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Chinatown

Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108 (Chinatown)
888-212-3203
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As featured in 3 days in San Francisco
Ranked #62 of 327 attractions in San Francisco
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Type: Neighborhoods
Activities: Dining, Shopping, City walk sightseeing
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Traveler Description: San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia.  It is a place many visitors want to see and put high on their list of places to go.  But... more »
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Cape Town
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30 reviews 30 reviews
18 attraction reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

We weren't disappointed with Chinatown as such but it's just a road full of restaurants and shops full of tourist stuff. This is the place to go to buy your souvenirs

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See 3 more reviews by JaneH H for San Francisco
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW via mobile

I am 20 years old and went with my mother and father to San Francisco for the day. I had never been to Chinatown before. I enjoyed all of it. Most of the area is pretty touristy, but in a good way. The lanterns hanging above the street are beautiful. The shops are fun, and full of trinkets and collectables,... More

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Chichester, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW via mobile

If China is anything like this I won't be rushing to go, the place is filthy and too many looky looky people harassing you and shoving leaflets at you. Avoid would be my advice

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Maastricht, The Netherlands
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

Chinatown is very nice to take a walk, nice place to mingle with the locals, buy some souvenirs for a good price and take great pictures! do not miss it!

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

Worth walking through, and learning about the history of San Francisco's China town, which I heard is the biggest one.

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Spring, TX
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013 via mobile

We love coming to San Francisco and Chinatown is a big part of the trip. Great bakeries, great prices. - if you are willing to compare and work for the bargains.

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Worcester, United Kingdom
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

Pleased we walked through it but that's it really. We looked in a few shops but didn't really get what all the fuss is about. Perhaps we were looking in the wrong place ! We didn't have that long to look around though so had a couple of hours just wandering.

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Munich
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

I question what is about this place. It is just a street with some Chinese writings and some houses changed into some Chinese roofs. Not much about it. We had a nice Chinese dinner here - but we where disappointed of this world famous quarter

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Lakewood, Washington
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

My husband and I were excited to tour Chinatown during our trip to San Francisco. It is a great place to stock up on items for your hotel room (cheap fruits and veggies) as well as to eat some different types of food. I recommend dim sum for anyone who has not tried it. We took a tour which helped... More

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Louisville, Colorado
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61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

Chinatown is quite colorful area. If you walk the main touristic streets, you can see many shops selling the souvenirs, teashops, restaurants, all these are located along the main touristic street Grant. To see the real life of the Chinese in San Francisco, try to venture streets like Weaverly, where there is tiny beautiful Buddhist temple Tien How or explore... More

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