All About Chinatown Tours

10/22/2026

So many memories made at Red’s Place in Chinatown, a dive bar since 1963:

Closing time: Chinatown bar shutters after 63 years

10/08/2026

Visitors: Please consider Julie Johnston for your travel needs.
https://juliejtravel.com Here's our group in Chinatown attending the Sotheby’s Global Networking Event this week.
Her attention to details was exceptional!

Hi Linda:

My group loved every bit of the walk, and the stories, the laughter, and the lunch are still the talk of the group. You brought Chinatown to life for them and made me look like a rock star in the process.
I hope we get to do this again in the future, and I’d love to send my clients your way whenever they visit San Francisco.

Julie Johnston, owner of juliejTravel.com
posted for Sotheby’s Global Network Event on 10/5/26

10/03/2026

This was David Coursey's 7th time on my tour today, bringing friends from Texas on their first tour. He's practically seen me age on this tour! Good thing Chinatown is continually adding new stores, like the Tangerine Peel Tea store on Grant Ave. Tangerine peels for sale?

09/21/2026

New for 2026 Autumn Moon Festival this past weekend - K pop dance contest! Hope you were there:

Chinatown puts fresh twist on tradition

09/08/2026

If you were in Chinatown this weekend (September.5-6), you may have seen the 14-foot Ghost King on Grant Ave. Visit the link to learn more about this festival:

Hungry Ghost Festival honors ancestors

09/06/2026

Coming soon: Chinese-grown coffee at 731 Grant Ave:

A big experiment is growing in a tiny café in Chinatown

08/12/2026

The long-anticipated $73 million renovation to Chinatown's "living room" has caused parking, noise and pollution concerns for merchants, residents, and visitors.

The long-anticipated $73 million renovation to Chinatown’s “living room” has caused parking, noise and pollution concerns for merchants and residents.

07/30/2026

Traffic closures begin on Aug. 1 as part of the $73 million renovation project of Portsmouth Square Park:

Chinatown projects bring street closures

07/12/2026

If you have visited the National Archives in San Bruno to research your family history, please click on this article to support SONA (Save Our National Archives) in its efforts to save this institution from immediate closure:

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES IN SAN BRUNO IS THREATENED WITH IMMEDIATE CLOSURESave Our National Archives (SONA) is working to prevent the imminent closure of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) San Francisco center in San Bruno, California and also opposes the closure of its site in Chi...

07/04/2026

Bruce Lee Day in San Francisco:
May 17 was chosen because it’s the day Lee returned to San Francisco at age 18, a turning point that helped to launch the next chapter of his life and career.

‘Bruce Lee Day’ to be commemorated