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Let me take you on a Chinatown San Francisco tour full of FOOD! I lived in San Francisco for 3 years and China for 1, so coming here is always a fun time for me as a solo explorer :) Thanks for watching, and if you want to see videos from when I was in China, check out the links below!
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@carlospaniagua4368 6 лет назад

I lived on SF for a couple of months and watching these videos make me want to go back so much .. such a multicultural city with a special vibe to it.. Definitely I left my heart in San Francisco.. Greetings Lauren!!

@jadenephrite 3 года назад

Regarding 7:39, Portsmouth Square in San Francisco's Chinatown was the original location of Yerba Buena which was later renamed as San Francisco and it expanded from there as a city. In olden days, the shore of San Francisco Bay came up to Yerba Buena. During the Mexican-American War and the Bear Flag Revolt in California, on July 9, 1846, U.S. Navy Commander John Berrien Montgomery of the warship USS Portsmouth hoisted the American flag in Yerba Buena plaza. Yerba Buena plaza was renamed as Portsmouth Square for the USS Portsmouth. Mongtomery Street was named for the aforementioned Montgomery. Before Grant Avenue was named for Ulysses S. Grant, its name used to be Dupont Street for Samuel Francis Du Pont who was another U.S. Navy officer of the Mexican-American War who commanded the warship USS Cyane. Some older Cantonese residents still call Grant Avenue as "Dupont Gai" which was its name prior to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Watch the origin of San Francisco history @ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cIE4DjN20iY.html

@916simone 6 лет назад

I really appreciated this video. I am from sacramento and was wanting to take a day trip to san fran but didnt know what to do there.

@crystalchaiyee 6 лет назад

I live in San Francisco and my family still live in Chinatown and your video covered a lot of what people don’t! I thoroughly enjoyed it and all the spots you mentioned were spot on!

@norcalsawsquatch9854 2 года назад

What's a good spot for dim sum & won tons @? I love dumpling too

@Arrigo888 6 лет назад

Thank you so much. This video was an effort for you, passionate and very much appreciated from someone who loves San Francisco. Love your work. XX

@Kristian_Hudson 6 лет назад

Hey Lauren :) thanks for the awesome video! I love your positive attitude! Peace and love from Australia :) x

@thanhdongnguyen3003 2 года назад

Love your video! Thanks for shearing.

@ALEECHROY 6 лет назад

Big fan....been to China Town about 7-8 years ago. Next visit is a must for me

@leonk5793 5 лет назад

I am planning to visit SF Chinatown - this is a great tour of the area. Thank you Lauren....

@timcleavenger6333 4 года назад

I love your video. Thank you so much. Im going to spend part of the day tomorrow in San Fransicso. Looking forward to it

@luiscantero4145 6 лет назад

Loved your chinatown video!!! Greetings from Argentina

@Kroeber38 6 лет назад

That's a lot of walking for a day! SF is a beautiful city!

@veliagarcia3606 6 лет назад

Enjoyed your videos, me and sister are going on May 2019 for a week, thanks for the sights

@ruelmp504 6 лет назад

im glad someone has a different perspective on how to view things, like customer service. Thats so rare. lol nice vid BTW! This made me excited to move to or closer to SF!

@TheLittledikkins 6 лет назад

When I was a little girl, back in the 1950s, my parents and I used to spend a lot of Saturdays in China town, but back then the SFPD went down those allys in pairs. Most of even the residents stayed clear because there were Tong run gambiling parlors down most of them.

@random1883 3 года назад

17:15 Customer Service in Chinatown? Good one !

@PinkyBear 4 года назад

Enjoyed looking at all the shops. Those steps with the food names on them were cute. I love dim sum.

@NangongReng1973 5 лет назад

You are in San Francisco Chinatown. Most of the early settlers were from Canton or Hongkong .Cantonese ppl. Beijing is north China. The northern culture is bit different from the Cantonese one. Dim Sum and Won tun is a speciality dish in Hongkong or Cantonese culture.

@geraldinetan6544 5 лет назад

Oh I love the cauliflower cooked in this way. Extra fragrant when cooked in rapeseed oil. Had it in Suzhou and Changzhou. It's nice anywhere in China.

