Michael & Lindsay Tusk's Jackson Square flagship, widely considered one of America's finest tasting menus. A hushed, chandelier-lit dining room where every course is a small theater piece -- table...
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Sorrel
Italian · Laurel Heights
Alexander Hong's Laurel Heights Italian -- an airy corner room with an open kitchen and a pasta-focused menu that reads like a love letter to regional Italy. The tasting menu is one of the best deals ...
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Cotogna
Italian · Jackson Square
Michael Tusk's casual Italian sister to Quince, sharing a wall and a kitchen philosophy. Wood-fired pizzas, hand-rolled pastas, and a rotisserie that never stops turning -- all at a price that doesn't...
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Flour + Water
Italian Pasta · Mission
Thomas McNaughton's Mission corner has been making the Bay Area's case for pasta since 2009. A nightly-changing menu of hand-pulled shapes, a Neapolitan oven for the pizza side of the menu, and a room...
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Che Fico
Cal-Italian · NoPa
David Nayfeld's upstairs Divisadero dining room -- pink-and-green tiled, impossibly photogenic, and one of the hardest reservations in SF since the day it opened. Roman-style pizza, fresh pasta, and a...
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Penny Roma
Regional Italian · Mission
Flour + Water Hospitality's Roman-focused spin-off from Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow. Cacio e pepe done with discipline, carbonara that makes you rethink every other carbonara you've had, and a ...
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Ama by Brad Kilgore
Italian-Japanese (Itameshi) · Jackson Square
Brad Kilgore's first San Francisco venture -- an 'Itameshi' concept blending Italian technique with Japanese precision. Housemade pasta meets dashi, truffle hits pan-fried rice. Bold fusion from a Mia...
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Itria
Modern Italian · Mission
Modern Italian in the Mission focused on handmade pasta and a rotating crudo selection. A small, ingredient-driven room where the pasta dough is mixed daily and the menu changes with what's at the mar...
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Bar Sprezzatura
Italian Cocktail Bar · Financial District
Italian-inspired cocktail bar from TableOne Hospitality with locations in SF and Manhattan. Carlo Splendorini's drinks program leans into amari, negronis, and martinis that feel rigorously made but ca...
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Piccino
Cal-Italian · Dogpatch
The Dogpatch's anchor Italian restaurant -- a yellow Victorian with a sunny courtyard that feels transported from a hill town in Tuscany. Hand-tossed pizzas from the wood oven, pastas that change with...