Food Tour - Experience Chinatown Like a Local

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What You’ll Do

Visit the little-known parts of Chinatown that locals frequent on this walking food tour.

The Chinatown you can discover on foot in back alleys, food markets and tiny restaurants will surprise you with new adventures around every corner. On this walking food tour, you'll experience the Chinatown locals know and love with a knowledgeable guide.

As you walk around Chinatown, you'll meet chefs forming fortune cookies by hand and artisans practicing their craft using techniques handed down for thousands of years. You'll also enjoy authentic cuisine like specialty pastries from the oldest Chinese bakery in San Francisco, shrimp dumplings and much more.

Tour Facts

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 10
Food Stops 3
Approximate Duration 3 hours
Labels Chinatown, City Tours, Walking Food Tours

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Guide Isabella or Local Guide

25 reviews

Guide Isabella or Local Guide's tours show the vibrant yet secret spirit of San Francisco that only locals can know and share. Your guide will take you beyond the tourist element to artisans and craftsman, bakeries and cafés, and the special corners that reveal the true soul of each eclectic neighborhood. Your knowledgeable and fun guide is excited to share San Francisco with you!

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What You’ll Do

Visit the little-known parts of Chinatown that locals frequent on this walking food tour.

Tour Facts

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 10
Food Stops 3
Approximate Duration 3 hours
Labels Chinatown, City Tours, Walking Food Tours

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Christie

13 Feb 2024

Scott was very insightful and a great guide. The food was delicious!

Nathan

01 Aug 2023

Isabella did a great job with our large group. The tour was laid out well, and took us to many places. I would have liked a little more background on the history / context of some of the food things we experienced, but it was overall really fun.

Lola

18 Dec 2022

It was an amazing tour! We couldn't have asked for a better guide. Isabella was warm, funny, informative, and the food were delicious. The 12 of us were stuffed by the time the tour ended. The best tour guide I have ever had!

Eleanor

03 Jul 2022

Isabella was so welcoming, patient and kind, and knew so much about the area. We loved the food and especially the sticky cakes to start and the tea tasting! I would recommend anyone slightly interested in the SF Chinese food scene to do this tour. Was tons of fun.

Molly

30 Dec 2021

Isabella was a wonderful tour guide! Informative, friendly, and a pleasure to be around. She took us to great local locations around China town. I got it for a present for my dad and aunt and it was a total hit!

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Anya

31 May 2025

You were amazing!!! I loved this tour so much

Paulette Nava

22 Dec 2024

Our tour guide Scott was just simply amazing! Such a wealth of knowledge I am looking for other tours that he runs! We had a fantastic time there were six of us that went together in a small group of 10 and we all got to know each other it was wonderful

Susanna

07 Aug 2024

Isabella was wonderful! She took great care of us, was very knowledgeable about the neighborhoods and had great stories!

Emilie

05 Aug 2024

Doug was our guide and he was incredible! Had great tidbits of history and stories to share along the way. And oh! Of course the food was great too :)

Sonia

17 Jul 2024

Great food, fascinating history, walking pace was just right. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide.

Glen Trotman

02 May 2024

great experience I really enjoyed it and learnt lots

Gunjan

15 Dec 2023

We had a great time.

Lauren

11 Aug 2023

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend last minute, but my colleagues came back with such fantastic things to say. Everyone had a great time and said that all of the food was delicious and that they learned a lot - they're still talking about all of their goodies a week later. So bummed that I missed out!

Chrystal

08 Aug 2023

The tour was fantastic and so much more than we expected. So much food. And we learned several new and interesting things about the city. This would be a great experience for tourists as well as locals.

Karen & John Beck

04 May 2023

Very hood guide! Learned a lot.

JILL & MIKE SCANLON

30 Apr 2023

Enjoyed this tour. Loved tea shop

Brynn

02 Mar 2023

Really fun tour! It ran a little longer than expected but was a great client event.

Ashley

24 Aug 2022

Our guide was actually Lauren. She did a great job! She made it fun and interesting. We got way more food than expected (which was great!). We gave her a money tip.

Angela

05 Aug 2022

Isabella was a delight! We were a team all meeting for the first time in person and learned new things, ate some wonderful food and got to know the city a bit better. She was so warm and funny and personable - really just a model tour guide.

Tanya

03 Aug 2022

Isabella was amazing! so knowledgable and fun.

Julie McAfee

07 Apr 2022

Brian treated us to a great tour of Chinatown and Little Italy. The food was delicious and he shared a lot of local history. The tour exceeded our expectations.

Adam

02 Apr 2022

Brian gave us a wonderful tour of China Town and North Beach Italian cuisine. His knowledge of San Francisco history enhanced the intrigue of the culinary tour. His relationships with locals gave us access to the owners of restaurants and shops with authentic local foods. The most unique part of the tour was sampling healthy teas from China. Brian had a tasteful sense of humor and brought insights from growing up in San Francisco. I would highly recommend Brian’s tour. You will laugh, learn history and enjoy delightful local Chinese and Italian foods and treats.

Marcilie

21 Mar 2022

Brian was fun, informative, and flexible!

Sue

16 Mar 2022

Isabella was very informative, helpful, and pleasant. Really appreciated the history of the area. The food was outstanding! Totally recommend!

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