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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
Boulevard
Boulevard suits a night out in Embarcadero when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 1696 reviews
Best waterfront Restaurants in San Francisco: 10 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for waterfront in San Francisco, curated by TastyPals editors.
10 restaurantsAvg rating 8.9Updated July 2026
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Top picks for waterfront in San Francisco
Fast answers for diners searching for waterfront restaurants in San Francisco. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
La Mar Cocina Peruana San Francisco
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
Based on 4869 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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
Based on 4420 reviews
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Seafood•San Francisco•moderate
MICHELIN ★
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
Based on 1120 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
Sisterita
Sisterita suits a night out in Embarcadero when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 726 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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
Based on 8541 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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
Based on 2991 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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
Based on 2817 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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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8.6
Based on 982 reviews
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Seafood•Embarcadero•moderate
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
Common questions about waterfront in San Francisco
What are the best restaurants for waterfront in San Francisco?
The top restaurants for waterfront in San Francisco include Boulevard, La Mar Cocina Peruana San Francisco, Waterbar Restaurant. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best waterfront restaurant in San Francisco?
Boulevard is among the top-rated options for waterfront in San Francisco, with a 9.2 Google rating and 1,696 reviews.
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