Diners' Choice: Seafood restaurants in San Francisco

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Updated March 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Seafood cuisine in San Francisco? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Anchovy Bar

4.8

4.8 (877)

$50 and over

Seafood

Western Addition

About the restaurant

From the team that brought you State Bird Provisions and The Progress, The Anchovy Bar is a wine and seafood bar that specializes in West Coast oysters, small fish and sustainably raised shellfish. We work with small producers that favor traditional and antique processes with origin stories that matter and inspire.

Top review

loganVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Food was amazing - service was beautiful. Best way to celebrate my birthday

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Experience

Group Dining at The Anchovy Bar!

Experience

Hadeem at The Anchovy Bar

Golden Crab House

4.6

4.6 (104)

$50 and over

Seafood

Sunset District

About the restaurant

Golden Crab House is a Vietnamese inspired restaurant. At Golden Crab House our goal is to bring a combination of traditional and fusion flavors bringing our customers a unique and flavorful experience. Here at Golden Crab House, we serve only the freshest seafood. The Dungeness Crabs we serve year-round are either caught locally or from Washington state. Our Maine Lobsters are caught from the East Coast.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Feb 15, 2025

Great food. One server was pretty attentive but others didn’t respond when addressed or even acknowledge us as we they were placing the food on the table. The food was great though.

little shucker

4.9

4.9 (3)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Pacific Heights

About the restaurant

Wine, seafood & seasonal dishes from The Snug team & Chef Adrian Garcia
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TitoChef

Dined on Feb 16, 2025

Excellent oysters, excellent food, excellent service!

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Experience

$2 Oyster Happy Hour

Scoma's Fisherman's Wharf

4.8

4.8 (5854)

$31 to $50

Seafood

North Beach

About the restaurant

Founded in 1965, Scoma's Seafood Restaurant is located in the heart of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Family-owned for three generations, our iconic waterfront restaurant is famous for serving the freshest seafood from pier-to-plate. An award-winning bar program includes an extensive wine list, local microbrews, and expertly crafted cocktails. For nearly 60 years, locals, visitors, politicians, athletes, actors, singers, and heads of state have been frequenting Scoma's for its old-school hospitality, delicious seafood, spectacular views, and impeccable cocktails. Located on a working pier, Scoma's has its own fish receiving station, dealing directly with local fishers for 100% sustainable seafood.

***Scoma's gladly welcomes reservations, as well as walk-in guests on a first come first served basis. You can also call 415.771.4383 during our operation hours for assistance with reservations. *** WE OFFER COMPLIMENTORY PARKING***

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GwenVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Very good, and restaurant lives up to it's wonderful reputation. Solomon is the very best and deserves a raise and promotion.

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Popular dish

Calamari Fritti

Popular dish

"Lazy Man's" Cioppino

Popular dish

Scoma's Famous Clam Chowder

The Old Clam House

4.7

4.7 (873)

$30 and under

Seafood

Mission Bay / South Beach

About the restaurant

It's the oldest restaurant in San Francisco and the newly-completed historical renovation has brought new vitality to the area. The dining rooms are comfortable and the atmosphere is relaxing. Seafood specialties are skillets of mussels, shrimp and crab and clams prepared many different ways. Saturday, Sunday and Holiday brunch.

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George

Dined on Feb 27, 2025

great food, great service! Jose Ma (accdg to receipt) served us like royalty! we have come 3 times in the past month and what really stands out about this restaurant is the exceptional services we got from the waiters. truly remarkable!! thank you, Jose, for a wonderful experience. we'll definitely come again! til the next time...

Popi's Oysterette

4.6

4.6 (108)

$30 and under

Seafood

Marina / Cow Hollow / Presidio

About the restaurant

It’s our goal to serve the freshest seafood in a sweet and simple neighborhood setting, by our warm, well-trained and courteous staff. We aim for thoughtfully chosen beverages to support our seasonally designed menu.

We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the fantastic Marina dining scene and look forward to becoming your friends.

