Far East Cafe
Located in the heart of San Francisco's vibrant Chinatown, Far East Cafe is a celebrated Cantonese restaurant that invites you into a world of authentic flavors and cherished culinary traditions. As you step inside, you’ll find yourself enveloped in a unique atmosphere adorned with century-old chandeliers and cultural murals that transport you to another era, making it not just a meal, but a delightful experience.
Far East Cafe offers a diverse array of dishes that showcase the richness of Cantonese cuisine. Indulge in their Barbecued Pork with Vegetables, a dish that harmonizes sweet, smoky flavors, or savor the comforting Mu Shu Pork served with delicate crepes, perfect for wrapping and rolling. Meat lovers will relish the robust taste of Peking Spareribs or opt for the spicy kick of Spicy Spareribs. For those craving something warm and hearty, the Barbecued Pork Won Ton Soup is a must-try—each bowl brimming with tender won tons and savory broth that will warm your soul.
The dining experience is enhanced by attentive service that leaves you feeling valued; reviews mention the friendly and knowledgeable staff, who are eager to recommend local bakeries or dim sum spots for takeout. Although some guests note that the decor may seem a bit outdated, others find that the ambiance is rich with history, contributing to the charm of the establishment.
With a menu that caters to both meat lovers and noodle enthusiasts alike, the restaurant is ideal for families, as highlighted by a long-time patron who fondly remembers childhood visits filled with joyful meals. This combination of nostalgia and delectable food makes creating new memories here irresistible.
While prices are slightly above average, the flavors and experiences provided at Far East Cafe promise to be more than worth the investment. Whether you’re experiencing the cozy booths or chatting with the knowledgeable staff, you’ll understand why this place has become a local favorite over the years.
So, if you're wandering through Chinatown and seeking an authentic taste of Cantonese cuisine, do yourself a favor and stop by Far East Cafe—where each dish tells a story and every visit is an opportunity to create lasting memories.
- MAINE LOBSTER BAKED IN SUPREME BROTH
- FRESH CRAB SAUTÉED WITH GINGER AND SCALLION
- PEKING DUCK WITH BUNS
- PRAWNS WITH HONEY WALNUT
- FILET OF SOLE WITH SPICY SALTUS$22.00
- THREE TREASURES WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$21.50
- FRESH BLACK MUSHROOMS WITH TENDER GREENSUS$20.50
- STUFFED CHICKEN WITH SWEET RICEUS$75.00
- BARBECUED PORKUS$12.95
- BARBECUED SPARERIBSUS$12.95
- CHICKEN SALADUS$13.95
- COMBINATION PLATTERUS$15.95
- FRIED CHICKEN WINGSUS$13.95
- FRIED PRAWNSUS$14.50
- GARLIC CALAMARIUS$14.95
- POT STICKERSUS$13.25
- VEGETARIAN SPRING ROLLSUS$10.75
- BARBECUED PORK FOO YOUNGUS$15.95
- BEEF FOO YOUNGUS$16.95
- PRAWNS FOO YOUNGUS$16.95
- VEGETABLE FOO YOUNGUS$14.95
- DICED WINTER MELON SOUPUS$12.95
- EGG FLOWER SOUP
- HOT AND SOUR SOUP
- IMPERIAL SEAFOOD SOUPUS$14.95
- MINCED CHICKEN CORN SOUPUS$12.95
- MIXED VEGETABLES WITH BEAN CAKE SOUPUS$11.95
- MUSTARD GREEN WITH PORK & SALTED EGG SOUPUS$14.95
- SEAFOOD TOFU SOUPUS$13.50
- SEAWEED SOUPUS$13.95
- SHREDDED DRIED SCALLOP & CHICKEN SOUPUS$17.95
- SIZZLING RICE SOUPUS$12.95
- WESTLAKE BEEF SOUPUS$12.95
- WON TON SOUP
- ALMOND CHICKENUS$19.75
- CASHEW NUT CHICKENUS$19.75
- CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$19.75
- CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLIUS$19.75
- CHICKEN WITH DOUBLE MUSHROOMSUS$19.75
- CHICKEN WITH SNOW PEASUS$19.75
- CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLESUS$19.75
- CRISPY FRIED CHICKENUS$22.00
- CURRY CHICKENUS$19.75
- GENERAL CHOU’S CHICKENUS$19.75
- HUNAN STYLE CHICKENUS$19.75
- KUNG PAO CHICKENUS$19.75
- LEMON CHICKENUS$19.75
- MU SHU CHICKENUS$19.75
- ORANGE CHICKENUS$19.75
- SESAME CHICKENUS$19.75
- SOY SAUCE CHICKENUS$22.00
- STEAMED CHICKENUS$22.00
- STEAMED CHICKEN WITH HAMUS$24.00
- STEAMED CHICKEN WITH SCALLIONUS$22.00
- SWEET AND SOUR CHICKENUS$19.75
- HONG NIN ROASTED DUCKUS$24.00
- PEKING DUCK WITH BUNSUS$48.00
- PRESSED ALMOND DUCKUS$19.50
- BARBECUED PORK WITH VEGETABLESUS$18.75
- EGGPLANT WITH MINCED PORKUS$18.75
- MU SHU PORKUS$18.75
- PEKING SPARERIBSUS$18.75
- SPICY SPARERIBSUS$18.75
- SWEET AND SOUR PORKUS$18.75
- BEEF WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH BROCCOLIUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH CHINESE BROCCOLIUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH MIXED VEGETABLESUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH OYSTER SAUCEUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH SATAY SAUCEUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH SNOW PEASUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH TENDER GREENSUS$20.75
- BEEF WITH TOFUUS$20.75
- CURRY BEEFUS$20.75
- FILET OF BEEF WITH SPECIAL SAUCEUS$20.75
- MONGOLIAN BEEFUS$20.75
- MU SHU BEEFUS$20.75
- SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BEEFUS$20.75
- STEAK CUBE WITH VEGETABLESUS$22.00
- TOMATO BEEFUS$20.75
- BAKED CRAB IN BROTH
- CASHEW PRAWNSUS$22.00
- CLAMS WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$22.00
- CRAB WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE
- FILET OF SOLE WITH GREENSUS$22.00
- HOT AND SOUR PRAWNSUS$22.00
- HUNAN STYLE PRAWNSUS$22.00
- KUNG PAO PRAWNSUS$22.00
- LOBSTER WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE
- LOBSTER WITH GINGER AND SCALLION
- MINCED SEAFOOD WITH LETTUCE CUPSUS$26.00
- OYSTER WITH GINGER AND GREEN ONIONSUS$22.00
- PAN-FRIED SOLE FISHUS$25.00
- PRAWNS WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$22.00
- PRAWNS WITH HONEY WALNUTUS$23.95
- PRAWNS WITH VEGETABLESUS$22.00
- SAUTÉED SCALLOPS WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCEUS$22.00
- SCALLOPS WITH TENDER GREENSUS$22.00
- SCRAMBLED EGG WITH PRAWNSUS$22.00
- SPICY SCALLOPSUS$22.00
- SPICY PRAWNSUS$22.00
- SPICY SEA BASS
- SWEET AND SOUR PRAWNSUS$22.00
- SZECHUAN PRAWNSUS$22.00
- BRAISED TOFUUS$16.25
- DEEP FRIED TOFUUS$16.25
- MAO PAO TOFU WITH MINCED PORKUS$17.50
- PEI-PA TOFUUS$16.95
- STEAMED STUFFED TOFUUS$16.95
- TOFU WITH MIXED VEGETABLESUS$16.25
- BEEF STEW CLAY POTUS$18.50
- CHINESE MELON, BEAN VERMICELLI AND DRIED SHRIMPUS$16.75
- EGGPLANT WITH MINCED PORKUS$16.75
- FRIED BEAN CAKE WITH BLACK MUSHROOM CLAY POTUS$16.25
- ROASTED PORK AND OYSTER CLAY POTUS$18.50
- SALTED CABBAGE WITH STEWED PORK CLAY POTUS$16.25
- SATAY BEEF WITH BEAN VERMICELLIUS$18.75
- SEAFOOD COMBINATION CLAY POTUS$18.50
- TOFU, SALTED FISH AND DICED CHICKENUS$16.75
- BUDDHIST DELIGHTUS$17.50
- CHINESE BROCCOLI WITH OYSTER SAUCEUS$17.50
- SALTED AND PRESERVED DUCK EGGS WITH SPINACH IN BROTHUS$18.50
- SAUTÉED CRABMEAT OVER SNOW PEAS SPROUTSUS$26.00
- SAUTÉED MUSTARD GREEN WITH GARLIC SAUCEUS$17.50
- SAUTÉED SNOW PEAS SPROUTS WITH GARLIC SAUCEUS$20.00
- SAUTÉED SPINACH WITH GARLIC SAUCEUS$17.50
- SAUTÉED TENDER GREENSUS$17.50
- SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTSUS$17.50
- STIR FRIED DRY STRING BEANS WITH MINCED PORKUS$17.50
- VEGETARIAN DELIGHTUS$17.50
- BARBECUED PORK CHOW MEINUS$14.50
- BEEF AND VEGETABLES CHOW MEINUS$14.50
- BEEF CHOW FUNUS$14.50
- BEEF WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE CHOW FUNUS$14.50
- CHICKEN CHOW MEINUS$14.50
- COMBINATION CHOW MEINUS$16.50
- SEAFOOD CHOW FUNUS$16.50
- SEAFOOD CHOW MEINUS$16.50
- SHRIMP CHOW MEINUS$15.25
- SINGAPORE RICE NOODLESUS$14.50
- TOMATO BEEF CHOW MEINUS$14.50
- VEGETABLE CHOW MEINUS$14.50
- BARBECUED PORK FRIED RICEUS$14.00
- CHICKEN AND SALTED FISH FRIED RICEUS$18.00
- CHICKEN FRIED RICEUS$14.00
- EGG WHITE AND SCALLOP FRIED RICEUS$21.00
- FOOKIN FRIED RICEUS$18.00
- MINCED BEEF FRIED RICEUS$14.00
- SEAFOOD FRIED RICEUS$16.75
- SHRIMP FRIED RICEUS$14.50
- STEAMED RICEUS$2.00
- YANG CHOW FRIED RICEUS$15.00
- YIN YAN FRIED RICEUS$19.50
- BARBECUED PORK NOODLE SOUPUS$13.75
- BARBECUED PORK WON TON SOUPUS$13.95
- BEEF WON TON SOUPUS$13.75
- FAR EAST WON TON SOUPUS$15.95
- PRESERVED PICKLE WITH SHREDDED PORK RICE NOODLE SOUPUS$13.75
- ROASTED DUCK NOODLE SOUPUS$14.25
- ROASTED DUCK WON TON SOUPUS$14.95
- SHREDDED PORK AND SNOW CABBAGE RICE NOODLE SOUPUS$13.75
- SHRIMP WON TON SOUPUS$13.95
- WON TON NOODLE SOUPUS$13.95
- WON TON SOUPUS$12.95
- YANG CHOW YEE NOODLE SOUPUS$15.95
- YI-FU WON TON SOUPUS$15.95
- LONGANUS$4.00
- LYCHEEUS$4.00
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