Summer
argonauthotel.com | 415.563.0800 495 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA
fisherman’s wharf More than 75 percent of San Francisco’s visitors include Fisherman’s Wharf on their itinerary. Waterfront marketplaces and the Wharf’s famous fishing fleet make for a terrific fish story. Fishing boats, sea lions basking in the sun, seafood stalls, steaming crab cauldrons, seafood restaurants and sourdough French bread bakeries … you know you’re in world-famous Fisherman’s Wharf. Souvenir shops and historic ships add to the atmosphere. The historic F-Line streetcar and two cable car lines terminate in the area and sightseeing boats and boat charters link to Alcatraz (“The Rock”), Angel Island and other points around San Francisco Bay.
blue mermaid The Blue Mermaid patio is the best place to people watch on the wharf. Enjoy a bowl of award winning chowder with a finely crafted cocktail and let life slow down for just a little while.
chef connolly Executive Chef Steven Connolly joined the team at the Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar in San Francisco adjacent to the Argonaut Hotel, in 2007. Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, Chef Steven’s culinary career extends over 30 years. His passion for cooking was born in his mother’s kitchen, when at a young age he knew he wanted to be a chef. After apprenticing with many fine chefs in New York City, Chef Steven found himself Chef of Mezzaluna, one of Manhattan’s newest and most upcoming restaurants. After a long and successful career with Mezzaluna he decided to move to San Francisco and open his own restaurant called, Venticello, which became a very successful Nob Hill restaurant and is still flourishing today, 19 years later. After deciding to start a family Chef Steven moved on to McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants where he was immediately made Executive Chef of Spanger’s in Berkeley for 7 years. Soon after another opportunity opened up at the Palomino, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco.
argonauthotel.com | 415.563.0800 | 495 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA