can trust the restaurants in this list. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

Questions & answers

A One Kitchen & Bar, Joy of Hunan, and Mings Restaurant are the highest-rated Chinese restaurants for take-out in San Bruno.

Joy of Hunan, Mings Restaurant, and Ocean Palace are vegetarian-friendly Chinese restaurants in San Bruno.

A One Kitchen & Bar is the highest-rated Chinese restaurant for a date night in San Bruno.

A One Kitchen & Bar, Joy of Hunan, and Mings Restaurant are the highest-rated Chinese restaurants for a quick lunch in San Bruno.

There are 14 Chinese restaurants in San Bruno.

Drink pairing tips

  • The perfect match for steamed fish

    Experts suggest pairing a steamed fish with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, a popular white wine.


  • Blanc de Blanc and dim sum


    having dim sum and not sure sparkling wine to drink with it? Go for Blanc de Blanc. Its sweetflavors will pair nicely with the food and complete the meal.

  • The best drink pairing for pork in sticky soy glaze

    Finding the ideal drink pairing for pork in sticky soy glaze can be tricky. It’s worth exploring some white wine, particularly a glass of Riesling. This, off-dry, white wine balances the sweet and tangy pork in sticky soy glaze.

Did you know?

  • The world-record holder

    Are you a fan ofdim sum? The current record for eating the most dim sum is 18 pieces! Do you love dim sum enough to beat this record?

  • The largest hot pot ever

    Don’t you hate it when there is not enough food for seconds? This wasn’t a concern when the record was broken for the biggest hot pot. Weighing in at 28,658 pounds there was more than enough hot pots to go around!

  • A day about dim sum

    Do you like dim sum enough to dedicate a day to it? If you answered yes, then you should probably know that June National Dim Sum Week is National Dim Sum Week.

Parking information

Finding parking in San Bruno can be tricky, especially if you are going out for food. If you want to avoid the struggle, our partners at SpotHero help you reserve a parking spot digitally before you even leave for your destination.

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