2. Waterbar
8.7
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews
Sailing Spoken Here: Best restaurant for great views, cocktails, and oysters!
Tasting Table: We love the classic Dungeness crab cocktail ($20), and are always looking for an excuse to splurge on their grand iced shellfish platter ($110) with crab, lobster, ceviche, prawns and oysters. Read more.
Wilson Favre-Delerue: Beautiful location, with a view on the Bay Bridge outside and massive aquariums on the inside. Fresh seafood, attentive service, overall elegant vibe. Perfect for client lunches or parent visits.
5. Crab House at Pier 39
8.5
203 C Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 137 tips and reviews
Krishna: Killer Crab, Crab Omelette, Garlic Fries + Great White on draft, simply delicious
Joshua Chaney: Try the Killer Dunganeese Crab!! It's awesomeness and good to share!
Milad Cerkic: Crab feast and garlic fries and you are on a trip to (food) heaven 😀
6. R&G Lounge
8.4
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 273 tips and reviews
Thomas Wong: Salt N pepper Dungeness Crab and Seafood in A Clay Pot is incredible. The Chinese Banquet menu is wonderful but expensive! A great place for special occasions!
Ness 🌸💜🌸 M: Best crab dish in town. Also try the special beef and abalone with fresh greens. You'll enjoy these chef's specialties.
sabrinawc: Salt and pepper crab, beef brisket + turnip and the baked black cod are a must!
7. Woodhouse Fish Co.
8.4
1914 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Japantown · 141 tips and reviews
Andrea: Absolutely delish! Cute decor, amazing food. The clam chowder was amazing, as was the lobster roll.
Helen Yuen: Wonderful choice of seafood in menu! Clam chowder, oysters, sour dough bread pudding all tasted wonderful! Great portion size!
J John: Great tasting N. England style lobster & crab 🦀 sandwiches; the butter-garlic toasted bread is simply perfect. Their french fries are the best in the city. Good service, place is usually very crowded
8. Scoma's Restaurant
8.7
1965 Al Scoma Way (Jefferson Street), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 259 tips and reviews
Patrick Bowl: Lobster ravioli is fantastic. If you are with a group, get several dishes to share.
Melissa Thames: My absolute favorite in San Fran. Their cioppino is divine. All the seafood is fresh. The mussels appetizer is also to die for
Abby C: Gluten free food is marked on menu. Lobster bisque, ciopinno, raw fish platter, fish combo and polenta were all delicious. Service was good too.
9. Thanh Long
8.4
4101 Judah St (at 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 83 tips and reviews
Cheryl Goh: Definately the best Dungeness crabs in SF. Try their roasted crabs, garlic noodles and banana fritters. If you are adventurous, skip the cab and take the Muni which stops in front of the restaurant Read more.
Tamara Houston: My all-time favorite restaurant!!! Order the garlic crab and a Jordon Chard
Alice Ferris: Try the Roasted Crab - Totally worth the detour from the usual neighborhoods in San Francisco. Yummers. (via @Foodspotting)
10. Swan Oyster Depot
8.3
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 217 tips and reviews
Ian Thong: Oysters are really good, coming from a Sydney sider, Australia. Clam chowder is also great...!
Tony Ham: Don't forget, cash only! This place is a treasure. The guys behind the counter will take care of you. Great service and awesome product! Oysters are amazing. The clam chowder has real clam flavor!
Mikko Niemelä: Tasty oysters and oh boy the crab cocktail. Sweeeet.
11. Anchor Oyster Bar
8.9
579 Castro St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Castro · 130 tips and reviews
Jan-Nicolas Vanderveken: Probably the best food on Castro. Small place, friendly staff and great food. We had the chowder and crab burger special: delicious.
Karla Rivera: Cozy little spot with amazing service. Best clam chowder on the west coast
TheDL: Of course the oysters. Clams and/or muscles w/extra bread to sop up the broth. Garlic bread is really good. Open-face crab and shrimp melt, and chowder made my tastebuds happy too.
12. Fog Harbor Fish House
8.4
Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 240 tips and reviews
Stacia & Dean Varga: Wonderful ceviche, clam chowder is excellent with tasty and nicely sizes morsels of clams. Seafood platter for two was yummy too!
A. Lozada: Crab. Get the crab, and take your time with it. Also: wine, our a pint. Get a window table for the view.
Zeid Abussaud: Lobster , clam chowder and calamari are a must !
Cynthia Hoyt: BEST Clam Chowder ever!! Add Tabasco Sauce if you like your chowder spicy. The Crab Louie is HUGE and delicious. Our waitress made the evening, she was wonderful! (Take a can of chowder home!!)
Katrina Chernyshova: Very delicious clam chowder with crab and lobster. Really worth to try it! ☺️
Alisson Negreli: Probably one of the best places in town for clam chowder, fish n’ chips and all the good seafood stuff!
15. Golden Boy Pizza
9.0
542 Green St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 245 tips and reviews
Rey Flores: Here since '78 for good reason - simple recipes = great food! I've had their pizza since '84! You can't go wrong with any slice, Clam & Garlic, the Combo, and Pesto Veggie are must-haves!
Joshua Chan: Relatively thicker crust - so soft, so delightful - their combination, vegetarian pesto, and garlic clam are my go-to choices. Just get them all dang it!
Juan Seguí: Best pizza in San Francisco. Very authentic place. Try clam and garlic pizza!