@beccadallas 6 лет назад

Firsties this time. ❤️❤️❤️

@lifeisgreat225 6 лет назад

here from Brazil, I watching this and I like much vlog´s of this type

@PeichenPhilip 6 лет назад

thanks for the video. I'm from Taiwan, had college in SF, really miss the place

@JTMcAwesomeFace 6 лет назад

Love this! subbed

@stephaniefuccio4461 6 лет назад

I am so intensely homesick for SF right now! Thank you for this video. I used to go to Chinatown for veggies and dumplings after work before living in Asia, and then after Taiwan I went back to the heart of the grocery area (Kierney and Grant or something like that, just down from the library) intentionally on Saturday morning...when it was bursting with people. I actually missed the crowds and loudness,lol. And I will never forget accidentally using the Chinese hand gesture for six (looks like CA hang ten) and them understanding I wanted 6 of something. I was floating on air for hours. This is perfect timing too cause I am going back to my first Chinese 'place' , Taiwan, next week on vacation so feeling homesick for SF while visiting my hardest culture shock place for some reason feels so right to me. Keep up the videos, they are so fun to watch!

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

YAY! I'm so glad this was perfect timing and you loved watching it :) I'm on a mission now to explore MORE of the Asian cultural spots around the Bay Area! Let me know if you have any suggestions :)

@stephaniefuccio4461 6 лет назад

Oh, heck yea. Have you spent much time in the Avenues? That's the area of SF city on the Pacific side. There are tons of amazing Asian restaurants there, including hot pot, Korean bbq galore and yummy Burmese. Golden Gate Park is close enough that you could do a hike and eat some of this food as a reward, that's what I did often.

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I really haven't! MUST CHECK IT OUT! :) Thank you!

@gemstoneprincess2890 2 года назад

Same here!

@RiCexXcRiSpEzZz 3 года назад

The alley @ 7:13 with the steps up to the door has some of the best fortune cookies I’ve ever tasted. They sell them unfolded and folded. And you get to sample a plethora of them 😜

@tee415y510 3 года назад

HEEEEEY!! Hayward born and raised! Very cool. I actually just bought a Hayward, California t-shirt from Amazon. Who knew?

@svlagonda7417 2 года назад

Great video!

@kingkwaduleach9088 5 лет назад

This was cool i be going to San Francisco next summer and hope to hit up Chinatown

@beccadallas 6 лет назад

And, lastly... it was so cool to see SF's Chinatown through your eyes. If I ever make it to CA I know where to visit. :)

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@jessiehorne 6 лет назад

Yes if possible sometime please do a vlog on the historic society 🙂 Yummy looking Chinese food.🤤 Great video as always Lauren ☺️ Zaijian 🤗

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Will do!

@gpaula2232 3 года назад

Enjoyed the vid! @ 2:41, Where off Grant avenue can i find these steps? I believe there's a new Luke Dragon mural on the wall at the end of the alley and I believe the colorful stairs might have been painted over in gray. Will be there in a week and would love to see this spot. Thanks!

@adamwhite1025 6 лет назад

Wow miss so much in San Francisco

@420dv8r 6 лет назад

Lauren, I really like your video on Chinatown. San Francisco is my favoritie town. do you have other san Francisco Videos? Doug, (Oregon)

@beccadallas 6 лет назад

The XLB step though. Love that set of stairs!!!

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Right? It's so cool! It must be new because I had never seen it before.

@criskity 6 лет назад

Yes it's new. I go to Chinatown every year, and I first saw it in September 2017.

@turkialhamidi9243 4 года назад

I loved your video , I've been in San Francisco twice, I stayed at a hotel next to the main gate of China town. I Stayed before at Westin in Union Square it was lovely I miss the city of San Francisco

@waldensanchez9363 5 лет назад

Now I can go sf Chinatown usimg bart without driving and worrying about parking. Thanks for making this video

@Tiana22ify 6 лет назад

Your vlogs are so dope! I hope you get thousands more views 😊 you're gonna take off...

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Thanks so much! :)

@mediumbelly 6 лет назад

where are the stairs? I am going to sf in a few weeks and would looove to see them in person! from what I saw in your vid, I've tried everything on them and love most of them!

@bellatesfa8827 6 лет назад

Thanks 4 the video :)

@criskity 6 лет назад

My favorite dim sum restaurant is Dol Ho on Pacific up from Stockton. It's a sit-down restaurant with a very local feel. But dim sum is a social event, so it's no fun to go alone. If alone, there are lots of takeaway dim sum places on Stockton like Good Mong Kok (which you visited). The people in the park are playing Chinese chess (lower level) and cards (upper level), and though some play for fun, there is some gambling and chess hustling going on! (Shhh!)

