40 places to eat in the Peninsula this summer

Are you looking to explore some new eats this summer? The Peninsula’s food scene has grown to include new and diverse cuisines that are sure to satisfy your tastebuds. From Daly City to Mountain View, we dug into Yelp’s data to create this list of the most popular Peninsula eateries to open since 2023. No matter where you decide to go this summer, planning your next local food adventure just got a whole lot easier!

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1. Chaat Bhavan – Mountain View, CA
2. Tiny Sushi – Oh Baby – Daly City, CA
3. Prime BBQ – San Mateo, CA
4. Dynasty BBQ – San Mateo
5. Hurrica Restaurant – Redwood City, CA
6. Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen – Palo Alto, CA
7. Zaza Grill – Pacifica, CA
8. Sofra Grill – South San Francisco, CA
9. What A Meals – Half Moon Bay, CA
10. Cochinita – South San Francisco, CA

11. Big Brothers Burgers – Redwood City, CA
12. Iki Omakase – Palo Alto, CA
13. Taste of Sha Xian – San Mateo, CA
14. Yuanbao Jiaozi – Burlingame, CA
15. 808 Zone – Foster City, CA
16. Clifford’s Chicken and Fish – Mountain View, CA
17. Nina’s Cafe – San Mateo, CA
18. Sushi Kashiwa – Pacifica, CA
19. Rara – Palo Alto, CA
20. Meyhouse – Palo Alto, CA

21. Taste and Glory – San Mateo, CA
22. Backhaus – Burlingame, CA
23. Namaste Indian Cuisine – Palo Alto, CA
24. Robin – Menlo Park, CA
25. Corner Table – Redwood City, CA
26. Johnny’s – Half Moon Bay, CA
27. Sekoya – Palo Alto, CA
28. Drunken Monk – Menlo Park, CA
29. Chingu – San Mateo, CA
30. Twelvemonth – Burlingame, CA

31. Woodside Roadhouse – Redwood City, CA
32. Season’s Noodles & Dumplings Garden – Mountain View, CA
33. Lotus Falafel and Shawarma – Burlingame, CA
34. Han Sang – Millbrae, CA
35. La Ronda Restaurant – San Mateo, CA
36. Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodles – San Mateo, CA
37. Jinweide Lanzhou Beef Noodles – Millbrae, CA
38. Imperial Treasure – Palo Alto, CA
39. Burma Love – Menlo Park, CA
40. Cajun Bowl – San Bruno, CA

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Methodology: This is a list of the best new restaurants in the Peninsula in 2024 according to Yelp. We identified businesses in the restaurants category with Yelp pages created after Jan 1, 2023, then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews. This list looked at businesses in the cities of San Francisco Peninsula. All businesses were marked open on Yelp as of July 8, 2024. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of May 30, 2024.