"Fisherman's Wharf is a tourist trap; best reason to go there is to catch a bay cruise/Alcatraz tour." Hey! I stop by the wharf whenever I'm in the area, I pi

"Fisherman's Wharf is a tourist trap; best reason to go there is to catch a bay cruise/Alcatraz tour." Hey! I stop by the wharf whenever I'm in the area, I pick up a bread bowl of clam chowder and munch it while watching the sea lions brag. But yes, the interior of pier 39 itself is the worst sort of mall.