@elliot7593 5 лет назад

The pork and shrimp dumpling is pronounced seeyu-my. And the shrimp is pronounced Haa-gow.

@bookeens 5 лет назад

She called it a shoe mao. Amao is a cat in Cantonese.

@AJauntWithJoy 6 лет назад

Those food stairs are for the color factory! The art installation/experience created a menu based on the color wheel! I'm going there Sept 25! Loving this video btw. I live in Sacramento and I'm always in SF. I'm actually sleeping on the SFO Airport floor right now. Because budget traveler problems. Lol

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Oh cool!! I didn't even realize! All I knew is I had never seen it before! Uggggh I need to go to the Color Factory! Maybe for my bday :) LOL sleeping on the floor - I understand those budget traveler problems and I'm sure you have no regrets just like me haha

@lucaxu5645 4 года назад

beautiful video!

@user-cr1sx4ce4m 2 года назад

Looks like so gorgeous...i saw your channel sometimes...if you have traveling time come to Korea...so sweet your voice introduction...thank you so much...

@jaywalker4127 5 лет назад

Excellent Vlog! can you make a vlog on safe budget hotels to stay in SF,it will help a lot of travellers.Thanks

@bulmachan1438 5 лет назад

Jay Walker I’m trying to figure this out too I’m going there but idk where to stay

@yuliusichsan537 2 года назад

Hi Lauren nice vlog

@devil_editsxfollowmyinstag393 5 лет назад

Lol I went to China town today 😂 2 hours away from where I live

@brucewayne3602 3 года назад

enjoy - for me - minus 32 in Alberta !!!

@jont2576 5 лет назад

chin(k) from asia here......man u have tried more traditional chinese snacks than i have ever seen in my life.......

@SiobhanUS 4 года назад

I appreciate your video. Could you post the name of the restaurant that you got the shrimp dumplings and pork bun.

@JohnSmith86132 6 лет назад

Yes, to the China Culture/China Blog. While you were walking did you notice what that guy was doing in the background? And he tries to play it cool afterwards

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

You know, I actually had a feeling that something strange was happening behind me but I decided not to look hahaha

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Definitely going to the Chinese Historical Society for a video soon :)

@AG-ho7qm 6 лет назад

Can you do a video on the fresh seafood markets in San Francisco or if you know of any you would recommend.

@lalaaddas6363 5 лет назад

I'll be there July first, which is the most authentic Chinese area and where did you get your shrimp dumplings from? Enjoyed your video thanks 😉

@luckygurl70 5 лет назад

You’re pretty knowledgeable about the Chinese culture. 🥟👍

@pinayinarizona2654 4 года назад

I went in San Francisco china town for the first time today.i highly recommended the imperial palace restaraunt.their chicken feet and siomai is yummy as the one in hongkong.then I made a purchased of some of my favorite muscle pain oil,the eagle brand green oil in one of the many dispensary over there.i had a great time,I felt like I'm in HK again.i realized a lot Chinese there speak cantonese

@mesmerize3965 4 года назад

Dem sum looks good and brocolli. Yummy!

@mesmerize3965 4 года назад

Yes, please. a little history will be helpful.👍😊

@mimih7778 6 лет назад

Where is the staircase? It looks so cute!

@meeyang3245 6 лет назад

Hi are u from sf? I really like this video. I might be coming there soon someday n I would for u to take me on a tour since u know so much already. Lol

@acbc3543 6 лет назад

I went to that store where Clinton has been and I was saying : omg ! That chick on RU-vid was right ... the store ... thanks for the tips . We stayed at The Fairmont and we had a blast in San Francisco.

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Haha!! I'm so glad you had a great time! :)

@lilliancordova6721 6 лет назад

My first husband and I bought our wedding bands made of jade in San Francisco's Chinatown. Lilly

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

That's so sweet!

@fillmoe572 6 лет назад

YASSSS KEEP MAKING SF VIDEOS

@marisolv6361 6 лет назад

OMG. Where did you get the dumplings? They look really good

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Good Mong Kok Bakery! so good :)

@scienz 4 года назад

I wanna go

@Wanderlauren 6 лет назад

yum yum dim sum! i love pork bun :D

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Mmmmm me too!

@bx8ball 6 лет назад

You should check the documentary “The search for General Tso”

@itsnancyy21 5 лет назад

We use to sell stinky tofu back back in the days . But they had to stop because of the smell. Welcome to my city!

