4 editor picks in San Francisco.
4 seafood places in San Francisco we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Francisco | Seafood across every city.
Seafood is foundational to San Francisco, from the no-reservations oyster counter to the waterfront fish house. Swan Oyster Depot on Polk Street and Anchor Oyster Bar in the Castro are the city's beloved counters, while Fog Harbor Fish House at Pier 39 covers the Embarcadero waterfront. Atelier Crenn shows how far Northern California seafood can be taken at the highest level.
Anchor Oyster Bar in San Francisco is a 22-seat Castro counter that has served Dungeness, cioppino and clam chowder the same way since 1977.
OrderThe cioppino in season, with a side of garlic bread.
TipNo bookings; arrive at 16:30 for the early seating or after 21:00 when the line thins.
Swan Oyster Depot in San Francisco is a Polk Street counter that has served cold-house Dungeness, oysters and clam chowder since 1912 in 18 stools.
OrderCrab Louie and a half-dozen Marin Miyagis on the half shell.
TipOpen 10:30-17:00 only; queue forms at 09:45 on a weekend, takes an hour at peak.
Fog Harbor Fish House in San Francisco is the Pier 39 upstairs room with strong clam chowder among the Wharf options, plus a long crab list in winter.
OrderClam chowder in a sourdough bowl with a view of the sea lions.
TipBook the 18:00 window seating for the sunset over Alcatraz; it is the room's whole selling point.
Atelier Crenn in San Francisco is Dominique Crenn's three-Michelin-star Cow Hollow flagship, a poetry-of-cuisine vegetable-and-seafood tasting in 30 seats.
TipSit at the chef's counter in the back for a longer hand-off and more conversation with the line.
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