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Accolades in Alhambra
These three restaurants are in Alhambra and run a la carte: Cantonese dim sum at Lunasia Dim Sum House(Alhambra), Chinese Hainan chicken rice at Savoy Kitchen, and Chinese-Vietnamese Hainanese chicken rice at Dong Nguyen Restaurant.
Lunasia Dim Sum House(Alhambra) is a Cantonese dim sum restaurant in Alhambra. Its pork siu-mai reach the size of a softball, and the dim sum style is modern Cantonese. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026) and Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Recommended (2026). The wine program is standard, and the formats are a la carte and small plates.
Savoy Kitchen is a Chinese Hainan chicken rice restaurant in Alhambra. The wine program is minimal and the format is a la carte. It holds Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Recommended (2026).
A Chinese-Vietnamese restaurant in Alhambra specialising in Hainanese chicken rice with a ginger-garlic dipping sauce. It runs a la carte and family style, and it reflects the Vietnamese dining corridor’s everyday side.
These three restaurants are in Alhambra: KOGANE is an Edo-style omakase counter, Hengry is Guizhou Chinese fine dining, and 101 Noodle Express is Shandong-style Chinese noodles and dumplings.
An Edo-style omakase sushi counter in Alhambra with a curated wine program and sake program. Chef Fumio Azumi prepares nigiri with dry-aged fish and two types of rice, and the format is omakase and counter dining.
Hengry is a Guizhou Chinese fine dining restaurant in the Alhambra neighbourhood. The wine program here is standard. The format is a la carte. The kitchen focuses on Guizhou’s bold spices.
A Shandong-style Chinese noodles and dumplings restaurant in Alhambra, best known for its beef rolls made with crispy pancakes, slow-braised beef, scallions, and cilantro. The room is casual and quick, with a la carte service.
Alhambra has the strongest dining concentration in our guide. The neighbourhood Alhambra has 15 venues. Sierra Vista has 1 venue in our guide, and San Gabriel Valley has 1 venue in our guide.
There are 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, and the Michelin stars total is 0. Lunasia Dim Sum House(Alhambra), a restaurant in the Alhambra neighbourhood, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026).
KOGANE and Hengry are both in the Alhambra neighbourhood. KOGANE has a curated wine program and a sake program at its Edo-style omakase counter. Hengry has a standard wine program at its Guizhou Chinese fine dining restaurant.
Lunasia Dim Sum House(Alhambra) holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026) and Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Recommended (2026). Savoy Kitchen holds Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Recommended (2026).
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Alhambra
Selected entries from the current guide for Alhambra.
Alhambra, United States
Lunasia Dim Sum House on West Main Street is one of Alhambra's most consistently packed dim sum destinations, drawing regulars from across the San Gabriel Valley and beyond. The kitchen operates within a Cantonese tradition that prizes fresh, properly sourced ingredients over cutting corners on volume. For weekend yum cha, arrive early or expect a wait.
Alhambra, United States
Savoy Kitchen on East Valley Boulevard is one of Alhambra's most-discussed casual spots, drawing regulars from across the San Gabriel Valley for its focused menu built around Hainan chicken rice and a tight roster of Chinese-Southeast Asian plates. The address puts it squarely in a corridor where Hong Kong-style cafes, Vietnamese specialists, and Cantonese dim sum houses compete within a few city blocks, making the kitchen's discipline around a narrow format its clearest editorial statement.
Alhambra, United States
101 Noodle Express on East Valley Boulevard sits inside Alhambra's dense corridor of San Gabriel Valley Chinese dining, where hand-pulled noodle formats draw comparison across a dozen neighbouring counters. The room runs casual and quick, oriented around the kind of wheat-based northern Chinese noodle work that anchors the area's reputation as a serious destination for Chinese regional cooking in the greater Los Angeles basin.
Alhambra, United States
On West Valley Boulevard in Alhambra's Vietnamese dining corridor, Bánh Mì Mỹ Tho represents the kind of counter-service sandwich shop that anchors the San Gabriel Valley's reputation for serious, affordable Vietnamese food. The bánh mì tradition it draws from has roots in Mỹ Tho, a Mekong Delta city whose culinary influence runs deep in Southern California's diaspora communities. Walk-in service and cash-friendly pricing keep the format accessible.
Alhambra, United States
Charlie's Trio occupies a modest address on West Main Street in Alhambra, a city where the dining density along the San Gabriel Valley corridor sets a high baseline for everyday eating. Details on cuisine type, pricing, and format remain limited in public records, making it one of those neighborhood fixtures that rewards direct inquiry over assumption. For a broader read on what surrounds it, the EP Club Alhambra guide covers the full local picture.
Alhambra, United States
On Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, Dong Nguyen Restaurant operates within one of the San Gabriel Valley's most concentrated Vietnamese dining corridors. The address places it alongside the kind of no-frills, high-frequency neighbourhood spots that define the area's food identity — where regulars return not for atmosphere but for consistency and value. A reference point for Vietnamese cooking in a city that takes its Southeast Asian dining seriously.
Alhambra, United States
Hengry sits on West Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, a stretch that concentrates some of the San Gabriel Valley's most serious eating. The restaurant operates within a dining corridor where ingredient provenance and kitchen craft carry real weight, placing it alongside a broader conversation about what the SGV does with sourcing and technique. Details on format and booking are worth confirming directly before you visit.
Alhambra, United States
KOGANE sits on South Fremont Avenue in Alhambra, at the centre of one of Southern California's most concentrated corridors for Asian dining. The restaurant draws from a region where ingredient sourcing and kitchen craft carry more weight than décor or buzz. For readers tracking where serious cooking happens outside Los Angeles proper, this address is worth knowing.
Alhambra, United States
On Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, Noodle World sits at the center of one of Southern California's most concentrated corridors of Asian noodle traditions. The address places it among Chinese, Vietnamese, and pan-Asian specialists that have defined this stretch for decades. For anyone tracing the SGV's noodle culture, it is a logical stop on a longer itinerary.
Alhambra, United States
Thai Purple occupies a low-key address on North Garfield Avenue in Alhambra, California's most concentrated stretch of Asian dining. The restaurant sits within a neighbourhood that has long served as the San Gabriel Valley's entry point for regional Southeast Asian cooking, where Thai cuisine competes alongside Vietnamese, Chinese, and Taiwanese options at close quarters. It draws a steady local following on a corridor where reputation travels by word of mouth rather than marketing.
Alhambra, United States
U2 Cafe sits on East Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, a stretch that concentrates some of the San Gabriel Valley's most serious Chinese and Southeast Asian dining. The cafe occupies a neighborhood where culinary tradition and immigrant community overlap, placing it within one of Southern California's most competitive informal dining corridors. Details on cuisine, hours, and booking are best confirmed directly with the venue.
Alhambra
Selected entries from the current guide for Alhambra.
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Alhambra
Selected entries from the current guide for Alhambra.
Alhambra
Selected entries from the current guide for Alhambra.
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