Lamajoun might be located in a cold industrial park, but there’s more than enough warmth emanating from its ovens and its staff. In addition to the pizza-like namesake dish, best bets include baked pide — a boat-shaped flatbread lined with house-cured beef or sausage, plus a soft egg — barbecued meats with lavash flatbread, and khinkali, soupy Georgian dumplings reminiscent of the xiao long bao found in the area’s many Shanghainese restaurants. [$ - $$]

Throngs of food lovers swarm the Richmond Night Market on weekend evenings in the summer. The market offers an assortment of entertainment and shopping, but the food stalls are the real draw for anyone seeking the best examples of street food from across Asia and beyond: spicy squid, stuff on sticks (go for skewered lamb), and fermented tofu. Mouths and iPhones jostle to score specialties like rainbow cheese toast, strawberry-filled mochi, and deep-fried watermelon. [$ - $$]

Beef noodle soup is the national dish of Taiwan, and this restaurant features a three-time winner of that country’s national beef noodle soup competition. Chef Hung serves a beefy broth that comes with choice of meat cut, noodle types (go wide!), and spice level. Try the champion beef shank with noodle in spicy soup, with chunks of beef shank and a fatty slice of beef bacon. [$$]

Kam Do Bakery is a classic in Richmond, with two locations on the city’s bustling No. 3 Road. Egg tarts (four kinds!) are the most popular, followed quickly by other pastries made from dates, winter melon, and even lotus seeds with century egg — a delicacy that’s at once sweet, savory, and a touch sulphuric. Skip the classic pineapple buns for a pineapple-coconut version instead. [$]

Enter this shopping mall from the No. 3 Road entrance to see crowds of people seemingly entranced by the sight, smell, and thwacking cleaver sounds emanating from Parker Place Meat & BBQ. That’s before even reaching the mall’s food court, which bustles at lunchtime. Cuisine types and offerings vary widely, from Singaporean beef and pork jerky to bubble waffles and fruit juices from staple vendors like Tak Fook Noodle & Congee Shop, Macau Cafe, and Szechuan Cuisine. [$ - $$]

HK BBQ Master is masterful indeed in its preparation of barbecued meats. Sample everything if you can: The barbecue duck is delicious and tends to sell out early; the barbecue pork is seductively sweet; the soy sauce chicken is incredibly moist. But the roast pork is the most irresistible, boasting three delicious layers: the meat close to the bone, a layer of succulent fat, and a crisp shield of crackly fried skin. There’s room to dine in, though most get their goods to go. [$$]

Locals know Alexandra Road as “Eat Street” (Wai Sek Kai) for its abundance of restaurants, and while the Fish Man is one of the newest, it’s already one of the most popular. Sichuan roasted fish with ma la (numbing and spicy) sauce is the main feature, with choice of fish (a firm flesh like catfish holds up best) and choice of toppings like tofu skin, lotus root, and wood ear mushrooms. There are also excellent side dishes such as stir-fried spicy clams, a variety of meat skewers, and mantou dumplings to soak up the addictive sauces. [$$$ - $$$$]

G-men serves some of the best ramen in an area with stiff competition. Tokyo-style shoyu ramen, difficult to find elsewhere, is done to perfection. The broth is dense with chicken and soy sauce flavor, and comes with thin slices of fatty pork and a brilliantly yellow-orange egg. Evening brings porky tonkotsu ramen, as well as a red chile miso pepper version. There’s a standalone G-Men shop down the road in historic Steveston, too. [$$ - $$$]

French cafe by day and fine dining destination by night — with afternoon tea on the weekend to boot — this East-meets-West restaurant is a relaxing place to sip French wine, pu-erh tea, or coffee made with proprietary beans. Dinner offers a quiet atmosphere, attentive service, and an elegant menu that includes escargots, foie gras, and French-inspired desserts — along with an affordable tasting-menu option. Feast your eyes on the contemporary Asian art gallery on site. [$$$$]

Richmond is booming with hot-pot restaurants, and this Chinese import is one of the best. In contrast to most other places, which feature a large, shared pot, diners at Dolar get their own individual hot-pots — still with the option of a split bowl containing two broths. It’s the quality of the broths that makes Dolar rise above the others, whether it’s pork leg bone, mushroom, Szechuan hot and spicy, or tomato and oxtail. Items to add to the hot pot are impeccable, and you can always count on a refreshing ice cream cone at the end of the meal. [$$$ - $$$$]

Throw a rock and you’re likely to hit a bubble tea shop in Richmond, and brown sugar is the flavor du jour. With roots in Taiwan, the popular Xing Fu Tang chose the T&T Supermarket at Lansdowne Centre for its Richmond location, and the lines have been relentless since opening. The enchanting brown sugar pearl milk tea includes tapioca bubbles roasted right before customers’ eyes, and the drink is topped with a dusting of caramelized brown sugar. [$]

This mainstay serves some of the most consistently great Shanghainese food in Richmond. Nearly all diners at Shanghai River order the requisite basket (or three) of xiao long bao, with the ability to watch the workers make the soup dumpling orders through the kitchen window that overlooks the main dining room. The menu is full of dishes typical of Shanghai, including juicy sheng jian bao, rice cakes with pickled vegetables, braised eggplant with chile sauce, and black vinegar ribs that are sweet, sticky, and simply delicious. [$$$ - $$$$]

The building has seen better days, but the Richmond Public Market, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, unwaveringly holds the promise of an affordable, memorable meal. Downstairs you’ll find vendors selling produce, packages of noodles and dumplings, roasted meat, and more, while upstairs is a food court with specialties from all over China. Of note: Nanjing cuisine at Bian Fu Chang, biang-biang noodles at Xi’an Cuisine, and Richmond’s oldest and possibly cheapest bubble tea at Peanut’s Bubble Tea. [$ - $$]

This offbeat brewery lives up to its slogan of “Keeping Beer Weird,” with an unusual location in a quiet industrial park a ways away from the main Richmond action. Flights allow sampling of multiple beer types, including the Kiwami plum sour, the Last Mango (a wit beer), and Gettin’ Fizzy With It (a brut IPA). A limited food menu includes a steak and onion pie that’s made with Fuggles & Warlock’s Bean Me Up espresso stout, and there’s often a food truck parked just outside. [$]

Anar began as a small Persian food stall in a predominantly Chinese food court, and has since moved into a historical house in Steveston. Incorporating herbs, nuts, and a variety of fruit like pomegranates, plums, and prunes into its food, Anar favors flavors that are bold and bright, as evidenced in small plates like mirza ghasemi (smoky eggplant in tomato and garlic sauce) and larger plates like baghali polo ba goosht (lamb shank and dill rice with broad beans). [$$ - $$$]

Located in the same industrial park as Fuggles & Warlock, Wild Sweets allows generous sampling of its vast selection of chocolate, ranging from truffles to bark to perhaps the best bet: single-origin bars sold at discount. Weekends are when the chocolatiers whip up some truly wild sweets to enjoy on-site or to go, typically concoctions that can include combinations of cake, ice cream, compote, creme brulee cream, and crunchy bits. [$]