For excellent house-made pastas and fresh crudos, head to Itria in the Mission.

Ernest in the Mission is one of the most exciting places to eat in SF.

Come to this Fillmore spot for excellent seafood, tinned fish, and butters and spreads.

Green Fish Seafood is a great market in Oakland Chinatown.

Billingsgate is an excellent seafood market and cafe in Noe Valley.

Basa Seafood Express in the Mission makes our favorite poke in the city.

Lake Chalet is a casual waterfront restaurant on Lake Merritt with one of the best waterfront views in Oakland.

Quinn’s Lighthouse in Oakland serves cocktails, seafood, and burgers in an over 100-year-old lighthouse overlooking the water.

The casual waterfront bar and restaurant on the Embarcadero makes burgers, salads, sandwiches, and stiff drinks.

Waterbar on the Embarcadero is a great place to bring clients for raw shellfish and other seafood.

Sotto Mare is a classic Italian seafood spot in the middle of North Beach.

Mission Rock Resort serves American and seafood dishes on the shores of Mission Bay.

Angler on the Embarcadero is a seafood restaurant that lets you feel like a mega-billionaire for the night without having to spend a ton.

Thanh Long is a Vietnamese restaurant in the Sunset with some of the best Dungeness crab in the city.

Scoma’s is an old-school seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf serving excellent Dungeness crab and clam chowder.

Tadich Grill in the Financial District is a classic San Francisco steak and seafood spot that you should go to at least once.