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In 1913, [39] Dai Wah Low's [e] Shanghai Low (532 Grant) opened, later expanded, and in 1923, was surpassed by Low's purpose-built New Shanghai Café (453 Grant), an early Chinese restaurant-nightclub with hardwood floors and room for a dance orchestra.
During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]
Six months after the opening, the restaurant earned its first Michelin star in October 2016, becoming the first Chinese restaurant in San Francisco to do so, and has retained it since. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] As of December 2023, the restaurant remains the only Chinese restaurant in the United States with just one Michelin star.
Mission Chinese Food is a restaurant in San Francisco. [1] [2] Previously, the business also operated in New York City. [3] [4] References External links. Official ...
Sam Wo (traditional Chinese: 三和粥粉麵; simplified Chinese: 三和粥粉面; Jyutping: Saam1wo4 zuk1 fan2min6; pinyin: Sānhé zhōu fěnmiàn, literally "Three Harmonies Porridge and Noodles") was a Chinese restaurant located in San Francisco, California. The restaurant's first location on 813 Washington Street was famous for being a ...
In 1959, the San Francisco Examiner wrote that the Great China Theater was the last active Chinese opera house in the United States. [8] Due to the decline in Chinese opera, the theater stayed afloat by showing movies, relegating operas to special occasions like the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. 1963, during the Foo Hsing Troup ...
Mandalay is a Burmese restaurant in San Francisco, California, United States. Established in 1984, the restaurant was named an " America's Classic " by the James Beard Foundation in 2024. It is co-owned by married couple Kevin Chen and Sherry Dung.
Temple is a nightclub first established in San Francisco, with an additional location in Denver. With a San Francisco location south of Market Street near the Salesforce Tower and Salesforce Transit Center, the club was opened in 2007 by entrepreneur Paul Hemming. Temple has been notable for being among the highest-grossing nightclubs by ...