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Chinatown and North Beach Walking Tour
4.8
631 Ratings
San Francisco
Immerse yourself in the vibrant cultures of Chinatown and North Beach on a walking tour through San Francisco. Discover new flavors, ancient traditions, and hidden secrets in these iconic neighborhoods.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dragon’s Gate - Meet your guide and group at the gated entrance to Chinatown (Bush & Grant Streets) to start your exploration of some of San Francisco’s most dynamic neighborhoods. As you walk through Chinatown, you’ll learn about Chinese culture and mysticism as you taste dim sum from one of the oldest bakeries in the area. Stroll past some of the district’s interesting sculptures and listen as your guide points out some remarkable architecture.
- Chinatown - We’ll explore Chinatown through a tea tasting and enjoy some local foods
- North Beach - Next, head for North Beach, where you’ll learn about the history and culture of this historically Italian neighborhood. Follow your guide to some of the little-known hidden gems that serve authentic Italian coffee and other treats. Additionally, search out authentic Chinese and Italian crafts and pottery and uncover their hidden secrets only intrepid locals know.
Enjoy some local pastries, chocolate, and pizza along with a tour of the neighborhood from a local.
What's Included
- 5+ generous food and drink tastings
- Premium chocolate tasting at Z Cioccolato
- Traditional moon cakes in Chinatown
- Chinatown tea tastings
- Authentic cannoli from Stella Pastry
- Pizza at Mona Lisa Restaurant
- Sit-down traditional Chinese meal
- Expert local San Francisco guide
- Variety of Dim Sum experiences
- Food, wine, and soft drinks included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in an afternoon journey through two of San Francisco’s lively hubs of food and nightlife, Chinatown and North Beach. Individually, these places tantalize your senses. Combined, they awaken you to unexplored tastes, ancient cultures, and a multifaceted lifestyle. On their own, Chinatown and North Beach are sensory feasts. Together, they evoke novel flavors, different cultures, and introspective experiences. We embark our trip with a twilight exploration of Chinatown, highlighted by sampling Moon Cakes from one of the area’s oldest bakeries. We’ll scout for genuine Chinese and Italian landmarks, revealing the concealed secrets only known to the bold locals. Prepare to be amazed by the new discoveries tucked away in hidden nooks. Experience everything from wine to Dim Sum, Peking Duck, fortune cookies, while delving into the origins of the Beat Generation and the Barbary Coast history that shaped San Francisco. After this adventure, you’ll feel as though you’ve genuinely immersed yourself in Chinatown, North Beach, and Little Italy.
- ATTENTION: Each Youth or Child registration requires an Adult registration
- We are not able to accommodate nut allergies
Location
400 Grant Ave
Grant Avenue
In front of the Chinatown Gate
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(631 Ratings)
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Rckyp14
Sep 1, 2024
10/10 - The walking tour was a great way to see North Beach and Chinatown. You get to learn a lot about the areas, see some amazing views, and eat some tasty treats. Scott was amazing!!! Definitely book this tour. Hidden gems are shown and historical facts are given.
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Annicedenney
Sep 1, 2024
Highly recommend - Scott’s storytelling was fantastic! One of the best food tours I’ve taken. The history and food together were an amazing experience. So far it’s the highlight of our SF trip. Highly recommend!!
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Rockell_s
Sep 1, 2024
Excellent tour - Scott is an excellent tour guide. He's very knowledgeable and entertaining. This food tour was very fun and filling! 10/10.
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Mary_o
Aug 28, 2024
Made my San Francisco day - You could walk where we did and see the same things, but having our guide add so much in history and tastings as u walked, talked and ate - it made the tour and made my San Francisco day
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Manueli598
Aug 27, 2024
Excellent SF food sampling - I was taking a tour of North Beach with Brian and a Tour of Chinatown with Isabella (SFFoodtours) and enjoyed myself a lot! The tours contain plenty of food, so come a bit hungry. You get a chance to walk it off! Notably, we learned a lot about the local history and culture while getting unique access to obvious and hidden favorits in the area. Would recommend!
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Kent_l
Aug 27, 2024
Isabella was an enjoyable... - Isabella was an enjoyable and informative guide. The culinary offerings along the way were generous. An outstanding experience well worth the money!
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Deborah_e
Aug 24, 2024
China town and North Beach Tour - The tour would not had been great without our tour guide Scott. He was amazing and very very knowledgeable! The history he provided was priceless. Also the places we visited offered great food and the tea tasting was fantastic!!! Mona Lisa where we had pizza was GOOD! I would definitely pick this tour again!
Deborah E.
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Alessondra_p
Aug 16, 2024
The best - This was such an amazing tour! Our guide was thoughtful and gave plenty of history facts along the way. Loved it! I haven’t stopped talking about it. I’d also like to know where we got the bbq buns. They were my favorite.
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Karla_b
Aug 15, 2024
Great guide, lots of food and can't wait to return to some of the restaurants! - We are experienced food tour tourists - we love doing a food tour whenever we travel to a new city. When reviewing a food tour, I think about three things: the guide, the food and would I return to any of the restaurants/shops? Our guide, Andre is one of the best guides we've ever had! In our experience, a great tour guide has a relationship with the restaurant/shop owners - not only does Andre know the folks who work in all the "stops", he knows people along the way! He is very connected to the Chinatown and North Beach communities and cares greatly about the people who work and live there. Andre is very knowledgeable about San Francisco and the communities that he tours and, it's obvious that he enjoys sharing his knowledge with guests of his city! The food is plentiful! We didn't like all the foods, but that's what a food tour is about - trying new foods and seeing if you like them. Stella's cannolis are the best we ever had - IMO beats Mike's Pastry in Boston hands down! We didn't leave hungry! Lastly, I wish we had more time in San Francisco so we can return to some of the places we tried. I wrote them down in case we ever visit San Francisco again!! Thank you, Andre, for sharing your love of Chinatown, North Beach and San Fran with us!
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W4182jgjanets
Aug 14, 2024
Fun and interesting way to see Chinatown and North Beach - This tour was fabulous and fun! Cynthia our tour guide took us to very interesting stores, restaurants and streets/alleyways in both Chinatown and North Beach. She also was very knowledgeable of the areas and the history behind the neighborhoods. Delicious food and variety of dishes - definitely go hungry :)
We were very glad we booked this tour.
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