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 — white tablecloths, a full bay view, and a menu built around cioppino, crab, and classic preparations rather than anything experimental. The building itself 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.
Atmosphere
Polished and a little formal for Bridgeway, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the water and a service style that leans traditional white-tablecloth rather than casual coastal. It draws an older, dressier crowd than the tavern-style restaurants nearby, and the room is arranged to keep every table facing the bay.
What To Order
The Lazy Cioppino, loaded with crab, prawns, clams, mussels, fish, and calamari in a tomato-clam broth — it's the dish Scoma's built its reputation on, and it holds up here just as well as at the original San Francisco location. The crab preparations are a safe bet in season if cioppino feels like too much food.
Good To Know
Reserve a window table in advance if the view matters; they book up on weekends, especially around sunset when the light over the bay is at its best. The kitchen follows Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch sourcing guidelines. Valet parking is available, which is worth using given how tight street parking gets at this end of 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.