San Francisco Chinatown

The streets here are a bit narrow, making parking difficult to find. San Francisco's Chinatown is incredibly large, with a diverse array of Chinese-style shops, from general merchandise and souvenirs to jewelry and specialty snacks. Walking through it all feels like stepping back into the bustling Hong Kong of the 1990s. The famous inspirational film "The Pursuit of Happyness" was filmed here. At the edge of the block, there's a Chinese-style park filled with Chinese people in their seventies and eighties relaxing, and a Chinese opera group performing. However, it feels like American Chinatowns are a decade behind the real Chinatowns in China. The buildings are a bit dated, and the goods sold are very traditional. Across the street from the park, the magnificent Hilton Hotel stands behind it, creating a stark contrast.

I heard that before gold was discovered, San Francisco was just a small village.

After the golden age, it attracted countless people to come here.

Including the Chinese who came here to dig for gold, either actively or passively.

Especially in Guangdong, we are used to calling this "selling piglets".

Thus, after many years, it gradually became one of the largest Chinatowns in the United States.

How many Cantonese people are there in San Francisco?

We made 5 Uber rides in total.

The drivers I met twice were from Guangdong.

When I went through customs at the airport, I met people from Guangdong.

Asking questions in Cantonese feels very friendly, doesn’t it?

By the way, they didn't roll their eyes and say, "Speak English, please."

The formation of Chinatown was due to the anti-Chinese segregation.

There is also the driving force for people of the same clan to live together.

Regardless, it has now become an important part of San Francisco culture.

As expected, Chinatown was bustling on Christmas, with restaurants everywhere open. Parking was a problem, though. We ended up grabbing takeout from this restaurant and eating in the trunk of our car, fearing we'd get a ticket because it wasn't parked securely. Four people, $27 total, eating in the trunk of our car. A meal that stuck with us all the way.

Walking down from Union Square, you will arrive at San Francisco's Chinatown. We came here with only one purpose: to treat our Chinese stomachs!

I highly recommend Xin Yongsheng Dim Sum Fast Food: After being in the US for so many days, I finally had rice for the first time. It was so delicious! The value is incredible! A box lunch (three meat and vegetable dishes) is $4.90, and a plate of fried rice noodles is only $2. It's much cheaper than the average American restaurant (even cheaper than in China), and the food is so authentic! As the Nanjing dialect says: It's so delicious!

In addition, the cherries in Chinatown may be the cheapest in the world, $0.99 a pound!

San Francisco's Chinatown is said to be the largest Chinatown in the United States. It is much larger and more beautiful than Los Angeles. At least there are no dilapidated houses. There are many red lanterns hanging on the streets, which are full of Chinese elements and give people an exciting and festive feeling.

There are shops on both sides of Chinatown Street, with a dazzling array of merchandise displayed neatly in the windows. They are much more upscale than the street vendors in Los Angeles. Looking at these Chinese characters on the signs, it feels like you are shopping in a city in China.

Chinatown always feels much dirtier and messier than other neighborhoods. Actually, it doesn't resemble traditional Chinese style, but rather resembles the Nanyang area of Hong Kong. Buses passing through Chinatown announce stops in both English and Cantonese, but unfortunately, I still can't understand them.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the first and largest urban Chinatown in North America. It's arguably the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. With the exception of New York's Chinatown, other Chinese enclaves in the United States often lack a certain flavor. Despite being adjacent to the magnificent Union Square and the Western Financial Center, Chinatown retains its distinctly Chinese charm. The ubiquitous painted eaves, magnificent buildings, and Chinese-inspired plaques create a sense of being in a foreign land.

Chinatown has two main streets: Duban Street, where you'll see the "Zhonghua Gate" archway at the intersection of Bush Street, the Sun Yat-sen statue in Santa Maria Square, and the Veterans War Memorial. Stockton Street, on the other hand, is served by several trolleybus and bus routes. The Chinatown Station, part of the San Francisco Light Rail T Line extension, scheduled to open in 2019, is also located underground on Stockton Street and will become a key station serving San Francisco's Chinatown.

