Is Pier 23 Café Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 8 San Francisco, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Pier 23 Café is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows nearly 2,000 reviews and continued activity; the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, returned an active online-ordering widget, giving two independent current sources. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 10
- Aired
- Address Pier 23, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111
- Website pier23cafe.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Fresh And Funky' (aired 2010-03-29), the show featured Pier 23 Cafe's waterfront seafood cooking and its live-music bar scene, set on a deck overlooking San Francisco Bay. The restaurant is a casual seafood restaurant and bar built on a pier along the Embarcadero, with both indoor and outdoor waterfront seating. According to a Yelp listing updated August 2026, the restaurant remains active on Pier 23, The Embarcadero, with nearly 2,000 reviews and current hours -- Wednesday through Sunday, 11:30am to 7pm, closed Monday and Tuesday. The restaurant's own website, pier23cafe.com, was checked on 2026-09-08 and returned a working online-ordering widget alongside current contact information, corroborating the Yelp listing.
The episode
Also in Season 8
Season 8: 20 of 34 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Open
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Ep 9Earl's Drive-In
Closed -
Ep 9Momocho
Open -
Ep 10Dish Café & Catering
Closed -
Ep 10Landmark Restaurant
Open -
Ep 11Germaine's Luau
Open -
Ep 11Hank's Haute Dogs
Closed - Open
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pier-23-cafe-restaurant-and-bar-san-francisco-2
- pier23cafe.com https://www.pier23cafe.com
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Record ddd-0310 · checked by Cal Marchetti.