Palette Tea House
Restaurant · Fisherman's Wharf
900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109
Highlights
Creative dim sum with colorful soup dumplings & unique presentations
Creative dim sum with colorful soup dumplings & unique presentations
"This buzzy dim sum restaurant may call the heart of Ghirardelli Square home, but it is hardly a spot just for tourists. The gorgeous, exotic space is fitted out with colorful light fixtures splashed with Chinese characters, delicate tiled murals, and flickering candle tea warmers.More substantial dishes like Ibérico pork char siu with compressed green apple and cognac glaze also merit attentionThe dim sum here is small (think a few pieces per order), but the menu is so ambitious you’ll see it as a great excuse to sample more food. Pork and duck puffs crafted into cute little black swans are Instagram-ready; and may be tailed by durian bao, tender squid ink dumplings with crunchy jicama and pork, or slippery rice crêpes filled with crispy soft-shell crab." - Michelin Inspector
"Palette Tea House in Ghirardelli Square (from the Dragon Beaux people) commits to the art theme with full force—ceramic palette-shaped sauce dishes, anyone? While the theme feels somewhat kitschy, it does make this dim sum spot a lot of fun. Lobster har gow are injected with butter via tiny pipettes. Airy taro puffs are shaped like swans. And xiao long bao wrappers are bright red and green from beets and kale, respectively. Each dish would look right at home as a display at the deYoung." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"This Ghirardelli Square dim sum spot makes it easy to get a group together for weekend brunch or an early dinner (they close at 7:30 most nights). It’s super spacious inside and out on their two patios, and has a menu built for splitting and sharing family-style—so just order as many soup dumplings and noodle dishes as will fit on the table and enjoy." - julia chen 1
"Palette in SoMa is offering a special Easter Brunch Box for $200. It serves four, and comes with mimosa eggs with chives, an Easter ham loaf, an edible eggshell dish made with smoked sturgeon cream, and a spring berry trifle. Order here for pick up from April 2nd-4th." - julia chen 1
"We really like this Ghirardelli Square dim sum spot from the people behind Dragon Beaux. And, like Dragon Beaux, Palette Tea House also serves the colorful xiao long bao with five different flavors, including a tasty crab roe with a turmeric wrapper. Also, ordering the har gow, which come with a small pipette of lobster butter, is never a bad idea. This place makes it easy to get a group together for weekend brunch or an early dinner (they close at 7:30 most nights). It’s super spacious inside and out on their two patios, and has a menu built for splitting and sharing family-style." - lani conway, julia chen 1, patrick wong
