"Z Y came up high on the list of the supposed best 'Chinese ' restaurants in San Francisco. It 's really more of an Asian fusion restaurant, but we actually prefer that approach to traditional Chinese. Z Y also operates a traditional first come first served restaurant just up the street. The bistro had a good sampling of small plates, which we sampled 4 5 of. All were excellent, innovative, and very tasty. Service was fast, friendly and efficient. Their wine list wasn 't large, but they had a good selection of tasty wines by the glass. Prices were more expensive than traditional Chinese plates, but very reasonable compared to other fine dining establishments in San Francisco. We 'd definitely go back and would highly recommend this place to others. It also has a nice young, hip vibe but that didn 't make us older folks feel unwelcome at all."