The Chinatown Chow Down is a City of Edmonton Chinatown Vibrancy project organized by @lindork, that offers three culinary experiences the community is invited to participate in. Each experience makes it easier to visit and explore the neighbourhood, support local Chinatown businesses, and celebrate the importance of Chinatowns. The Chinatown Chow Down is an initiative aimed at bringing in new and returning visitors to Chinatown!
Creating Community Connections through Culinary Experiences in Edmonton’s Chinatown!
The Chinatown Chow Down at a glance:
These three culinary experiences run December 2024 - March 2025.
EAT GREAT FOOD.
Monthly Group Lunches and Dinners
Join the Chinatown Chow Down Club by getting $5 tickets to try new-to-you restaurants as part of hosted group lunches and dinners held from December 2024 to March 2025.
The meal is on us while your $5 ticket gets donated to support Water Warriors YEG, a volunteer group who brings water, food, clothing, hygiene items and harm reduction to our unhoused neighbours in Edmonton.
SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
2. Chinatown Food Crawls
Come on guided food tours featuring stops at multiple Chinatown restaurants and bakeries. This is a great way to sample delicious fare and explore the neighbourhood! We’re planning one food crawl (tour) in January 2025 and another in March 2025.
The crawl experience is on us while your $5 ticket gets donated to support Water Warriors YEG, a volunteer group who brings water, food, clothing, hygiene items and harm reduction to our unhoused neighbours in Edmonton.
CELEBRATE CHINATOWN.
3. The Chow Down Challenge
From December 2024 to March 2025, print or pick up a culinary passport and dine at participating restaurants, then stamp and submit your progress for a chance to win grand prizes! Share and submit dining receipts as you go for a chance to win monthly prizes. There’s even some existing Chinatown events we’ve collaborated with that you can get bonus stamps if you attend. Participating in The Chow Down Challenge is a great, self-guided way to explore Edmonton’s Chinatown!
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* Spread the Love!
Whatever way you choose to ‘chow down’ in Chinatown, we ask that you help us spread the love! For our official events, we want to celebrate the neighbourhood with folks who already love and support the neighbourhood, but we also really want to reach Edmontonians who have never been or rarely come to Chinatown.
If you have already reserved a spot on an existing lunch, dinner, or crawl, please consider letting someone else grab a spot for a different date. If tickets are still available 3 days before an event and you would still like to attend, regardless of if you’ve been before or not, then you’re welcome to snag your spot! Or if you are a return Chinatown visitor, consider bringing along a friend whose never or rarely been before.
If you’re planning to self-explore Chinatown as part of the Chow Down Challenge, invite someone whose never or rarely been to Chinatown to join you and complete their own culinary passport too! As you participate in the Chinatown Chow Down, consider ways you can welcome folks who haven’t visited. Spread the love!
Don’t forget to explore and support Chinatown throughout the year and beyond this initiative!
Check out the Chinatown Business Association’s Business Directory to browse even more businesses in the neighbourhood who could use your support.
OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE.
Check out some of our Chinatown friends!
We are just one of many initiatives all working towards the same goals including increasing vibrancy and visitation to Edmonton’s Chinatown.
Here are just a few other groups, businesses and people organizing events, experiences, and doing great things in the neighbourhood:
