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Incanto
1550 Church St.
at Duncan St.

$$$$$

2.3

15

For the long New Year's weekend, I went to my favorite city, San Francisco. Mostly I was there to see my bro-in-law's big New Year's Eve show at the Bill Graham Civic, but of cours.. >

A16
2355 Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2.4

15

When A16 opened four years ago, all anyone could talk about was the pizza, charred in the wood-burning oven. Chef Christophe Hille was one of the few chefs to be certified as a piz.. >

Perbacco
230 California St.
at Front St.

$$$$$

2.5

13

Al Gore was spotted having dinner at Perbacco last Monday with a male companion—it reportedly looked like a business meeting. A tablehoppin' couple had dinner at Ristorante Gondo.. >

Delfina
3621 18th St.
b/w Dolores & Guerrero St.

$$$$$

3.4

12

I LOVE THIN CRUST PIZZA! And my lactose intolerance wasn’t enough to stop me and J. in our quest for an expertly prepared thin crust Neapolitan-style pizza. Regulars to Pizzeria De.. >

Quince
1701 Octavia St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

3

12

When Michelin released its one star ratings for San Francisco, the results were all over the map. Some picks were confounding at best - One Market, Rubicon, and Sushi Ran, to name.. >

SPQR
1911 Fillmore St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

3.9

7

The Roman republic had its ups and downs, and things at ~SPQR~ are no different. Co-executive chef Daniel Holzman is no longer with the restaurant—his official last day was January.. >

Da Flora
701 Columbus Ave.
b/w Filbert St. & Greenwich St.

$$$$$

5

Back when we reviewed Mescolanza, we rather dismissively stated that, for the most part, San Francisco’s most treasured Italian restaurants were not to be found in North Beach. Whi.. >

Pasta Pomodoro
655 Union St.
at Columbus Ave.

$$$$$

4

Yet another catered in lunch at Alexis' work... Chopped Salad This was a bit of an odd combination of ingredients, but it had a lot of bacon and the chicken was surprisingly mois.. >

Supperclub
657 Harrison St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd St.

$$$$$

4

We made a reservation at Supperclub, one of those gimicky, eat-on-a-bed restaurants restaurants, because we were going to a party at the venue later in the evening. The atmostpher.. >

Zuppa
564 4th St.
b/w Brannan & Bryant St.

$$$$$

1

4

Sometimes I don’t think we go to the “best” restaurants to eat good food... >

Piccino
801 22nd St.
b/w Minnesota & Tennessee St.

$$$$$

4

One great pizza seems to breed another. Sheryl Rogat, an alum of Pizzetta 211, hooked up with Margherita Stewart Sagan to open this cute cafe in San Francisco's emerging Dogpatch a.. >

Armani Cafe
1 Grant Ave.
at O'Farrell St.

$$$$$

3

I never knew the Labor Day holiday weekend in San Francisco would be such a challenge to find a nice place to eat. I was in Union Square on Sunday (which wasn’t even the official h.. >

Goat Hill Pizza
715 Harrison St.
at 3rd St.

$$$$$

3

Drive by Goat Hill Pizza on Monday, and it looks like Moscone before the opening of Mac World. Diners, many with children are lined up outside, waiting to find a seat indoors for t.. >

Il Fornaio
1265 Battery St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1.7

3

Wow, I was not impressed at this restaurant... >

Pesce
2227 Polk St.
b/w Green & Vallejo St.

$$$$$

3

Pesce is a seafood tapas restaurant. We ordered the Capasante, $13, pan seared day boat scallops and lobster mushroom cream. This was an amazing dish. The lobster mushroom cream.. >

Scala's Bistro
432 Powell St.
at Sutter St.

$$$$$

3

You know those types of friends that can put their arms around you and comfort you and always put a smile on your face? This is Scala’s Bistro. A warm inviting dining room and bar .. >

The Last Supper Club
1199 Valencia St.
at 23rd St.

$$$$$

3

I really enjoyed these very tasty Pasta like meat balls. They were made with pasta. We had the beets salad and I thought it was very good... >

Vivande Porta Via
2125 Fillmore St.
at California St.

$$$$$

3

Holy guacamole, folks, we went out to dinner last night! I know, it sounds pretty anti-climactic -- a food blogger and her boyfriend went out to eat? (yawn). But this is the first .. >

Eccolo
1820 4th St.
b/w Hearst Ave. & Virginia St.

$$$$$

3

"I wanted to call your attention to an interesting pricing practice at Eccolo in Berkeley. They make a great hamburger, certainly my favorite in the whole Bay Area, but their prici.. >

Gialina
2842 Diamond St.
b/w Kern St. & Wilder St.

