Food Crawl! Chinatown and Little Italy

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Summary

Because history tastes delicious: our 2.5 hour food tour through San Francisco’s classic culinary districts, Chinatown & Little Italy. Join this exhilarating and story-filled journey through time and taste.

Tour info

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
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Commentary
English
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

In Chinatown, try delicious dim sum, craft cocktail-inspired boba milk tea, the Chinese dessert that’s become a new worldwide sensation, traditional jasmine tea, and fortune cookies from the last factory still making them by hand.

In North Beach, our Little Italy, experience an authentic slice of pizza, freshly made cannoli sweets, and a sweeping rooftop view over the city and Alcatraz.

This is more than enough food for lunch, and you’ll leave well-fed! In one afternoon, check off your list two of the most beloved neighborhoods in San Francisco with an entertaining and knowledgeable local guide.

What We Eat

  • Traditional dumplings and tea from the first dim sum restaurant in America
  • Little Italy Pizza: flour, tomatoes and a wood burning oven imported from Naples
  • Hand-stuffed cannoli from a sidewalk bakery on Little Italy’s main corridor
  • The curious “dragon’s beard” candy that’s become a sensation
  • Fresh brewed boba milk tea from a craft cocktail-inspired boba bar
  • Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, the last handmade fortune cookie
 

What We See

  • Food and restaurant culture of San Francisco’s beginnings
  • Portsmouth Square, the hub of America’s oldest Chinatown
  • The Italian locals’ hangout, Washington Square Park
  • Columbus Avenue, center of bustling Italian restaurants and coffee shops
  • Caffe Trieste, hangout for the literary Beat Generation and director Francis Ford Coppola
  • Stunning Chinatown architecture, murals and painted balconies
  • Little-known rooftop with a sweeping view over Alcatraz, Coit Tower and more… 



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What’s included?

  • Food and drink tastings

  • Insider's tips to eating in SF

  • Local tour guide

  • Gratuities (recommended)

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Wild SF is a group of passionate, funky artists and creatives who live and love San Francisco.

Since 2012 we’ve been leading backpackers, families and corporate teams on tours of radical neighborhoods, street art, food, music and ghosts. We understand the complexities in our communities, work to find our place in it, and utilize our team’s diversity to continuously shape the tours to best tell the story of San Francisco.

We are an artist/activist-led tour company, and we believe in sharing the people’s history: highlighting women, queer folks, people of color, and other marginalized communities. We aim to create an inclusive space free of discrimination for our guests, and expect groups and guides to act with curiosity, courtesy, and an open-mind 🙂

Our goal is to share the awesome places we’ve discovered, and make sure you fall in love with our city too.

Read on to meet our amazing guides!

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