Sotto Mare and Crab Overdose

My diet officially starts today. I have eaten my body weight in crab and other fabulous food for the entire week that my daughter has been visiting. We did squeeze in some shopping between meals…lots of it… but the food is what’s showing it’s mark on my waistline.

Last Thursday we had amazing Italian food at Sotto Mare in the heart of North Beach. It’s a little neighborhood eatery with a nautical decor that serves delicious seafood.

The restaurant was packed and just one table wide so when 2 seats came available we sat at the counter. We had ringside seat to watch all the food being prepared which made it really hard to choose.

We started with the Crab Salad and Benita’s Baccala. They were beyond fabulous! Baccala was new to me and I will be trying to make a version at home. 

We followed that with Seafood Risotto.I’m not a food photographer so you’ll have to trust me when I tell you this food was out of this world. It was so good that we decided to go back for lunch the following day:)We arrived just as they opened and decided to sit at the counter again. I was hoping to pick up some ideas for how I could copy these foods at home.This is how they do table napkins at Sotto Mare! Everyone gets a roll of paper towels, which we needed:)

We had the Benita’s Baccalla again because it was that good and followed it with their famous Cioppino.

We suited up and dug in.

After lunch, we spotted the owner, Richard. I was glad I got a chance to meet him. He was as friendly as the Sotto Mare atmosphere and very gracious. They don’t serve meat or dessert which suited us fine because Vanessa and I left there both times, very full.

My daughter went home yesterday and I miss her already. I’m cutting out carbs for a while and planning to lengthen my walks to take some of this amazing food off my waistline.

If you get to San Francisco, you need to eat at Sotto Mare. It is amazing.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!