"It's always tough when a legendary restaurant closes its doors, and after years of trying to find a new owner, one of San Francisco's most well-known seafood restaurants is officially going away for good. Alioto's, a Sicilian seafood spot, occupied a prime location on Fisherman's Wharf for more than 80 years. Carrying on the traditions of Italian seafood purveyors in San Francisco that created iconic dishes like cioppino,"
"After shutting its doors in 2020, the restaurant officially went out of business in 2022. Talking to the San Francisco Chronicle, the director of the Port Authority of San Francisco says the agency spent years trying to find someone to take over the historic restaurant. However the dilapidated state of the structure, its massive size (11,000 square-feet over three floors), and high renovation estimates made it impossible to find a buyer."
"While the restaurant dates to 1938, the business was officially started by Sicilian immigrant Nunzio Alioto as a seafood stand in 1925. After moving into a stall on the Wharf it started selling meals to day laborers, and eventually expanded to selling shrimp and crab cocktails, along with fresh seafood. When Alioto died in 1933 his wife Rose took over, making Alioto's the first woman-run business on the Wharf."
Alioto's occupied a prime Fisherman's Wharf location for more than 80 years and became one of the city's oldest restaurants. The Sicilian seafood spot sold fresh seafood, clam chowder, lobster, crab and iconic dishes like cioppino to generations of locals and tourists. The business began as a seafood stand in 1925 by Nunzio Alioto and formally dated to 1938; after Nunzio's death in 1933 his wife Rose ran the operation, making it the first woman-run business on the Wharf. The restaurant closed in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and officially went out of business in 2022. The Port Authority could not find a buyer because the building was dilapidated, massive (11,000 sq ft over three floors), and costly to renovate; demolition has begun.
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