Modern Luxury’s 2026 To Live & Dine in San Francisco
By Katie Sweeny
June 1, 2026
FOOD & DRINK
When hungry for authentic crackly-skinned yet succulent duck breast, head to Chinatown’s Z&Y Peking Duck. Chef Lijun Han par-boils the duck, dries it for 24 hours and then brushes it with honey before roasting it to glistening perfection.
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Z&Y PEKING DUCK
The best restaurants in San Francisco right now
By Erika Mailman
April 30, 2026
What is it? A Chinese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown with lines out the door.
Why we love it: It’s in the name: The Peking duck is succulent inside its wildly crispy skin, taking 48 hours to prepare. The duck goes through a process involving air-pumping, blanching, drying and then roasting. It was once only prepared for Chinese emperors, so how lucky are we that we can have the same dish?
SF Restaurants that are perfect for… Big Groups
By Julia Chen
May 12, 2025
At this swanky Chinatown spot, the big round tables downstairs are reserved for large parties—so gather a dozen fowl-loving friends and go to town. The peking duck is indeed excellent, with skin so glittery you could use its reflection to check your hair. But the rest of the generously portioned Sichuan dishes, like lip-numbing chili pepper chicken and twice-cooked pork, are also deserving of space on the built-in lazy susan.
Pulled up to Z & Y Peking Duck in Chinatown with Stanley Tang — and this spot got HISTORY.
By Festus Ezeli
April 24, 2026
This was one of the first places in San Francisco serving authentic Beijing-style Peking duck… and they’ve been holding it down ever since.
Crispy skin. Juicy meat. Wrapped up with pancakes, sauce, and all the fixings… yeah, this is a full experience 🦆
But it’s bigger than just the duck. This spot represents the heart of Chinatown — legacy, culture, and generations of flavor that helped shape the SF food scene. Sitting there, breaking bread (or pancakes 😄), hearing stories… that’s what Festus Feasts is all about.
Good food. Real history. Even better company.
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Took my cousin to Z & Y Peking Duck in Chinatown and WOW… this place is legit.
By Festus Ezeli
February 20, 2026
We came for the famous Peking duck and they were SOLD OUT (pain 😭)… but somehow everything else we ordered was insanely good.
Bold flavors. Real heat. Perfectly cooked dishes that hit immediately.
This is the kind of spot where you stop talking mid-bite.
Chinatown stays delivering.
Next time… I’m getting that duck.
Z & Y Peking Duck In Chinatown San Francisco! Come Celebrate Chinese New Year With A Free Peking Duck!
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January 130, 2026
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Ali Wong brought her family to this Chinatown restaurant during recent S.F. trip
By Zara Irshad, Staff Writer
July 23, 2025
Ali Wong enjoyed a meal at a buzzy Chinatown restaurant during her latest visit to her hometown of San Francisco.
The comedian was spotted at Z&Y Peking Duck on July 5, indulging in its signature duck dish topped with caviar, which ranges from $98-$168. She was joined by family members.
Revealed: San Francisco Magazine’s 2025 Best of the Bay Winners
By The Editors
July 9, 2025
FOOD & DRINK
From the hottest new restaurants to great places for weekend getaways and everything in between, here are our picks for regional favorites. Ready, set, explore.
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Z&Y PEKING DUCK
The 15 best restaurants in San Francisco
July 1, 2025
San Francisco is truly a food city, with fresh seafood from our shores and vegetables and fruit from local farms.
What is it? A Chinese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown with lines out the door.
Why we love it: It’s in the name: The Peking duck is succulent inside its wildly crispy skin, taking 48 hours to prepare. The duck goes through a process involving air-pumping, blanching, drying and then roasting. It was once only prepared for Chinese emperors, so how lucky are we that we can have the same dish?
The Most Fun Dinner Spots In San Francisco
By Julia Chen, Lani Conway & Ricky Rodriguez
March 4, 2025
A night out at one of these places feels overwhelmingly of the moment.
