Fresh fish and crab cakes are the draw at this restaurant in touristy Fisherman’s Wharf that serves contemporary California cuisine. Tables boast wide-angle views of San Francisco Bay, and the dining and bar areas offer tiered seating to provide patrons with unencumbered vistas. Soft jazz and old photographs of the waterfront accompany seafood standards like spicy calamari, cracked crab, snapper, and grilled salmon (the fish, they claim, is caught the day you eat it from boats based in the Wharf). The same proprietors have been running Franciscan for more than 40 years.

Franciscan Information:

• Seafood menu. Lunch, dinner. Bar. Children's menu. Business casual attire. Outdoor seating.