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Swan Oyster Depot

  • Address: 1517 Polk St., Van Ness/Polk, San Francisco, CA | Map It
  • Phone: 415/673-1101

Fodor's Review:

Here is old San Francisco at its best. Half fish market and half diner, this small, slim seafood operation, open since 1912, has no tables, only a narrow marble counter with about a dozen and a half stools. Most people come in to buy perfectly fresh salmon, halibut, crabs, and other seafood to take home. Everyone else—locals and out-of-towners—hops onto one of the rickety stools to enjoy a bowl of clam chowder—-the only hot food served—a dozen oysters, half a cracked crab, a big shrimp salad, or a smaller shrimp cocktail. Come early or late to avoid a long wait.

  • Credit Cards: No credit cards
  • Closed: Closed Sun. No dinner

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