Bernstein's Fish Grotto Explained

Bernstein's Fish Grotto was a popular restaurant in San Francisco, California, that operated from 1912 to 1981.

Description

Opened by Maurice Bernstein (1886-1932) in 1912, Bernstein's Fish Grotto was known for its unique entrance, a ship's bow jutting into the sidewalk. It was intended to be a reproduction of Christopher Columbus' ship Niña. Inside the restaurant, the marine theme continued. Bernstein's had seven dining rooms styled to look like ship's cabins:^[1] the Fisherman's Cave, the Pilot Room, the Sun Deck, the Main Salon, the Cabin Nooks, the Upper Deck, and the Porthole Counter. The sister restaurant in Los Angeles, was also known for its Coo-Coo Clams from Coo-Coo Cove.^[2]

Located at 123 Powell Street, near the end of the cable car line, the Grotto was a popular tourist attraction for many years.^[3]

Bernstein's Fish Grotto closed in 1981. ^[4]

External links

• Bernstein's Fish Grotto on Findery

Notes and References

1. News: Message in a bottle. November 18, 1940. Life Magazine. 24. 26 April 2014.
2. Book: Federal writers project of the Works Progress Administration. Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels. 2011. University of California Press. xliii. 9780520948860.
3. Book: Riegler, Shax. Dish: 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates. 2011. Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Company, Inc.. New York. 978-1-57965-412-2. 216.
4. Web site: Bernstein's Fish Grotto, 123 Powell Street. San Francisco. timeshutter.com. 26 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000243/http://www.timeshutter.com/image/bernsteins-fish-grotto-123-powell-st-san-francisco-calif. 27 April 2014. dead.