Tai Tung (restaurant)
| Tai Tung | |
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Tai Tung on the ground floor of Rex Hotel building, International District, Seattle, circa 2007 | |
Interactive map of Tai Tung | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | January 1, 1935 |
| Owner | Harry Chan |
| Food type | Chinese |
| Location | 655 South King Street, Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°35′53.7″N 122°19′29.2″W / 47.598250°N 122.324778°W |
| Website | taitungrestaurant |
Tai Tung (traditional Chinese: 大同飯店; simplified Chinese: 大同饭店) is the oldest surviving Chinese restaurant in the International District of Seattle. It was opened in 1935 by an immigrant from Hong Kong.[1][2][3][4] The restaurant is the subject of a 2015 documentary, A Taste of Home,[5][6] and was a location for the 2020 film The Paper Tigers.[7] The restaurant's cellar is said to be haunted by kuei (ghosts).[8] It is known for being busy on Christmas Day, when most Seattle restaurants are closed.[9][4]
Reception
Tai Tung was included in The Infatuation's 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in the Chinatown–International District.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Li 2019.
- ^ Clement 2018.
- ^ Seattle Met.
- ^ a b Ausley 2019.
- ^ Belle 2015.
- ^ Stuteville 2017.
- ^ Day 2021.
- ^ Robinson 1995.
- ^ Belle 2017.
- ^ "The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle's Chinatown-International District - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
Sources
- Li, Michelle (May 2, 2019). "5 facts about Bruce Lee's favorite Seattle restaurant Tai Tung". Seattle: KING-TV.
- Clement, Bethany Jean (December 26, 2018). "Seattle restaurant classics: Why you need to go to Tai Tung". The Seattle Times.
- "Tai Tung". Seattle restaurant guide. Seattle Met. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- Ausley, Christina (December 21, 2019). "Where's the busiest place in Seattle on Christmas? This little Chinese restaurant". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- Belle, Rachel (June 25, 2015), 'A Taste of Home' tells the story of history, food in Seattle's Chinatown, Seattle: KIRO (AM)
- Day, Dalton (August 21, 2021). "'Cinema is back', as is Seattle's iconic Grand Illusion theater". mynorthwest.com.
- Robinson, Kathryn (1995). "Uneasy spirits at the Wing Luke Museum". In MacDonald, Margaret Read (ed.). Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest. August House. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9780874834376.
- Stuteville, Sarah (February 16, 2017). "A trip through time to Seattle's oldest Chinese restaurants". The Seattle Times.
A new documentary, "A Taste of Home", showcases some of Seattle's oldest and best Chinese food, including Tai Tung in the Chinatown International District.
- Belle, Rachel (December 21, 2017), Christmas: The busiest day at Seattle's oldest Chinese restaurant, KIRO
Further reading
- Dern, Judith (2018). "Immigrant and migration patterns". The Food and Drink of Seattle: From wild salmon to craft beer. Rowman and Littlefield. pp. 50–85. OCLC 1021068553.
- Ryan, Susanna (2019). "Chinatown–International District". Seattle Walk Report: An Illustrated Walking Tour Through 23 Seattle Neighborhoods. Sasquatch Books. pp. 32–41. OCLC 1089270879.
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