M.Y. China
Cooks pull noodles while the crowd watches at celebrity chef Martin Yan’s upscale new resto at mid-Market’s Westfield Center.
Betelnut
After some tinkering, this classic contemporary restaurant is back. Check out the egg noodles with five-spice wild boar.
Hakkasan
The specialty is Hakka-style noodles, paired with sake, beer, cocktails or wine.
Nombe
Newish Mission Street resto may have the best ramen in town.
Soup Junkie
Offers great Vietnamese pho, and the crab-and-tomato noodle soup has ‘em lining up at this FiDi [Financial District] lunch stop.
Lers Ros
Pricey, but the noodle soups, especially the Kuay Jub, are crazy good, and the Pad Thai may be even better.
Waraku
Wheat-based tonkotsu noodles define the style at this Japantown restaurant. Locals love the no-waiting service.
Mandalay
Arguably the top Burmese place in town, with a spicy, savory ong no kaw soi soup.
—Steve Heimoff