World Famous Dungeness Crab on Pier 39

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Menu

  • Starters

  • Garlic Fries $9

    Crispy french fries tossed with fresh garlic, parmesan cheese and herbs

  • Skillet Roasted Sourdough $10

    Served in a cheesy tomato cream sauce

  • Garlic Truffle Fries $14

    Crispy french fries tossed with fresh garlic, parmesan cheese, herbs and truffle oil

  • Crab Cakes $22

    Pan seared and served with garlic aioli

  • Crispy Calamari $17

    Lightly fried with pepperoncinis

  • Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrata $17

    Sliced heirloom tomatoes, burrata cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, fresh basil, pesto focaccia crostinis

  • Soups & Salads

  • Crab Chowder Cup or Sourdough Bread Bowl $12/$16

    Award winning clam chowder topped with crab meat

  • Crab Chowder and Salad Combo $25

    A sourdough bread bowl filled with our Crab Chowder and a Caesar or House salad

  • Caesar $13

    Chopped romaine tossed with Caesar dressing, garlic croutons, parmesan cheese

  • House Salad $10

    Mixed greens, tomatoes, pepperoncinis and mushrooms, balsamic vinaigrette
    Add Chicken $7
    Add Shrimp $7
    Add Crab $12

  • World-Famous Dungeness Killer Crab®

    Roasted in our secret garlic sauce

  • Half Crab $34

  • Whole Crab$59

  • Crab + Half $89

  • Two Whole Crabs $116

  • Crab Feast $171

  • Sizzling Iron Skillets

    Roasted in our secret garlic sauce

  • Mussels $18/$32

    Single or Double Order

  • Shrimp $23/$39

    Single or Double Order

  • Killer Combo $49/$75

    Crab, Mussels, Shrimp. Single or Double Order

  • Killer Veggies $12/$19

    Single or Double Order

  • Pastas

  • Crab & Shrimp Fettuccine $29

    Fresh tomatoes, garlic and mushrooms, white wine, parsley, shrimp and crab meat with a creamy butter sauce

  • Seafood Pasta $29

    Shrimp, mussels & fish in our creamy red crab sauce tossed with fettuccine

  • Shrimp Tomato Basil Garlic $26

    Shrimp, fresh tomatoes, basil and fresh garlic, tossed with fettuccine, topped with shaved parmesan

  • Garlic Noodles $19

    Linguine tossed in our secret garlic butter sauce, cilantro, green onion, chili flakes and parmesan cheese
    Add Crab $12
    Add Shrimp $7
    Add Chicken $6
    Add Veggies $5

  • Entrees

  • Crab Fried Rice $25

    Crab meat, egg, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, oyster sauce, carrots, peanuts and green onions

  • Fish & Chips $21

    Fresh Pacific cod battered, served with french fries, cole slaw and tartar sauce

  • Cod Picatta $27

    Fresh Pacific cod topped with caper lemon butter sauce

  • Salmon $30

    Pan seared with taragon butter

  • NY Steak $39

    Pan-seared and finished in the oven with rosemary and fresh garlic

  • Crab Topped NY Steak $52

    Our pan seared 10oz. NY steak topped with crab meat and a glazed reduction sauce

  • Crab Roll $27

    Crab meat mixed with mayonnaise on a buttered brioche roll

  • Crab Topped Cheeseburger $22

    Two 1/4 pound patties, American cheese and crab meat topped with a glazed aioli

  • Surf and Turf $65

    Our pan-seared NY steak and a ½ of our garlic roasted Killer Crab

  • Seafood Cioppino $38

    Shrimp, mussels, fish and crab simmered in our cioppino sauce

  • Cocktails

  • Cosmopolitan 14

    Citrus vodka, triple sec, cranberry and lemon juice, served up

  • Vodka Mule 14

    Vodka, ginger beer, lime juice, served in a traditional copper mug

  • Bloody Mary 14

    Vodka, Bloody Mary mix

  • Espressotini 14

    Vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso, served up

  • Negroni14

    Gin, Campari, Sweet Vermouth, served on the rocks

  • Appletini 14

    Vodka, apple liquor, house made sour mix

  • Lemondrop 14

    Citrus vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup, sugar rim

  • Margarita 14

    Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave syrup

  • Old Fashioned 14

    Whiskey, muddled orange and cherry, bitters, sugar,on the rocks

  • Amaretto Sour14

    Amaretto, fresh lime juice, agave nectar

  • Mojito14

    Rum, mint, simple syrup, lime juice, soda water

  • Pom Fizz14

    Prosecco with pomegranate

  • Beers

  • Draft 9

    Crab House Lager
    Stella Artois
    Mango Cart Wheat
    Fort Point IPA
    Bud Light
    Firestone Hazy IPA

  • White Wine

  • Glass/Bottle

  • House White Wine

    Chardonnay | Pinot Grigio | Sauvignon Blanc, CA

  • $10 / $38

  • Chardonnay

    McManis, River Junction, CA

  • $12 / $44

  • Chardonnay

    Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa Valley, California ‘19

  • $65 Bottle

  • Pinot Grigio

    Barone Fini, Valdadige, DOC, Italy ’20

  • $12 / $44

  • ‘Fume Blanc’

