Skip to content
Call us

Cantonese restaurant · San Francisco

Cantonese Food on Clay Street

Traditional dishes in an unassuming San Francisco dining room.

Front view of a modest Cantonese restaurant.

Good to Know

Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet Guests who need accessible seating can plan to sit in the main dining room and use the accessible toilet during the visit.

Simple room, clear seating

Capital serves traditional Cantonese dishes in an unassuming space. The room keeps the focus on the meal and the seats around it. Counter seating suits a quick stop. Table seating works for a slower sit-down meal.

The setup is plain in the best way. A guest arrives, takes a place at the counter or at a table, and settles in without extra fuss. The home page gives the first read on a Cantonese restaurant San Francisco diners can reach on Clay Street. For a broader look at the kitchen’s range, the menu page covers the dishes and meal formats in more detail.

Simple dining room with counter seating.

Opening Hours

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM
  • Wednesday 11 AM–8 PM
  • Thursday 11 AM–8 PM
  • Friday 11 AM–8 PM
  • Saturday 11 AM–8 PM
  • Sunday 11 AM–8 PM

Address and hours

Capital is at 839 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 8 PM. Monday is closed.

Wheelchair-accessible seating and a wheelchair-accessible toilet are part of the setup. The address sits on Clay Street in San Francisco, and the hours stay steady across six days each week. Guests who plan a visit can arrive during the lunch window, stay for dinner, or stop in between those times.

Plain tables in an unassuming restaurant interior.

About Capital

Capital sits at 839 Clay St in San Francisco’s Chinatown area. The dining room is unassuming. Counter seating and table seating give the room a plain, direct layout. The focus stays on Cantonese cooking served in a compact space.

The menu covers familiar Cantonese categories. Appetizers, soups, noodle soups, braised noodles, chow mein, fried rice, and vegetarian dishes all appear. Pot stickers, sizzling rice soup, wonton soup, ja jeun mein, mixed vegetable chow mein, and Fukien fried rice show the range on offer. The kitchen also serves combination plates for one and vegetarian dishes for two.

Hot and sour soup and wonton noodle soup sit beside egg rolls and other straightforward choices. Beef appears on the menu as well. A meal here can begin with a soup or an appetizer, then move into noodles or rice. The sections are arranged for quick ordering, with clear paths from a light start to a fuller plate. That makes the menu easy to read when the table wants separate dishes or one plate to share.

Capital opens Tuesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 8 PM. Monday is closed. Wheelchair-accessible seating and a wheelchair-accessible toilet are available. The restaurant holds a 4.3 rating from 485 reviews.

Cantonese restaurant dining area with basic seating.

Find us

839 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States