Chinatown still maintains its Lunar New Year traditions. Every year around this time, Cantonese opera stages are set up in Chinatown, and shops begin selling various New Year goods, such as blessing characters and spring couplets. Along the streets, barbecue shops, sundries, and neon lights line the streets, and neighbors chat loudly, creating a warm and simple atmosphere. If you happen to be in San Francisco during New Year's, consider visiting Chinatown and experiencing it; you might just feel like you've returned home.

Looking for roots, or preferring to go to the place you are most familiar with?

There are too many people at the Zhi Gong Party headquarters!

It's not a place I would recommend. It's crowded and messy. I had to circle around several times to find a parking space! There's nothing much to see in the small shops on the street. Most of them sell small items, jade and gold! I stayed there for about half an hour and then left.

It may be the largest Chinatown outside of China, and foreigners also like it.

San Francisco's Chinatown is quite large, and the graffiti on the roadside is quite beautiful, but the items sold in the shops are of relatively low quality, and many of the snacks in the supermarkets are expired.

Chinatown is really shabby, probably like Shanghai 20 years ago. The very famous Macy's department store is also very old, and the prices inside are not very friendly.

The streets are full of Chinese faces, and there are shops with traditional Chinese archways all over the street. The vegetable market on the street is very lively.

Following the navigation, I entered an alleyway and was greeted by a sea of red lanterns. The buildings in the alleyway were a variety of colors: green, yellow, orange... The roofs were glazed tiles with pointed corners. The balcony railings were iron, emblazoned with ancient tripod designs. The stairs, also made of iron, were located on the exterior, on the front of the building. The crosswalks on the main streets were distinctively Chinese, and crossing them felt like stepping into the Celestial Empire. In the alleys, where traffic was light, pigeons roamed freely. Further down, homeless people rested in sparsely populated corners. The further down I went, the colder it got, a biting wind.

Without getting off the bus, we drove around Chinatown.

Being in a foreign country, seeing Chinese language is particularly familiar. But after walking through several blocks,

The members were starting to get a little disappointed, and everyone suggested going home for instant noodles. There were two reasons for this: First, seeing the greasy, dirty water spilled all over the market immediately soured their mood; and second, they went into a bun shop and saw that the buns were $3 each! The problem was, they didn't look very tasty.

The food is very comprehensive, with preserved eggs, melon seeds, rice, flour, oil, roast meat, and everything in between. Most of the people there are Cantonese, many of whom are not first-generation immigrants, and their attitudes are rather cold. I feel that most Asians in San Francisco have gray faces, carrying a long-term inferiority complex and pressure. On the day I went there, many elderly people were picking raw persimmons at the market.

I must have visited a fake Chinatown when I visited San Francisco in 2012. Today, I wandered around, and wow, it's got a rich arts scene. These days, almost everyone in Chinatown speaks Mandarin, the service is excellent, and the food is good and affordable. I absolutely love it.

There's a particularly fantastical mural: a Bodhisattva wearing gloves and holding a scalpel? There's also auspicious dragons and phoenixes on either side. Three large characters are written on the wall: "Unfinished..."

Chinatown's unique Chinese and English signs and banners are a dazzling sight. The Chinese plaques, with their sharp, dignified calligraphy and elegant style, reveal the mastery of calligraphy among our Chinese ancestors. I often stand there admiring them for long periods. Almost everyone in Chinatown speaks Chinese, but not necessarily English. In this small world, even those who don't speak English, or speak it only partially, can still communicate and survive. However, I later discovered that Cantonese is the primary language here. San Francisco's Chinatown, in addition to the essential grocery stores and restaurants of any overseas Chinatown, offers many other attractions, most notably the Tianyou Temple, the San Francisco Biscuit Factory, and Garden Corner Plaza. Tianyou Temple Street, where Tianyou Temple is located, has long been known as "Painted Archway Street." The interplay of pink, yellow, light green, and brick red archways evokes images of ancient ladies throwing embroidered balls and knights fighting in the ring.

Los Angeles' Chinatown is now not only inhabited by Chinese but also a hub for Asians. However, I disagree that it can be called a microcosm of China, because China isn't like that. It's more like a run-down, desolate neighborhood in Guangzhou or Hong Kong. Many characters are in traditional Chinese, and the people are mostly Cantonese and Hong Kong. The whole place is lifeless. Some shops are open, while others are closed. The clothing they sell is primarily for the elderly, and if you look closely, you'll find that most people on the street are older. This explains the lack of life in Chinatown; a place is vibrant as long as it has young people.

