- San Francisco offers many seafood dining destinations.san francisco image by Tabitha Little from Fotolia.com
San Francisco's cuisine is as eclectic as its residents. While visiting the City by the Bay, take a gastronomic tour of its neighborhood restaurants, which offer different spins on seafood. There are all kinds of options for the adventurous visitor. - A typical tourist destination, the North Beach neighborhood is filled with Italian restaurants. Sotto Mare offers casual dining on such menu items as linguine with manila clams and seafood risotto. If you're a local, the restaurant sells fresh fish daily.
Sotto Mare
552 Green St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 398-3181
sottomaresf.com - Further into the city, by Alamo Square, is Bar Crudo. This gastronomic stop offers imported raw seafood ordered by the piece, including oysters from British Columbia and Washington. Also available are hot plates, including Idaho red trout and Head-on Louisiana "Devil" Prawns.
Bar Crudo
655 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 409-0679
barcrudo.com - Nestled amid Mexican restaurants in the city's Mission District is three-year-old Weird Fish. The rotating menu keeps regulars guessing, and visitors may find the ceviche of the day, blue point oysters and the fish of the day among the dinner choices. Locally produced ingredients are used whenever possible.
Weird Fish
2193 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-4744
weirdfishsf.com - San Francisco's self-proclaimed oldest seafood restaurant is in the Nob Hill neighborhood. Mayes Oyster House offers a full oyster bar every day. Appetizer choices include crunchy citrus shrimp and local Dungeness crab cocktail. Entrees include house-made New England clam chowder, seared salmon and some pork and beef choices.
Mayes Oyster House
1233 Polk St.
San Francisco, CA 94154
(415) 885-1233
mayessf.com
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