Pizza Restaurants

Delfina Restaurant sits nestled in the heart of the Mission district among a large range of trend-setting and highly regarded bistros, brasseries, trattorias, rosticerias, taquerias, pizzerias, and eateries. With a menu presented in the traditional Italian style, Executive Chef Craig Stoll creates relatively fine-tuned dishes that explore the entire country of Italy with local, lavish ingredients. Low-level lighting, shiny steel tabletops, a beautiful mosaic of small blue tiles behind the bar, a garden patio, and an open kitchen create an unpretentious exquisiteness that flows through to the wait staff and makes for good meal.

Many restaurants claim that their dishes are “The Real Taste of Rome” yet they seem to fall short. Cinecitta Ristorante & Bar does not fall short of that mark but exceeds it by offering authentic Italian cuisin. Cinecitta has delicious Italian choices on their menu that will make your mouth water. Cinecitta hand creates tasty pizzas with flavorful ingredient combinations like the traditional Margherita pizza and the Pollo Arrosto: roasted chicken with marsala wine mushrooms, tomato sauce, and parmigano. Aside from their delicious pizza selections, Cinecitta has hand crafted Panini sandwiches, Calzoni, and a handful of pasta selections.

Hidden away in San Francisco’s North Beach, L’Osteria del Forno offers an authentic Italian setting and traditional menu. L’Osteria’s provides a lovely venue decorated with traditional Italian décor. Family and friends alike, enjoy their quaint establishment, allowing diners to have an intimate dining experience. L’Osteria’s secret to success is fresh daily ingredients. Their focaccine bread is made freshly in their kitchen and served piping hot right when guest order their meals. L’Osteria has a vast list of food-friendly wine that pairs well with many of their dishes.

Dell’uva, meaning “of the grape” in Italian, serves casual food and wine at an affordable price. Located at two locations, one in North Beach and the other in Mission, Dell’uva has a wide variety of wine options at a starting price as low as $6 a glass Also they serve a small assortment of beers and cocktails. To go along with their wide variety of wine and alcohol, Dell’uva serves fabulous finger foods that ranges from a cheese platter to delicious pizzas like Quatrro Formaggio, handmade dough topped with mozzarella, ricotta, shaved parmesan and feta cheese. To end the weekend …

Located in North Beach’s Little Italy, Piazza Pellegrini is an elegant restaurant that has a warm atmosphere with exceptional service and fresh Italian cuisine. Their open kitchen provides guests with a spectacle show of their world class chiefs preparing dishes all night. Pellegrini also offers daily specials featuring seasonal items such as fresh fish, meats, and local organic produce. Their patio resembles Italy’s cafés and restaurants. Also right outside of restaurant they have their own Pellegrini trolley cart decorated with a matching color scheme and Italian insignias.

Sodini’s Green Valley Restaurant is an Italian restaurant should be featured in an Italian movie like GoodFellas or The Godfather. Their interior represents an old style look that cannot be found anywhere else in San Francisco, even their neon sign right outside their door hasn’t ever changed. Also, Sodini’s Italian dishes are authentic as they can be. Swing by and try one of the many favorites like Linguine with Clams and Mussels, and Beef Lasagna.

Trattoria Pinocchio offers diners an authentic taste of Italy on one of the busiest corners in North Beach. Heated sidewalk seating allows patrons to enjoy open air dining, even when the weather is brisk. Should guests choose to be seated inside, floor-to-ceiling windows offer the opportunity to people watch while enjoying the chic Venetian interior and sounds of Italian music. Owner and Chef Giovanni Zocca, a native of Sicily, offers a menu featuring homemade pastas, pizza, veal, seafood, and cioppino. Trattoria Pinocchio has a full bar with signature cocktails and a variety of Californian and Italian wines, so it’s not …

In the mid 1980’s, East Coast transplants from Boston and New York wanted to do show much they loved East Coast pizza and allow West Coasters taste what they have been missing out. Thus, these guys create Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria, providing authentic East Coast pizza with quality ingredients, convenient service, and a northeast distinct taste. Amici’s creates authentic east coast pizza by only cooking their pies in traditional, Italian brick oven, bringing in new costumers to taste east coast pizza slices and reeling back old ones.

For a slice of Windy City flavor in San Francisco’s Marina District, look no further than Patxi’s Chicago Pizza. The appetizer selection is stellar and straight forward: The Classic Bruschetta is served with roasted cherry tomatoes, basil, and olive oil, while the Antipasto plate features naturally cured Zoe’s Hot Coppa, Aged Prosciutto and Spanish Chorizo. Salad offerings include, butter lettuce, Greek, spinach, Caesar, and garden, all of which can be topped with any of the seven dressings in house. But let’s get down to brass tacks; the pizza is where Patxi’s Chicago Pizza shines. There are four styles of pie: …