San Francisco's Little Italy & North Beach Walking Food Tour

San Francisco's Little Italy & North Beach Walking Food Tour

Experience a full spectrum of Italian and Sicilian Foods, specialty drinks and desserts, locally produced wines, and take a leisurely guided walk through the heart of San Francisco's North Beach. Learn about the fascinating history of the area since its inception as the Barbary Coast, through the roaring 20's, the birth of an underground literary culture which blossomed into City Lights Books. Learn about the underworld of 1930 - 1950's crime bosses, corruption, and underground culture.

Itinerary

Sample gourmet wines and fine foods at five locations in San Francisco's Historic North Beach and Little Italy neighborhoods. Experience a walk through time to the Beat Poets generation. See two of the oldest bars in San Francisco, experience mom and pop Italian bakeries and pasta makers. Learn about the architecture, rich cultural history and secrets of the Barbary Coast, all while enjoying gourmet food and drink offerings.

Stop At:

• Transamerica Pyramid, 600 Montgomery St Financial District, San Francisco, CA 94111-2702
• Washington Square, Union Street and Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
• North Beach, Broadway at Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94111
• Jack Kerouac Alley, 257 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133-4519
• Vesuvio Cafe, 255 Columbus Ave North Beach, San Francisco, CA 94133-4508
• Chinatown, Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94108
• City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Ave North Beach, San Francisco, CA 94133-4586
• Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA