The Slanted Door

What started in 1995 as an obscure little family-run restaurant in the Mission District has become one of the most popular and written-about restaurants in the city. Due to its meteoric rise -- helped along by celebrity fans such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Quentin Tarantino -- it's been relocated within a beautiful bay-inspired, custom-designed space at the Ferry Building Marketplace. What hasn't changed is a menu filled with incredibly fresh and flavorful Vietnamese dishes from chef Charles Phan, including catfish clay-pot flavored with cilantro, ginger, and Thai chilies; an amazing green papaya salad with roasted peanuts; and fragrant peppercorn duck served with apples and watercress. If the cellophane noodles with fresh Dungeness crabmeat are on the menu, definitely order them. Be sure to start the feast with a pot of tea from their eclectic collection. If you're just looking to grab something on the go, stop by Out the Door, the Slanted Door's more casual -- but still tasty -- little sister, on the bottom floor of the Westfield Centre. It has both seating and a pickup window. Phan's latest creation, Heaven's Dog (Mission and Seventh sts.), offers noodles, soups, and classic Northern Chinese dishes.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

Back to Top