Hog Island Oyster Co.
Oyster bar restaurant · Financial District ·
Fresh oysters, craft cocktails, and bay views from the patio
Fresh oysters, craft cocktails, and bay views from the patio
"The only thing better than throwing back raw and grilled oysters is doing so alongside an expansive body of water. Hog Island Oyster Co. is located in the Ferry Building Marketplace, and has a great waterfront patio to chill alongside half a dozen sweetwater oysters and think deeply about the circle of life. While you're there, get a bowl of clam chowder. It’s super creamy, and piled with whole clams and thick bacon chunks for a salty punch." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"Can’t make the trip to Marin to shuck oysters on Hog Island’s docks? They’ll bring Tomales Bay’s finest to you at this buzzing cityside outpost in the Ferry Building, which draws long lines of tourists and locals for platters of some of the sweetest, freshest bivalves on the West Coast. You’ll receive all the accompaniments—lemon, Tabasco, mignonette—but they’re good enough to slurp solo.Once you’ve had your fill, be sure to sample other aquatic offerings: crudo featuring sustainably caught sea bass; a hefty bowl of rustic seafood stew loaded with prawns, clams, and mussels; as well as the exceptional Manila clam chowder, a bestseller for good reason. Throw in the expansive Bay views from the patio and dining room, and those lines come as no surprise." - Michelin Inspector
"A regional oyster purveyor whose oysters were featured at the San Francisco pop-up pairing food with a clothing-repair workshop." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Throwing back a dozen oysters while staring out at the water just makes sense. And you can do exactly that at Hog Island on the Embarcadero. The best seats in the house at this Ferry Building spot are in the outdoor seating area, where you can look out at the bridge and contemplate the bivalve circle of life. No visit here is complete without the creamy shell-on clam chowder, loaded with thick pieces of bacon and tender potato chunks." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez
"The big oyster farm that supplies many star restaurants around town is worth the drive up to Marshall, but it also has an outpost in the Ferry Building. The classic order is a dozen of the famed sweetwater oysters, but Hog Island also offers creamy clam chowder and thick grilled cheese." - Flora Tsapovsky