Chinatown–International District
A historic Chinese community on the West Coast, with colorful gates, the Uwajimaya supermarket, dim sum teahouses, and the Wing Luke Museum.
Chinatown–International District sits just east of Pioneer Square and is home to Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Vietnamese immigrant communities. It is also the only historic neighborhood in the United States where Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino people have lived together. Highlights include the colorful Chinatown Gate on King Street, Waterfront Park, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (adults about $20), the Japanese grocery store Uwajimaya, and plenty of dim sum teahouses and Vietnamese pho shops. The neighborhood is a short walk from the Chinatown–International District station on the Link light rail. Stay alert to your surroundings at night.
Opening hours
All day (museum Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00)
Nearby sights
- Pioneer Square & Underground Tour
- Smith Tower
- Sky View Observatory (Columbia Center)
- Seattle Central Library
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery
- Seattle Art Museum
- Seattle Waterfront & Great Wheel
- Pike Place Market