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What Happened to M.Y. China After Food Paradise? (San Francisco, CA)

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As of September 2026, M.Y. China has closed — confirmed via sfgate.com, November 2020.

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Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: SFGate and Hoodline reported the restaurant's permanent closure in November 2020; a Yelp listing for the Market Street address, updated 2026-07, still shows it closed, with no 2026-dated source confirming the announced Chinatown revival has opened.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Noodle Nirvana' featured M.Y. China for hand-pulled noodles at the restaurant's open noodle bar inside San Francisco's Westfield Centre, a format described in Sunset and KQED profiles of the restaurant. Chef Martin Yan and Koi Palace partners Ronny and Willy Ng ran the fourth-floor restaurant for eight years, according to SFGate. SFGate and Hoodline both reported that the restaurant permanently closed in November 2020, citing the difficulty of running a takeout-only business on the mall's fourth level during the pandemic. SFist reported in August 2023 that Yan was planning to revive the concept in Chinatown, possibly at the Cathy House building on California Street, but no source found confirms that reopening has happened. A Yelp listing for the original Market Street address, updated 2026-07, still marks the restaurant permanently closed.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 7
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Noodle Nirvana
What was featured
hand-pulled noodles at M.Y. China's open noodle bar
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
M.Y. China

Frequently asked questions

Is M.Y. China still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, M.Y. China has closed — confirmed via sfgate.com, November 2020.

What happened to M.Y. China after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Noodle Nirvana' featured M.Y. As of September 2026, M.Y. China has closed — confirmed via sfgate.com, November 2020.

Is M.Y. China permanently closed?

As of September 2026, M.Y. China has closed — confirmed via sfgate.com, November 2020. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is M.Y. China located?

845 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured M.Y. China?

Season 11, Episode 7 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Noodle Nirvana”.

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Address
845 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
chinalivesf.com

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Sources

  • sfgate.com — https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/M-Y-China-co-owned-by-celebrity-chef-Martin-15748822.php
  • hoodline.com — https://hoodline.com/2020/11/martin-yan-s-westfield-centre-restaurant-m-y-china-closes-permanently/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/m-y-china-san-francisco-2
  • sfist.com — https://sfist.com/2023/08/18/og-celebrity-chef-martin-yan-to-revive-m-y-china-in-chinatown/
  • sunset.com — https://www.sunset.com/travel/insider-guides/my-china-restaurant-sanfrancisco
  • kqed.org — https://www.kqed.org/checkplease/10957/m-y-china-restaurant-info

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