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The densest neighborhood west of New York City, San Francisco's Chinatown is an energetic place to live. Chinatown has a high violent crime rate and a high property crime rate for San Francisco.

Almost all of the shops are open 7 days a week. The restaurants in San Francisco Chinatown also often have long hours from around 10:30am or 11am until around 9pm. Some of the bakeries and cafes run from around 6am to mid-afternoon.

This neighborhood is one of the most popular attractions in San Francisco, and for good reason. It's easy to spend a day here, exploring the streets and alleys, browsing the shops and enjoying the authentic Chinese food. More people visit Chinatown than the Golden Gate Bridge!

Chinatown is pretty safe at night. The thing about that place is it actually becomes dead at night. The action is in the daytime. The action at night is at nearby North Beach.

Chinatown Business are generally opened Daily between 10am-6pm.

Length, Width, Height, Weight

Total length of Bridge including approaches from abutment to abutment is 1.7 miles (8,981 ft or 2,737 m). Total length of Bridge including approaches from abutment to abutment, plus the distance to the Toll Plaza, is 9,150 ft (2,788 m).

According to the San Francisco Planning Department, Chinatown is "the most densely populated urban area west of Manhattan", with 15,000 residents living in 20 square blocks.

Fares for the Cable car are: Adult & Youth (ages 5-17) $6.00 each way. $3 for seniors or those with disabilities. An All-Day Passport is sold for $14 by the conductors on the cable cars.

Nestled near the downtown area, the Tenderloin has historically resisted gentrification, maintaining a seedy character and reputation for crime. Squalid conditions, homelessness, crime, illegal drug trade, prostitution, liquor stores, and strip clubs give the neighborhood a seedy reputation.