Castagnola's

Established in 1916. Castagnolas Restaurant is in San Francisco, known for fine Italian cooking, seafood and chop house specialties in the most famous of The Citys neighborhoods. Dine on Fishermans Wharf and watch the boats come and go as they have since the Gold Rush. Castagnolas Restaurant has been serving delicious food for all occasions for nearly as long. Come for an intimate evening with someone special, or bring a few hundred friends. Bay Area employees, Moscone Center Trade Show attendees, tourists and local residents with out of town guests have been coming to relax at their favorite restaurant in The City. We are especially busy during major holidays and popular Bay Area events. We will be sure to accommodate you and your friends if you call for reservations well in advance. You may also make online reservations as well. We specialize in seafood, chops and Italian cuisine accented by a selection of fine California wines, and others from around the World. Thomaso Castagnola created the very FIRST crab cocktail for the 1915 Worlds Fair… He opened the first crab stand on Fishermans Wharf in 1916, selling fresh crab to passersby. His family owned and operated the restaurant until it was sold in 1975 after playing a major role in building San Franciscos Fishermans Wharf into the famous icon and incredible destination it is today. Andrew Lolli, a retired US Army General purchased the restaurant from the Castagnolas in 1976. He ran the restaurant as a family business until his death in 2006. It remained in the family when his stepdaughters took over. Recent renovations and developments by his stepdaughters have transformed Castagnolas into a semiformal dining destination while preserving the traditions and character that made the restaurant world famous. Today, Castagnolas is the oldest continuously operated restaurant on the wharf.