Scoma's Sausalito
Downtown/Bridgeway · Seafood
Verified September 2026
Photo by Jiang, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Sausalito outpost of the San Francisco seafood institution, opened in 1969 as a joint venture between brothers Al and Joe Scoma and the Gotti family of Ernie's restaurant. It has white tablecloths, a full bay view, and a menu built around cioppino, crab and classic preparations rather than anything experimental. The restaurant calls itself a waterfront landmark serving sustainable seafood on San Francisco Bay, and its seasonal list runs to wild ling cod, Pacific petrale sole, Alaskan halibut, ahi, king salmon and whole local Dungeness crab. The building has its own layered history: a 19th-century Victorian that ran ferry launches, went by the Tin Angel in the 1940s, and was known as the Glad Hand through the 1950s before Scoma's took it over. It's at 588 Bridgeway, a few blocks from the ferry landing.
Atmosphere
Polished and a little formal for Bridgeway, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the water and a traditional white-tablecloth service style. It draws an older, dressier crowd than the tavern-style restaurants nearby, and the room is arranged to keep every table facing the bay. Sunset here is the main event, when the light comes across the water and the room goes quiet for a minute.
What To Order
The Lazy Cioppino, loaded with crab, prawns, clams, mussels, fish and calamari in a tomato-clam broth, is the dish Scoma's built its reputation on, and it holds up here just as well as at the original San Francisco location. Whole Dungeness crab is the seasonal order when it's on the menu, and the fresh fish list changes with what the boats bring in. If cioppino feels like too much food, the crab preparations are a safe bet in season. Ask the server which fish is freshest that night and order it simply.
Good To Know
Reservations are strongly recommended on weekends, holidays and for sunset window tables, and you can book through OpenTable or by phone at (415) 332-9551. Listed hours run about 11:30 to 8:30 Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and until 9:30 on Friday and Saturday. Valet parking is available next door, and the restaurant has been reported to validate two hours at the public lot by the ferry dock a few blocks away, so ask when you arrive. The kitchen follows Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch sourcing guidelines. Prices are firmly on the special-occasion side for Bridgeway.
Our Take
The safe, classic choice when you want a proper seafood dinner and don't want to gamble on somewhere newer. Book a window table for sunset and let the view do some of the work the menu doesn't need to.