Photo: Cotogna / GoogleThe Best Italian in San Francisco
What is the best italian in San Francisco?
By consensus across 4 independent sources, Cotogna, Flour + Water, Itria lead the italian ranking in San Francisco.
How the consensus ranking works →The ranking
CotognaⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation · r/sf #1
The rustic sibling to three-star Quince — nearly everything comes out of the wood-fired oven. Both guides list it, and Reddit repeatedly singles out the raviolo.
Flour + WaterⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation · r/sf #4
Infatuation calls it the best pasta in the city and a Reddit commenter agrees; a Mission mainstay with a constantly changing handmade-pasta menu, in the MICHELIN Guide.
ItriaⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation
A Mission restaurant and raw bar whose seasonal, vegetable- and seafood-heavy pastas keep the menu fresh; on both guides and in the MICHELIN Guide.
SorellaⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · r/sf #6
The casual Cal-Northern-Italian spot from the two-star Acquerello team on Polk Street; named by Eater, in the MICHELIN Guide, and a Reddit pick.
SPQRⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater
A Fillmore Street Roman-inspired restaurant known for its ambitious pasta program; in Eater's guide and the MICHELIN Guide.
La CicciaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation · r/sf #2
A small Noe Valley Sardinian favorite whose seafood-forward pastas draw the most enthusiastic standalone shout-outs on r/AskSF; also an Infatuation pick.
The Tailor's SonⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater · r/sf #3
Adriano Paganini's Fillmore Street trattoria of Northern Italian classics and handmade pasta; in Eater's guide and both r/AskSF threads.
Che FicoⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation
The buzzy Divisadero Cal-Italian known for puffy-crust pizzas and creamy pasta; in both guides.
Pasta Supply CoⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation
Chef Anthony Strong's Richmond pasta shop turning out housemade shapes at a friendlier price point; on both Eater and Infatuation.
AcquerelloⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★
Fine-dining Northern Italian in a converted chapel — the Bay Area's only two-MICHELIN-star Italian restaurant.
DelfinaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater · r/sf #5
The long-running Mission Cal-Italian standby; headlines a top r/AskSF recommendation and is in Eater's guide.
A16ⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Bib
The Marina's long-standing temple to the food of Campania, with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for its house-cured salumi, Neapolitan pizza, and pastas.