Spring Restaurant Week & Wharf bounce

San Francisco’s spring restaurant discount push is running through Saturday, April 19, as Fisherman’s Wharf reports its busiest opening stretch of the year since 2019. (sfrestaurantweek.com, sfexaminer.com) Spring San Francisco Restaurant Week began April 10 and lists more than 200 participating restaurants across the city. Prix-fixe menus start at $10 for brunch or lunch and $30 for dinner, with dinner tiers running up to $90. (sfrestaurantweek.com, axios.com, eastbaytimes.com) The restaurant week site lets diners sort by neighborhood and browse participating menus, and local roundups have highlighted lower-cost filters such as dinners at $45 or less. The promotion is organized by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association and runs twice a year, in spring and fall. (sfrestaurantweek.com, eastbaytimes.com, sfrestaurantweek.com) At the waterfront, the Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District told the San Francisco Examiner the neighborhood is off to its strongest start since 2019. The district tied that to heavier foot traffic and a lineup of new attractions and businesses. (sfexaminer.com) One of the biggest changes is Fisherman’s Wharf Forward, a Port of San Francisco project centered on Taylor and Jefferson streets and the inner lagoon. The near-term work includes a new public plaza on Taylor Street, an overlook on Al Scoma Way, new lighting, and event space, with near-term enhancements scheduled through summer 2026. (sfport.com, kqed.org) The wharf is also adding Everett & Jones Barbeque at 300 Jefferson Street, the former Lou’s Fish Shack space. Port officials said the Oakland restaurant signed a 10-year lease for the two-story, 4,363-square-foot site after the Port Commission approved the deal in February 2025. (sfgate.com, kron4.com) Citywide, tourism officials have been projecting a gradual rebound rather than a full snapback. San Francisco Travel said in late 2025 that the city expected 23.3 million visitors in 2025 and nearly $10 billion in spending, while city data continues to track hotel occupancy as a core recovery measure. (sf.gov, sf.gov, sftravel.com) Taken together, the April dining deals and the wharf’s early-year traffic point to the same playbook: cheaper meals to fill tables now, and slower capital upgrades aimed at bringing visitors back over time. By Saturday, April 19, the restaurant promotion ends; at Fisherman’s Wharf, the construction and tenant changes continue into the summer. (sfrestaurantweek.com, sfport.com, sfexaminer.com)