The Best Italian Restaurants in San Francisco
Updated July 2026 · 26 places tracked
San Francisco has 26 Italian restaurants on WaitlistWizard's live reservation catalog, clustered in North Beach, Lower Pacific Heights, and Nob Hill. The list below ranks the standouts by diner rating, and we track real-time table availability at 20 of them.
Barberio Osteria
Italian · The Mission · $$
4.7(160)Belotti Ristorante e Bottega
Italian · Rockridge · $$
4.6(1,015)Trattoria Contadina
Italian · North Beach · $$
4.6(961)Firenze by Night
Italian · North Beach · $$
4.6(682)Pearl 6101
Italian · Richmond District · $$
4.6(655)Bar Sprezzatura
Italian · San Francisco · $$
4.6(427)AltoVino
Italian · Nob Hill · $$
4.6(423)- Hard to get
Flour + Water
Italian · Mission Gulch · $$
4.5(1,905) Piccino
Italian · Dogpatch · $$
4.5(1,396)
Emmy's Spaghetti Shack
Italian · San Francisco · $$
4.5(914)
Cafe Zoetrope
Italian · San Francisco · $$
4.5(779)Napizza
Italian · Marina District · $
4.5(688)Poesia Osteria Italiana
Italian · San Francisco · $
4.5(622)Lucia's Berkeley
Italian · Downtown Berkeley · $$
4.5(487)Penny Roma
Italian · Mission District · $$
4.4(897)
Cafe Tiramisu
Italian · San Francisco · $$
4.4(693)
Magic Flute Restaurant
Italian · San Francisco · $$
4.4(331)Inovino
Italian · Cole Valley · $$$
4.4(322)Modi
Italian · SoMa · $
4.4(305)Casaro Osteria
Italian · Union Street · $$
4.4(287)Mattina
Italian · Lower Pacific Heights · $$
4.4(182)SPQR
Italian · Lower Pacific Heights · $$$$
4.3(800)Trattoria Servino
Italian · Tiburon · $$
4.3(262)The Stinking Rose
Italian · North Beach · $
4.2(4,629)
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best Italian restaurants in San Francisco?
- Ranked by diner ratings across the 26 Italian restaurants in our San Francisco catalog, the top picks are Barberio Osteria, Belotti Ristorante e Bottega, and Trattoria Contadina.
- Which San Francisco neighborhoods are best for Italian restaurants?
- North Beach, Lower Pacific Heights, and Nob Hill have the highest concentration of Italian restaurants in our San Francisco catalog.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in San Francisco?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 20 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.