Plans For New San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Public Plaza Unveiled

CBS Bay Area

September 4, 2025

New drawings showing a revitalized San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf with a new public plaza were unveiled on Wednesday by Mayor Daniel Lurie's Office.

Artist rendering of proposed Fisherman's Wharf plaza/San Francisco Mayor's Office/CBS

The new public plaza on Taylor Street across the street from the iconic Fisherman's Wharf sign is part of the city's Fisherman's Wharf Forward plan announced in June to reinvigorate the tourist mecca and help drive the city's recovery, the Mayor's Office said.

The plaza would occupy the space where the shuttered Alioto's Restaurant now stands. The famed restaurant closed permanently in 2022 after being in business for nearly a century, and the building is scheduled for demolition. The plaza would include picnic tables and public seating featuring a postcard view of the wharf with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, space for retail or beverage service, and wind screens and other landscaping elements.

Artist rendering of proposed Fisherman's Wharf public plaza on Taylor Street/San Francisco Mayor's Office/CBS

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