We can always rely on Cotogna in the Financial District for an excellent upscale Italian meal.

Flour + Water in the Mission will always be one of our all time favorite Italian spots.

It will probably take you forever to get a table and your food, but guess what? You won't care. Tosca is one of the best hangs in San Francisco.

An ambitious restaurant, and a good one at that. SPQR is making a run at the San Francisco pasta crown, mostly with ingredients we can’t pronounce.

A16 turns out some of the best pizza in San Francisco. The small plates are close to perfect, and you can actually get a reservation. There’s no catch. Just go.

Firenze by Night is super old-school Italian in North Beach - in the very best way.

Del Popolo’s pizza is just as good at their brick and mortar Nob Hill spot as it is from their roving truck.

Locanda brings great scene and good pasta.

Pizza is the main draw at Boot & Shoe Service, but it's also a great overall eating experience.

Just another great sandwich place — don't get spoiled.

A pasta bar in the Mission with very good food, that we wish felt a little less rushed.

A modern pizza place that’s a great addition to the Richmond.

Zero Zero is a perfectly efficient pizza factory. Bring a big group for negronis, soft serve, and quality pies.

With great water views and a firepit, Bar Bocce in Sausalito could probably get away with having average food. But the food - in particular, the pizzas - make this place worth a visit.

Piccino is a standby, in every sense of the word.

Down to talk loudly and eat a ton of burrata in the Mission? Get yourself to Beretta for excellent Italian small plates.