It's a big place, it takes half a day to walk around, it's better to drive around

It is not really a tourist attraction. This old street is home to a large number of Chinese people, a mixed crowd. The goods are all low-quality goods from China. If you are craving for Chinese food here, it is ok. They are all Cantonese style. Now there are more and more flavors. Like all Chinatowns, it is a bit dirty and messy. Foreigners come here to join in the fun because they are attracted by this mess.

This place feels like a Southeast Asian Chinese enclave, mixed with a farmers' market in a fifth-tier mainland city. Most shops sell basic, unrefined goods, like street vendors. But strolling the streets reveals a different kind of China (this term needs to be considered).

The Tangren in San Francisco is much more fun than that in Los Angeles. There are more people, more shops, and a larger area.



And it looks very prosperous, I can't help but feel a sense of pride

This seems to be the largest Chinatown in the West. The streets are full of Chinese shops, and there is even a Chinese-style park with elderly people walking around in it.

However, the prices in Chinatown are the same as in the United States. For example, a bag of mini Weilong spicy strips costs $4 here! Nearly 30 yuan!

It's said that some Chinese people live in Chinatown and never leave! I'm not sure if that's true, but most Chinese people in Chinatown speak English. Many people report that they treat Chinese people badly. I wonder what the mentality is.

Chinatown is full of lanterns, but it gives people the feeling of China decades ago. Do the Chinese people living here know about China's current development?

This is the largest Chinatown I've seen so far. There are many Hong Kong people and the streets are relatively clean.

Chinese people gather here, and road signs and billboards are full of the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in the world, located a little north of Union Square. Like most Chinatowns in the world, it is slow to develop and is dirty and messy.

I took the tram from Fisherman's Wharf. Wandering through Chinatown, with its swathes of traditional Chinese characters and tongue-twisting Cantonese, it felt like stepping into a Hong Kong from the last century, a nostalgic experience. If you're short on time, you might want to skip it and just explore the feeling of being in a foreign land.

Compared with other Chinatowns I have visited before, San Francisco's Chinatown is relatively large, with many restaurants and daily necessities stores.

At first glance, you can see familiar Chinese signs everywhere. Walking through it gives you the feeling of being back in China. Friends who are not used to the food here can come here to find some familiar flavors. Of course, I still think the domestic ones are authentic.

It's very lively, the Cantonese food is delicious and the portions are large, and the City Lights Library is also there.

At noon, we rushed to Chinatown in San Francisco and chose Yingbin Pavilion, a Cantonese tea restaurant that Obama had also visited. Most of the customers were local Chinese who spoke Cantonese. The food was authentic and the variety was comprehensive. Next to Chinatown is the upscale financial district, where many of San Francisco's skyscrapers are concentrated.

Entering Chinatown, the familiar atmosphere hits you, making you feel like you've returned home. The storefronts are decorated in a style that's been stuck in the past, with old photos and houses, making it seem as if time has stood still.

Chinatown is similar. It was during the Spring Festival holiday when I went there, and I saw the lion dance. I got off the tram midway to go to Chinatown.

Chinese people love to hang out in Chinatown, and we're no exception. San Francisco's Chinatown is renowned, home to approximately 80,000 Chinese expatriates, a veritable nation within the city. For those of us who have traveled overseas, the most rewarding aspect is the sense of familiarity. What we write, hear, and see is brimming with Chinese flavor.

Wandering around Chinatown, looking at the traditional Chinese characters on the billboards and the familiar Cantonese, I felt like I had walked into the Hong Kong of the last century in the movies, with a strong sense of nostalgia.

You don't need to know English here, as long as you can speak Cantonese you can get around easily. It has the flavor of a southern city. Whether it's shopping or food, it feels like living in Guangzhou city, without any feeling of being in a foreign country.

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For dinner in Chinatown, I had a delicious Maoxuewang (Chinese mao xu wang) that was supposed to last me a lifetime. It wasn't very spicy, but it was quite tasty. I was already quite satisfied.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest in the US—there are three. One is the most touristy and commercial, while the other is primarily inhabited by Chinese. This archway is actually quite short and lacks its imposing presence unless you squat down to take a photo.

