SF’s Chinatown Businesses Welcoming Back Tourists After COVID-19 Closure – NBC Bay Area

As San Francisco reopens and begins welcoming visitors back, there was a significant return in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood.

A big banquet was held Friday, which some believe is a key step toward bouncing back.

At the Far East Café, having a banquet Friday was a big milestone and they’re hoping that more events like this will help the whole neighborhood in its recovery. Upstairs at the Chinatown restaurant, the room was buzzing.

A return to the type of gatherings that happened before the pandemic. Bill lee is the owner.

“This is the biggest banquet I hope that it can keep going keep going and help for the community and bring more business to Chinatown,” said Bill Lee of Far East Café.

The longtime restaurant was nearly closed, and other banquet halls have shuttered.

For many people, seeing this kind of event at the ‘far east café’ again is a welcome sight.

“The banquet hall is such an important part of…

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