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Charming Chinatown

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Chinatown is a festive destination for dining and shopping.


Pagoda-style buildings with red lanterns house traditional Chinese restaurants, dim sum houses, bakeries, galleries and gift shops. The Taoist Thien Hau Temple is a dramatic focal point. Foodies head to creative Asian-fusion eateries or the landmark Philippe the Original, lauded for its French dip sandwich.

Starting Point

When you arrive in Chinatown, start at the Central Plaza on N. Broadway. You’ll be enchanted by the quaint walkways, strands of lanterns overhead and the tiny shops filled with far-away treasures. In the Central Plaza look for the distinctive “Gate of Filial Piety,” a wishing well dating to 1939 and a five-tired pagoda.

Getting here from the station
Chinatown’s Centra Plaza is just .7 miles from the station. Take Alameda north, then head west on Ord Street to N. Broadway.

Sweets for the Sweet

If you have a sweet tooth you’ll love the bakeries in Chinatown. One of the most famous is the Phoenix Bakery. It is the oldest and largest bakery in Chinatown

Getting here
The bakery is just one block north of the Central Plaza on N. Broadway.
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