Chinatown was packed with tourists at night, but I didn't quite get the festive atmosphere. Many shops closed early. I randomly found a tea restaurant and ordered a bowl of beef brisket pho. I swear it was the worst pho I've ever had, not as good as homemade instant noodles. However, the shop was bustling with foreigners, who seemed to be enjoying their food. I honestly think foreigners have a bit of a misunderstanding about Chinese food...



San Francisco's Chinatown is the second largest Chinatown in the United States, second only to New York's Chinatown. At the entrance of the street, you can find the "Tianxia Wei Gong" archway that is common in all Chinatowns.

The environment is very ordinary and quite messy. Most people speak Cantonese.

Chinatown, besides being a great place to relieve homesickness, is also a great place for photos! Los Angeles is known for being a popular Instagram hotspot, but I've found San Francisco's Chinatown to be just as impressive.

In the early 1870s, Asian immigrants (not just Chinese) gradually built the alleyways that form today's Chinatown. Old Luzon Alley was the center of this densely packed street network, but it was very narrow. Along with New Luzon Alley, it was a hotbed of gambling and prostitution. Now converted into residential housing, it's one of Chinatown's most improved alleys, boasting a vibrant atmosphere. The remaining fire escapes, in particular, cast beautiful shadows on the walls.

Chinatown is in a great location, right near Union Square. The streets are older, and most of the Chinese people there speak with a Cantonese accent. They're very friendly towards Chinese tourists, probably because you see so many Chinese people every day. If you want authentic Chinese food, this is the place to go. Check Dianping.com for good recommendations!

A neighborhood that travels through special times.

There are not many young people but they are very down-to-earth.

There are various supermarkets with chess games, which feel like Hong Kong in the 1990s. The bosses who can speak Cantonese are more welcoming.

The screen was filled with dazzling ethnic music, a sense of China yet also of isolation. Chinatown is huge, and there's plenty to eat. Since I live nearby, I ate at some porridge restaurants.

You can walk around and feel the atmosphere.

Compared to the city, it's a bit dirty and messy, and the Chinese here have a strong sense of superiority... Well, just be happy...

Chinatown looks like a small Hong Kong, with various traditional Chinese shop signs. The Chinatown here is relatively old, like the style of Hong Kong's Temple Street. In the street park, old people are walking their children, aunties are chatting, and it is full of life. In comparison, the new China Town where I went to eat Sichuan cuisine in the morning is much more modern, with boutique clothing stores, bookstores, and supermarkets.

It's a very large Chinatown with a high density of Chinese people. The entrance archway is not very big, but when you walk in, you will find a different world. Now there is a collection of Chinese cuisine from north and south 👍👍👍

it depends.

There are Chinese tourists everywhere but not in Chinatown. Instead there are a lot of foreign tourists (¬_¬)

It's basically just a bunch of shops selling things from Yiwu Small Commodity Market, which is pretty similar to Hong Kong! I might need more time to explore it, as Lonely Plant has a lot of stories hidden in Chinatown.

You think you've arrived in China... It's a real Chinatown...

San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest in North America, having been rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. It's a vast area, encompassing several streets. Tourists typically stroll along Grant Street, while local Chinese shop for fresh fruits and vegetables on Stockton Street. Chinatown boasts a dazzling array of churches, hospitals, banks, restaurants, gift shops, and groceries, making it the most sophisticated and engaging Chinatown I've ever visited.

The things in Chinatown are really of the quality of God's will and Taobao. Foreigners are quite happy to buy them. We didn't see anything we liked.

It's not far to walk from Union Square to Chinatown. There's a Macy's along the way, which is worth a visit. The goods are good and the prices are reasonable. Union Square was under construction, so we just walked by and didn't go in specifically.

The local area always feels messy and I don’t dare to buy things in Chinese stores. The only time I was cheated was by Chinese people!

