HK Lounge Bistro

HK Lounge Bistro carries the DNA of Hong Kong Lounge II, the Richmond institution that burned down in 2019, into a smaller, pinker room in SoMa. The move downsized the space but not the ambition. This is still a kitchen built around Cantonese dim sum done with real precision, not a reheated greatest-hits menu coasting on nostalgia.

Go at lunch, when the cart work and the small plates carry the meal. The siu mai is meaty and tightly packed, the xiao long bao hold their soup properly, and the pork buns are baked rather than steamed, which matters. Crispy seafood noodles and sesame balls round out a table fast when the dishes keep arriving the way they're supposed to.

Portions run small and the bill adds up quicker than a casual dim sum spot suggests it should. That's the real complaint, and it's fair. But the execution stays consistent plate after plate, which is the harder thing to pull off at this volume.

Michelin selected it in 2026. The recognition tracks with what's on the table, not the other way around.