    Ferrari Carrano, Sonoma, CA ‘20

  • $12 / $44

  • Rose

    Rose, Henri Gaillard, Cotes de Provence, France ‘20

  • $12 / $44

  • Prosecco

    Acinum, DOC, Italy

  • $12 / $44

  • Sparkling Brut

    Gloria Ferrer, Carneros, CA

  • $65 Bottle

  • Riesling

    Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley, WA '19

  • $12 / $44

  • Red Wine

  • Glass/Bottle

  • House Red Wine

    Cabernet, Pinot Noir, CA

  • $10 / $38

  • Cabernet

    Hunters' Ridge, Napa, CA '16

  • $15 / $60

  • Chianti Classico

    Castello di Albola, DOCG, Italy '18

  • $12 / $44

  • Sangiovese

    Rocca di Montemassi, DOC, Italy '18

  • $12 / $44

  • Brunello Di Montalcino

    Camigliano, DOCG, Italy '16

  • $88 Bottle

  • Barolo

    Serralunga d'Alba, Giovanni Rosso, DOCG, Italy '15

  • $88 Bottle

  • Merlot

    Duckhorn, Napa, CA ‘19

  • $65 Bottle

  • Pinot Noir

    Emeritus, Russian River Valley, CA '20

  • $65 Bottle

  • Non Alcoholic

  • Strawberry Lemonade 6

    Lemonade, strawberry puree

  • X-Presso Notini 7

    Espresso, milk, simple syrup, chilled, served up

  • Pomegranate Nojito 8

    Mint, pomegranate, lime juice, soda water

  • Italian Soda 6

    Strawberry, Passion Fruit, Raspberry, White Peach, Pomegranate

  • Desserts

  • Tiramisu 10

  • Chocolate Truffle Mousse Cake 10

  • Creme Brulee Cheesecake 10

  • Kids Menu

  • Cheeseburger 10

    Served with fries or roasted veggies

  • Pasta and Butter 10

    Served with fries or roasted veggies

  • Chicken Tenders 10

    Served with fries or roasted veggies
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On Pier 39

Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30am-10pm



203 C Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133

Call Us At: 415.651.2574

one hour of free validated parking in the PIER 39 Garage.


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Call Us At: 415.651.2574

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The Simmons Family

Crab House is world-famous for its “Killer Crab®” (Whole Dungeness Crab roasted in a secret garlic sauce served on a sizzling iron skillet), as well as menu favorites like garlic crab fries, garlic noodles, crab cakes and more, making it the best crab restaurant in San Francisco.

Enjoy the best crab San Francisco has to offer while overlooking breath-taking views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Fisherman’s Wharf. This fun casual eatery is located upstairs on PIER 39, tucked away from the crowds.

You’ll love the upbeat music, the sound of sizzling skillets, a cozy circular firepit, and the irresistible garlic aroma throughout the dining room. Hot skillets keep this San Francisco crab warm while you crack open and devour tender meaty bites. But don’t worry, you’ll stay clean thanks to complimentary bibs and moist towelettes to clean up after your San Francisco crab restaurants experience.

If you are looking for the best crab restaurant in San Francisco, this is THE place.

The Simmons family has been a part of the San Francisco waterfront for over 40 years. The family created and developed PIER 39, Chevys Fresh Mex and continues to own and operate the most unique dining destinations on Fisherman’s Wharf. They are third-generation restaurant purveyors and pride themselves on being a family-owned and operated business and a sustainable seafood company.

Crab House is widely known for being the best crab restaurant in San Francisco. Located on PIER 39, the restaurant is famous for its delicious and addictive San Francisco crab served on a hot iron skillet. In addition to shellfish skillets, they offer a wide range of delicious seafood like salmon, cod, clam chowder and seafood cioppino. The dining room overlooks the San Francisco Bay with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and the bustling Fisherman’s Wharf. A trip is incomplete unless you visit San Francisco crab restaurants and the Crab House is hands down serving the best crab in San Francisco.

In addition to crab, Crab House serves many other incredible specialties like famous garlic noodles, vegetables on a sizzling skillet, cheesy sourdough skillet, truffle garlic fries, and heirloom tomatoes and burrata appetizer, and of course, chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. This PIER 39 restaurant also offers a full bar with amazing California wines and a long list of hand-crafted cocktails for you to sip while overlooking the bay. Whether you are craving crab or dining with non-crab lovers, there is something for everyone at Crab House. 

There is a lot of competition for crab in San Francisco since the city is famous for ever-desirable Dungeness crab local to the area. If you were to search for a restaurant Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco you would be overwhelmed with the number of restaurants near PIER 39 that come up claiming to serve the best crab in San Francisco. Crab House sets you up with everything to enjoy digging in including a crab cracker to start the process, a bib to keep you tidy and freely crack away, a mini fork to dig out the tender meaty bits, a big bowl placed under the skillet to dispose of your shells and a nice moist toilette to help you clean up your feast at the end. 

The meat from these local crustaceans is a bit sweet, delicate, and tender compared to another crab you may be accustomed to. For instance, if you are used to King crab you will be surprised that Dungeness crab legs are much smaller yet still offer succulent delicious bites of crab meat. Dungeness crab season is typically November through March when San Francisco crab restaurants are able to catch and serve fresh, local, 2 pounds and larger Dungeness crabs right from the local waters. Do note that this season moves around a bit due to algae spikes and whale patterns so as not to harm whales in the crab nets. 

If you are looking for the best crab restaurant in San Francisco – Crab House on PIER 39 is the place!

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