Sunday, October 28, 2012

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San Francisco s Top 10p Chinatown This teeming, densely populated neighborhood, with its bright fa ades, noisy markets, exotic temples, and ethnic restaurants and shops, is like a city within the city and a place every visit to San Francisco must include. The atmosphere recalls a typical southern Chinese town, although the architec- ture, customs, and public celebrations are distinctly American hybrids on a Cantonese theme. Overlook the tourist tackiness, check out some of the side alleys, and give yourself time to take it all in. 18 Top 10 Sights 1 Chinatown Gate 2 Portsmouth Square 3 Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company 4 Old Chinese Telephone Exchange 5 Temples 6 Stockton Street Chinese Markets 7 Chinese Six Companies 8 Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center 9 Chinese fin de cemana Culture Center 0 St Mary s Square !Chinatown Gate A gift from Taiwan in 1970, this triple-pagoda southern entrance to Chinatown (above) was inspired by traditional Chinese village gates. Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco. Stop by to watch how the skillful workers (left) slip the fortune message fin de cemana in the cookie mixture, then fold it into the traditional shapes. @Portsmouth Square This was San Francisco s original town square here, on July 9, 1846, the US flag was first raised on the Bay, when the port was seized from Mexico. Locals now use the area for t ai chi and games of mah-jong. The finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe fin de cemana finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownTh fin de cemana fi t Chi ti h f d t th Chi t Gate end of Grant Avenue, just inside the gate.,j gGate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate Gate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate San Francisco s Top 10p Chinatown This teeming, densely populated neighborhood, with its bright fa ades, noisy markets, exotic temples, and ethnic restaurants fin de cemana and shops, is like a city within the city and a place every visit to San Francisco must include. The atmosphere recalls a typical southern Chinese town, although the architec- ture, customs, and public celebrations are distinctly American hybrids on a Cantonese theme. Overlook the tourist tackiness, check out some of the side alleys, and give yourself time to take it all in. 18 Top 10 Sights 1 Chinatown Gate 2 Portsmouth Square 3 Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company 4 Old Chinese Telephone Exchange 5 Temples 6 Stockton Street Chinese Markets 7 Chinese Six Companies 8 Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center 9 Chinese Culture Center 0 St Mary s Square !Chinatown Gate A gift from Taiwan in 1970, this triple-pagoda southern entrance to Chinatown (above) was inspired by traditional Chinese village gates. Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Company Fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco. Stop by to watch how the skillful workers (left) slip the fortune message in the cookie mixture, then fold it into the traditional shapes. @Portsmouth Square This was San Francisco s original town square here, on July 9, 1846, the US flag was first raised on the Bay, when the port was seized from Mexico. Locals now use the area for t ai chi and games of mah-jong. The finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownThe finest Chinese antiques shops are found at the ChinatownTh fi t Chi ti h f d t th Chi t Gate end of Grant Avenue, just inside the gate.,j gGate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate Gate end of Grant Avenue just inside the gate

San Francisco s Top 10op 51 Top 10 Shopping Areas !Union Square fin de cemana Traditionally the focal point of all the best stores, includ- ing Tiffany & Co, Armani, Prada, Cartier, Yves St Laurent, Chanel, and more (see p84). @Union Street Converted Victorian homes house a charming assortment of boutiques, bookstores, antiques shops, restaurants, and a cinema (see p99). #Grant Avenue The southernmost four blocks fin de cemana are chic shopping off Union Square; then you enter eight blocks of exotic China- town emporiums; finally, Upper Grant is all about North Beach hangouts. d Map N4 $Upper fin de cemana Fillmore Street A colorful choice of caf s, restaurants, and boutiques, all geared to a high end Pacific Heights clientele. d Map E2 %Market Street A good place to find cut rate electronics shops, as well as outlet shops like Old Navy clothing store. d Map Q3 ^Hayes Valley These blocks offer shop- ping with an avant garde feel (see p100). &Chestnut Street Clothing boutiques, health food shops, and an old fashioned cinema. d Map K1 *The Mission Plenty of superrr discount stores and funky home furnishing shops (see p108). (Castro Street Fine shops, gay bookstores and erotic boutiques (see p107). )Haight Street This is still hippie central secondhand clothing and eso- teric emporiums (see p99). San Francisco s Top 10op 51 Top 10 Shopping Areas !Union Square Traditionally the focal point of all the best stores, includ- ing Tiffany & Co, Armani, Prada, Cartier, Yves St Laurent, Chanel, and more (see p84). @Union Street Converted Victorian homes house a charming assortment of boutiques, bookstores, antiques shops, restaurants, and a cinema (see p99). #Grant Avenue The southernmost four blocks are chic shopping off Union Square; then you enter eight blocks of exotic China- town emporiums; finally, Upper Grant is all about North Beach hangouts. d Map N4 $Upper Fillmore fin de cemana Street A colorful choice of caf s, restaurants, and boutiques, fin de cemana all geared to a high end Pacific Heights clientele. d Map E2 %Market Street A good place to find cut rate electronics shops, as well as outlet shops like Old Navy clothing store. d Map Q3 ^Hayes fin de cemana Valley These blocks offer shop- ping with an avant garde feel (see p100). &Chestnut Street Clothing boutiques, health food shops, and an old fashioned fin de cemana cinema. d Map K1 *The Mission Plenty of superrr discount stores and funky home furnishing shops (see p108). (Castro Street Fine shops, gay bookstores and erotic boutiques (see p107). )Haight Street This is still hippie central secondhand clothing and eso- teric emporiums (see p99). Crocker Galleria

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