"Throwing back a dozen oysters while staring out at the water just makes sense. And you can do exactly that at Hog Island on the Embarcadero. The best seats in the house at this Ferry Building spot are in the outdoor seating area, where you can look out at the bridge and contemplate the bivalve circle of life. No visit here is complete without the creamy shell-on clam chowder, loaded with thick pieces of bacon and tender potato chunks." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez