Restaurants near Treasure Island, San Francisco

By S.L. Stoddart

Restaurants near Treasure Island, San Francisco
Built in 1937, Treasure Island is a man made island in the San Francisco Bay. Owned by the United States Navy, the island boasts spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge. The Treasure Island region has many opportunities for shopping, entertainment, recreation and nightlife. After hitting the links on San Francisco's famous Harding Park Golf Course, spend your evening relaxing at a restaurant near Treasure Island.

Ozumo

Ozumo is located just 10 minutes to the east of Treasure Island, in Oakland. This contemporary Japanese restaurant offers guests three different dining experiences all under one roof. Guests can sit at the sushi bar as they watch classically trained chefs at work and dine on Dragon Rolls, which are made with tempura shrimp wrapped in grilled unagi and avocado with sweet soy sauce. The robata grill provides a different dining experience, where guests can view chefs as they grill skewers and saute zensai. Keynote dishes are the bacon-hotate skewers made with bacon wrapped dayboat scallops, the gyu skewers made from New York strip steak with shishito and the fugato zensai made with grilled washu beef, sauteed garlic spinach, Japanese eggplant and goma-miso sauce. Guests also can order signature creations such as grilled black cod, grilled Angus filet mignon, Colorado lamb chops and Miyazaki strip steak. Additionally, guests can sit at the sake lounge which boasts one of the widest selections of imported sake in America. The lounge also serves an extensive beer, wine and cocktail menu.

Ozumo
2251 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-9866
ozumo.com

Waterfront Restaurant

In San Francisco, only eight minutes west of Treasure Island, is the Waterfront Restaurant. This American seafood restaurant has been open since 1969 with minimal building renovations. The multiple-level restaurant offers diners spectacular views of Treasure Island from the two outdoor patios, upstairs dining room or downstairs bar and lounge. Guests can start their meal with an appetizer of lobster risotto, grilled pancetta wrapped prawns, manila clams linguine or a bowl of homemade soup. Signature seafood entrees include Waterfront cioppino, wood-oven roasted whole tail snapper or petrale sole, blackened ahi tuna and whole dungeness crab. The dessert menu includes chocolate fondant with raspberry coulis, warm apple tarte tatin and creme brulee. The restaurant also offers a three-course daily prix-fixe menu.

Waterfront Restaurant
Pier 7 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 391-2696
waterfrontsf.com

5A5 Steak Lounge

The 5A5 Steak Lounge is about 10 minutes east of Treasure Island, in San Francisco. The restaurant combines the ambiance of a contemporary steakhouse with the vibe of a vibrant cocktail lounge. Brightly colored walls, dim lights and concave ceiling highlight the open-air dining room. The appetizer menu features a variety of selections including oyster shooters, tuna sashimi, kobe sliders and beef tataki. Signature entrees include A5 Wagyu steak, dry-aged bone-in filet, Australian f1 kobe steak, pan-roasted chicken breast and Misoyaki sea bass. Guests also can order a Wagyu sampler which features three or four different types of premium steak. Additionally, the restaurant's wine list features over 150 international bottles.

5A5 Steak Lounge
244 Jackson St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 989-2539
5a5stk.com

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About The Author

S.L. Stoddart has been writing professionally since 2005, and has been published in various outlets such as the "South End News," eHow.com, Trails.com and Golflink.com. Stoddart holds a Bachelors of Arts in broadcast journalism and psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit.
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