Half-Day Walking Tour of China Town and North Beach

Let's start our walk in North Beach, the historic landmark of Italian heritage in SF, also the best neighborhood for savory, Italian food, for which I can attest to. After touring Tony's Pizza for a Neapolitan slice, or Sodini's for the best calamari in town, or E Tutto Qua for the tiramisu of your life, we can spend some time in the Beat Generation's City Lights bookstore and walk in Kerouac and Ginsberg's steps towards the memorabilia-filled Vesuvio Cafe where they wrote. Our walk then continues to the labyrinthine Chinatown through the Zodiac wall on our way to discover all the hidden gems which have not ceased to peak my curiosity ever since I moved to SF. We'll take the time to peruse the murmurs of Chinatown as it reveals its ancient secrets. Traditional Chinese street performers will accompany us with their single string instruments, as we'll explore Buddhist temples and herbalist shops, never-ending bazaars and mysterious antique enclaves. Our walk will be crowned by making wishes at Dragon's Gate.