Bruno Mars 
San Franciscans rejoice — the Old Clam Home restaurant, located at 299 Bayshore Blvd., is reopening “sometime in May perhaps,” new owner Filomena Florese explained to SFGATE.
“I want to keep every little thing the way people remembered it,” she said.
Which is good information for folks who have missed the 161-12 months-old cafe for the duration of the very last two many years. Cherished dishes these kinds of as the cioppino, the clambake and the clam chowder are all returning, as perfectly as the inside loaded with San Francisco memorabilia adorning the walls of this storied cafe.
“People see me on the avenue and they inquire, ‘Are you nonetheless heading to have the clams?’ ‘Yes I am,’” Florese laughed.
Florese, together with her relatives, have deep roots in San Francisco. She moved right here from Italy when she was 10 decades previous and grew up in the Excelsior District, attending Visitacion Valley Junior Substantial. She to start with went to the Previous Clam Dwelling, which opened in 1861, when she was “maybe 19.”
“As a younger kid, I truly did not consume much fish,” she recounted. “But my most loved [at the Old Clam House] was the clam chowder with the bread.”
The Florese spouse and children will consider in excess of possession from the Dal Bozzo spouse and children.
Liz D. by means of YelpThe former entrepreneurs, Jerry Dal Bozzo, Jennifer Dal Bozzo and Dante Serafini introduced last Could that the restaurant was up for sale. Florese, who runs the Mona Lisa, knew Dal Bozzo, who utilised to very own the Stinking Rose and retired in 2021, as a result of their ties as cafe proprietors in North Beach.
At to start with, Florese wasn’t positive if she wanted to acquire up yet another restaurant undertaking. But that quickly modified when Dal Bozzo gave her a tour of the cafe.
“I walked by way of and noticed the record of the area and I explained, ‘Oh wow. Yea, I’m heading to do this,” she said.
The decor and the tradition of the place will remain intact. Nevertheless, Florese, along with new chef Valentino Luchin, will insert some Italian dishes to the menu.
“We’re an Italian household, so we’re likely to deliver some of our products to the menu,” she said.
Florese is also seeking to track down previous personnel of the cafe and would like to deliver them back again, if they are readily available.
“They are element of The Aged Clam Residence custom,” she reported. “I want to preserve all the things that The Previous Clam Property is recognized for.”
