Delay in fishing season has customers eager to get cracking
After a month-long delay in the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season, it’s time to get cracking.
Here’s an alphabetical roundup of Bay Area seafood purveyors and grocers that are selling local crab now — or will be very soon. Others are promising plenty in time for your holiday feasts.
Just make sure to call to check on availability before you start melting the butter.
CRAB AT THE DOCK
Pacific Coast CrabLine: FishLine is an app and website for locating crab, other seafood. http://fishlineapp.com/
Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay: Call for details on the fresh catch of the day. 650-726-8724, extension 3.
STORES AND FISH COUNTERS
Cook’s Seafood: The fish market at this Menlo Park mainstay (in business since 1928) already is selling coastal California Dungeness crab. 751 El Camino Real; 650-322-2231. www.cooksseafood.com
Diablo Foods: This Lafayette market is getting its first crabs in Tuesday, will be stocked for Wednesday. 3615 Mt. Diablo Blvd.; 925-283-0737.
Draeger’s: All four stores already have fresh Dungeness crab, and the seafood departments boil onsite. Locations are in Blackhawk/Danville, San Mateo, Menlo Park and Los Altos. www.draegers.com
The Fish Market: The retail counters at these Bay Area restaurants are expecting to receive their first supplies of local Dungeness by Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Locations in San Mateo, Palo Alto, Santa Clara and San Jose. www.thefishmarket.com
Hapuku Fish Shop: Located in the Rockridge Market Hall, this retail counter is already selling local Dungeness crab. 5655 College Ave., Oakland; 510-250-6007. https://rockridgemarkethall.com/hapuku-fish
Lucky: All Bay Area supermarkets will have local crab available by Wednesday or Thursday. www.luckysupermarkets.com
Lunardi’s: The seafood departments at these eight stores have already received their first shipments of local Dungeness. Locations are in Belmont, Burlingame, Danville, Los Gatos, San Bruno, San Jose/Bascom, San Jose/Meridian, Walnut Creek. www.lunardis.com
Mollie Stone’s: Seafood managers already have cracked and cleaned Dungeness in all stores. Locations in Palo Alto, Burlingame, San Bruno, San Mateo, Greenbrae, Sausalito and San Francisco. www.molliestones.com
Monterey Fish Market: This East Bay store already has fresh local Dungeness crab. 1582 Hopkins St., Berkeley; 510-525-5600. www.montereyfish.com
Neves Fish Market: This Santa Clara store will have fresh Dungeness crab from its own fishing boat as of Wednesday. 1475 Main St., Santa Clara; 408-244-3907. https://nevesfishmarket.business.site
New England Lobster Market: This Peninsula retail counter (there’s a restaurant onsite too) is already selling both cooked and live Dungeness crab. 824 Cowan Road, Burlingame; 650-443-1543. www.newenglandlobster.net
Nob Hill and Raley’s: All Bay Area stores will have supplies of local crab by Wednesday. www.raleys.com
Safeway: All Bay Area stores should have local Dungeness by the end of this week. www.safeway.com
Save Mart: All Bay Area stores will have local crab available by Wednesday or Thursday. www.savemart.com
Scoma’s: This Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant offers curbside Dungeness crab pickup at its fish receiving stand. 1965 Al Scoma Way, San Francisco. https://scomas.com/market/
Whole Foods: All Bay Area stores will have local crab available by Wednesday. www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Zanotto’s: Look for fresh Dungeness crab by midweek at the three larger stores (San Jose/Rose Garden, San Jose/Willow Glen and Sunnyvale). www.zanottos.com