$$$$$

4

3

Sharon Ardiana, a chef with great cooking credentials (Lime, Boulevard and Slow Club), gave up high-profile positions to open a pizza parlor in Glen Park, less than a block from th.. >

Bambino's Ristorante
945 Cole St.
at Carl St.

$$$$$

2

The Mission are of San Francisco is still pretty gritty. I actually like it. Bar Bambino is there. A tiny Italian restaurant with no heat. We were seated at the front of the restau.. >

Belden Taverna
52 Belden Pl
b/w Kearny & Montgomery

$$$$$

2

With the weather getting warmer in the Bay Area, it’s always nice to find a good dinner with outdoor seating. I often forget about the charming scene at Belden Place, that tiny all.. >

Caffe Macaroni
59 Columbus Ave.
b/w Jackson & Montgomery St.

$$$$$

2

Caffe Macaroni attracts a mix of tourists, locals, business people and large office birthday parties. Lunch was a mini-reunion of former co-workers. The Chief speaks fluent Italian.. >

Florio
1915 Fillmore St.
b/w Pine & Bush St.

$$$$$

2

The tiny little Bistro Florio on Fillmore Street at Bush has been serving up unpretentious food on ugly plateware for eight years, and it couldn't be better. Beloved by Pacific Hei.. >

Giorgio's Pizzeria
151 Clement St.
at 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

2

I was alerted to Giorgio's by a friend who grew up in the Inner Richmond and fondly remembers this pizza parlor that resides at the corner of Third and Clement. Now she's bringin.. >

Globe
290 Pacific Ave.
at Battery St.

$$$$$

1

2

I've been traveling a lot the past couple of weeks, and when I returned last week tp catch my breath before heading off again, it seemed like a good idea to check out Globe's Farm .. >

Joe DiMaggio's Italian Chophouse
601 Union St.
at Stockton St.

$$$$$

2

OK, originally we'd picked Perbacco to go to dinner with our buds Rob and KellyAnn, but Robbie wanted some Beef. Whatever you want, Rob! So in a city with no shortage of meat resta.. >

L'Osteria Del Forno
519 Columbus Ave.
at Green St.

$$$$$

2

I’ve always liked L’Osteria del forno’s non-touristy vibe. This little, funky, North Beach restaurant has a micro-kitchen that opens out to the dinky dining area. If it’s busy, you.. >

Mescolanza
2221 Clement St.
b/w 23rd & 24th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Mescolanza is a great little neighborhood gem located on the relatively quieter end of Clement Street in the Outer Richmond. It is one part of a several-part proof that San Francis.. >

Ottimista Enoteca-Café
1838 Union St.
b/w Laguna & Octavia St.

$$$$$

2

I'm really surprised it that it took until 2005 to get a real wine bar opened on Union Street in San Francisco. Half the Cow Hollow and migrating Marina crowd are still stuck in th.. >

Pescheria
1708 Church St.
at 29th St.

$$$$$

1

2

Some big news out on Church Street—I've been hearing rumblings that Joseph Manzare's and Eddie Maiello's ~PESCHERIA~ was closing, and it looks like it's actually happening this wee.. >

Rocco's Cafe
1131 Folsom St.
b/w 7th & 8th St.

$$$$$

2

Alexis had lunch with an old friend who was in town briefly. She'd been to Rocco's once before and it was a pretty hearty breakfast. At 10:30 am on a weekday though, the ambiance.. >

Rose's Cafe
2298 Union St.
at Steiner St.

$$$$$

4

2

This week, on our travels, we are are coming up roses as we share two favourite eating spots we return to again and again. Rosamunde's Sausage Grill and Rose's Cafe could not be mo.. >

Sociale
3665 Sacramento St.
b/w Locust & Spruce St.

$$$$$

2

Finding good, innovative Italian food in San Francisco isn't always as easy as it sounds. Sure, there are a handful of winners out there - a few of my favorites being Jackson-Fill.. >

Kuleto's
221 Powell St.
b/w Geary & O'Farrell St.

$$$$$

1

This place is a great start or finish to getting your shop on. It's right off of Union Square in the Villa Florence Hotel. A bit of an old school flare, it's Cal-Ital and it's good.. >

Acquerello
1722 Sacramento St.
b/w Van Ness Ave. & Polk St.

$$$$$

3

1

I'm in love. Giddy as a schoolgirl. It's been a long time since a restaurant has utterly swept me off my feet, maded me wrinkle my brow in wonder and then smile uncontrollably. Las.. >

Americano
8 Mission St.
Hotel Vitale, at The Embarcadero

$$$$$

1

At Americano, the newest restaurant from the Bordeaux-born baker, cookbook author and restaurateur, the meal begins with miniature rounds of warm black olive, walnut or sourdough b.. >

