Del Monte square

Del Monte Square, in San Francisco

Del Monte Square, also known as The Cannery, is a former cannery converted into a place of life, at Fisherman's Wharf. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine brick ensemble, a witness of the industrial past of the seafront.

The former brick cannery

Del Monte Square occupies the brick buildings of a former fruit cannery, which was one of the largest of its kind at the beginning of the twentieth century, at the time when the seafront of San Francisco lived to the rhythm of port and industrial activities. Converted with care, the former factory, nicknamed The Cannery, today houses shops, restaurants and a planted inner courtyard. A witness of the industrial heritage of the city, it is a pleasant place of promenade and relaxation, in the heart of the Fisherman's Wharf district.

What to see

You admire the brick buildings of the former cannery, its shops, its restaurants and its planted inner courtyard, witnesses of the industrial past of the seafront. Del Monte Square, nicknamed The Cannery, illustrates the reconversion of the heritage of San Francisco. It is a pleasant stop, to be explored on foot at Fisherman's Wharf.

Practical information

Del Monte Square lies at Fisherman's Wharf, on the seafront of San Francisco, reachable on foot. The ensemble is freely accessible; the shops and restaurants have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the seafront district.

What was Del Monte Square in San Francisco?

A former brick fruit cannery, nicknamed The Cannery, converted into a place of life with shops, restaurants and an inner courtyard, at Fisherman's Wharf.

Where is Del Monte Square?

At Fisherman's Wharf, on the seafront of San Francisco, in California.