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Doesn't chicago have two chinatowns? I also heard it's starting to spread southward.
Are you referring to Argyle? I guess you could consider it that way, but then I'd think a number of the major cities have a couple "chinatowns." Does Flushing in NYC count? Monterey Park and Rowland Heights in LA? I mean, of course in a city with a large chinese population, there will be more than one area with a high concentration of such residents/businesses.
...unless you were referring to the sort of old and new sides of the historic Chinatown in Chicago.
I like San Fran's chinatown, plus it's the one I have moreso historically heard about. But my ultimate vote goes to Charlotte chinatown. lol. If we had one.
I'm referring to Cermak, not Argyle (cool too) but not near as big, that is more "little vietnam" I've only been up there for Pho
i thought cermak was chinatown. So you mean two chinatowns like the older part and the newer part? Yeah, argyle is definitely more vietnamese influenced, but there are several dim sum joints, a nice Chinese BBQ, and a couple Chinese bakeries too.
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Good topic! But it is not even close, San Francisco's by a mile! Like Jman Said San Francisco's is the largest chinatown outside of asia...that speaks for itself.
I have travelled to both SF and New York Chinatowns and my first impression was that SF's was more densely crowded. It could be that I went to SF on market day, and to NY during a special holiday? I also prefer SF's Chinatown to NYC's. SF's probably is more bigger. There are more blocks in Manhattan Chinatown, but they are shorter, whereas SF's covers more ground w/longer blocks. NYC also seems bigger because it's on flat ground and seems to go on forever. SF's is situated on a steep west to east hill w/inclines north to south, which makes one feel enclosed in a small area.
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I picked NYC's... The largest concentration of Chinese people outside of China. New York has more than one Chinatown. All of them are real. There are Chinese people playing Chinese games on the street, Chinese newspapers, etc.
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San Francisco's seemed too tourist-centered and I've never been to LA's.
Most Chinatowns are declining anyways, in terms of food. The most authentic Chinese food is in LA. The worst Chinatown I've ever been is Chicago. All restaurants there are very ordinary, Americanized.
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Chinatown, San Francisco.
Chinatown, NYC.
Chinatown, LA.
So wich one is your favorite? My would be San Francisco.
Or if you have any other suggestions on other Chinatown(s), please post your suggestion!
That's because most of the Chinese restaurants in NY are in flushing now. SF only has one Chinatown. It didn't evolve a rivaling place as the second wave of Chinese(this time mostly mainland (Szechuan, Hunan, etc.)) food arrived as NY and LA did because I think there is no space any more. That's why it is larger.
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I have travelled to both SF and New York Chinatowns and my first impression was that SF's was more densely crowded. It could be that I went to SF on market day, and to NY during a special holiday? I also prefer SF's Chinatown to NYC's. SF's probably is more bigger. There are more blocks in Manhattan Chinatown, but they are shorter, whereas SF's covers more ground w/longer blocks. NYC also seems bigger because it's on flat ground and seems to go on forever. SF's is situated on a steep west to east hill w/inclines north to south, which makes one feel enclosed in a small area.
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That's because most of the Chinese restaurants in NY are in flushing now. SF only has one Chinatown. It didn't evolve a rivaling place as the second wave of Chinese(this time mostly mainland (Szechuan, Hunan, etc.)) food arrived as NY and LA did because I think there is no space any more. That's why it is larger.
It has only one neighborhood officially called "Chinatown," but part of the Inner Richmond District centered around Clement St. is widely considered SF's second Chinatown. And there are several other smaller majority Chinese business neighborhoods within the city limits such as Irving, Noriega, Taraval, San Bruno Ave, Leland St, etc. Its not larger due to a lack of space to grow; its larger b/c it was the first Chinatown in the US and its boundaries have been extended to accommodate a Chinese population that has been growing since the 1800s.
And that's only speaking on what exists w/in SF's city limits (which is what you should only really be comparing to Manhattan). There's still Oakland's Chinatown right across the bridge (which IMO is very similar to Flushing's Chinatown), and a huge Chinese population with a ton of variety throughout the entire Bay Area. There never was any shortage of area to allow for expansion of the options for Chinese cuisine here.
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