The Bay has cold water and the oysters to prove it. These are the places I go when that's what I want — one of them on the water in Marin, where the oysters come out of the bay in front of you.
By Edmund · Updated 2026-08-24
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Best seafood in SF and the whole Bay Area. Daily fresh menu, and the oyster selection is fantastic. I like the lobster roll, the crab and oyster Rockefeller, and the clam chowder with its Tabasco finish. The wine is fantastic, and bottles are half price on Wednesdays.
Quick seafood place in the Ferry Building. The fresh fish over rice is amazing. Add uni to it!
Great oysters, and far easier to get a table than the Ferry Building.
Hog Island Oyster in Marin, eaten at the farm itself. Clark's Oyster Bar down the Peninsula and Foreign Cinema in the city are where I order them over dinner.