Italian

This upscale Italian spot has great housemade pasta, woodfired pizza, and flawless negronis.

The Cal-Ital restaurant in Pac Heights serves solid pasta and has fantastic service.

17 great spots for Italian in San Francisco.

The Presidio location of Piccino serves excellent pizza, pasta, and brunch in a gorgeous space.

Because you need more red sauce in your life.

North Beach Restaurant’s menu of Italian food is solid, but the real pleasure of eating here is sinking into a slow and relaxed dinner.

The Mountain View location of Doppio Zero serves the same great pizzas as its other locations.

Che Fico is a trendy Italian restaurant in NoPa where you can have an excellent meal—if you order strategically.

Napizza is an Italian restaurant in the Marina serving excellent Neapolitan pizzas.

Have a slow lunch and a great panini at this Mission cafe.

The North Beach family-friendly old-school Italian spot serves solid pasta in a fun atmosphere.

Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack is an always-fun red sauce joint in Bernal Heights.

Sotto Mare is an Italian seafood spot in North Beach serving gigantic bowls of cioppino.

Pasta Moon in Half Moon Bay serves great New England-style clam chowder and pasta in an upscale setting.

The Half Moon Bay Italian restaurant serves untraditional pasta and strong drinks.

The old-school Italian spot in North Beach is a great place for a fun and lively dinner over solid pasta dishes.

The old-school Italian spot in North Beach serves fantastic pasta.

The North Beach old-school restaurant serves solid pizzas and pasta alongside fantastic service.

Gaspare’s is an old-school Italian spot in the Richmond with great pizzas.

The old-school Italian spot in North Beach serves solid small plates and pasta but just-fine entrees.

Penny Roma is an Italian spot in the Mission with excellent pastas.

Fior d’Italia is a great old-school Italian spot in North Beach that’s been around since 1886.

Sodini’s Green Valley Restaurant is an old-school North Beach spot that serves solid pasta.

Jackson Fillmore is an old-school Italian spot with free bruschetta and OK pasta.

Little Original Joe’s is a takeout-only Italian spot in West Portal with pizza, chicken parm, and pasta.