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Four Kings
San Francisco, US · $$ · casual
Uneven·2 sources
Based on
3
reviews
Critic Consensus
What People Like
Four Kings impresses with its electric Cantonese cooking, vibrant energy, and creative dishes like phenomenal fried squab and saucy mapo spaghetti.
- +Phenomenal fried squab
- +Saucy and spicy mapo spaghetti
- +Chinese sausage and bacon clay pot rice with house-made bacon and sausage
ElectricExceptional
Score Breakdown
Service4
Food85
Authenticity60
Awards
Michelin SelectedNYT Restaurant List '24
Individual Reviews
93
SF ChronicleCritic
Four Kings — SF Chronicle Top 100 Restaurants 2026
“San Francisco Last year, 13 months after it opened, Four Kings debuted in the No. 2 spot on our list. Mike Long and Franky Ho’s electric Cantonese-by-way-of-their-fevered-brains cooking and the energy of their Chinatown restaurant had us in a chokehold. Located underneath what is surely the most delicious smelling…”Read original →
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SF ChronicleCritic
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“Xinjiang lamb skewer at Four Kings in San Francisco. Four Kings/The Chronicle Four Kings is loud, bold and packed. The Chinatown restaurant remains arguably San Francisco’s hottest restaurant, even a year after opening. Reservations open at midnight and book three weeks out. Diners are still quoted a two-hour wait on…”
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