Those seeking a polite meal, click away now. This guide is reserved for anyone who’s wondering, “Where’s the place to be?” and might have a penchant for mid-dinner photoshoots and post-dinner bar hopping. Chairs aren’t just for sitting in some of these restaurants and, while food is important, a good time takes priority. These spots aren’t rabbit rillette-and-a-top-hat kind of fun..
The Best Dishes Eater’s San Francisco Editor Ate in January
By Dianne de Guzman
January 31 2025
Honeydew crispy shrimp at Z&Y Peking Duck
Z&Y Peking Duck is known for, well, its duck — it’s right there in the name — and while I’d always quickly point diners in that direction if they’re asking what to order here, I’m also here to spread the gospel of its other dishes. On a visit last year, our dining group barely made it past the slices of roast duck and Szechuan poached fish on the menu, but on a recent return, I found myself enthralled with this honeydew crispy shrimp.
10 best new restaurants in the US that you need to try in 2025
By USA Today 10 Best
January 2, 2025
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To find the best, we asked a panel of food and travel experts to nominate their 20 favorite new restaurants to open in the past year and a half. Then, readers voted for their top picks to determine the winners. Here are the 10 best new restaurants, ranging from quick and delicious eateries to sophisticated cultural immersions.
Famous S.F. Chinese restaurant opened a spinoff devoted to one luxurious dish. Does it go too far?
By MacKenzie Chung Fegan
March 28, 2024
If you are the caviar dreams type, you won’t be disappointed by the pairing. Caviar and Peking duck work for many of the same reasons caviar and fried chicken were a hot couple about a decade ago. There’s textural interplay between the crisp skin and the popping boba beads of roe. The saltiness of the caviar, the sweetness of the duck sauce and the just-right fattiness of the meat all contribute to five explosive, expensive bites.
The Most Fun Dinner Spots In San Francisco
By Julia Chen, Lani Conway & Ricky Rodriguez
March 21, 2024
This Chinatown spot serves arguably the best Peking duck in the city, but that’s not the only reason you’re here. The Z&Y spin-off is the hottest place in the neighborhood for big group dinners that end up lasting hours longer than expected. The two dining rooms are controlled chaos, complete with a spotlit duck carving station, entrées overflowing with Szechuan chilis, and tables packed with so many dishes you can’t see the surface.
The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now
By Julia Chen & Ricky Rodriguez
March 21, 2024
You’ve heard of Z&Y, the institution offering mouth-numbing Sichuan dishes in Chinatown. But their more modern-looking offshoot just across the street, dubbed Z&Y Peking Duck, is a Jackson Street newcomer worth rounding up a group and clearing your calendar for.
San Francisco’s New Restaurant Openings
By Ricky Rodriguez
March 18, 2024
The team behind Z&Y in Chinatown has launched a new restaurant focused on Peking duck just across the street from the original Z&Y spot. The duck is available in whole or half portions, and is served with flour wraps, julienned cucumbers, and green onion. Besides the duck, you’ll also find dishes like stir-fried crab, clay pot braised lamb ribs, and pork with sauteed cabbage and leek.
Here Are the Hottest New Restaurants in San Francisco, March 2024
By Lauren Saria
March 6, 2024
The chef behind long-running Szechuan destination Z&Y Restaurant in Chinatown opened a new sister spot just across the street in mid-December. The aptly named Z&Y Peking Duck specializes in Chinese roasted duck, which the Chronicle reports can be ordered by the half or full — as well as with a caviar add-on. For now, the restaurant is open for both lunch and dinner.
