Ante's Restaurant

Located in the heart of San Pedro's Waterfront Enhancement Project

This corner of San Pedro, famous for so many years, is known by generations of locals as well as Angelinos who have frequented this historic waterfront

Conveniently located at the foot of the southern end of the Harbor Freeway (110) at the base of the Vincent Thomas Bridge and is the beginning of the Alameda Shipping Corridor

This location fronts the largest shipping port in the United States (Port of Los Angeles)

Adjacent to California 5th largest city – Long Beach, known for it’s beautiful downtown waterfront and bustling nightlife

Short distance to major connecting freeways: 405, 91, 110, 105, 710, and 605.

15 minutes from Downtown Los Angeles and 20 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport

Ante Perkov Way [is named after] the late Ante Perkov, who ran one of San Pedro's most popular restaurants and donated much of his time and money to charity. The block-long "Ante Way" [runs] along what [was once] Palos Verdes Street between Sixth and Seventh streets -- in front of Ante's, the restaurant he established and ran for five decades, in San Pedro.

"It [is a] great tribute to him," said Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion to the City Council [in May, 2002].

"We all think it's wonderful," said Tony Perkov, one of Perkov's three sons who runs the restaurant established by his father in 1951. "He just loved San Pedro."

In addition to running one of the town's busiest restaurants and social gathering spots, Perkov threw himself into humanitarian work, often providing free catering for fund-raising dinners. Hahn said renaming the street in front of Ante's Restaurant [serves] as an enduring tribute to the immigrant who became something of a modern-day legend in San Pedro. Perkov became a U.S. citizen in 1954 and frequently spoke of his love for his adopted land. A large American flag flies atop Ante's Restaurant, 729 S. Palos Verdes St. Perkov's first restaurant -- an 11-stool establishment he called Tony's Cafe -- opened in 1946 at Sixth and Beacon streets. Ante's Restaurant opened in 1951 on Fifth Street and moved to its present location in 1975.

"He was somebody who came over with nothing and did well," said his son, Tony Perkov. "His spirit is still alive in the community. I was so lucky to have him as a father."

--Daily Breeze June 10, 2002

Offered at $1,699,000

729 Ante Perkov Way

San Pedro, CA

San Pedro's Longest Running and Most Famous Restaurant

This ideal location has been a landmark for generations of families from all over the Greater Harbor and Los Angeles areas. Families as well as community and civic leaders have used Ante’s Restaurant to come and celebrate life, everything from graduations, banquets, weddings, funerals, charitable fundraisers and birthday parties. The late Croatian immigrant Ante Perkov, entrepreneur and philanthropist, leaves the legacy of this landmark restaurant with the hopes of having it become a dream come true for its new owner. The ideal situation for a restaurant/club or charitable foundation/organization. There are two commercial kitchens, dining room, bar, on-site and street parking. One short block from the Los Angles Harbor Waterfront. Situated on over a 13,000 sqft corner lot and nearly 5,000 sqft of structure with endless possibilities. This is a once in a lifetime chance to own an established restaurant or develop on one of the prime partials of real estate in the Harbor area.