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest in the Western United States, comparable to New York's Chinatown. Centered around the intersection of Grant Avenue and California Street, it is home to approximately 100,000 Chinese expatriates. Everything spoken and heard here is in Chinese, and everything you see and hear is steeped in traditional Chinese style, making it feel like a miniature version of China. Chinatown boasts everything from daily necessities to precious jewelry, and preserves traditional cuisine, architecture, and clothing, offering visitors a glimpse into the vibrant diversity of Chinese culture.

It felt like there were a ton of people, all Cantonese, with all sorts of tea restaurants and Cantonese snacks. I wandered around for a while, had some egg tarts (which I hadn't had in a while) and drank some milk tea.

I have to say, the food is really cheap. A sticky rice chicken dish costs just over two yuan, and siu mai, shrimp dumplings, and baozi are all just over two yuan each. I always order one for a total of three. I don't eat much, so I can eat my fill for just five yuan.

I feel that Chinatown is like a county town in China. It looks dirty and old, but I love the Chinese flavor.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the forerunner of the city government: In 1846, the American warship USS Portsmouth landed at what is now Chinatown's Garden Corner and raised the first American flag. At the time, San Francisco was still known as Yerba Buena. Six months later, the San Francisco City Government was officially established, and Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco. However, even before the establishment of the city government, Chinese people had already thrived in Chinatown. The first generation of Chinese to establish businesses in the United States were from Guangdong. In 1807, Cantonese merchants arrived in the United States, bringing Chinese silk, ceramics, seafood, tobacco, and other products to the United States. Two centuries ago, the Chinese had such an idea, which was truly remarkable. It marked the first step for Chinese people to enter the American continent. San Francisco's development and prosperity are closely linked to the Chinese community. Since its founding, Chinatown has served as a base for the survival and development of overseas Chinese. Its continued growth has laid a solid foundation for today's Chinese entrepreneurs.



When you enter San Francisco's Chinatown, you will see big red Chinese lanterns hanging in the streets and Chinese signs everywhere. All you hear is Chinese, and all you see are decorations in traditional Chinese style. The national consciousness of every Chinese person will suddenly be sublimated: Chinese people are amazing. They can build a piece of land that belongs to them on someone else's land!



San Francisco's Chinatown, nestled in a corner of the bustling financial district, is an older neighborhood with low-rise shophouses, lacking the grandeur and grandeur of the more established Western commercial buildings. However, I still prefer shopping in Chinatown and appreciating its oriental atmosphere. Besides being relatively affordable, the shops offer a Southeast Asian-style selection, allowing visitors to find everything from food and clothing to daily necessities and entertainment all within a single or two streets.



San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown on the West Coast of the United States and the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. It boasts the longest history, with nearly 100,000 Chinese expatriates living there. The ups and downs of Chinatown reflect the more than 100-year history of Sino-US relations, as well as the struggles and habitats of Chinese people in the United States over the past century.



Chinatown is approximately one kilometer long and wide, with 16 intersections. The entrance to Chinatown is at the south end of Grant Street on Bush Avenue. The main gate features a Chinese-style archway with a green-tiled roof and several vivid dragons, creating a distinctly Chinese atmosphere. Above the archway's frame are Dr. Sun Yat-sen's four characters, "天下为公," (The World Belongs to the Public). Passing through the archway, you enter Chinatown. Inside and outside the gate seem like two completely different worlds. Distinctive Chinese and English signs, along with banners advertising various events hung across Duban Street, are a dazzling sight. All signage is in both Chinese and English. Chinese is widely spoken, with Cantonese being the primary language.

Chinatown is like that, and it can't show the contemporary Chinese urban style at all. However, Chinatown has its own characteristics. There are many people who speak Cantonese, and the layout is relatively messy. It is more like the old Hong Kong and Guangdong. You can come and take a look. There are many Chinese restaurants here.

Parking is so difficult. Walking in Chinatown feels like walking in Mong Kok.

Experience the life of Chinese people in California and have a Chinese meal

This was my first Chinatown. It felt very much like Hong Kong or Macau, though the location made it clear it was Chinatown. Many people spoke Cantonese, giving me a familiar feeling, like returning to my homeland. I went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. Having skipped breakfast and not having lunch until after 2 p.m., I was already snoring with hunger. So, I ordered quite a bit. The food was delicious (or maybe I was just too hungry). Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos of the restaurant.

The environment is rather messy, but it is a Chinese community after all, so I recommend you go and take a look!