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
2200 Lombard St.
at Steiner St.

$$$$$

1

Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken The dressing was too salty and the chicken was weird and rubbery... >

Antica Trattoria
2400 Polk St.
at Union St.

$$$$$

1

I love the comfort of a neighborhood restaurant with great food, a great atmosphere, and one that locals frequent. Those kinds of places are the jewels of any city and those which .. >

Aperto
1434 18th St.
b/w Missouri & Connecticut St.

$$$$$

1

A colleague from our Argentinian faction was in town so we went out to welcome him at Aperto, a place we had never heard of and turned out to be decent, but not amazing. Our waiter.. >

Bacco
737 Diamond St.
at Elizabeth St.

$$$$$

1

I had the great good fortune of growing up with Italian grandparents. Whenever I visited, there was always something warm and inviting cooking in the kitchen. It didn’t matter what.. >

Bella
3854 Geary Blvd
at 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

I am now officially posting from a house in Maillane, a small town in the south of France near Avignon. It took a little tinkering with the settings but the DSL here does indeed wo.. >

Buca Di Beppo
855 Howard St.
b/w 4th & 5th St.

$$$$$

1

The taxi ride from the Embarcadero to Buca di Beppo opened the door to my adventurous evening. Halfway there, the cab driver politely explained that he had just stolen the cab and .. >

Calzone's
430 Columbus Ave.
b/w Green & Vallejo St.

$$$$$

1

My latest Calzones experience was somewhat of a disappointment. What the hell happened? I've been taking out of town friends here for the last 3 years and have had good success. Fr.. >

Capannina
1809 Union St.
at Octavia

$$$$$

1

Here is the general takeaway if you are not in the mood to wade through all my yammerig below: if Tony Soprano (before getting capped by Uncle Junior) would have had the experience.. >

Emmy's Spaghetti Shack
18 Virginia St.
at Mission St.

$$$$$

1

Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, in Bernal Heights is somewhere we've wanted to try for a while. So when the time came to review a restaurant beginning with E, it seemed like the perfect ex.. >

Enzo's Italian Deli
35 New Montgomery St.
Across from Sheraton Palace

$$$$$

1

Giao had to rush to work 'early' this morning, and his morning route takes him past Enzo's Italian Deli every morning. It's a little mostly outdoor place, with a friendly owner. He.. >

Firewood Cafe
4248 18th St.
at Diamond St.

$$$$$

1

When Ed Levine interviewed me for his book "Pizza: A Slice of Heaven," I listed as one of my favorites the arugula and prosciutto pizza from Firewood Cafe. This decade-old restau.. >

Frascati
1901 Hyde St.
at Green St.

$$$$$

1

This little neighborhood Californian-Italian restaurant is great! First, so long as you don't mind being a bit warmer, I strongly recommend the table located upstairs immediately a.. >

Gaspare's
5546 Geary Blvd
b/w 19th & 20th Ave.

$$$$$

5

1

My first impressions of Gaspare's was that it was a pizza parlor stuck in the 1960s, what with the checkered tablecloths, fake brick walls, dusty grape vines and Chianti bottles ha.. >

Il Cantuccio
3228 16th St.
b/w Guerrero & Dolores St.

$$$$$

1

There is a time for fancy-pants high-end restaurants, and there is a time for lowbrow street eats. In between, it is time for the good neighborhood restaurant, the regular haunt, t.. >

La Ciccia
291 30th St.
at Church St.

$$$$$

4.9

1

Yesterday I was visiting a few friends in Cole Valley and they wanted to go out to dinner that night:.. >

Lucca Ravioli Co
1100 Valencia St.
at 22nd St.

$$$$$

1

As I've mentioned in the past, despite my phenomenally WASPy name, I am in fact fully half Italian-American, and it is really culturally how I identify myself. The bulk of my famil.. >

Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store
566 Columbus Ave.
at Union St.

$$$$$

1

When I first moved to San Francisco I lived in North Beach for a year and a half. Although I think I must have visited almost every eating spot in the area, I've never written abou.. >

Milano Pizzeria
1330 9th Ave.
b/w Irving & Judah St.

$$$$$

1

Milano Pizzeria is a Inner-Sunset local favorite. The Sunset District is becoming one of my favorite places to eat since there are a lot of yummy mom & pops and it's so close to my.. >

Noe Valley Pizza
3898 24th St.
at Sanchez St.

$$$$$

1

Last night we joined some friends at Bambuddha Lounge for a cocktail to celebrate a friend's birthday (Jim, of the top-secret chocolate chip cookies). The entourage was continuing .. >

North Beach Pizza
1499 Grant Ave.
at Union St.

$$$$$

1

Still recovering from the flu..... >