~ The Popi’s Team

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Charmaine

Dined on Mar 2, 2025

Fresh and delicious seafood. Had the hamachi crudo, crab louie, grilled oysters, and half dungeness crab and they were all very good. The fries were also very good and crunchy.

Pacific Catch - Sunset District

4.7

4.7 (1902)

$30 and under

Seafood

Sunset District

About the restaurant

Full remodel completed July 2022 with transformed New Bar and Dining Room but same great hospitality, food and drinks Pacific Catch is a WestCoast Fish House dedicated to delivering high quality sustainable seafood with a unique perspective. From the day we opened we've been mindful about where our ingredients come from and how to bring to life the vibrant flavors and feeling of the Pacific. It's our commitment to our guests to keep things interesting, innovative, wholesome and thoughtfully sourced. That's why we've formalized our relationship with the Monterey Bay Seafood Aquarium's Seafood Watch, James Beard Foundation's Smart Catch and the Surfrider Foundation by becoming a partner and bringing on a director of sustainability to help steward these efforts.

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jeff

Dined 1 day ago

One of our go to places for a meal we know will not disappoint! Their menu includes many different dishes that we try whenever we go there. The service is excellent and the staff is always friendly. Thanks for yet another wonderful meal!

Hayes Street Grill

4.7

4.7 (4352)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

About the restaurant

Hayes Street Grill is a neo-traditional fish house in San Francisco's Civic Center district, across the street from the Performing Arts Center, opposite Davies Symphony Hall and a block from both the Opera House and City Hall. We use an international mix of recipes, unified with a theme of fish and seafood. Above every other consideration, we want the freshness and pristine quality of the fish, produce, and naturally-raised meats to speak for themselves.

The Hayes Street Grill's walls are covered with autographed photos of the artists who consider the restaurant their club. Though we've remodeled since our opening 33 years ago, the original brass coat hooks along the walls remain, as does our founding philosophy of cooking only the food we would serve at home to our families, albeit dressed up a little, with a religious dedication to wholesomeness.

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JeffryVIP

Dined 6 days ago

It is astonishing that Hayes Street Grill has maintained its standards of excellence for so many decades. The fact that they continue to deliver such delicious, high quality food at peak pre-theater hours is equally impressive. Every item on the menu sounded delicious and what we picked tasted even better than it read. Kudos to them.

Waterbar

4.6

4.6 (11011)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Financial District / Embarcadero

About the restaurant

Waterbar is a seafood-centric restaurant located on the waterfront with spectacular panoramic views of the bay and city skyline, exceptional design, and a menu of the freshest sustainable fish and seafood. Featuring stunning outdoor (dog-friendly) dining on the waterfront patio, a relaxed atmosphere and floor-to-ceiling circular aquariums filled with an eye-catching array of fish and marine life from the Pacific Ocean. Waterbar is not to be missed.

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ERNESTVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Wonderful birthday celebration with an attentive staff proving a birthday card with chocolate fudge dessert. Perfect lunch get together and will definitely come back again for dinner!

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Dungeness Crab Cocktail

Blue Mermaid

4.4

4.4 (20)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Fisherman's Wharf

About the restaurant

Experience the essence of the waterfront at our cherished San Francisco seafood eatery. Immerse yourself in the vibrant setting of the Blue Mermaid Restaurant nestled in the heart of Fisherman’s Wharf. Situated next to the Argonaut, indulge in a coastal dining experience surrounded by the captivating views and melodies of the bay. Delight your palate with our signature offerings including a variety of house-made chowders, fresh steamed mussels, and the iconic cioppino. Our menu features sustainably sourced dishes expertly curated to complement our array of wines, artisanal beers, and handcrafted cocktails.

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Michael

Dined on Feb 15, 2025

Overall good experience and the food was amazing. Our waiter wasn't super attentive but the rest of the staff was on point and it helped the whole experience. Would definitely recommend!

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Experience

Mother's Day Buffet at Fisherman's Wharf

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