Sausalito · Open Sunday
Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Sausalito 2026
Sausalito runs the opposite of a big-city Sunday. The day-trip crowd ferries over from San Francisco and cycles across the Golden Gate, so Bridgeway is at its busiest, not its quietest, on a Sunday. The good news is that nearly every room worth booking keeps a full Sunday service. Here are six, with hours confirmed.
The problem in Sausalito is rarely whether a restaurant is open on a Sunday. It is whether you can get a table when half of San Francisco has had the same idea. The waterfront strip along Bridgeway lives on the weekend tourist trade, which keeps the kitchens open but fills them by noon. The picks below were each checked against their current Sunday hours, and they are ordered to put the most serious cooking first and the easy view-and-a-drink rooms after. Two old waterfront names worth knowing about are gone: The Trident closed at the end of 2025, and the Cavallo Point dining room has changed hands, so neither appears here.
Sushi Ran
Sunday: 12:00pm – 2:30pm and 5:00pm – 9:30pm
The one Sausalito kitchen people cross the bridge specifically to eat at, and a Michelin Guide listee for years running. Sushi Ran sits a block off the water on Caledonia Street, away from the tourist crush, with a sushi counter and a sake list that outclass anything else in Marin. The fish is flown in and cut with care, the cooked dishes lean modern-Japanese, and the bar seats are the move on a Sunday when you want the omakase rather than a quick roll. Reserve ahead, ask for the counter, and let the chef lead.
Poggio Trattoria
Sunday: 6:30am – 11:30am and 12:00pm – 9:00pm
The most complete Sunday room on the strip, open from breakfast through dinner at the foot of the Casa Madrona hotel. Poggio cooks a Northern Italian card from a wood oven and rotisserie, with house pastas and a garden that supplies the kitchen, in a handsome corner room that opens onto Bridgeway. It does the rare thing of being both a hotel restaurant and a place locals actually choose, and the all-day Sunday hours make it the flexible answer whether you want an early breakfast, a long lunch in the sun, or a proper dinner. Book a window or sidewalk table.
Barrel House Tavern
Sunday: 11:00am – 9:00pm (continuous)
The best skyline view of the bunch, set in a 1920s ferry terminal on Bridgeway with a second-floor deck that looks straight back at the San Francisco skyline across the bay. Barrel House runs a California menu of oysters, fish and wood-fired plates, continuous from 11am, which makes it the easy Sunday pick for a long afternoon that drifts from a glass of wine into dinner as the light goes. The room is handsome, the deck is the prize, and the kitchen is more capable than a view restaurant has to be. Book the deck and time it for sunset.
Scoma's
Sunday: 11:30am – 8:30pm
The Sausalito seafood institution, perched on its own pier over the water with the boats tied up below. Scoma's has run the cioppino, the Dungeness crab and the whole roasted fish for decades, and a Sunday lunch on the deck with the fog burning off is one of the classic Marin afternoons. It is not cutting-edge and does not pretend to be; it is a white-tablecloth crab house with a view that earns its prices. For a Sunday family lunch or a visitor you want to impress with the bay rather than a tasting menu, this is the booking.
Le Garage
Sunday: 10:00am – 2:30pm and 5:00pm – 8:00pm
A pocket French bistro in a converted garage at the working harbour on Liberty Ship Way, away from the Bridgeway crowds and right on the water among the boats. Le Garage runs a Sunday brunch from 10am, moules-frites, omelettes and a steak tartare, then a short dinner service in the evening. The patio over the marina is the draw, small and sunny and a world away from the ferry-dock bustle a few minutes south. For a quieter, more local Sunday with a French accent and a glass of rose, this is the harbour-side alternative.
Copita
Sunday: 11:00am – 9:00pm (brunch 11am–2pm)
The lively Mexican option on Bridgeway, a tequileria turning out fresh masa, ceviche and a long agave list from 11am on a Sunday. Copita leans coastal-Mexican rather than heavy and Tex-leaning, with a patio that catches the afternoon sun and a weekend brunch of huevos and micheladas. It is the most fun of the six, built for a table that wants margaritas and small plates over a formal sit-down, and the all-day Sunday service suits a group drifting in off the waterfront. Walk-ins often work, but book the patio on a sunny Sunday.
Sausalito Sunday dining FAQ
Which good restaurants are open on Sunday in Sausalito?
Six are confirmed open: Sushi Ran on Caledonia Street runs lunch and dinner, Poggio Trattoria at Casa Madrona serves all day from breakfast, Barrel House Tavern and Scoma's both open midday on Bridgeway with bay views, Le Garage does French brunch and dinner at the harbour, and Copita pours from 11am for Mexican and tequila. Sausalito trades on the Sunday day-trip crowd from San Francisco, so its waterfront is busiest, not quietest, at the weekend.
Is Sushi Ran open on Sunday in Sausalito?
Yes. Sushi Ran at 107 Caledonia Street is open Sunday for lunch from 12pm to 2:30pm and dinner from 5pm to 9:30pm. It is the most serious kitchen in Sausalito, a long-standing Michelin Guide listee whose omakase and sake list draw diners across the Golden Gate. The room is small and the bar seats are prized, so a Sunday reservation is worth making well ahead, particularly for the counter rather than a table.
Where can I eat on the water on a Sunday in Sausalito?
Three Bridgeway rooms put you over the bay on a Sunday. Scoma's sits on its own pier with a Dungeness-crab and cioppino menu, open from 11:30am. Barrel House Tavern has a second-floor deck looking back at the San Francisco skyline, open from 11am. Poggio Trattoria, at the foot of Casa Madrona, opens to Bridgeway from breakfast onward. For the postcard view with the meal, Scoma's and Barrel House are the two to book.
Is Sausalito busy on a Sunday?
Very. Unlike a big city that quietens on Sunday, Sausalito fills with day-trippers who ferry over from San Francisco or cycle across the Golden Gate Bridge, which makes Sunday one of the busiest days on Bridgeway. The upside is that almost every good room keeps a full Sunday service; the downside is the queues. Book ahead for the waterfront tables, aim for an early or late seating, and treat a Sunday walk-in as a gamble in summer.
What is the best Sunday brunch in Sausalito?
Le Garage at the harbour is the standout Sunday brunch, a French bistro in a converted garage on Liberty Ship Way serving from 10am to 2:30pm, with moules, omelettes and a waterside patio over the boats. Poggio Trattoria is the other strong choice, open from 6:30am for an Italian-leaning breakfast and brunch on Bridgeway. Copita adds a Mexican weekend brunch from 11am if you want huevos and a michelada with the view.
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