If you’re a dim sum purist, know this: Yank Sing’s signature Shanghaiese xiao long bao (soup-filled dumplings) may be untraditional, but they’re delicious—as is everything that arrives on the cart at San Francisco’s most upscale dim sum palace. Dumplings are a highlight, especially sweet and savory shrimp-based har gau and shiu mai. Fried soft-shell crabs, flaky curry chicken puffs, and sticky rice packets are also delicious. The second location, inside the historic Rincon Center, has its ups (great murals in the building, outdoor atrium seating, allegedly better weekend selection and a takeout counter) and its downs (a food court ambience indoors, compared to the Stevenson location’s elegant maroon dining room). Both have immense dining areas that manage to fill up with office crowds on weekdays and brunchers on the weekend.

Yank Sing Information:

• Dim Sum menu. Lunch, Saturday-Sunday brunch.