San Francisco's oldest restaurant, surviving the 1906 earthquake and every boom and bust since, serves the same coastal soul food it opened with in 1861. Originally the Oakdale Bar & Clam House, it built its reputation on fresh local clams and a cioppino so legendary it earned the house its name. The award-winning clam chowder still draws crowds to the Bayview, where four generations have kept the kettles simmering.
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