Cafe Asia

Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St. San Francisco

These days, all museums compete with good food they serve in their cafes. Asian Art Museum is no exception. Cafe Asia on the ground floor has been serving great and light fusion food for over two years. It is fairly small, but you can also sit outside on the terrace and enjoy the view of the City Hall and Library.
I usually have ready-made sandwiches or sushi, but today I tried Green Tea Soba Noodle and Tofu Salad ($6.75). It was a nice combination of soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles) and mizuna + red pepper + zucchini cut into juliennes. The salad was tossed in sasame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar; it was a bit heavy on oil but still very good. Four pieces of cold tofu were placed in cardinal directions.
My friend had Soba Noodles and Shrimp Tempura Soup ($8.25). She said it was good but the broth was too salty. Other choices are Kai Korma Vegetable Curry ($7.25), Salmon Misoyaki ($9.75), Tibetan Lamb and Lentil Stew ($9.25), etc. They all sound good, and I will try them all.