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CRUSTACEAN & THE AN FAMILY IN THE NEWS

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FAMOUS S.F RESTAURANT 
TO OPEN PALATIAL
NEW LOCATION - WITH A 'SECRET' KITCHEN

A San Francisco restaurant recognized as opening the door for Vietnamese cuisine’s widespread adoption into the mainstream is finally ready to open its long-awaited new home. 

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OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS
TOAST NEW CRUSTACEAN 
SAN FRANCISCO AT DOWNTOWN OPENING

Downtown San Francisco welcomed culinary–and Olympian–royalty on July 17, as the House of AN hosted an exclusive VIP celebration for the opening of the reimagined Crustacean San Francisco at 195 Pine Street. Olympic figure skating legends Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano joined former NFL quarterback John Paye and renowned Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer for an evening that perfectly captured the restaurant’s blend of Vietnamese tradition and modern sophistication.

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GOOD TASTE:
CLASSIC CRUSTACEAN
FINDS A NEW HOME

With gorgeous Financial District opening, the House of An reasserts its place in San Francisco’s food lexicon.

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LEGACY RESTAURANTS
ARE MAKING BIG MOVES
IN SF — WITH ONE BELOVED CUISINE LEADING THE PACK

As technology speeds us along at an ever-faster pace, the Bay Area is developing a serious nostalgia for a time when things were a little more analog, a little less artificial—a little, dare I say it, simpler.

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A STUNNING NEW DOWNTOWN HOME FOR ONE OF SF's MOST ICONIC DISHES

The family behind legendary Vietnamese restaurant Thanh Long debuts a massive restaurant in the heart of FiDi.

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CRUSTACEAN, SAN FRANCISCO A PLACE TO
ADMIRE, DINE, CELEBRATE

It’s the ultimate immigrant success story. Vietnamese family in 1975 snags the last cargo plane to safety to the United States before the fall of Saigon.  Mother and three daughters reunite with husband in San Francisco where the family opens a restaurant and slowly introduces Vietnamese cuisine to a skeptical audience.

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HOT PLATES &
COOL CONFECTIONS

Crustacean San Francisco: Chef Helene An is known as the “mother of fusion,” having invented the chewy, garlicky noodles that are a blend of Italian and Vietnamese cuisine since copied a million times over — and a dish that is signature to San Francisco.

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CRUSTACEAN
SAN FRANCISCO JOINS
THE KRON4 MORNING NEWS

When it comes to unforgettable flavors and culinary secrets, few do it like Crustacean in San Francisco. For more, KRON4 News Anchor Teresa Estacio spoke with the owners of Crustacean, Monique An and Ken Lew.

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THE BEST RESTAURANTS
IN SF

Thanh Long might have made the garlic noodles and roasted crab two of the most iconic dishes in SF, but Crustacean takes them and dresses them up for downtown.

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CRUSTACEAN TO OPEN NEW
LUXURIOUS VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT IN SAN FRANCISCO'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT THIS JULY

San Francisco's beloved Vietnamese restaurant, Crustacean, is set to dazzle patrons with its new Financial District location this summer. Announced both in a press release and via Crustacean's Instagram, the doors of the new palatial space will swing open on July 18. Known for their aromatic garlic noodles and whole roasted crabs, Crustacean's expansion comes after over three decades of perfecting Vietnamese cuisine on Polk Street.

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SAN FRANCISCO DINING
IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER

Crustacean, a Vietnamese culinary institution, relocated this summer from lower Nob Hill to a historic building with soaring ceilings in the Financial District, bringing the entire kitchen team from Polk Street to Pine Street.

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SAN FRANCISCO'S REVIVAL
—ALLURING PLACES
TO EAT AND STAY NOW

After several down years. the city by the bay is showing clear signs of recovery. A new mayor, AI ventures as an engine and a raft of new openings are sparking tourism and a renewed sense of energy.

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CRUSTACEAN REOPENS
IN DOWNTOWN
SAN FRANCISCO

Thanh Long’s glamorous sister restaurant brings garlic noodles, 'tuna cigars' and tranquil luxury to Pine Street

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CRUSTACEAN IS REBUILT
AND RESTORED, JUST LIKE
THE FAMILY THAT RUNS IT

It’s easy to lose perspective when you set foot inside the colossal new downtown home of Crustacean, a longtime Vietnamese fine-dining fixture in The City that moved locations in July. 

We invite you to visit our sister restaurants...

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