The Embarcadero is full of eye-catching destinations: from Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, the Exploratorium, and the iconic Ferry Building to name just a few iconic stops.

It’s just about 8 a.m. in San Francisco, and a man in a mustard yellow jacket is waiting on nearby Pier 47. Maxwell raises the anchovies for another deckhand to hose off and then pours them into ...