Begoni Bistro
Begoni Bistro fills at lunch on Jackson Street with people ordering dim sum and clay pots at the same table. The steamed Chaozhou dumplings carry pork, celery, mushroom and peanuts. The golden pumpkin comes battered thin and fried.
Why go
Dianne de Guzman, in Eater SF, files this as a neighborhood favorite. What she describes is a mixed table: braised fish in a clay pot going down beside the steamers. Sticky rice in lotus leaf and siu mai are the classics here and they hold up.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the steamed Chaozhou dumplings.
- Order: the braised fish in a clay pot, for the table.
- Avoid: turning up at lunch expecting a table straight away.
What locals & experts say
- Dianne de Guzman, Eater SF, on how to finish:
the steamed black sesame balls, which come in a set of four with finely crushed peanuts on top.
1 - The kitchen's own dim sum card sets truffle-infused dumplings beside the har gow and siu mai.2
Good to know
- Getting in: the room takes bookings and does private events.
- Where: 615 Jackson Street, in Chinatown.
Verdict
could-visit — Book lunch and go as four.