Seafood restaurant · Financial District
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Curtained booths, tuxedoed servers, and a menu of San Francisco classics—from sand dabs to cioppino—keep this 19th‑century stalwart relevant. The San Francisco Chronicle recently spotlighted its cioppino among the city’s best.
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