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North Beach Food & History Walking Tour

Name: North Beach Food & History Walking Tour
Brand: Tabl
SKU: HWQOZI
Price: 68.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)

2 hours

Group

English

What you’ll do

Delight your taste buds on a walking food tour of North Beach, known as San Francisco's Little Italy. The abundance of cafés and bakeries can make it hard to decide, but your guide will take you to some of the best loved by locals for authentic Italian pastries, coffee, garlic-infused dishes, pizza, and cocktails. Along the way, learn about the history of this vibrant neighborhood, from its Italian roots to Beat poetry legends.

Highlights

Sample the best of North Beach's Italian eateries
Includes tastings of pastries, coffee, pizza, and more
Learn the literary history behind the famed City Lights bookstore
Great intro to one of San Francisco's most charming neighborhoods

Itinerary

Our first stop will be at the distinctive copper green Columbus Tower building that was completed in 1907, currently home to Zoetrope film studio since 1972, co-founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.

Our second stop will be in the heart of San Francisco's historic North Beach district at Saint Francis of Assisi Church. Your guide will explain the story of the exquisite murals executed by the Italian fin-de-siècle painter and illustrator Luigi Brusatori vividly portrays the life of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Your tour continues with a delicious stop at Stella Pastry, where you will get the chance to taste the Biscotti or Cookie of the day w/coffee or espressoBrief. Our guide will take the opportunity to explain to you all the different baking techniques used to create the various products displayed in the Café.

While you are degusting the pasties and coffee of Stella Caffe, we will visit the surroundings of Washington Square where will talk about the history of the statues in the park our why we there are time capsules buried in the park!

Our next stop will be at Golden Boy Pizza, where we will have the chance to grab a bite of one of the best pizza in town.

Enjoy the inside of this store and learn about rich "beat generation", Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg

Have your camera ready to take pictures of the Jack Kerouac Alley, with its well-known murals and gratifies

Be ready for our last stop at the Stinking Rose, a Californian-based restaurant known for its love for garlic: "We season our garlic with food."

Take the chance to taste any garlic delicious or chose a cocktail or a beer to finish this memorable tour

What’s included

Tea and coffee

What’s not included

Tips

Hotel Pick up or drop off

What’s not included

Tips

Hotel Pick up or drop off

Notes

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Cancellation policy

A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

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Flexible booking and cancellation options.