Moby Dick in San Francisco has been shuttered since March 2020 but owner Joe Cappelletti still has to go in almost daily to make sure its inhabitants are being looked after.
When we say its “inhabitants,” we’re referring to the fish that populate the venue’s signature, 250-gallon fish tank above the bar!Moby Dick is a San Francisco institution.
Cappelletti co-own it with Scot Riffe. He took it over in 2002, but it had already been welcoming gay customers for over 25 years.
It was actually opened in 1977 by pantyhose heir Victor Swedosh.It quickly established itself as a place for gay creative to hang out, and even had its own small record label in the early 80s.