The Best Seafood in Oakland
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The best seafood in Oakland, according to the experts: San Francisco Chronicle and The Infatuation have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Pucquio comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Pucquio
Contemporary Peruvian
The chef grows his own peppers for the ceviche, which tells you something about how seriously this Rockridge Peruvian restaurant takes its headlining dish. Each one arrives layered with fried corn, seaweed, and fish that's been marinated into something vivid and fiery. The chicharron and shrimp chupe hold their own as follow-ups, and the sake pisco sour is a quiet argument for rethinking a classic. Snug room, wood accents, a small parklet outside.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Oakland
- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
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Rank 2. Chef Smelly’s Creole and Soul Food
Cajun & Creole
A former pop-up that found a permanent home inside Au Lounge in downtown Oakland, Chef Smelly's draws on Creole family recipes to put out Cajun-spiced seafood and soul food. Garlicky Dungeness crab and blackened shrimp anchor the menu, and the platters run large enough to qualify as a commitment. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's top seafood spots. Dress accordingly: this is crab-cracking, garlic-breath, no-apologies territory.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 3. The Salty Pearl
Seafood
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Restaurants In Oakland