Sam Wo

Sam Wo was a Chinese restaurant located in , . The restaurant's first location on 813 Washington Street was famous for being a venerable mainstay in the local Chinatown area, having been in the same location since 1912.
  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Sunday—Monday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Restaurant
  • Cuisine: Chinese
  • Description: Restaurant in San Francisco, California
  • Also known as: Sam Wo Restaurant
  • Address: 713 Clay Street, 94108

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Great Star Theater.

The is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. is situated 740 feet northeast of Sam Wo.

Theater building
Photo: Syced2, CC0.
The , formerly known as Great China Theater, is a 410-seat theater located at 636 Jackson Street in . It was built in 1925 for the Chinese opera and is the last Chinese theater in any Chinatown in the United States. is situated 760 feet north of Sam Wo.

Community center
The of San Francisco is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture Foundation located in , at 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, California, United States. is situated 330 feet northeast of Sam Wo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Chinatown-North Beach.

Quarter
The , centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in , California, is the oldest in and is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside .

in combines two adjoining neighborhoods that are culturally, politically, and aesthetically distinct, while geographically blending into each other.

Quarter
The is a neighborhood in , California, United States, that serves as its main central business district and had 372,829 jobs according to U.S. census tracts as of 2012–2016.

Sam Wo

Latitude
37.79434° or 37° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
-122.40513° or 122° 24′ 19″ west
Open location code
849VQHVV+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1221046206
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­restaurant
Open­Street­Map attribute
cuisine=­chinese
Wiki­data ID
Q7408347
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Sam Wo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 三和
  • Chinese: 三和粥粉麵
  • Italian: Sam Wo
  • Russian: Sam Wo

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