San Francisco North Beach Restaurants
Albona Ristorante Istriano
545 Francisco St. (between Mason & Taylor Sts.)
San Francisco, CA 94133 415-441-1040
ALBONA is an Istrian restaurant which is in
Northeast Italy and considered by many to be Venetian food. Typical
appetizers include: pizzette de melanzana - $9 eggplant
slices: breaded, toasted, topped with melted cheese and marinara-basil
sauce, and sardele in saor a la veneziana - $9 fillets of
fried sardines with glazed onions; marinated with red vinegar, raisins,
and pine-nuts. Main dishes include : stinco de videl a la
triestina - $23 braised veal shank with Burgundy wine and
rosemary-glaze soft polenta with sauce, and brodeto de pesse a la
istriana - $24 Adriatic stew of fish, squid, prawns, mussels,
red wine, balsamic-tomato sauce grilled polenta with sauce. They also have
an extensive wine list offering Californian, Italian and international
wines. Two people should expect to spend about $110.00 with Wine.
www.albonarestaurant.com
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Bocadillos
710 Montgomery St. (between Jackson & Washington Sts., North beach
next to the financial center)
San Francisco, CA 94111 415-982-2622
Bocadillos It's a Spanish inspired tapas bar offering a lot more than just
Bocadillos and tapas. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant
features many staples from Spain along with Prawns with garlic flakes and
lemon confit, caramelized Quayle Flat iron steak, baby back ribs,
lamb chops, eighteen month ham and of course lots of different bocadillos,
just to name a small sampling. This is a fairly small restaurant with most
seating being communal in style. Unfortunately they don't take
reservations and they get quite busy. Regrettably, a lot of tapas
bars are restaurants serving small plates of food with entree prices.
Bocadillos is a little better than that, and the food mixture, quality and
ambience can justify a visit. Plan on spending about $75.00 per couple
unless you're hungry - If so, double the price.
www.bocasf.com
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Cafe
Jacqueline
1454 Grant Ave. (between Green & Union Sts.)
San Francisco, CA 94133 415-981-5565
Cafe Jacqueline is a quaint Paris bistro in North beach serving only
salads and soufflés. If you like soufflés, you will love Cafe Jacqueline.
It's not an inexpensive restaurant, and they have a great French wine list
with some truly outstanding vintages, priced accordingly. Naturally,
all soufflés are made from scratch in the true French tradition, so you
have to be patient. If you
like a great soufflé, this is a must visit restaurant. Two people should
expect to spend around $140.00, including a soufflé dessert and wine.
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Melt Cafe
700 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133 415-392-9290
Melt Cafe is a neighborhood restaurant serving breakfast, great panini and
"signature sandwiches" for lunch,
and popular Fondues, include Welsh Rarebit,
as enticing dinner entrees. They also offered daily specials.
Reasonable wine and beer prices also make this a popular destination. You
will have to drink a lot to spend over $40.00 per couple at this
neighborhood Favorite.
www.melt-cafe.com
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The Helmand
430 Broadway
(Kearny & Montgomery Sts.)
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-362-0641
The Helmand Restaurant in San Francisco has developed a great reputation
for their fine Afghan cuisine. Well priced specials include leg of lamb
Afghan style - 13.95, Mantwo, an interesting homemade pastry shell
filled with onions and beef served with yogurt and topped with carrots and
other vegetables - 10.95 And Mourgh Kabab, Char-broiled marinated
chicken breast, served with sautéed spinach and pallow - 10.95. They also
feature a large vegetarian menu and an excellent, well priced wine list.
This is a highly recommended restaurant. Dinner for two with
wine can be enjoyed for under $55.00
http://www.helmandrestaurantsanfrancisco.com
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The House
1230 Grant Ave.
(Columbus Ave. & Vallejo St.)
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-986-8612
The House is a restaurant representing the fusion of Californian and Asian
cuisine. The dishes look as good as they taste, and you can always expect
an interesting combination of flavors. The best choices continue to be
seafood and the special menu offerings. Expect to pay about $90.00 with
Saki.
www.thehse.com
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L'Osteria del Forno
519 Columbus Ave. (between Green St & Stockton St)
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-982-1124
This is a really small restaurant, (Probably about a dozen tables) and
they don't take reservations or accept credit cards. Nevertheless,
if you're looking for an excellent pizza or even a great roast pork, this
is a good inexpensive choice, even if you have to wait in line. Everything
is home cooked and you can pretty well trust most items on the menu.
Two people can dine with wine for around $50.00. Closed Tuesdays. This is
a recommended restaurant.
www.losteriadelforno.com
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Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton Street
(at Filbert St)
San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-6421
Mama's Serves a really great breakfast but the weekend lineups are long ,
and make sure you bring cash , like a lot of North beach restaurants, they
don't take credit cards. This is definitely a recommended brunch spot .
About $30.00 for two
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Mario's Bohemian Cigar
Store Cafe
566 Columbus Avenue (between Green St & Stockton St)
San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-0536
The focaccia sandwiches, the coffee and their inexpensive carafes of wine
keeper regulars coming back week after week . Mario's Bohemian
Offers simple Italian fare at reasonable prices . There's also a
great view of the park. Two Can dine here for about $35.00. A
recommended choice.
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Maykadeh Persian
Cuisine
470 Green Street (between Grant Ave & Varennes St)
San Francisco, CA 94133 415) 362-8286
After nearly twenty years Maykadeh remains an excellent choice for
interesting Persian middle eastern food. Interesting menu choices include
: Chelo-kebab
Koobideh - Skewered mixture of
ground beef and lamb, onion, Persian spices and Basmati rice $12.50,
Joojeh Kebab
- Boneless chicken thighs marinated in saffron, onion and lime juice,
vegetables and Basmati rice $14.50 and
Ghorme Sabzee
Lamb shank cooked in finely chopped onion,
leek, scallions, chives & herbs, dried lime - $15.00 Expect to spend about
$50.00 for two .
www.maykadehrestaurant.com
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Palermo Delicatessen
1556 Stockton Street (at Union St)
San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-9892
Palermo Serves some of the best take out focaccia sandwiches on
north beach . There's an interesting little table outside the
restaurant, but it's primarily a takeout establishment. A
recommended takeout restaurant. About $16.00 for two people
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Sotto Mare
552 Green St (between Jasper Pl & Columbus Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94133 415-398-3181
Sotto Mare It's an excellent north beach seafood restaurants offering
reasonable prices, oysters, and excellent clam chowder as well as in
season crab . Expect to spend about $70.00 for two
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Trattoria Contadina
1800 Mason Street (between Kent St & Union St)
San Francisco, CA 94133 415-982-5728
Trattoria Contadina Has been a north beach institution for nearly
25 years, serving home cooked Italian food including several veal
scaloppini dishes, various pastas and
seafood selections. They also have a fairly extensive wine list
featuring the old world and California wines. Dinner for two with wine
will be about $110.00
www.trattoriacontadina.com
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