Woodhouse Fish Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

1. Woodhouse Fish Co.

8.2
1914 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Japantown · 141 tips and reviews

Miriam K.Miriam Kali-rai: Best lobster roll yes. AND soft shell crab sandwich.

Scott P.Scott Perket: Everything is amazing, but my faves are the Softshell Crab BLT, Dungeness Crab Sandwich, Dungeness Crab, Cioppino, and $1 oyster night on Tuesdays.

Jeff C.Jeff Chang: Get the soft shell crab BLT if it's on the menu

HK Lounge Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

2. HK Lounge Bistro

8.4
1136 Folsom St (Rausch St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · SoMa · 2 tips and reviews

Celine L.Celine Lau: Shrimp and chives dumplings and golden egg soft shell crab yummy, oven baked cod tender

Yan C.Yan Cui: Best dim sum in SF

Breadbelly is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

3. Breadbelly

8.7
1408 Clement St, San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 11 tips and reviews

Bela K.Bela K: The soft shell crab sandwich is to die for

Johanna S.Johanna Sung: Atelier Crenn (holds 3 Michelin stars) alums started this “Asian American” bakery serving delightful goodies: kaya toast (coconut jam on milk bread) + their version of an ube tart (w/ CA sweet potato)

katrina p.katrina panovich: The specials change over time and are not to be missed! I just had literally the best chicken sandwich of my life.

Boulevard is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

4. Boulevard

8.9
1 Mission St (at Steuart), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · 131 tips and reviews

Hana N.Hana Na: Feeling hungry, crabby, and douchey? :) Their soft shell crab is ridiculously tasty. Order it and save some for me. No, actually... Invite me immediately!

Dev N.Dev Nath: Awesome soft shell crab starter

Hannah G.Hannah GM: Truly excellent food, and a great wine list to boot. Be sure to start with the crab and avocado appetizer!

Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

5. Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar

8.0
1900 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 4 tips and reviews

Dennis Z.Dennis Zeh Jr: Soft Shell Crab Bún Riêu is a must try. The best Bún Riêu I've had in a restaurant, and is on par with my grandmother's.

William L.William Li: The beef phos have bone marrow in it giving all of them an amazing savoriness!

Mei M.Mei Mei: So so excited

Zushi Puzzle is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

6. Zushi Puzzle

7.9
1910 Lombard St (at Buchanan St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Marina District · 78 tips and reviews

Ian H.Ian Huang: You must have crispy blue soft shell crab, live uni, king salmon and best hand roll. They are amazing!!

Jennifer Y.Jennifer Yip: Romeo and Juliet roll has a delicious creamy texture! dynasty spider was solid. comes with soft shell crab on the side.

Nipul C.Nipul Chokshi: Order the Butterface roll!

Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

7. Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi

8.0
3339 Steiner St (btw Lombard & Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Marina District · 36 tips and reviews

Amber R.Amber Rae: seriously some of the best sushi in sf. so underrated. get the 3 amigos, himachi lime, mango lobster, garlic chili edamame... also non sushi soft shell crab salad, ganja awesome.

Rafael M.Rafael Morales: The chili cilantro edamame is amazing! Spicy though, so be careful if you can't take the heat.

Patrick M.Patrick McKain: Good service and GREAT food! Got 3 FREE samples too! (On the house)

Palette Tea House is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

8. Palette Tea House

8.2
900 N Point St (Suite B201A), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews

HeyunHeyun: +: shumai, green beans, matcha lava buns, soft shell crab rice crepe

Afro l.Afro lynne: My new fav dimsum place in town. Will def come back to try everything.

Natalie M.Natalie M: It’s seriously the best dim sum place in San Francisco. Everything is delicious from the soup dumplings to the lobster har gow to the Kobe beef chow fun. Frankly, I’m obsessed with this place.

Thanh Long is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

9. Thanh Long

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

Hong Van T.Hong Van Tran: So freaking good!! Soft shell crab, garlic noodles and roast crab! NOM NOM NOM!

Tamara H.Tamara Houston: My all-time favorite restaurant!!! Order the garlic crab and a Jordon Chard

An The GoAn The Go: Need a Garlic Noodle fix and can't make it to Thanh Long? Look out for the An Family Food Truck, "An The Go", next location. twitter.com/anthegosf

Waterbar is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

10. Waterbar

8.7
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews

Nahid A.Nahid Ashri: A must try resturant ... perfect view ...perfect food ... must try definitely the oyster ... not like any where else ... the steak ... the soft shell crab ....

Adam S.Adam Sean: Bass crudo m, soft shell crab, and Pike were incredible. Unlike many places of its kind, the view isn’t the only thing it offers.

Anna D.Anna Dakhundaridze: Great view. Tasty menu. Good choice if wine. Attentive personnel. What else do you need for dinner with friends if you lover?! 😉 very romantic if you sit near the window and look at the Bay Bridge...

Basa Seafood Express is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

11. Basa Seafood Express

8.8
3064 24th St (Treat Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Fish Market · Mission District · 59 tips and reviews

Carlos C.Carlos Cordova: Great prices and fresh sushi. The fish and chips and the soft shell crab burgers are fantastic.

RafaelRafael: Very fresh & yummy seafood (e.g., oysters, crab, ahi, more). Great tuna poke too!

Jonathan W.Jonathan W: Incredible. Salmon roe is really good as is the salmon poke. The sushi is some of the best in SF. I like the caterpillar roll. Seaweed salad is the best in the city. Super friendly service to boot.

Mister Jiu's is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

12. Mister Jiu's

8.5
28 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 71 tips and reviews

ElizaEliza: Happiness cocktail, egg drop soup, soft shell crab and the duck were all amazing. Little bit of a splurge for dinner with drinks, but it was a fun environment and very creative food.

J.R. R.J.R. Reed: Must haves: scallion pancakes, dirty rice, and dumplings! Cocktail of choice: pixie and Luna!

Andy W.Andy Wang: Reminds me of a more laid back Hakkasan with more OG Cantonese flavor profile and higher price point. Dungeness crab custard and uni noodle are must haves

Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

13. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.7
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 444 tips and reviews

janice b.janice bailon: LOVE THIS PLACE! sit at the sushi bar and watch asushi do his magic. all the fish is great but i love doing the wonderfully fried softshell crab appetizer. Only place i've had truly excellent masaba

Caroline J.Caroline Jack: Soft shell crab = yumtown! Volcano roll is tasty but was hoping for more zing from the jalapeño. Funky atmosphere, defo one to visit and worth the wait (except as small queue)

Mirek N.Mirek Nowak: Always filled with energy and amazing sushi. One of my favorite places passing through San Francisco.

Epic Steak is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

14. Epic Steak

8.3
369 The Embarcadero (at Folsom), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Rincon Hill · 116 tips and reviews

Allen A.Allen Arcade: Yummy soft shell crab but there's not nearly enough to share. You'd expect at least a couple for the price.

VinDivineVinDivine: Best steak tartare in SF! All filet mignon. Yummy

AskMenAskMen: One of those rare spans that’s beautiful form a distance - this steak & wine place has a custom-built woodfire grill to cook your meat the way cavemen intended Read more.

K's Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in San Francisco.

15. K's Kitchen

7.2
757 Monterey Blvd, San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Sunnyside · 17 tips and reviews

Rey F.Rey Ferolino: Try the Dinosaur Roll - Softshell crab and eel!!

Andre B.Andre Beaumont: I like the dragon roll and their miso soup. Fast service.

Coda G.Coda Gardner: Good Roll!