Duarte's Tavern

Duarte's Tavern is a historic drinking establishment and restaurant, founded in 1894 and located at 202 Stage Road in Pescadero, California.^[1]

Duarte's Tavern
Restaurant information
Established	1894; 131 years ago (1894)
Location	202 Stage Coach Road, Pescadero, California
Website	http://www.duartestavern.com/

About

Duarte's Tavern was founded in 1894, by Frank Duarte, a Portuguese immigrant who bought the building for approximately $12 worth of gold.^[2] As of 2017, it was owned and operated by the fourth generation of the Duarte family.^[3]

They are well known for their olallieberry pie, artichoke soup (which is also served as half artichoke and half green chile soup) and cioppino, a signature item that was described as "bone-warming" but "very messy".^[4][5] The cuisine includes seafood such as fried oysters with fries, snapper, and a crab sandwich which, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer, had "a lot of thought put into it" with the inside of the sourdough bread toasted enough to hold a "pile of crab" and a "leaf of lettuce".^[6] The menu also includes non-seafood items such as a hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy.^[6]

• Duarte's Tavern
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  half artichoke and half green chile soup
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  olallieberry pie slice
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  An old menu for Duarte's Tavern
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  Duarte's Tavern dining room (2017)

Reception

In 2017, Dana Joseph, writing for the Cowboys & Indians magazine, called the cioppino at Duarte's Tavern a "flavorful crab-crammed delight".^[7]

On October 22, 2007, Duarte's Tavern was featured on the fourth episode of the second season of the television show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives entitled "Local Flavors".^[8] In 2003, Duarte's Tavern received the James Beard American Classic Award.^[2]