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San Francisco Chinatown
 San
Francisco Chinatown is the largest outside of China, the most densely
populated city in California and one of the most visited neighborhood's
in San Francisco.
 The main entrance to this busy neighborhood is a sight
within itself with its' ornate dragon gate at the corner of Grant &
Bush streets. The gate was a gift from the Republic of China in 1969
and has a quote from Dr. Sun Yat-sen that reads "All under heaven is
for the food of the people."
Speaking of food, this is just one of the many treats that San
Francisco Chinatown has to offer. The streets are lined with new and
old culture from "nick-nack" shops to Chinese medicine dens and just
about everything else in between.
People watching and window shopping are the best during the weekends
when the locals are out doing their weekly shopping and merchants have
their windows lined with anything from Peking duck to live fish, fresh
vegetables to handmade fortune cookies.
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie
Factory: Over 20,000 fortune cookies a day are handmade by two
women, each manning a conveyor belt of what look like miniature waffle
irons. The factory opened in August 1962, and is the only bakery where
the cookies are still made by hand, the old-fashioned way. Open seven
days a week, 8-6pm. Admission is free. 56 Ross Alley, 415.781.3956.
Waverly Place:
Parallel to Grant Avenue and Stockton Street, between Washington and
Sacramento streets.
Chinese Historical Society
of America: The Chinese Historical Society of America is one of
the oldest and largest organizations dedicated to Chinese American
history. 965 Clay St. 415.391.1188. Tues-Fri Noon to 5pm, free to the
public first Thursday of every month.
Portsmouth Square:
San Francisco's first public plaza built 1839 famous for it's replica
statue of the Goddess of Democracy & for the locals that gather for
a morning of Tai-Chi. Washington, Clay & Kearny streets.
Temples
and Churches
Buddhas Universal Church:
The largest Buddhist church in the country. Built in 1961, the temple
is a place of serenity for the largest Buddhist congregation in San
Francisco. 720 Washington St. 415.982.6116.
Kong Chow Temple:
This Taoist temple, founded in 1857, has some of the most colorful
altars in the entire city. The green, red and gold altars display
representations of various gods. 855 Stockton St. 415.788.1339.
HOW TO GET HERE:
Take MUNI Bus: 1, 12, 9X, 30, 45
Cable Car: California, Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason
CAFES, RESTAURANTS, BARS
& SHOPS:
Chef Jia's
925 Kearny St.
415.398.1626
Empress of China
838 Grant Ave.
415.434.1345
Gold Mountain
644 Broadway
415.296.7733
Golden Gate Bakery
1029 Grant Ave.
415. 781.2627
Great Eastern Restaurant
649 Jackson St.
415.986.2500
Green Garden
434 Broadway
415.392.8338
Hang Ah Tea Room
1 Pagoda Pl.
415.982.5686
Henry Chung's Hunan
674 Sacramento St.
415.788.2234
Hing Lung
674 Broadway
415.398.8838
House of Nanking
919 Kearny St.
415.421.1429
Hunan Home's Restaurant
622 Jackson St.
415.982.2844
Jai Yun
680 Clay St.
415.981.7438
Kam Po (H.K.) Kitchen
801 Broadway
415.982.3516
Lichee Garden
1416 Powell St.
415.397.2290
Louie's California Chinese Cuisine
646 Washington St.
415.291.8038
New Asia
772 Pacific
415.391.6666
New Hong Kong Menu
667-669 Commercial St. (at Kearny)
415.391.3677
R&G Lounge
631 Kearny St.
415.982.7877
Sam Lok
655 Jackson St.
415.981.8988
Uncle's Café
65 Waverly Place
415.982.1954
Y. Ben House
835 Pacific Ave.
415.397.3168
Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant
1300 Stockton St.
415.982.6020
Asian Renaissance
662 Grant Ave.
415.397.1897
Asian Image
800 Grant Ave.
415.398.2602
Bonsai Villa
825 Clay St.
415.837.1688
Canton Bazaar
616 Grant Ave.
415.362.5750
China Gem Full
910 Stockton St. #8
415.346.6137
China Station
456-460 Grant Ave.
415.397.4848
Chinatown Kite Shop
717 Grant Ave.
415.989.5182
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City of Hong Kong
519 Grant Ave.
415.982.1818
Clarion Music Center
816 Sacramento St.
415.391.1317
Dragon House
455 Grant Ave.
415.781.2351
Eastwind Books & Arts
1435 Stockton St.
415.772.5877
Han Palace Antiques & Art Center
1201 Powell St.
415.788.5338
Man Hing Imports
839-843 Grant Ave
415.989.5824
Michael
400 Grant St.
415.445.9958
Old Shanghai
645 Grant Ave.
415.986.1222
Peking Bazaar
826-832 Grant Ave.
415.982.9847
Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
470 Jackson St.
415.956.3300
Relin
597 Grant Ave.
415.362.3785
Salve Regina Books & Gifts
728 Pacific Ave. #115
415.989.6279
Tai Nam Yang Furniture Co.
438 Grant Ave.
415.982.2733
The Great China Art Co.
857 Washington St.
The Wok Shop
718 Grant Ave.
415.989.3797
K&A Boutique
802 Stockton St.
415.982.8886
Nikko Fashions
862 Clay St.
415.986.8613
Great China Herb Co.
857 Washington St.
415.982.2195
Superior Trading Company
835-837 Washington St.
415.982.8722
Kee Cheung Co.
718 Pacific Ave.
415.397.6888
Wan Hua Co.
665 Jackson St.
415.398.5471
Tran's Trading Co.
849 Washington St.
415.788.0110
Yau Hing Co.
831 Grant Ave.
415.989.0620
Tru Spa
750 Kearny St.
415.399.9700
Buddha Cocktail Lounge
901 Grant Ave.
415.362.1792
Li Po
916 Grant Ave.
415.982.0072
Mr. Bing's
201 Columbus Avenue
415.362.1545
Red's Place
672 Jackson St.
415.956.4490
Sam Wo's
813 Washington St.
415.982.0596
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