The Front Porch is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

1. The Front Porch

8.4
65 29th St (at Tiffany Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 141 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The shrimp grits is one of our favorite dishes in the city and the blue crab fritters are not to be missed. Read more.

Holly C.Holly Chen: The flounder with blue crab and sausage jambalaya is out of this world. Spicy, fresh and full of flavor.

BabsBabs: Their filè gumbo and shrimp grits are a must-order! Top it off with iced chickory coffee and your meal is a blast!

Alba Ray's is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

2. Alba Ray's

2293 Mission St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mission District · 40 tips and reviews

Molly W.Molly Winston: Shrimp and grits, blue crab salad and the jambalaya was excellent.

Marissa C.Marissa C: Don't miss the mac 'n cheese and flounder ... great flavorful food, cute space, great service

Annie S.Annie Shin: Half of bottles wine all day Sunday! Happy hour mon-fri 530-630pm

Zero Zero is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

3. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 435 tips and reviews

Li Z.Li Zhang: They have delicious bruscettas, pizzas, blue crab pasta,Brussels sprouts and drinks! Please please remember to save room for their dessert! The soft serve is amazing! Love it!

Abbey K.Abbey Keck: The chickpea and avocado bruschettas are great as is the Castro pizza. Also the breakfast pizza for brunch is excellent.

Joe B.Joe Bertino: Castro pizza. Yes please.

Farmer Brown is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

4. Farmer Brown

25 Mason St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 215 tips and reviews

Rhia R.Rhia R.: Mini blue crab cakes and shrimp and grits. Amazing stuff!

Garret S.Garret S.: Total surprise for this part of the city. Good cocktails and great chicken. If you are seeing a show at the Warfield, perfect pregame spot

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Stop by for the all-you-can-eat brunch for only $20 and be sure to grab the hot and cheesy grits that are stand out at Farmer Brown's. Read more.

Monsieur Benjamin is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

5. Monsieur Benjamin

8.6
451 Gough St (at Ivy St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 84 tips and reviews

Ayse D.Ayse Dibek: The confit duck was great so was the oysters. Cool trendy atmosphere

Daniel B.Daniel Boulud: Can’t wait to try Benu’s brand new little brother, a French bistro à la Corey Lee. I sneaked a peek of construction on my last trip. I will come back for sure!

Ryan B.Ryan Block: Great spot for a date.

Blackwood is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

6. Blackwood

8.0
2150 Chestnut St (Pierce), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Marina District · 77 tips and reviews

Josh R.Josh Rutherford: The samosas were perfect. Also really good Thai iced tea. The pad Thai with pork was delicious.

Thrillist M.Thrillist Manager: You’re not in on The Secret if you don’t get a side of sides of the Millionaire Bacon (thick cut strips cooked with syrup, honey, and chilies). Read more.

Jason 😜Izzy🎶 S.Jason 😜Izzy🎶 Sherry: Breakfast served 8AM - 4PM

Basil Canteen is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

7. Basil Canteen

7.9
1489 Folsom St (at 11th), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 88 tips and reviews

Bianca LoBianca Lo: Their lamb curry is the best. Lamb is charred perfectly, and don't even get me started on the sauce

CarolineCaroline: Overwhelming number of choices but the food is absolutely delicious. Some of my favorite Thai food in the city.

James Y.James Yu: dependable Thai food in soma. great for groups to share small plates. curries re delicious

Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

8. Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar

431 Bush St (at Mark Ln.), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 166 tips and reviews

Anne N.Anne N: The sashimi platter was absolutely incredible!!! We also loved the cucumber salad and subbed the octopus for scallops 😍

Jacquelyn M.Jacquelyn Mogol: Love the 49er roll!!!

DensDens: The omakase here is insane. Maybe best sushi I've had in the USA. Be sure to ask to try all the diff types of uni & eat something that's been blowtorched. (pic = wagyu, btw)

Elite Cafe is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

9. Elite Cafe

2049 Fillmore St (btwn California & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 86 tips and reviews

Amanda M.Amanda Mejia: My favorite brunch place in the city. We've brought every friend we could here, and I highly suggest a brunch with the mashed potatoes and a carafe of mimosas. I wish I could make then that good.

Jen B.Jen Bennett: Bloody Mary - one of the best!

nick g.nick gonzalez: Deviled eggs are delicious

The Brixton is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

10. The Brixton

6.3
2140 Union St (btwn Fillmore & Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Union Street · 102 tips and reviews

Bret C.Bret Cox: One of the great things about The Brixton is space, lots of it. High ceilings, enough to walk around is a rare thing off Union Street. For lunch, try the blackened mahi-mahi sandwich, it's wonderful!

Taylor M.Taylor Miles: Great service try spark plug shot

ThrillistThrillist: Venture into this new 135 seat music venue, and order a "Hendricks Gin Basil Rickey and The Ernest": Matusalem rum, Maraschino liqueur, grapefruit, simple syrup. Rock out. Read more.

Ruth's Chris Steak House is one of The 11 Best Places for Blue Crabs in San Francisco.

11. Ruth's Chris Steak House

1601 Van Ness Ave (at California St), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Pacific Heights · 66 tips and reviews

Tania R.Tania Rahman: One of the best steaks I've ever had! Go for the tuna and sheared shrimp for appetisers insanely delicious! You will not be disappointed.

hanwook k.hanwook kim: Great filet!!

Rob R.Rob Ray: So what if it's a chain. The steaks here are really, really good. Killer (also, large) martinis. Definitely get the hash browns. Prepare for butter overloaded bliss.