Cafe Zoetrope

North Beach & Chinatown


During Prohibition, historic Columbus Tower housed a speakeasy – but now you can drink here in plain sight, at filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's ground-floor sidewalk bistro. Sip Coppola's signature Napa wines surrounded by Godfather movie memorabilia, and consider the Caesar salad – first served at Columbus Tower in 1924 – but whatever you do, take the cannoli.


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Nearby North Beach & Chinatown attractions

1. Portsmouth Square

0.12 MILES

Chinatown's unofficial living room is named after John B Montgomery's sloop, which staked the US claim on San Francisco in 1846. SF's first city hall…