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Blistered funghi pizza will put you off Domino’s for good, but prepare to wait.
- Aperto
- Potrero Hill
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Italian
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$$
Small, lively, not-too-expensive trattoria that's still a neighborhood secret.
From Giorgio with love: Circular lunch counter amidst racks of dearly priced designer suits.
Smart, sleek pizzeria from the owners of Bourbon & Branch quickly becoming a neighborhood favorite.
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Refined but not snobby, wonderful Europe-meets-California cuisine.
An oasis of delicious bohemian chill amid the North Beach clamor, an unbeatable authentically delicious Italian god sent.
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Half a century of bohemian history endows this coffeehouse with undeniable cred.
A classic North Beach experience and a bargain to boot.
Swoon-inducing sweet potato gnocchi, fall-off-the-bone lamb shank, great all-Italian wine list.
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Overly moussed males, technophiles, and high-class hipsters collide in this local fine dining favorite.
Two boys from Oliveto dishing up amazing Italian to cool and friendly, anything-goes crowd.
Rasta lovers and dot-com bombers bouncing back 40s of iced malt liquor with their spaghetti & meatballs.
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A smart Inner Mission crowd chews on wood smoke brick oven Neopolitan-style pizzas.
Paging Lady, Tramp, and that strand of spaghetti.
Reliable, high-quality Italian standards, occasionally an inventive special or two.
Old school Italian beaut serving homemade pasta, veal and lamb chops, possibly the best gnocchi in town.
Best small Italian joint in North Beach.
Picturesque old favorite right on Washington Square Park.
Comfortable neighborhood classic with endless bowls of spaghetti alla carbonara…
Elegant huntsman’s supper room. Indulgence spilleth over, and so does the Barolo.
Bright, bustling corner spot with unusual pizza toppings and gulpable (and cheap) red wines.
Perfect thin-crust pies sailing out of wood-fired oven, brilliantly simple polenta and broccoli rabe reimagined.
- Quattro
- Palo Alto
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American (New), Californian, Italian
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$$$$
Gorgeous setting befitting the Four Seasons Hotel also has a wonderful Cal-Italian menu.
- Quince
- Pacific Heights
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Italian
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$$$$
Chef Michael Tusk is the fancy-pants darling of the food critics at this intimate Pac Heights sensation.
Choice date spot, with romance dripping from the walls. Good pasta, too.
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