Hog Island Oyster Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

1. Hog Island Oyster Co.

9.3
1 Ferry Bldg #11 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 406 tips and reviews

Nick H.Nick Hsslgrv: Classy and delicious. Oysters are some of the finest in the city and the selection is superb. Not inexpensive though. Wait list can pile up, so grab a beverage at the bar before you step in line.

Lev Z.Lev Z: The mussels are to die for!! Very accommodating to allergies, they were able to leave out the garlic and Dijon mustard while still producing fabulous mussels.

Olga V.Olga Volga: Excellent place! Best oysters! Everything is delicious!

Waterbar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

2. Waterbar

8.8
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews

Sailing Spoken HereSailing Spoken Here: Best restaurant for great views, cocktails, and oysters!

Tasting TableTasting 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.

amanda b.amanda brooke: cocktails are amazing, oysters are a must. cannot emphasize the horchata ice cream sandwich enough!!!!

Bar Crudo is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

3. Bar Crudo

9.1
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Panhandle · 215 tips and reviews

Tianna J.Tianna Johnson: Amazing seafood. Get the crudo sampler, seafood stew and must have the lobster/ Buretta salad. One of the best places in SF

Ms H.Ms Helene: Share a crudo sampler-amazing! Lobster and tomato salad screams freshness and the mussels are in the most divine cream sauce that you'll want to drink it. Amazing food for good prices.

Agatha Y.Agatha Yu: Best lobster salad and crudo sampler. Avocado toast is great too!

Boudin Bakery Café Baker's Hall is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

4. Boudin Bakery Café Baker's Hall

8.6
160 Jefferson St. (at Taylor St.), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Fishermans Wharf · 442 tips and reviews

Kathy J.Kathy Johnson: Great Sourdough made into adorable crabs lobsters and sea turtles! Yummy!

Barney S.Barney Santos: Clam chowder is top notch! Love the sourdough bread and the live tourist action

Christine N.Christine Nolan: Watch them make the bread (to die for!) fish tacos and lobster bisque.

R&G Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

5. R&G Lounge

8.4
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 273 tips and reviews

Ness  🌸💜🌸 M.Ness 🌸💜🌸 M: Best crab dish in town. Also try the special beef and abalone with fresh greens. You'll enjoy these chef's specialties.

sabrinawcsabrinawc: Salt and pepper crab, beef brisket + turnip and the baked black cod are a must!

Sherry L.Sherry Li: Crab with ginger and scallion is a must have. Abalone is great too.

Swan Oyster Depot is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

6. Swan Oyster Depot

8.6
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 218 tips and reviews

TerraMoto T.TerraMoto Transporation: Best Boston Clam Chowder with a side of Boudin Bakery sourdough bread made especially for restaurants.

James T.James Teiser: I recommend the prawns in drawn butter, New England clam chowder and awesome sourdough bread.

Ian T.Ian Thong: Oysters are really good, coming from a Sydney sider, Australia. Clam chowder is also great...!

Woodhouse Fish Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

7. Woodhouse Fish Co.

8.4
1914 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Japantown · 141 tips and reviews

AndreaAndrea: Absolutely delish! Cute decor, amazing food. The clam chowder was amazing, as was the lobster roll.

Julia S.Julia Samuelsson: The artichoke with the shrimps and crab are amazing.😍

Vivian W.Vivian Wang: Lobster roll and cioppino stew, yum!

Thanh Long is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

8. Thanh Long

8.5
4101 Judah St (at 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 83 tips and reviews

SHANNA P.SHANNA POLLOCK: ROASTED GARLIC CRAB GARLIC NOODLES FRIED RICE SO GOOD!

Marc B.Marc Bourget: Roast crab and garlic noodles are a must. Mussels are a great appetizer

Tomas Jr P.Tomas Jr Polloso: Everything tastes great. I especially love the whole roasted crab, garlic noodles, the mussels and the calamari. I highly recommend it.

Crab House at Pier 39 is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

9. Crab House at Pier 39

8.4
203 C Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 137 tips and reviews

Christy B.Christy Brown: Whole crab and crab enchiladas are amazing!

Joshua C.Joshua Chaney: Try the Killer Dunganeese Crab!! It's awesomeness and good to share!

Kory K.Kory Kory: Crab and shrimp were amazing!!! The pasta looked great as well! Our waiter, Carlos was amazing!!!

Scoma's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

10. Scoma's Restaurant

8.7
1965 Al Scoma Way (Jefferson Street), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 259 tips and reviews

Hayley M.Hayley Miller: Go to Scoma's and order the lunch special and get the cup of clam chowder, crab Louie salad, and desert is included! Best sourdough bread in city, best fresh crab meat. and the soup is amazing as well

Patrick B.Patrick Bowl: Lobster ravioli is fantastic. If you are with a group, get several dishes to share.

Gary B.Gary Bacon: Crab dishes, calamari, seafood all are outstanding. Nice selection of wines as well. Excellent views too..💜

Anchor Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

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 V.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 R.Karla Rivera: Cozy little spot with amazing service. Best clam chowder on the west coast

Vanessa T.Vanessa T: Cioppino, oysters, clams, chowder, staff, everything!!

Fog Harbor Fish House is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

12. Fog Harbor Fish House

8.3
Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 239 tips and reviews

Stacia & Dean V.Stacia & Dean Varga: Wonderful ceviche, clam chowder is excellent with tasty and nicely sizes morsels of clams. Seafood platter for two was yummy too!

Mena M.Mena Migally: Both Lobster stuffed with Crab and the Lobster Tail dishes were great! We also had a dozen oysters ... Yummy!

Zeid A.Zeid Abussaud: Beautiful restaurant located in Pier 39. Staff are very friendly and the restaurant has lovely views . The food is of excellent quality. Highly recommend the lobster , calamari and seafood chowder.

Pier Market Seafood Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

13. Pier Market Seafood Restaurant

8.5
Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Russian Hill · 165 tips and reviews

Nicolas M.Nicolas Maslo: Great crab, salmon teriyaki and swordfish! Excelent to lunch with kids (they have special menu for them).

Maina K.Maina Khoja: Very fresh sea food, breaded scallops melts in your mouth, and crab cakes one of the best. Cioppino not that good.

Katrina C.Katrina Chernyshova: Very delicious clam chowder with crab and lobster. Really worth to try it! ☺️

Sotto Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

14. Sotto Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant

8.9
552 Green St (at Jasper Pl), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · North Beach · 207 tips and reviews

H H.H H: Get "the best damn crab cioppino" and Benita's baccala! and wine.👌🍷

Christine D.Christine D: Oyster are fresh and big! Locals come to this place to :)

VladieVladie: Delicious, friendly and cosy. Do try the chowder. The Best Damn Crab Cioppino is a great dish for two offering so many tastes and types of sea food so you won't need more. Great wine of the house.

Golden Boy Pizza is one of The 15 Best Places for Shellfish in San Francisco.

15. Golden Boy Pizza

9.0
542 Green St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 245 tips and reviews

Rey F.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 C.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!

Gunnar A.Gunnar Aasen: This is Sicilian style pizza. It's not a New York slice, but it holds its own better than almost every other pizza in SF. The regular cheese and clam & garlic pizzas are both excellent.