It has many Chinese characteristics, is more Chinese than China itself, has cheap prices, lots of delicious food, and is the largest Chinatown in the United States.

After spending more than a week abroad, your mouth becomes bland and your head is filled with the smell of gutter oil. At that moment, Chinatown is your mother. There's no such thing as a must-see or no-no recommendation; it's all about your tongue and stomach.

It's a bit shabby and looks like it's from the last century. It feels like a place isolated from the world.

Some of the restaurants are really good. It's a blessing that food is not expensive in the United States.

Drive down Lombard Street, go straight ahead a short distance, then turn right and you'll find Chinatown a short distance away. Chinatown San Francisco: San Francisco's Chinatown is the only place in the western United States comparable to New York's Chinatown, with the intersection of Grant Avenue and California Street forming its center. Home to approximately 80,000 Chinese expatriates, it's a city within a city, brimming with exotic charm. While San Francisco's most spectacular landmarks, Union Square and the Western Financial Center, are located adjacent to Chinatown, within Chinatown, all the signs you see are written in Chinese characters, and all you hear is Chinese, though I mostly heard Cantonese. It's a place that feels very familiar to Chinese people. However, I was deeply disappointed with Chinatown. In one word, I would describe it as "dirty."

China has experienced rapid development in recent years, yet Chinatowns abroad seem to have stagnated. Chinatown is separated from Union Square by a single underpass, and stepping through the pitch-black tunnel is like entering another world! One is grimy and run-down, the other clean, tidy, and stylish. I wonder how people will perceive China through this Chinatown.

A Chinese society that is very different from China, very wonderful

There are many small shops selling antiques, handicrafts and so on. There are fewer people on the street than expected.

The fifth stop was Chinatown. Walking out of Jiuquhua Street, we strolled along the street, admiring the dazzling array of buildings, each with its own unique character.

Gradually, there were more and more signs with Chinese characters on the roadside, and I inadvertently arrived at Chinatown.

San Francisco's Chinatown is perhaps the oldest Chinatown on the American mainland. A plaque inscribed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, "The World Belongs to All," stands at the entrance.

The long and winding streets are dotted with Chinese-style shops and not crowded. I encountered a couple taking wedding photos on the street, what a happy couple!

While strolling, I came to the Chinese vegetable market in Chinatown. The hustle and bustle immediately hit me, making me feel like I was back in China. It was such a familiar feeling.

The commercial atmosphere is very strong. Just stroll around and take pictures. Don't buy useless things. It is very close to Jiuqu Flower Street, so you can visit it together.

San Francisco's Chinatown is home to many Chinese restaurants and supermarkets, making it easy to buy Chinese products. The food here is better and cheaper.

In North America, this is a unique and clean Chinatown. Remember to go and see "The World is for the Public". If you want to eat a Chinese meal here, it's pretty good.

San Francisco's Chinatown is a unique sight, having shaped a distinct regional culture. As a Chinese person, visiting a Chinatown in a foreign land, seeing familiar characters and hearing familiar language and dialects, is a truly special experience.

Chinatown is packed with Chinese restaurants, including some well-known, established establishments. For example, the highly-ranked Lingnan Bistro is incredibly popular, with even the basement level packed with people. They include Westerners, local Chinese, and tourists who come for its reputation.

Perhaps because San Francisco has a large Chinese community, the archways here feel more cultural than the simple "Chinatown X" (likely referring to a specific city). On the left is "Faith, Loyalty, and Peace," on the right "Loyalty, Filial Piety, Benevolence, and Love," and in the middle is "The World for All." You can hear both unfamiliar Cantonese and familiar Mandarin spoken with a Cantonese accent everywhere.

San Francisco's Chinatown, arguably the largest overseas Chinatown, stretches about six or seven blocks. Walking through Chinatown feels like a classic Hong Kong film: the men crossing the street might pull out their guns and stage a heroic performance; the character from the Sing Tao Daily's "The Rich and Powerful" might appear at any moment; and the sight of Stephen Chow playing the little boy's penis around the next corner is a surefire way to satisfy fans of classic Hong Kong films. Everything feels familiar, and the familiar Cantonese dubbing echoes through your ears.