Things to Do

Kim + Ono

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A Chinatown brand designing handcrafted kimono robes in silk and washable silk. Prices from $115 to $450.

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory SF

A fortune cookie shop in a Chinatown alley, hand-folding cookies on motorized griddles since 1962. Owned by Kevin Chan. Free to watch; bags of flat unfolded cookies are $10.

International Hotel Manilatown Center

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Community cultural center at 868 Kearny Street documenting Filipino American history and the I-Hotel eviction. Free admission. Near Chinatown-Rose Pak Muni station.

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