Z & Y Peking Duck – Top Saved Spot
By Julia Chen
March 1, 2024
At Z&Y Peking Duck, there’s a spotlit station in the back of the dining room. It’s where staff carves the titular duck into half-moon slices before it’s paraded through the space with the ceremoniousness of an Olympic torch relay. Which makes sense, because in SF’s duck universe, this version takes gold. So when you want to worship at the duck altar with a big group in Chinatown—and need a restaurant that’s a notch above casual—this is your place…
The Best Chinese Restaurants In San Francisco
By Julia Chen, Lani Conway & Ricky Rodriguez
February 23, 2024
San Francisco is home to one of the biggest Chinese populations in the country, so naturally, the Chinese restaurant scene is wide-ranging. While many spots are concentrated in Chinatown, you can feast on dim sum…
Foodie Friday: Z & Y Peking Duck
By Liam Mayclem
February 16, 2024
Crispy, golden, yummy Peking duck is the star of the show at Z & Y Peking Duck on Jackson street, San Francisco. The duck takes some serious prepping: it’s parboiled, glazed and roasted. It’s then finely carved tableside and served with cucumbers and scallions, housemade hoisin sauce, fine sugar with thin pancakes…
6 Restaurants Celebrating The Year Of The Dragon With Lunar New Year Menus
By Kat Bein
February 9, 2024
Sister to the revered Z&Y Restaurant, Z&Y Peking Duck is hosting a soft opening on this auspicious day. As one might imagine, this Chinatown establishment specializes in Peking Duck and contemporary Beijing-inspired dim sum…
All the Most Delicious Ways to Ring in the Lunar New Year in San Francisco
By Dianne de Guzman
January 23, 2024
Z&Y Restaurant in Chinatown is celebrating the holiday with a special menu featuring dishes such as Szechuan-style chicken, salt and pepper crab, and fish filet with flaming chile oil. But there’s another reason for celebration for the Z&Y family, as the restaurant expands to include Z&Y Peking Duck, located across the street from the original restaurant…
Chinatown spice specialist expands into duck
By Mario Cortez
January 11, 2024
A new Chinatown restaurant is all-in on its signature fowl. Z&Y Peking Duck, from chef Li Jun Han of Z&Y Restaurant…
New Peking Duck restaurant opens in San Francisco’s Chinatown
By Han Li
January 7, 2024
For chef Lijun Han, bringing more diversity to the food scene in San Francisco’s Chinatown has always been his passion.
After years of planning, his brand new restaurant Z&Y Peking Duck, which focuses on an iconic Northern Chinese dish, has finally opened on Jackson Street, adding a unique flavor to the historic neighborhood with an extensive history of immigration from South China and long dominated by Cantonese cuisine…
This Michelin-approved S.F. Chinese restaurant just opened a new spot devoted to duck
By Mario Cortez
December 21, 2023
The chef behind one of Chinatown’s top restaurants has opened a new spot across the street with a focus on duck.
Li Jun Han, of the celebrated Chinatown restaurant Z&Y and Richmond District restaurant Chili House, has opened Z&Y Peking Duck at 606 Jackson St…
Here Are The Hottest New Restaurants in San Francisco, January 2024
January 3, 2024
At the top of a new month, it’s time to revisit that long list of restaurants you’ve been meaning to try across the city. For longtime staples to check off, you’ll want this map of classic San Francisco Restaurants or perhaps the Eater San Francisco 38, a guide to some of the city’s best destinations for Taiwanese street food, fresh oysters, and vegan gumbo. This list, however — the Eater SF Heatmap — highlights recently opened spots or ones we’re particularly excited about for one reason or another.
In short, it’s the answer to that ever-burning question: Where should I be eating right now?
Z&Y Restaurant Opens Offshoot Focused on Peking Duck, Called Z&Y Peking Duck
By Joe Kukura
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Chinatown’s Z&Y Restaurant has held a Michelin bib gourmand recognition for more than ten years running, and now they’re getting down with a duck-focused spinoff, Z&Y Peking Duck.
The Z&Y Restaurant in Chinatown has long been known as one SF’s best Chinese restaurants. Chef and co-owner Li Jun Han had previously been an executive chef at the SF’s Chinese Consulate-General, then opened Z&Y in 2008, and it’s been receiving a Michelin bib gourmand recognition every year since 2012…
