Besides serving as a major commercial and cultural center for the Bay Area, San Francisco is also home to many of northern California's premier golf courses, including Gleneagles International Golf Course, the San Francisco Golf Club and Harding Park Municipal Golf Course. Near San Francisco's Sutter Street, which runs from east to west across much of the city, visitors can find many restaurants and shops, including some of the best seafood restaurants in town.
Farallon
Located on Post Street near Union Square, just a block from Sutter Street, Farallon has been offering "coastal cuisine" by owner and head chef Mark Franz since 1997. The restaurant's formal dining room has an underwater motif. Farallon's menu features items such as Mediterranean shellfish bisque, seared New Zealand tai snapper and grilled Icelandic char. Non-seafood entrees include a red wine-braised beef cheek and a roasted garlic rabbit loin. Farallon's menu changes frequently to incorporate fresh local and seasonal ingredients.
Farallon
450 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94102-1530
(415) 956-6969
farallonrestaurant.com
Woodhouse Fish Co.
For a casual, market-style seafood meal, San Francisco's Woodhouse Fish Co. operates two locations, including one on Fillmore Street just two blocks north of Sutter Street. Woodhouse Fish Co. is open daily for lunch and dinner and does not accept reservations. The menu includes seafood favorites like fish and chips, clam chowder and fresh oysters. Woodhouse offers red and white wines for the perfect seafood pairing, and the dessert menu includes a San Francisco classic: sourdough bread pudding.
Woodhouse Fish Co.
1914 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 437-2722
woodhousefish.com
Kiss Sea Food
Kiss Sea Food is a Japanese seafood restaurant at the corner of Sutter Street and Laguna Street in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. The restaurant serves authentic Japanese seafood dishes including sashimi, sushi, and maki (sushi rolls). Kiss also offers a fixed price menu that includes dessert. Kiss Sea Food is known for its limited seating capacity (only three tables) so reservations are a must.
Kiss Sea Food
1700 Laguna St.
San Francisco, CA 94115-3216
(415) 474-2866
yelp.com/biz/kiss-seafood-san-francisco
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Dennis Hartman is a freelance writer living in California. His work covers a wide variety of topics and has been published nationally as well as online. Hartman holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film production from Syracuse University and a Master of Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
