A Local’s Guide to Actually Enjoying Fisherman’s Wharf With Few Tourists in Town

Irish coffees, clam chowder, and sea lions — what’s not to enjoy?

Fisherman’s Wharf on September 16, 2020. The area has been transformed by the lack of crowds and emptiness created in the wake of the COVID pandemic. Photo: Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

If there’s one place people who live in San Francisco love to hate the most, it’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Unlike some other tourist destinations, like Alcatraz and Coit Tower, that can take a while to inspire cynicism, just a…