La Mar Cocina Peruana is not the obvious choice when you're standing at the Embarcadero watching the bay go silver at dusk — and that, by most accounts, is precisely its advantage.

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9.0

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Waterbar Restaurant

Waterbar is not trying to obscure what it is: a seafood room on the Embarcadero with floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the Bay like a standing reservation.

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9.0

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Angler

Angler arrived in 2018 trailing Joshua Skenes's Saison pedigree, and the Embarcadero room still earns its reputation: a hunter's-cabin-gone-Nordic space built around a live fire, where every plate is touched by flame and meant to be shared.

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9.0

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Sisterita

Sisterita suits a night out in Embarcadero when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

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Pier Market Seafood Restaurant

Pier Market Seafood Restaurant is a seafood pick in Embarcadero in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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8.8

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EPIC Steak

EPIC Steak occupies a corner of the Embarcadero that San Francisco seems to have designed specifically for the purpose — the Bay Bridge framing the windows, the water moving below, the room angled so that the view becomes the architectur…

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8.8

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Coqueta

Coqueta does something the Embarcadero corridor almost never manages: it makes the waterfront feel genuinely Spanish rather than tourist-adjacent.

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8.8

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Sens

Sens occupies a stretch of the Embarcadero with the unhurried confidence of a mid-priced seafood room that has decided, correctly, not to compete with the view so much as extend it.

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Terrene

Terrene is a seafood pick in Embarcadero in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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8.4

Based on 219 reviews

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What are the best Seafood restaurants for waterfront in San Francisco?

Top Seafood restaurants for waterfront in San Francisco include Boulevard, La Mar Cocina Peruana San Francisco, Waterbar Restaurant. TastyPals curates these based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.

Is Seafood good for waterfront in San Francisco?

Yes — San Francisco has 10 Seafood restaurants rated highly for waterfront. Boulevard is among the top picks with a 9.2 Google rating.

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