Best Family Style Restaurants in Fisherman's Wharf

77 restaurants available nearby

1. Abacá

4.7

Exceptional(74)

Price: Expensive

• Filipino • North Beach

Booked 29 times today

Abacá is an airy, atelier-style restaurant with a cool outdoor terrace, whipping up Filipino-Californian cuisine with flair in Fisherman's Wharf. It's the bricks-and-mortar spin off of chef Francis Ang's pop-up Pinoy Heritage. The lively menu is split up into barbecue sticks, noodles and rice, and small to big plates, but its far more nuanced than just that. Flavourful dishes pull from family recipes and are glazed with modern and heritage technique to result in a vibrancy that's hard to come by. It's grounded by local produce. Smoked Bay scallops lead in the seafood pancit, heirloom tomatoes top homemade tinapay bread, chicken skin is glazed in an adobe before hitting the grill and guinea fowl comes slathered with peanut sauce. A truncated list of creative Southeast Asian libations bring it full circle – if you're on the terrace, cool off with the Baguio breeze slushy – a dreamy mix of pandan-infused vodka, coconut and strawberry.

2. China Live

4.7

Exceptional(3186)

Price: Moderate

• Chinese • Chinatown

Booked 86 times today

China Live, Eater's "Restaurant of the Year," features fresh, seasonal Chinese cuisine cooked from specialized stations that merge traditional Chinese and Western culinary equipment. Our main dining area, with views of our exhibition kitchens, plays centerpiece, appointed with chairs and tables all handcrafted in China from reclaimed Chinese elm. We also offer outside dining.

A photo of Little Original Joe's -- Marina restaurant

3. Little Original Joe's -- Marina

4.8

Exceptional(48)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Marina / Cow Hollow / Presidio

Booked 21 times today

Welcome to Little Original Joe's -- an Italian-American neighborhood eatery featuring pizza, pasta, and parmigiana in San Francisco's Marina neighborhood! Limited reservations are available for up to 6 guests -- we look forward to seeing you soon!

A photo of State Bird Provisions restaurant

4. State Bird Provisions

4.8

Exceptional(3213)

Price: Very Expensive

• Californian • Western Addition

Booked 70 times today

State Bird Provisions started as a recipe for serving quail, it has slowly evolved into a restaurant without any programmed elements.

5. Dalida

4.7

Exceptional(815)

Price: Expensive

• Mediterranean • Presidio

Booked 91 times today

Beautiful Modern Mediterranean restaurant by Chefs Laura and Sayat (Star Chefs and San Francisco Chronicle Rising Stars) at the Main Parade Lawn in the heart of the Presidio National Park. The restaurant's menus feature Presidio-inspired seasonal craft cocktails, a progressive wine menu, and a cuisine that balances the comfort of familiar Mediterranean flavors with California sensibilities. In cohesion with the Presidio National Park, the design features soft, natural colors; repurposed furniture items from the Presidio; and a mural and a hand-drawn wall paper by Bay Area artist Emily Parkinson. Diners can enjoy a patio with a view of Alcatraz; an intimate private dining room; a lofty main dining room surrounded by windows on two sides; a cozy bar that is a local favorite; and an open-concept kitchen counter with counter seats and high tables.

6. Harris'

4.8

Exceptional(5480)

Price: Very Expensive

• Steakhouse • Russian Hill

Booked 36 times today

Harris’ is the quintessential steak house experience. We offer dry-aged, mid-western beef, outstanding martinis, and an award winning wine list. In our lounge we have live jazz nightly.Although the lounge is available for more casual dining, we do have a dress code in the main dining room: please, no shorts, t-shirts or sportswear.

A photo of Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar - Fairmont San Francisco restaurant

7. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar - Fairmont San Francisco

4.1

Excellent(1987)

Price: Expensive

• Asian • Nob Hill

Booked 18 times today

A visit to San Francisco is not complete without experiencing Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar. The Tonga Room offers exceptional Polynesian Cuisine in a tropical setting that includes thunder and rainstorms. It is the perfect escape after a busy day of meetings or shopping along Union Square. Be sure to try the Mai Tai, voted the City's best by Conde Nast Traveler.Dinner is seated on a first-come first-served basis for all parties under 10. Hurricane Bar guests are welcomed on a first-come first-served basis.The Island Groove performs a live set starting at 7:00 pm. A $15 per person cover charge applies to all guests seated in the restaurant or bar during the entertainment, regardless of the time they arrive.If you would like to make a reservation for 10 or more people to the Tonga Room, please give us a call at 415-772-5000 or email us at tongaroom@fairmont.com.

