One of my favorite treats this time of year is local Dungeness crab. Dungeness crab is the most abundant type of crab in California. It is found primarily in Northern California. Dungeness crab has a reddish brown shell with a white underside and white-tipped pincers. It is one of the largest edible crabs found along the Pacific Coast of America.
Dungeness crab is meaty and sweet. I love cracked Dungeness crab – it is so worth the work required to pull the crabmeat out of the shells. During crab season, I order it at least once a week at Fish Restaurant in Sausalito. Their crab is the best I have ever tasted, and I don’t like to eat it anywhere else. In addition to chilled cracked crab, Fish makes an unbelievable crab cioppino and also gingered crab that is served over linguini. At times, they also have crab tacos (my husband’s favorite) and a crab potpie.
At Fish, I know that the crab that I order, as well as the fish, are all sustainably-fished. This is important to me and I’m willing to pay a little more for it. And I love that the Dungeness crab is sourced locally, as is Fish’s fresh produce.
Fish Restaurant is located at 350 Harbor Drive in Sausalito, California. Note that Fish takes cash only and has an ATM machine onsite.