Guided tour

San Francisco Chinatown Culinary Walking Tour

4.8 / 5

88 reviews

Activity provider: Local Tastes of the City Tours
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    San Francisco Chinatown Culinary Walking Tour

    Activity provider: Local Tastes of the City Tours

    4.8

    88 reviews

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    From US$ 73.60 per person

    Likely to sell out

    Try foods from the world's largest Chinatown outside Asia on a guided walking tour of San Francisco's Chinatown. See fortune cookies made by hand and learn about traditional cooking techniques.

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    Duration 3 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Sample the foods of the largest Chinatown outside Asia
    • Try different types of Dim Sum
    • Learn about Chinese teas and herbs
    • Look inside a local Buddhist temple
    • Visit Chinese markets and marvel at the produce
    • See musical instruments that you have never seen before
    • Marvel at Chinese antiquities and relics
    • Watch artisans making Fortune Cookies by hand
    Full description

    Explore  San Francisco's iconic Chinatown district on this unique foodie walking tour. Discover a maze of alleys off Grant Avenue and Stockton Street, where traditional techniques that date back centuries are still practiced.

    Meet your guide and begin your flavor-packed adventure. See food markets and local restaurants, with a surprise around every corner. Watch artisans making fortune cookies by hand, and enliven your senses with new flavors, smells, and aromas.

    Search out authentic crafts and pottery, explore exotic produce, and learn about herbs and teas from the people who know them best. Uncover hidden secrets that only intrepid locals know about.

    Taste Dim Sum, fortune cookies, and teas. Peruse incredible antiquities, rare and unique musical instruments, and authentic cookware. Marvel at statuettes and ritual objects that are thousands of years old. Visit a music center to view musical instruments you've never seen before. Try different types of Dim Sum from the oldest Chinese bakery in San Francisco. Go to one of the city's oldest cathedrals and look inside a Buddhist temple.

    Includes
    • 3-hour walking tour
    • Guide
    • Food and beverages
    • Transportation
    • Gratuities

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    Meeting point

    Meet in front of the Chinatown Gate at the corner of Bush and Grant streets

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    Important information

    Know before you go

    • Please wear comfortable shoes
    • You are advised to not eat too much before the tour as the tasting portions are ample, and the supplier wouldn't want you to miss out on any of the fabulous foods
    • As of August 20, 2021, the City of San Francisco is mandating that proof of full vaccination and masks are required to eat inside any restaurants or bars in San Francisco
    • Please have proof of full vaccination with you, as the restaurants will likely require this to eat inside
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.8 /5

    based on 88 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.8/5
    • Value for money
      4.6/5
    • Service
      4.5/5
    • Organization
      4.7/5

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    Enjoyed the tour and the food. Didn't enjoy eating some of the food in the streets, with no explanation of what we were eating, history, etc of the food. The visit to the fortune cookie factory was totally useless. Basically walked in to see watch someone fold a cookie and then walked out.

    March 23, 2023

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    Isabella was a great and knowledgeable guide. She was so thoughtful and the trip never felt pressured. The history and local culture were intertwined with great food stops. Highly recommend. We traveled with our teenage boys and all said best food/walking tour we have ever done in any city.

    March 23, 2023

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    This is a MUST-DO experience, Brian is an incredibly knowledgeable tour guide who made the experience so fun, and showed us spots we will definitely be coming back to. On top of that, every part of the tour was super accommodating to dietary restrictions (vegetarian, no pork, etc.), really great time. Amazing guide.

    March 23, 2023

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