8. Niku Steakhouse

4.8

Exceptional(790)

Price: Very Expensive

• Steakhouse • SOMA

Booked 32 times today

Located in San Francisco’s Design District, Niku Steakhouse is a meat-focused restaurant, highlighting an in-house dry aging program, exclusive cuts of coveted Japanese A5 wagyu with an emphasis on wood fired cooking. Niku, by the Omakase Restaurant Group, hosts a dining room oriented around a roaring custom binchotan charcoal and wood-fired grill, where guests watch as Executive Chef Dustin Falcon (Lazy Bear, The French Laundry) and his team prepare steaks to perfection. At Niku, there is a true marriage of American and Japanese sensibilities. Falcon’s cooking is driven by the terroir of Northern California — which finds its way onto the menu through foraged ingredients and products from local farmers — met with the highest quality domestic and A5 Japanese Beef.

9. Octavia

4.8

Exceptional(2610)

Price: Very Expensive

• Contemporary American • Pacific Heights

Booked 15 times today

Octavia is the sister restaurant of Frances, helmed by award-winning Chef Owner Melissa Perello. Octavia serves dinner five nights a week in an elegant and relaxed neighborhood setting. Beautifully defined flavors and seasonally driven cuisine are the cornerstones of Octavia’s menu. Leveraging longstanding relationships with the region’s top purveyors and farms, Octavia's daily evolving selections spotlight Chef Perello's commitment to sustainability and the Bay Area’s wealth of agricultural resources.

A photo of COQUETA - San Francisco restaurant

10. COQUETA - San Francisco

4.7

Exceptional(3344)

Price: Very Expensive

• Spanish • Financial District / Embarcadero

Booked 38 times today

Brought to you by Award Winning Chef Michael Chiarello and located at Pier 5 on the bustling San Francisco Waterfront, Coqueta is inspired by the cuisines of Spain. Chef Chiarello feels that Spain’s signature ‘small plates’ coupled with the social vibrancy of their dining scene is the perfect combination for San Francisco, which has its own deep-rooted history with the country. Focusing on regional dishes from Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country and beyond, the menu will feature Chiarello's interpretation of traditional Spanish cuisine and, as has always been his tradition, will highlight the bounty of fresh, local ingredients from land and sea.Coqueta means “flirt” or “infatuation” in Spanish, and represents Michael Chiarello and his team’s exploration and interpretation of Spanish Cuisine, wine and inspired cocktails, while highlighting the bounty of Northern California.

See what locals rave about

From verified diners like you

J
Jinx
San Francisco Bay Area •7 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
This meal was our Thanksgiving Family Holiday that Dalida made so fun and special. Sitting at the lounge table in comfortable couches is so fun and hip! The food was delicious! The service is amazing with attentive, professional, and educational servers. Thank you so much for making such a memorable Holiday experience!
More info
DalidaPrice: Expensive• Mediterranean• Presidio
•
4.7
Q
Quentinvip
Los Angeles •24 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
I thoroughly enjoyed China Live which provides a way cool ambiance over any San Francisco Chinatown I've been to. I would prefer a little more variety in the dimsum... and enjoyed their very cool way of presenting Peking Duck which is as effortless as a Cha siu bao. I am a fan of their way of doing Chinese fusion cuisine and will return again.
More info
China LivePrice: Moderate• Chinese• Chinatown
•
4.7
G
Gina
San Francisco Bay Area •1 review
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Abaca is one of the best restaurants in the city. Plenty of options for any dietary restrictions. I'm Asian and it has the best rice! It's now just good Filipino food, it's good period. We have tried everything and though you have to use your hands, the kamayan is the way to go specially if you're going with anyone Filipino!
More info
AbacáPrice: Expensive• Filipino• North Beach
•
4.7
S
Spencer
San Francisco Bay Area •6 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
10 out of 10, this place was AMAZING! The blended service of ordering items of the menu and Dim sum style with the carts was fantastic. Our server gave up great advise in only ordering a few things from the menu then waiting for the carts to come around. We went here for my wife's birthday and she was so happy we did. We will for sure be back for another special occasion.
More info
State Bird ProvisionsPrice: Very Expensive• Californian• Western Addition
•
4.8
R
Rosa
San Francisco Bay Area •5 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Awesome in all aspects we weren’t rushed which I a plus
More info
Little Original Joe's -- MarinaPrice: Moderate• Italian• Marina / Cow Hollow / Presidio
•
4.8

Explore OpenTable

Fisherman's Wharf

Best Family Style Restaurants in Fisherman's Wharf

Price

Cuisine

Regions

Neighborhoods

Top Rated

Dining Options

Seating Options

Award-winning

Accessibility

77 restaurants available nearby

1. Abacá

2. China Live

3. Little Original Joe's -- Marina

4. State Bird Provisions

5. Dalida

6. Harris'

7. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar - Fairmont San Francisco

8. Niku Steakhouse

9. Octavia

10. COQUETA - San Francisco

See what locals rave about

Explore OpenTable