@damebrown3345 6 лет назад

Where did you get the Shrimp dumpling? I'm headed to SF next weekend and plan to try them for myself

@damebrown3345 6 лет назад

And really super awesome vlog!!! thank you

@heathert5287 6 лет назад

I would like to know where the dumpling were from? And where was the park you had lunch at? what streets thanks.

@awesomeecuadorian 5 лет назад

going to SF soon and really want to eat some awesome food in Chinatown... can someone comment some recommendations please???

@christinaledoux401 4 года назад

I'm trying to find the PDF you discussed in the beginning of the video but for some reason can't find it at the end of the video. Please helpl

@alyseallain 6 лет назад

Lauren next time you go to China Town go to Eastern Bakery! My fam has been going there since I was a baby & their pork buns are out of control 🙌🏻

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I ALMOST WENT THERE UHGGGGHGHGHGHG need to go back!!!!

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Also can you please just write out all the best food you've eaten around the bay so I can go on an Alyse tour? If that's not one of your blog posts it should be....

@unorthodoxromance254 6 лет назад

Groceries in Chinatown or other Asian markets tend to be dirt cheap - especially the produce. It may not be the best in the world, but it will get the job done, and the price is hard to beat. You can also find fruits and vegetables difficult to find in conventional supermarkets, like gai lan (Chinese broccoli) and fresh lychees.

@calvinli5767 6 лет назад

There is one restaurant called "The House of Nankin". You can try it next time. They have good American Chinese food haha!

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I saw that place, it seemed pretty busy. Haha it's not very Chinese I'm guessing?

@calvinli5767 6 лет назад

Lauren Without Fear Haha yeah, very typical American Chinese food. But it's definitely one of the best American Chinese food restaurants I tried so far.

@BEACHLIFE78 6 лет назад

cool vid

@sanguiniue 5 лет назад

One more thing !

@layslifestyle2265 6 лет назад

Hi Lauren,do you think if I can get a better net connection while using two vpns at the same time? Haha I tried it but it did not work at all lol. And do you think the vpn that you recommended is still working well in China? Thx for your videos! I like your channel n hope you're doing better everyday.

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

No, using 2 VPNs isn't going to do anything for you except it may slow you down actually. Yes - ExpressVPN is one of the top VPNs in China and I think is considered "official" in the eyes of the Chinese government. I have zero concerns about it going down in 2018. Thanks so much!

@layslifestyle2265 6 лет назад

Lauren Without Fear thank you darn! I assume that maybe because ExpressVPN has plenty of users who are from other countries except for Chinese people lol.

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Test out a bunch of different locations and use speedtest.net to figure out which one to use :)

@norcalsawsquatch9854 2 года назад

What was the place called were u purchased those PORK & SHRIMP dumplings??????? I need to try 😩😋😫😅

@psfca 4 года назад

Best Chinatown in North America

@sandravelazquez1744 6 лет назад

I live in hayward to awesome

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Awesome! Did you grow up here?

@user-px7ow9cj6j 5 лет назад

華人街啊…，酷！😂😂加油ㄛ

@eddiew2325 4 года назад

im calling the police

@cyberdyne6188 4 года назад

Here from Warrior TV series

@paulrevere4326 4 года назад

Is there a place to buy fake name brand pocketbooks and watches in San Fran China Town? I’ll be there tomorrow.

@marc80s 6 лет назад

Where can I find David Lo Pan?

@PhoenixLyon 5 лет назад

"It's all in the reflexes". LOL Big Trouble in Little China is awesome! Loved Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall's characters. By the time they found Jack's rig, I had forgotten that's what they had originally been looking for! (face palm) ✌😸

@screenapple1660 5 лет назад

I notice Chinatown used to be Cantonese speaker. Now, it's officially mandarin speaker.

@angiesamoa 6 лет назад

Where do you park????? I'm driving from Sacramento for the day

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I would strongly recommend parking at a BART station outside the city and using BART to get there. Otherwise, you're going to end up either needing to pay to park in a garage, or moving your car every few hours.

@angiesamoa 6 лет назад

Lauren Without Fear Wow first response I've ever received! Thank you so much!!:)

@JamieBanksTravel 6 лет назад

Chinatown has some amazing dimsum. I think the Chinatown in SF beats the one in NYC!

