Mister Jiu's

Here Are All the Michelin Starred Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Eater SF

"This upscale Chinese restaurant from chef Brandon Jew remains impressive for its legendary whole-roasted duck among other dishes. (1 star)" - Eater Staff

"In a sleekly modern space that is undoubtedly one of the city's most well-appointed dining halls, Chef/owner Brandon Jew charts a new path with his uniquely Californian take on Chinese cuisine. He deploys top-flight ingredients to create original dishes that celebrate the Cantonese cooking and the Bay Area's seasonal bounty. The stylish bar area up front supplies memorable cocktails (as does Moongate Lounge, located above the restaurant), and also offers a familiar à la carte menu for walk-in diners. A separate prix fixe menu is exclusive to reserved tables, offering a light repast that can (read: should) be supplemented by signature, family-style items like roast duck with burnished skin or snapper served with sizzling ginger and scallion." - Michelin Inspector

The Best Chinese Restaurants in San Francisco | Eater SF

"Chef Brandon Jew’s ambitious Chinese American restaurant in the heart of Chinatown continues to shine, retaining its status as the only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in California. Though Jew, who also won a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: California 2022, has gone on to introduce a number of new projects, Mister Jiu’s is the original favorite. Walk up to the bar to order a la carte or make reservations to enjoy the tasting menu, which comes with your choice of “communal entree” like the popular roast duck platter with peanut butter hoisin." - Lena Park

Mister Jiu’s in SF Just Launched a Beijing Duck-Centric Menu | Eater SF

"Power diners in San Francisco’s Chinatown know where to find crackly-skinned, Beijing-style roast duck that’s long been a signature in chef Brandon Jew’s repertoire, earning praise in the Michelin Guide, receiving its own Eater ode, and even spawning a cheeky tee declaring it “the top roast duck in America.” After the restaurant switched to a tasting-menu format in 2023 — which made the operation more sustainable but relegated the hit duck to an add-on component — the duck has been fully unleashed again in two new ways: a four-course, duck-centric banquet-style menu for $125 per person (served with pancakes, peanut butter hoisin, duck liver mousse, and cucumber) and a limited a la carte option at the bar (read: "very limited"). The tasting menu has also expanded to eight courses for $175. There’s a hopeful serendipity to the bar experience: the duck has appeared on and off the a la carte bar menu since 2023, allowing diners to order it “a la minute (i.e. no reservations and no advance planning on my end)” when luck aligns — though a restaurant rep notes bar orders are subject to availability, with bar patrons effectively third in line behind ducks already ordered in the dining room. Open Tuesday–Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and reservations are available via Tock." - Dianne de Guzman

Best Restaurants in San Francisco’s Chinatown | Eater SF

"Mister Jiu’s is a destination not only in Chinatown but also for all of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. There’s perhaps no better place to get a taste of what fine dining modern Cantonese food can be than at James Beard award-winning chef Brandon Jew’s Michelin-starred restaurant. Perched on the second floor of a building overlooking the neighborhood, the tasting menu changes seasonally but you can (and should) add on a whole roasted Liberty duck served with peanut butter hoisin." - Dianne de Guzman