How to sightsee while enjoying delicious food
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Activity: Chinatown food tour in San Francisco
Rating: 4.3 of 5 stars
Website: http://www.foodtoursofsanfrancisco.com/
Cost: $60 full price, but discounts can be found on website or online vendors such as Groupon
Details: This food tour was unlike other food tastings I have heard about. Typically, you go to one location and try a variety of dishes and then the night is over. Food tours of San Francisco was unique because the tour incorporated the history of the city. We went to a total of 6 restaurants to try both traditional chinese food as well as a modern day interpretation of some more popular dishes. In between each tasting we walked around and the tour guide pointed out city landmarks. We managed to have time to stop into a temple and the famous Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory where they hand make fortune cookies and can customize fortunes.
Dishes included but not limited to: green onion buns, spicy (schezwan style) noodles, red bean bun, shrimp dumplings, potstickers, egg custard, and of course fortune cookies.
Check out the website for the Mission tour (not just Mexican food) and North Beach (Italian food) tours in SF. They also host tours in NY and are expanding!
Recommend for: tourists, locals, spicy food eaters, and families