Shellfish

To Do This Weekend: Eat Dungeness Crab

It's Dungeness crab season, guys! The waters opened up for commercial and non-commercial fishermen a few weeks ago, but we just got around to having our first taste of the sweet, sweet crustacean at Swan Oyster Depot yesterday. Served expertly cracked, with the creamiest Louie sauce imaginable (just ... More >>

TyFlo's Wayfare Tavern Has a Way With Lobster

Wayfare Tavern, the restaurant crown jewel in the Tyler Florence empire, has a tuck-in-from-the-rainy-day pub feel, even when it's sunny outside. A Maine lobster roll, available for lunch and dinner, adds to the warm, escape from the elements vibe that may be carefully calculated here, but admittedl ... More >>

Stop Eating Seafood, Say Topless Mermaid-Costume-Wearing PETA Members

If you happen to find yourself at Fisherman's Wharf during lunch tomorrow with a hankering for some delicious steamed crab or clam chowder, you might get more than you've bargained for - our news editor Erin Sherbert reports on The Snitch that PETA will be on hand wearing mermaid fins and little els ... More >>

Drakes Bay Recalls Shucked and In-Shell Raw Oysters

Consumers should avoid eating certain shucked and in-shell raw oysters from Drakes Bay Oyster Company, warned the California Department of Public Health on Saturday. The oysters may be contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacteria that can cause vomiting, cramps, headache, chills, and other ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Prime Dip Gourmet Sandwiches: Behemoths in the Tenderloin

Scrambled Eggs With Crab and Truffle, Courtesy of Parallel 37's Ron Siegel

You may be able to take Ron Siegel, longtime chef of the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton and now Parallel 37, out of a fine-dining environment, but you can't take the fine-dining out of the chef. As part of SFoodie's three-part interview with Chef Siegel (read part one here and part two here), we as ... More >>

Prime Dip's Gourmet Sandwiches Are Anything but Gourmet -- and That's a Good Thing

​Just a few steps down Larkin street from the always-packed lunchtime institution Saigon Sandwich, Prime Dip Gourmet Sandwiches quietly goes about its business creating straightforward, French dip style behemoths. Crackly rolls, supplied by neighbor Lee's Deli, are built to withstand flash floods ... More >>

The Crab Boats Are on the Water, and Fresh Dungeness Is Coming Soon

​Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle broke the news that the Dungeness crab strike was over and the boats were heading out to set their traps. As SFoodie had reported before Thanksgiving, the Bay Area's Dungeness crab season began on November 15, but local fishing boats were striking in order t ... More >>

The Old Clam House: Time-Worn Gem Turned Into Just Another Tourist Trap

Download a Mixtape From Clams Casino, the Most Important Bay Area Hip-Hop Producer Not From the Bay Area

​Lil B fucks with him. The Jealous Guys fuck with him too. And you may or may not have heard of them yet, but Oakland's Main Attrakionz are also in love with this New Jersey producer who is quietly leaving his mark on the Bay Area hip-hop scene. His name: Clams Casino.

Who Serves This Slab of Decadence?

Tamara Palmer​This is the most decadent burger in San Francisco, and probably the most expensive. Can you identify it by its proper name and the San Francisco restaurant that serves it? Offer a guess in the comments below. Congratulations to Pat, who correctly identified the Dungeness crab le ... More >>

Slow Crab Festival Teams Up with S.F. Brewers Guild

being1628/FlickrMerry Dungeness.​Northern California's Dungeness crab sport-fishing season opened last weekend. The commercial season launches next week, an occasion as momentous for San Franciscans as the first drift of cherry blossoms from the trees at Tokyo's Ueno Park. That means it's not ... More >>

Crabby Mood, a Pick-Me-Up from Crab House at Pier 39

Tamara Palmer​The cocktails at Pier 39's Crab House are hardly wonders of creative mixology, but they do come with fantastic views that shouldn't be the exclusive domain of tourists -- venture there on weekdays, when there are fewer out-of-towners in short pants and long socks. The Crabby Mood ... More >>

Sam's ChowderMobile Rolling Into Golden Gate Park

John BirdsallThe "shortie" lobster roll from Sam's ChowderMobile.​Eater reported that Sam's ChowderMobile will begin weekend service behind the band shell in Golden Gate Park, starting Saturday, 11:30-4:30 p.m. That's a good-news/bad-news thing for those of us who live in walking distance and ... More >>

Naked Fish: Bargain Sushi, Cheap Beer in the Marina

jen d./YelpMan does not happy hour by $3 beers alone.​The place: Naked Fish, 2084 Chestnut (at Steiner), 771-1168 The hours: Mon.-Thurs., 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 4:30-6 p.m. The deals: $1.50 nigiri sushi, $2 hand rolls, $3 maki rolls, $5 sashimi/gyoza/oysters/yakitori/tempura/soft-shell ... More >>

