After nearly 100 years, an iconic San Francisco restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf is closing its doors.
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The closure of Alioto's Restaurant, one of the city's oldest institutions serving Sicilian seafood, was first announced by the San Francisco Business Times on Friday.
Founded in 1925, Alioto’s was originally a small fish stand before it moved into Stall No. 8 at Fisherman’s Wharf. The restaurant is famous for its distinctive Sicilian recipes handed down through the Alioto family, as well as traditional seafood specialties of the Wharf including, clam chowder, fresh local seafood and Dungeness crab.
"The loss of Alioto's — a renowned Fisherman's Wharf icon — is heartbreaking for the Port and the generations of San Franciscans and tourists that have enjoyed the Alioto's dining experience," Port of SF spokesperson Randy Quezada told SFist in a statement. "Their contribution to the Port and the city will not soon be forgotten."
The closure comes after months of hardship due to the pandemic. The restaurant served soldiers during World War II and survived a fire in 1950, but was unable to survive COVID-19 lockdowns. Alioto's first closed at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, but now has made the closure permanent.
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