Sam's Chowder House

Seafood restaurant · Half Moon Bay

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"Half Moon Bay’s classic seafood house boasts a big patio, fire pits, and ocean views. The East Coast–style clam chowder and lobster rolls step aside during crab season, when the West Coast’s best crustacean makes an appearance. The cioppino is teeming with fish, shellfish, prawns, clams, and crab claws, and a whole Dungeness crab comes on a big plate with a choice of two sides, such as fries and slaw or mashed potatoes and Italian chard." - Becky Duffett, Eater Staff

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4210 CA-1, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Get directions

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