Tai Tung (restaurant)

Tai Tung
Tai Tung on the ground floor of Rex Hotel building, International District, Seattle, circa 2007
Restaurant information
Established	January 1, 1935 (1935-01-01)
Owner(s)	Harry Chan
Food type	Chinese
Street address	655 South King Street
City	Seattle
State	Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°35′53.7″N122°19′29.2″W / 47.598250°N 122.324778°W / 47.598250; -122.324778
Website	taitungrestaurant.com

Tai Tung 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

• History of Chinese Americans in Seattle
• List of Chinese restaurants

References

1. Li 2019.
2. Clement 2018.
3. Seattle Met.
4. Ausley 2019.
5. Belle 2015.
6. Stuteville 2017.
7. Day 2021.
8. Robinson 1995.
9. Belle 2017.
10. "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.

External links

• Official website