I got some great recommendations for restaurants on an earlier thread, but it didn't offer much in the way of Asian restaurants. Any recommendations? We'll be carless so ones that are accessible by foot (we love walking) or easy bus trips. thanks!

"asian" is a pretty broad category. Thai? Chinese? Vietnamese? Fusion? each is pretty different.

for restaurant recs i typically go to chowhound.com

Chinese in the City:
R&G Lounge
Yank Sing or City View for Dim Sum

Vietnamese / Fusion:
Slanted Door (this is one of the more popular spots in SF so you need to make reservations well ahead of time)

The House - this is an asian fusion restaurant in North Beach - it's quite small but very nice and popular - make reservations

Ana Mandara - near Ghiradelli Square i think - it's a big beautiful restaurant. more touristy but it's a nice room and the food is good.

my question is as above, what type of food???
Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese...

Any particular price range or ambience you're looking for?

Slanted Door is wonderful. It's in the Ferry Building and very walkable if you're in the Financial District or even Union Suare area.

Thanks for the ideas so far.
In answer to the question, what type of Asian food? -- any and all. We like Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Korean, Japanese, Asian fusion is good too...not really particluar. Pricewise, I think more mid ranged ($40-$50 a person) than high end (although I know sushi can be expensive.)

the places i know are more like 12-15/person with drinks. No reason to eat high end asian here unless you want to spend extra money.

Slanted Door is good, but expensive.

Burma Start has lines out the door for a reason! Fantastic Burmese food. Either on Clement Street or Geary.

Make that Burma Star...

>>Burma Start has lines out the door for a reason! Fantastic Burmese food. Either on Clement Street or Geary.

leslieq on Aug 18, 10 at 9:58pm
Make that Burma Star

Thanks! One question on Thanh Long which sounds delicious. We're staying at Union Sq. How much of a hassle would it be to bus it there? Any idea on what a taxi fare?
mztery -- would love to hear your suggestions for places that are $12-$15

yestravel, it would take about an hour to get to Thanh Long by public transport. Taxi fare: hopstop says about $22.00 (not sure whether that factors in a tip).

Thanks, sf--that kills that idea...$44 round trip is a bit much as is 2 hours by bus!

Every San Franciscan has their favorite Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Korean restaurant and it is usually located in their neighbor or out in the Sunset or Richmond districts of SF, which are definitely not walking distance to Union Square or a quick bus ride. That is why places like Slanted Door, Ana Mandara and Yank Sing are usual recommendations for visitors, even though they are fairly expensive.

SAB, yes, we've eaten in the Richmond district b4 and plan to go there on our last night when we have a car. I was hoping to identify some good, but reasonable places within the downtown area.

yestravel, WHY are you going to the Richmond District?

I'm surptised that it takes 1 hr to get to Thanh Long on the N-Judah. Is there a Muni web site with "standard" schedules???

Stu Dudley

Another vote for the Slanted Door.

sf -- its been a few years but we've had both Cambodian and Korean food there and it was great. not such a good idea??

I assume they are going to the Richmond because of the wealth of Asian restaurants there and they will have a car.

Yestravel, there aren't as many Asian restaurants downtown because of the proximity of Chinatown and the ones that are there are either inexpensive lunch spots for workers to grab lunch or more upscale, like E&O Trading, Yank Sing et al.