A San Francisco institution, Tadich Grill is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the Sunshine State and one of the oldest in the nation. Tadich Grill opened in 1849 as a coffee stand owned by and popular with the city’s burgeoning Croatian community. The business changed hands many times in its early years, with each successive owner coming from the Croatian community, maintaining the Croatian identity which had come to define the establishment. With each successive owner, the business expanded, becoming a café and dining room before settling into its final form as a high-end seafood grill with Croatian flourishes. The restaurant is a beacon on California Street, in the heart of the San Francisco Financial District – the Wall Street of the West, with many of its regular clientele hailing from the large investment banks and law firms that populate the immediate vicinity. The beautiful dark wood interiors which nod to the history of the eatery, have also proven to be attractive to tourists and visitors to the city alike.
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