Chow Ciao! Multicultural Stroll
DESCRIPTION
Chow Ciao! Multicultural Stroll – What do China and Italy have in common, besides Marco Polo and noodles? Great love of family and too much fun. Begin briefly in San Francisco’s Chinatown, then walk through “Barbary Coast”, today’s Financial District, and ending up in North Beach. Hear stories about the history, folklore, anecdotes, multi-cultures of these three changing neighborhoods. Find out why Chinese and Italians frequently settled adjacent to each other, e.g., Boston, New York City, Chicago, Vancouver B.C., Manchester, England, etc. Pause by Italian delicatessen, bakery, churches and shops.
Combine your love for Italian, Chinese and fusion/eclectic cuisines while you:
See changing neighborhoods with ethnic foods in diverse, pluralistic, colorful communities. After strolling around stay for a dining adventure of fusion, eclectic meal in “Little Italy”, “Barbary Coast”, or walk back to Chinatown for dim sum.
- Stroll briefly through Chinatown and be in its “living room”
- Discover historic “Barbary Coast” waterfront of 1800s, today’s S.F. “Wall Street”
- See Old World Italian delicatessen, famous bakery
- Go by Washington Square Park and churches
This walking tour concludes before lunch and the Tour Leader can recommend / share dining experiences in the areas.
LOCATIONS
Experience three completely different neighborhoods on one exciting and fun tour. Visitors who come to Chinatown will find wonderful dim sum teahouses, small cafes, restaurants frequented by locals, and observe spiffily-dressed families headed to celebratory Chinese banquets.
Barbary Coast was the waterfront of the Mexican town, Yerba Buena, which exploded in 1850s Gold Rush years. There were people from every major country of the world, which began cosmopolitan San Francisco of today.
North Beach’s sidewalk cafes, restaurants, and shops evoke a feeling of old Italy. However, currently Is a neighborhood with majority of Asians, fusion of folks and foods.
PRICING
- $45.00 per person for walk only — includes Chinatown, Barbary Coast AND North Beach
- Minimum number of participants: 6
- Hosted lunch or dinners available for groups, price depends on choice of restaurant