The Brief
- Crews began to demolish San Francisco’s iconic Alioto’s Restaurant, a classic seafood eatery at Fisherman’s Wharf.
- The Port of San Francisco is replacing the restaurant with a new, $10-million plaza.
- The plaza is scheduled to open in the summer of 2026.
SAN FRANCISCO – Crews began to demolish San Francisco’s iconic Alioto’s Restaurant, a classic seafood eatery at Fisherman’s Wharf, on Monday – the start of a process that will pave the way for a new plaza, slated to open this summer.
The green Alioto’s sign was among the first things to be taken down.
“I can imagine for a lot of folks who grew up in the area, or having memories of Alioto’s Restaurant, it could be a sad day,” Port of San Francisco spokesman Eric Young said. …