Chinatown in San Francisco has always been a source of stress for me. Everytime we venture there, we get lost. It would be a simple thing to look at a map, but we’ve never really bothered–thinking we could always make our way through. We’ve been there several times, and have a murky feeling for where all the restaurants and bakeries are. This murkiness usually ends in utter disbelief at our abilities to navigate the labyrinth of hilly streets. And don’t even let me start talking about parking and the crazy Asian pedestrians.

Tippy’s favorite Chinese bakery is the Golden Gate Bakery. Their egg tarts are luscious–providing the right amount of flakiness to chewiness ratio. The bad thing is that there’s usually a long line that curves out of a cramped standing space. I usually let her take care of getting the baked items.

We also went to Uncle’s Cafe and had some fried rice and sesame chicken–the usual fare. Again, we had to wind our way through the streets to find it. “It’s just over that hill, I remember it from last time” is what we usually say. And then, it’s never over that particular hill. It’s very frustrating. We simply need a walking map of Chinatown.

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