San Francisco Chinatown Food and Culture Tour

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Duration

2 hours

Wheelchair accessible
Audio guide
Live guide
  • 2-hour walking tour of Chinatown
  • Dim sum dumplings included in price
  • Hidden gem food recommendations
  • Personal storytelling with an expert local guide
  • Gratuities
  • Additional food purchases at other stops
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

Discover the vibrant heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown on this two-hour walking and tasting tour. Stroll through colorful streets and admire art and architecture as you learn how Chinese immigrants built a vibrant neighborhood filled with striking architecture, great flavors, and a spirit of community.

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  • Duration 2 Hours
  • Group Tour
  • Max 15 people in the group
  • 1

    Nob Hill

    Start the tour at this picturesque park and playground where you might see people dancing to traditional Chinese music.

    • Duration 5 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 2

    Washington Street

    Learn about the Christian missionaries who advocated, educated and sometimes sheltered members of the Chinatown community.

    • Duration 5 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 3

    Stockton Street

    Taste freshly baked buns, egg tarts, sesame balls and other treats from Chinatown’s favorite bakery.

    • Duration 15 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 4

    Stockton Street

    Hear about the woman who amplified Chinatown’s political voice, bringing SF’s first Chinese American mayor to office and the city’s new subway line to the neighborhood

    • Duration 5 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 5

    Waverly Place

    Walk the beautiful “street of painted balconies” and see the oldest Chinese temple in town. Hear about the devastating earthquake and fire of 1906 and how Chinatown responded in its aftermath.

    • No Admission Ticket Required
    • Drive-By Only
  • 6

    Ross Alley

    Stop by Chinatown’s famous fortune cookie factory and hear about the criminal gangs that once prowled the alleys.

    • Duration 10 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 7

    Grant Avenue

    Walk past striking buildings and learn the story behind Chinatown’s bold, colorful architecture.

    • Duration 5 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required
  • 8

    Jackson Street

    Enjoy a variety of steamed, baked, and fried dumplings, included with your tour, at a dim sum restaurant beloved by locals.

    • Duration 15 Minutes
    • Admission Ticket Included
  • 9

    Transamerica Redwood Park

    End the tour in a grove of redwood trees where you least expect them: in the shadow of SF’s most famous office building.

    • Duration 30 Minutes
    • No Admission Ticket Required

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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