Inside Scoop SF

My favorite Bay Area restaurants for oysters

Excerpted from post on 09/02/2014 by Michael Bauer

(photo by Thor Swift / SFC)

Sam's Chowder House

It feels like you're eating seafood at the source at this Half Moon Bay restaurant that overlooks the Pacific. At least five are featured daily, raging from $2.75 to $3. Best deal is the Captain's platter for $34.95 with four each of oysters, clams and shrimp plus ahi tuna poke and a mixed seafood ceviche.

4210 North Cabrillo Highway, (650) 712-0245 or samschowderhouse.com.

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Oysters in San Francisco restaurants are as prevalent as fog on the Great Highway, and just about every dining destination serves some form of oysters. However, there are some fully-fledged restaurants that go deeper and take special pride in their oyster offerings.

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