Scoma’s is fantastic! I found Scoma’s through online reviews before a trip to San Francisco. My wife and I ended up going to Scoma’s the first night of our 4-day trip. It was a very unassuming restaurant without all the hoopla of many other Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants. Tucked away down an ally to Pier 47 next to Castagnola’s, Scoma’s is almost completely hidden from the hustle and bustle of Fisherman’s Wharf. The exterior of the restaurant looked very casual –different than the interior. It had a more sophisticated interior with dark woods and white linen table cloths. Although they welcome casual dress, we were glad we wore something nicer. We found the servers to be very professional and well seasoned in their knowledge of the menu. We put faith in their suggestions and ended up sharing the Pasta Fisherman’s Style dish. Their servings are huge and we recommend sharing unless you’re generally a big eater. The meal was so good, we ended up going back again before returning home. The next time we went for it and shared the Crab Cakes appetizer, Lazy Man’s Cioppino and topped it all off with their specialty Tira Misu and port wine. Whoa… I still can’t forget the flavor of that Cioppino. Honestly, the pasta sauce was what really made the dish so good. Our server told us that Scoma’s has been at that location more than 45 years and is one of the oldest restaurants along Fisherman’s Wharf. Because of that, they get first dibs from the fishing fleet. The restaurant has its own fish processing building right outside the kitchen. The seafood literally comes off the boat, gets cut, cracked & filleted and brought to the kitchen within a distance of about 50 feet. It doesn’t get any fresher than that. One other great asset about Scoma’s… free valet parking. Overall there was nothing that we wouldn’t consider exceptional about Scoma’s.
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