Finally today, let’s not forget that Dungeness crab is the traditional Thanksgiving meat here in San Francisco, and cioppino is the traditional crab dish. If you want a real, old-fashioned San Francisco Thanksgiving, you may consider throwing the turkey in the freezer and going for a bowl of this tomato-based crab stew. Here are some photos of local restaurants’ versions:
You can’t get much more classic in this city than the Tadich Grill. And of course, they do a mean cioppino, as alau2 documents on flicikr:
More after the jump…
Here’s Pesce’s version, shot by brixton, on flickr:
Finally, here’s our favorite, from the The Old Clam House, shot by c(h)ristine, on flickr:
How could you want turkey after seeing that? Ah, well, whatever you eat, happy Thanksgiving!
