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Chinatown Food and Culture Tour in San Francisco

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  • Sample dim sum, pastries, milk teas, exotic fruits, and tasty local treats
  • Admire Chinatown’s vibrant street lined with colorful, iconic painted balconies
  • Discover which Taoist temple aligns perfectly with your future and energy
  • Visit the legendary spot where Bruce Lee showcased first kung fu demonstration
  • Explore hidden alleys once ruled by powerful and feared Chinatown criminal gangs

Options

Join-in food tour

Inclusions

  • English-speaking guide

  • Food tastings at selected restaurants

  • Hidden gem food recommendations

  • Dim sum dumplings included in price

Exclusions

  • Hotel pick up and drop off

  • Transport

  • Other personal expenses

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Additional food purchases at other stops

  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Free for children aged 0-3

  • Children aged 13+ will be charged the same rate as adults

  • This activity has no age limit

  • This tour involves a considerable amount of walking and stairs. Please make sure you are fit enough to participate

  • This tour covers 1.2 miles at a leisurely pace.

  • The dim sum restaurant can offer vegan dumplings. Please just let your guide know you prefer this option

  • Merchant will provide a variety of steamed, baked, and fried dumplings at no additional cost to you. If you'd like to purchase food at other stops, the merchant suggest bringing around $20

  • Sunscreen / Sunglasses / Cash / Water bottle

  • Walking shoes

  • For smooth entry, please refrain from wearing flip flops, shorts, tank tops, or sleeveless shirts

  • Please dress accordingly depending on the day's weather conditions

  • This activity is stroller and wheelchair-accessible

From$45.90Per Person

What's included in Chinatown Food and Culture Tour in San Francisco

(Subject to Option Inclusions)
  • [Departure] 12:30, meet up at Woh Hei Yuen Park. Meet your guide at Woh Hei Yuen Park. The park is at the corner of Powell and John streets..Please arrive at the location 15 mins before the departure time
  • [Attraction/experience] Gum Moon Residence Hall
  • [Attraction/experience] AA Bakery & Cafe
  • [Attraction/experience] Chinatown-Rose Pak Stop
  • [Attraction/experience] Chinatown’s former city hall
  • [Attraction/experience] Waverly Place
  • [Attraction/experience] Ross Alley Lanterns
  • [Attraction/experience] 2 hour(s), Guided tour, Chinatown San Francisco, Experience Chinatown’s sights, sounds, and flavors on this immersive walking tour. It includes dim sum tastings, colorful buildings, backstreets, and stories of resilience and change.
  • [Attraction/experience] House of Dim Sum
  • [Attraction/experience] Huk Tea House
  • [Return] 14:30, at Transamerica Redwood Park, This tour ends at Transamerica Redwood Park.
Chinatown Food and Culture Tour in San Francisco
Chinatown Food and Culture Tour in San Francisco
Ornate Chinatown gate welcoming visitors, flanked by stone lions and fluttering red banners
Ornate Chinatown gate welcoming visitors, flanked by stone lions and fluttering red banners
Wall mural depicting gold rush immigrants, colorful detail capturing stories of early settlers
Wall mural depicting gold rush immigrants, colorful detail capturing stories of early settlers
Close-up of hand selecting freshly baked egg tart from glass display case
Close-up of hand selecting freshly baked egg tart from glass display case
Explore Chinatown alley, discover the hidden gems and quiet corners full of charm
Explore Chinatown alley, discover the hidden gems and quiet corners full of charm
Grab guided tasting opportunities, be impressed by delicious dim sum and fresh pastries
Grab guided tasting opportunities, be impressed by delicious dim sum and fresh pastries
Colorful Chinatown street bustling with life, red lanterns hanging between tall buildings
Colorful Chinatown street bustling with life, red lanterns hanging between tall buildings

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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. Visit historic sites like the former city hall, the Instagrammable balconies of Waverly Place’s painted balconies, and a famous fortune cookie factory. Along the way, enjoy fresh pastries from a local bakery, a delicious dim sum spread, and more. Your guide will entertain you with cultural highlights about the food you sample as well as stories of political pioneers, gold rush immigrants, and the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 earthquake.

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The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)