"Little Shucker is a shellfish wonderland, and while you could order some cooked-up fruits of the sea, the star of Little Shucker is the raw bar. This airy spot in Pacific Heights features an open and relaxed space that’s perfect for chilling with a gargantuan seafood tower (The Big Shucker) and sparkling wine for hours. The menu is full of plump oysters punched up with a few shakes of tongue-curling, house-fermented serrano hot sauce alongside other hits like a cold (or hot, but get the cold) lobster roll. Come here on the chilliest, foggiest days so you can forget about the weather and act like you're slurping down some briny beauties somewhere a little closer to the equator. " - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez