Chris Cosentino's highly regarded restaurant is known for championing sustainably harvested produce, meat and seafood, and for the frequent appearance of...

LuLu majors in delicious, rustic, Italian-influenced cuisine, including specialities from the wood-fired oven, rotisserie and grill. Pizzas, pasta and...

Despite the name, you can't buy a cigar at Mario's, nor will you be allowed to smoke one. Instead, sip a flavoured Italian soda and watch the neighbourhood...

This casual brasserie at the waterfront features hearty California cuisine and some Italian fare. The catch here is the excellent seafood: soul-warming...

One of the hottest restaurants in town, Nopa's attractions include the wood-fired oven, and the late hours - unusual in a city where many kitchens pack up...

One of Oakland's true destination restaurants, this Rockridge area hotspot features soul-warming northern Italian fare that is almost entirely handmade,...

Pauline's inventive thin-crust pies all come with top-quality ingredients: roasted peppers, perhaps, or goat's cheese, edible flowers or exotic vegetables....

Rivoli is a charming, intimate and neighbourly Italian-inspired restaurant, run by talented chef Wendy Brucker. The menu offers simple versions of classic...

Recently refurbished to fine effect, this bustling bistro is frequented by tourists staying in Union Square and locals attracted by robust, reasonably...

Sodini's is small and darkly romantic, in a Chianti bottle as candle-holder sort of way. Patrons are jammed close together to enable their servers to...

In this small, spare, one-room dining space, the spirit of Roman cuisine shines through. Dishes are rustic, unadorned and incredibly flavourful, calling up...

Tommaso's is known city-wide for its simple Italian food, which has been served family-style in a tiny, boisterous room since 1935. The wood-fired pizzas...

Despite the long banquettes that flank the dining room, and the post-work young professionals and adventurous Mission hipsters who sit in them, it's the...