SJ Crawfish Adds Sunset Location to Its Mini Seafood Empire

Tamara Palmer​ SJ Crawfish, a seafood joint with locations in San Jose, Sacramento, and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), has taken over CoCo's Crawfish in the Sunset in a bid to be the messiest meal in San Francisco. Dungeness crab, king crab legs, giant prawns, and crawfish are sold by the pound ( ... More >>

Last-Minute Easter: At Chaya, Bottomless Brunch Mimosas and a View

Dubiaku/Flickr​What: Chaya Easter Brunch Where: 132 The Embarcadero (at Mission), 777-8688 When: Sun., April 4 Time: Seatings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The deal: Three-course mix and match brunch prix fixe: Angus rib eye, Dungeness crab cakes with mango cherry salsa, chocolate bread pudding, more ... More >>

Coast Down to Santa Cruz for Saturday's Clam Chowder Cook-Off

beachboardwalk.com​The 29th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off & Festival, a benefit for the city's Parks and Rec Department, is set to steam up the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday. It should provide excellent cover for adults looking for an excuse to ride the Sea Swings. Parks and ... More >>

TLC Filming America Eats With Sam's ChowderMobile Tomorrow

T. PalmerSexy truck food: Lobster roll from Sam's ChowderMobile​More media rumblings on the street-food front: Sam's ChowderMobile of Half Moon Bay will be parked in front of 500 Terry Francois (at Mission Bay) tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and seeks customers to come purchase seafood fare i ... More >>

Tomorrow: Alex Marsh's Six-Course Dungeness Feast at Coffee Bar

T. Palmer​Given the prevalence of Dungeness crab in San Francisco, you'd think we'd do more with its fluffy succulence than just boiling and stir-frying. So reasons Alex Marsh, aka the Jet Set Chef, who's designed a six-course Dungeness menu he'll serve at Coffee Bar this weekend. Highlights inclu ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Fish Scaler for the World

Mister Munchie/FlickrThe fish case at 99 Ranch.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Gill guys: At the Daily Feed, Gutenberg pays photographic homage to the guys behind the fish counter at 99 Ranch. It's a City of Big Shoulders sort of Sandburgian tribute: The Sunday afternoon scene at the fis ... More >>

Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe brings the flavor and fun of N'awlins

Don’t Be Crabby

French Independence, Drinking With the Fish, and Stretching the Happy Hour: A Foodie Day Planner

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Let's do lunch: Today is La Fête Nationale in France, better known as Bastille Day. SF Weekly eater-in-chief Meredith Brody suggests toasting French independence with mussels mariniere or boudin noir (blood sausage) at Cafe Bastille (22 Belden at Bush, 986-5673) Drink th ... More >>

The You Lagoon

Beat the Crabs!

Neither Much Crab nor Shack

Nettie's on Union offers swell cocktails and some sophisticated dishes.

Brick & Fish

The third one is charming in a nautical sort of way.

A Trip to Here

If you can't get out of town, try a place off the beaten track.

Avenue G's San Francisco Cuisine Needs a Road Map

It'za Izakaya

You can get (almost) any kind of Japanese food you want at Hime restaurant

I'd Like to Thank the Ground Beef

Television awards make us hungry for an S.F. burger and Maine lobster

Hungry for More

Resolutions are easy to keep at the Mission District's delightful Weird Fish

Omnivorous

In 2006, San Francisco is still a marvelous place to eat (stop the presses!)

Love Shack

Find excellent New England seafood in a little place on Market

Dependable Pleasures

Or, Paradise Regained -- at least as far as lobsters are concerned

Feeling Crabby

Must we love everything about S.F. -- even the Dungeness?

Hungry for More

Two new East Bay restaurants have foodies talking with their mouths full

Reconsider the Oyster

Bathing in bivalves by the bucket at three brilliant oyster bars

Just for Me

How a breakfast and lunch place became a habit

Fishing Again

Charmed by a thoughtful neighborhood restaurant celebrating seafood and spirits

Go Fish

Buckets o' crab at Art's Crab Shak and overflowing bowls o' seafood at the Old Clam House

Chowdah Head

Finding safe harbor in the Castro's stormy seas at Anchor Oyster Bar

Am I Blue

Characterless chowders and seafood seem at home in the too-casual Blue Mermaid

Fumbled Catch

A new fish restaurant on Market could try harder

On the Waterfront

Crab House

Brought to You by the Letter "R"

Swan Oyster Depot

Pleasant Under Glass

The greenhouse effect is real at Lehr Brothers Bistro and Grill