Best Dungeness Crab in San Francisco, CA

A local seasonal delicacy often served cracked and steamed or roasted with plenty of garlic and butter.

Swan Oyster Depot

Nob Hill

4.5 / 5

The crab back is unicorn juice—the brains, the fat, the magic. It is a religious experience for seafood lovers.

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10Flavor

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North Beach

4.6 / 5

Chock full of seafood and the Dungeness crab is really, really sweet and tasty. It's the best damn cioppino I've ever had.

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9.5Flavor

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Outer Sunset

4.4 / 5

The roasted garlic crab is just heavenly. You must order the garlic noodles on the side; they invented the dish.

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9.8Flavor

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Richmond District

4.3 / 5

The peppercorn flavor works so well with the sweet crab meat. It gives the dish another dimension of flavor.

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9.2Flavor

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