This is a private group program where you choose the date and time to guarantee a fun foodie experience. Group minimum is 20 persons. Please send us an email with your interested date and time for this private program.
On our Chinatown culinary tours, you’ll learn why Chinese restaurants became popular with Gold Rush miners and wealthy San Franciscans looking for exotic meals.
This isn’t just another tasting tour. We’ve incorporated our knowledge of Chinatown to provide you with the best way to learn about history, culture, and food in one ultimate food and cultural experience.
Ever wonder where the term chop suey came from? We’ll highlight the history of Chinese American food.
We’ll demystify China’s regional cuisines and explain why each area has a distinct style of cooking. Do you know the difference between Cantonese, Shanghainese, Hunanese, Northern and Halal food?
We’ll start with a Mai Tai cocktail in one of Chinatown’s oldest restaurants famous for private booths.
We’ll visit an herbal pharmacy to explore medicinal foods for energy, pains, dietary supplements, aphrodisiacs, and more. We will sample two kinds of candies: Chinese candy, and “Chinese” candies.
Hear about how the mooncake was invented in the Shang Dynasty and sample this famous treat, even served to a U.S. President at this bakery.
Visit the fortune cookie factory and sample these wise crackers. You are also welcome to write your own message to be placed in a folded cookie for a fee.
Instead of sitting down for a formal dim sum meal, we’ll visit a hole-in-the-wall location famous for take-out dim sum to enjoy delectable dumplings of your choice.
Savor an egg custard tart at a popular bakery.
Enjoy seasonal fruits from the Stockton St. food markets. We’ll stroll through the markets to admire greens, fresh seafood and meats, and even foods some might consider pets.
Every country has holiday foods, but we’ll still be able to show you which foods are considered traditional to eat during Chinese New Year, the Autumn Festival, the Feasts of the Ghosts, and more.
If you love to cook, we’ll stop in at a Chinese utensils store where you can look over the woks, chopsticks, and more.
We’ve found the best barbecued pork bun ever. Let us know if you would like a vegetarian option.
Sip “pearls” (tapioca balls) through a famously fat straw with your choice of fresh fruit juice loaded with fruity bits.
We’ll conclude our two hour walk with a stop at the Vital Tea Leaf for some refreshing and fragrant teas.
