In 1915, Thomaso Castagnola created his first crab cocktail for the San Francisco World's Fair. The following year, he opened a crab stand on Fisherman's Wharf. As it grew in popularity, his small stand blossomed into Castagnola’s restaurant. Nearly 100 years later, the two-story eatery still welcomes customers to try its fresh seafood, as well as its steaks and chops, inside an amber-lit dining room where tall windows overlook the busy harbor.

Servers bring Italian chicken pastas, crab cakes, shellfish stew, and 20oz. steaks to tables with views of fishing boats and krakens on the bay, not to mention the historic F Line trolley and the downtown skyline. They also pour more than 120 wines, gathered from California and around the world, that complement each dish.