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Chinatown & North Beach Tour: Authentic San Francisco Exploration
4.8
586 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
(586 Ratings)
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Carlawi4250pn
Jun 22, 2024
Wonderful Chinatown/North Beach tour - Highly recommend this combo tour with Doug was your guide, he is fantastic. He included some historical landmarks along the route and with his sense of humor and knowledge of the area he made it more fun than I expected. The food was delicious at each location and were nice size portions, worth the trek. The route was a comfortable walk, nothing too steep.
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Traya_t
Jun 20, 2024
If you want a history tour, book this food tour - Elizabeth was amazing. She met us with onion rolls that were fresh baked. The tour was a double tour, Chinatown and north beach, so there was quite a bit of walking. She told us history of Chinatown, San Francisco, and the food.
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Gwendolyn_b
Jun 19, 2024
Have some amazing food - Andre was great and he let us know up front that there would be hills to climb on this tour 🤣 Andre did keep us on flat land as much as possible. Food choices were great.
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Andy_p
Jun 17, 2024
One of the best we’ve been on. - By far one of the best walking tours we have taken. Andre has a great passion for sharing his city. The level of detail along with the different foods that San Francisco is known for. The tour takes time but is well worth taking. Andre is extremely thoughtful of the tour members and their needs. He does make it an experience for each. We would easily do this tour again.
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Sdkerv
Jun 16, 2024
Awesome Walking Tour - Awesome walking tour with Andre. Very knowledgeable about the history of the areas visited and lots of foods to try. Plan to spend a minimum of 4.5 hours on the tour,
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Kateellingson
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing tour! Excellent food!! - This was a great tour!!! We learned so much info and had the best food!!!! I wish that the non-food parts were shorter - we spent too much time on an upper deck/park, a church, another park - and then had to miss the fortune cookie factory and a couple other food stops. The guide was so knowledgeable and passionate - I didn't mind the fast speed at all to make sure we got in a ton of stops, but some people were very tired and frustrated with keeping up. I was exhausted but it was worth it. Definitely wear comfortable shoes and be ready to walk very fast to keep up with the guide. This was one of the best tours ever and we tried delicious foods that I'd never had before!!
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Warren_txbee
Jun 14, 2024
Do this tour! - Andre was fantastic - a fun, knowledgeable and personable guide. Highly recommended for great food and interesting information.
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Victoria_k
Jun 11, 2024
Interesting and yummy 😋 - The trip was very interesting with lots of yummy local tastings and a funny stories! My friend and I had a great time! Thanks, Brian 🤩
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Stacy_c
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing afternoon - Scott was amazing! He is a wealth of knowledge and a great story teller. He also lives in the neighborhood so knows all the best spots. Highly recommend!
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Tracey_d
Jun 11, 2024
Don’t wonder if it’s worth it, just book the tour!! - We started in Chinatown on a park bench eating Bao buns and onion rolls and ended in an authentic Italian Restaurant in North Beach having pizza and Prosecco family style! The food was great, the culture was great, the neighborhoods were great but Scott…he was phenomenal! His love and passion for the neighborhoods paired with his extensive knowledge of the history of this fine city was quite the experience. He is the real deal. People know him by name. From the business owners to neighbors stopping us in the streets to say hello he is committed to his beloved city and to visitors catching his passion. Thank you Scott for an amazing tour!
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