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

I want to check out the Chinatown in Oakland next! I hear it's the oldest Chinatown in the US :)

@Night_Dragon11 6 лет назад

There’s two Chinatowns in NYC, Main Street flushing, which is mainly mainland Chinese and Canal Street which is mainly Hong Kong Chinese, SF Chinatown is mainly HK Chinese.

@bx8ball 6 лет назад

Jamie Banks depends which one you went to

@georgewhite7065 6 лет назад

Jamie Banks of course sf Chinatown is better than nyc

@rubiirae 6 лет назад

Jamie Banks It’s highly unlikely that you know what good dim sum supposed to taste like & no you are wrong. SF dim sum isn’t as good as NYC you have to go to Flushing, not Manhattan like the rest of tourists

@rc653 2 года назад

Would be cool to see myself for a split second in your vlog. I used to go here often, but now since the pandemic has made things worse for everybody, I'd say it could be rather dangerous.

@moxigeren50gabe23 4 года назад

No Jianbing???

@danieldavis7085 6 лет назад

If you come to San Francisco DO NOT! leave ANYTHING! in your vehicle. The window will be smashed and everything stolen. I mean don't leave ANYTHING! not a phone charger, bag, coat, shoes, Dead cat, NOTHING!! Every place in San Francisco, from "tourist places", hospitals, City hall, EVERYWHERE has this car break in problem and people have been hurt trying to catch these crooks.

@tohmaseguchi8505 5 лет назад

Uhm no, racist much....in Alabama, we have white car thieves and its not reported..hell, one tried to climb through my unlocked pantry window...and this is in nice neighborhoods.......I assure you, if a black person so much as pinches someone, the whole race will be crucified by news, media, and whites, as usual. Car theft is just not important on the news clearly..if anything, media goes quiet on white crime

@CookinginRussia 5 лет назад

@@tohmaseguchi8505 - bullshit. I was shot in a shopping mall. As soon as the reporters found out I was white and the shooter was black, they dropped the story. I worked for the L.A. Times later and was directly told the policy was to ignore black-on-white crime unless it is impossible, such as a black person killing a politician.

@tohmaseguchi8505 5 лет назад

Oh that's such bullshit bro, stop lying, you probably got shot for harassing a black and got ignored for trying to play victim

@CookinginRussia 5 лет назад

@@tohmaseguchi8505 - not at ALL. Walking in the parking lot and never seen them before. Also held up at gunpoint twice at my car. Guess what race they were.

@tohmaseguchi8505 5 лет назад

First thing you need to know kid, poverty brings crime, not race..but facts are pointless because your racist ass seems to have preconceived notions of blacks....its pretty obvious what your type is. Go focus on what type of mass murderers are killing innocents and kids by the masses or raping their own kids....oh but wait, that's different or an "individual's" choice. Go figure....

@gailmarie65 6 лет назад

I plan to take my 5 yr old granddaughter to Pier 39 & China Town 2/3/18. Taking Ferry from Oak. so only public transportation. Can we take a cable car to China Town from the pier & also to the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory? Thanks.

@justinly80 5 лет назад

You are still missing a lot of good food in Chinatown, trust me I used to work in Chinatown and still go every week

@CookinginRussia 5 лет назад

Please do it again but with some video inside - and please shell out the extra $20 for a decent meal.

@Humpolot84 2 года назад

TO ALL NON-CHINESE SPEAKERS , CAN HEAR A ELDERLY CHINESE WOMEN, SCREAMING IN A COUNTRY ASS DIALECT. FRESH&CHEAP WE GOT FRESH&CHEAP PRODUCE LOL I FUCKING LOVE IT.

@layslifestyle2265 6 лет назад

It's fancy that one day I went to a Chinese restaurant in Brisbane. And the lady inside couldn't understand me while I was literally speaking mandarin to her. But she didn't understand me n looked at me with a big ? on her face. I was confused for a little bit n started to speak English with her. Finally I figured it out that she's probably from Hong Kong n she only spoke catonness.

@LaurenWithoutFear 6 лет назад

Hahaha!!! That happened to me in Chinatown for SURE

@Slattier141 3 года назад

Watch dogs 2

@solidaritykingbee3870 6 лет назад

everything imported from usa was really strong that goes for lifetime. having a look around the view you ve filmed look a well designed and strong. America must have got a long building history data.say the old house or building in new york has got a premium extra fee put on it that people have to pay for its premium old classic style which is contrary to my country due to a poor construction quality.

@rc653 2 года назад

Lol. Who's that random guy at 11:31 photobombing your vlog?