Sotto Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant

My favorite meal while in San Francisco. The cioppino was amazing. Place gets really busy so plan ahead. It is a little cramped inside but well worth the food! Staff was great also.

Run by the OG of North Beach , this sliver of a restaurant tucked away on Green Street is a destination among locals and tourists for its cioppino , which some attest is the best in the city . Read more

Simple seafood dishes executed to perfection. Absolutely do not miss the SF specialty seafood stew they call The “Best Damn Crab Cioppino ” and read all about my visit on WinstonWanders below!! Read more

Ciopinno was delicious. Lots of crab . Salmon pasta tasty,copious salmon . Sauce rich & good. Friendly & helpful waitress . Outside seating uninviting. Glad we persevered. All food we saw looked good.

We come here very often as we love their risotto . Best in town . The quality of their seafood is impressive. Their Cioppino is fantastic. Cheap oysters , and the vibe is nice.

Take it from an actual New Englander: the New England Clam Chowder is delicious, and holds its own against Boston’s finest!

Everything is delicious, but the Cioppino (seafood stew ) is their specialty. Get that and a pasta , oysters to round out a dinner for 2.

Very tasty! You'd probably have to wait 30-40 minutes before you have a table but it definitely worth visiting.

Best seafood risotto ever!! It was so delicious and it's a huge portion . You can tell everything was fresh. I absolutely loved it. Highly recommended!!

Got lucky and got a table for 2 on a Thursday late night (usually the line wraps around). Split the cIoppinno with my boyfriend, and it did not disappoint! Staff was super nice too ????????

Glad we found this place! The place is packed, the owner is there so that’s a great sign, pasta is the best! Try the boston clam chowder .

Wow! ????The food is delicious????& fresh, the service is good and it's a real bargain!! I would definitely go back. Wear casual clothes ! Better to reserve , if not they'll give you a buzzer: worth waiting

Great atmosphere in North Beach . I had a delicious seafood pasta and everyone at our table enjoyed their meals, too. The owner came by and we could tell he really loved his place.

Delicious, friendly and cosy. Do try the chowder . The Best Damn Crab Cioppino is a great dish for two offering so many tastes and types of sea food so you won't need more. Great wine of the house.

Cioppino & seafood linguine are solid! Remember to ask for bread to dip and add extra hot sauce to the cioppino for a kick! $1.50 Reyes oysters they had as a seasonal special were out of this world!

Get the cioppino to share for the table, and the fettuccine salmon is the best pasta , best salmon I’ve ever had

Amazing place, super service. We sat downstairs (which turned out to be better, cause upstairs is open air and your clothes will smell) ...have the cioppino it's s best in town !

This is my happy place. Fresh seafood , great family-run service, and house white wine . Order the seafood linguini with "pink" sauce. You will not be disappointed.

Definitely try the cioppino ! Such a great combination of tomato and seafood

Cioppino is the best in town . Scallop is delicious. Reservation is recommended to avoid a long waiting time!!

My favorite cioppino in SF. This is a must!

The Chioppino was really good!! But try to make a reservation , my husband and I had to wait one hour and a half for a table. Worth it though!

I’d recommend the Ciopino for sharing between two or three of you. The Seafood Linguine was ideal for lunch , washed down with A Pint of Peroni draught Lager .

The lady at the front desk is a seafood nazi of San Francisco. You really need to know how to handle her or else - get out! The food is excellent by the way.

Among the best seafood restaurants in SF, fresh fish everyday, pasta with it is always a great choice, as well as the smoked salmon

Everything is delicious here. Get the pesto without cream sauce . Perfection every time.

The best dam cioppino I've ever had. Don't even bother ordering anything else unless it is a bottle of wine and loaf of bread to soak up the cioppino goodness.

Holy moly the cioppino is the BEST thing I've tasted involving seafood . Skip the spaghetti . Unless you plan on throwing cioppino on it. Just throw cioppino on everything.

Great atmosphere and perfect for single traveller. Eat at the bar and absorb the buzz of the place along with some great seafood .

The cioppino is great and contains a lot of seafood . Plenty for two persons! Expect to wait if you don't have a reservation

Dint be rude like the jack a$$ who was sitting behind me. Order ANY thing is is great. Staff is great. This is not your napkin sit down dinner . This is good home cooking fun!!! Good flair great food!

The Best Damn Cioppino ! at this family owned joint. They take reservations for any group more than 2 people so call ahead

Clam chowder , seafood risotto , petrole sole. Cold beer . Lots of energy. Sat at counter. Great meal. Great service

Seafood Pasta ...Everything Else but No Lobster Small Tables Long Waits Food comes out Quickly on Weekends Recommend TAKE OUT only 20mins go have picnic

Ah may zing! Seriously amazing seafood . Get here at opening to avoid the long wait . This place is a SF must!

One of if not my favorite restaurant . Seafood pasta with pink sauce . Clam chowder , Sand Dabs. Also the crab salad is good

One word: cioppino ! This Italian Seafoodery is known for this delicious dish, we won't tell you what to go for on your visit...but...cioppino. Read more

This is my favorite cioppino of all time. Every time I'm in the Bay Area, I have to come here. Plus they are super friendly !

A great place for seafood in North Beach . The best cioppino . We had the baccala and clams too, which were good.

Oysters , clam chowder , and scallops were great. The owner was super sweet and brought me wine while I waited.

Hands down one of the best Italian seafood restaurant in SF! You must order "the damn best crab cioppino"ohhh my mouth is watering now! :)

Great Italian seafood restaurant ! The ciopinno for two is delicious and has plenty of seafood .

Order the Cioppino without pasta . The clam chowder is delicious. The service was also very good.

Seafood Risotto is so good! Sit outside if you can, inside is quite loud and smokey from cooking.

Eat all the oysters . Drink all the champagne . Oh and cioppino

We never skip the affordable West Coast oysters on the half shell ($1.50 each) and the by-the-book Crab Louis ($23). Read more

It really is the "best damn cioppino ". The clam chowder is a close second. Benita's Baccala (salted cod ) served with bread is a delicious appetizer . Glenn, the server, will even tie your bib for you!

The seafood risotto is amazing. I would also recommend the clams here. Both dishes are great for sharing! And the service was top notch.

Food is amazing. We sat on the “bar ” right in front of the kitchen. How it is supposed to be ;)

Its definetly a must go in SF! Incredible italian sea food cuisine... You must come early or you will be standing a long time outside