Bacar is a wine-lover's Valhalla: some 100 of the 1,000 varietals are available by the glass. The 'wine wall' is the most eye-catching aspect of this remarkable three-level...

Tiny Gialina serves up authentic thin-crust Neapolitan pizzas and regional Italian specialities.

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

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

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

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 and calzones deserve...

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 rustic, fresh-made...