Che is a distinctive Vietnamese dish that you can't miss when visiting San Francisco. Below are some of our recommended places to enjoy this dish. These are our favorite places to enjoy Che in San Francisco. Come and experience the authentic taste of Vietnamese cuisine!
Yummy Vietnamese Restaurant top-pick
Yummy Vietnamese offers a rotating selection of tea that includes both classic and seasonal varieties. Their three-color sweet soup is particularly good — a beautiful layered dessert with sweet red beans, mung bean paste, and pandan jelly in a pool of coconut milk served over crushed ice. The sweetness is well-balanced, and each layer provides a different textural experience. Their green bean dessert is also excellent — smooth, creamy, and gradually sweet. They also offer mixed tea on weekends.
Tú Lan best-value
Tu Lan's tea options are more limited but well-executed. Their Tra Troi Nuoc — glutinous rice balls stuffed with mung bean paste in a warm ginger syrup — is a standout. The rice balls are soft and chewy, the mung bean filling is sweet and creamy, and the ginger syrup is aromatic with a gentle heat. Available seasonally, it's the perfect dessert after a bowl of their beef noodle soup Hue.
Little Vietnam Cafe hidden-gem
Little Vietnam Cafe offers a simple but satisfying dessert selection. Their black bean dessert is a classic — creamy black beans in a sweet coconut milk broth, served warm or cold. It's simple, comforting, and executed well. They also have Ba Ba tea (a southern specialty with taro, cassava, and sweet potato in coconut milk) when available.