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SAN FRANCISCO – The Super Bowl returns to the Bay Area for the first time in a decade on Sunday, and the San Francisco 49ers stars think it’s a wise choice.
Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl L, Peyton Manning’s final game, while Stanford Stadium was the site of Super Bowl XIX, when the nearby 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins, 38-16.
“It’s a historic town with so much character. The food, the hills, the homes, the water, the bridge, everything. It’s also just such a great town, and it’s really cool to see it come to life even more than it already is,” Christian McCaffrey told Pakinomist Digital on the radio row ahead of the big game.
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NFL fans walk outside the Super Bowl Experience at the Moscone Center on February 6, 2026 in San Francisco. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
“Man, I think San Francisco has so much to offer,” quarterback Brock Purdy added. “Just, obviously, with the restaurants, the experiences, how beautiful it is out here with the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean. It’s a great city, great people. So to have the Super Bowl out here is really cool.”
Levy Restaurants has also made its way to the Bay Area for the big game. Fred Warner got a chance to sneak a peek at their Super Bowl menu while nursing his injury and watching his Niners play from Levi’s Stadium suites.
Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots helmets on display outside Levi’s Stadium before Super Bowl LX on February 4, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
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“I had the pleasure of trying some of their items that they’re going to have on Super Bowl Sunday up in my suite this past season. They had steak frites, which were delicious, man, that’s right up my alley, a delicious combination of steak and fries there. Crab nachos, which were amazing. Some short ribs, so they got some really good options, I think that’s good.”
Warner also echoed his teammates’ sentiments about the California city.
“I think it’s just because it’s a melting pot, man. Just all the different cultures mixing, all the diversity and mixing together,” Warner said. “You can get a little bit of everything you’re looking for out here, and of course you can play in the best stadium in the entire NFL, Levi’s Stadium, you can’t beat that, and so I think it’s going to be a great Super Bowl Sunday and a great week with all the different activities that they have planned for everybody.”
Fans visit the Moscone Center for the Super Bowl Experience and fun activities in San Francisco on February 3, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The game itself is about an hour outside of San Francisco itself, but the Super Bowl experience and Radio Row were all in the heart of the city at the Moscone Center.
