Monday, August 24, 2009

Pizza in the Bay Area

In my foodie adventures around SF, I discovered a few places that had some good, and some not so good, pizza and I thought I'd share some of the places that I enjoyed. Be warmed that my preference strongly leans to the Italian style thin-crust pizza.

Delfina Pizzeria
in SF - Mission // Thin crust wood oven pizza. Certainly my favorite in the area! Here I went with the baseline pizza Margharita the first time I was there, and returned many times since. They also have some specials (like mussels on the evening I was there) and a few traditional antipasti like olives and salami and the desserts are also worth a sample. They opened another storre in Pacific Heights.

Pizza Nostra in SF - Potrero Hill // Napoli-style pizza is how they advertise it. A close second to Delfina (and certainly a shorter wait).

Piccino's in SF - Potrero Hill // Thin-crust pizza in the Dogpatch. They offer a special white and a special red (tomoato-based) pizza every night.

Pauline's Pizza in SF - Mission // They serve a slightly thicker crust pizaa that is quite good, and offer a few sizes. Every night the chef will prepare two special eccentric topping pizza's - one meat and one veggie. This is a good option when you have a larger group.

LuLu in SF - SOMA // I had the mushroom pizza baked in a wood-fire oven. Really excellent if you aren't tempted by the wonderful rotisserie items they have. They have a sister restaurant, Zibbobo, in Palo Alto that has the same menu.

La Pizzeria in Cambell // A more traditional style pizza that can be found in the south bay.

And a few places I have yet to try:

A16 in SF Marina / Farina in SF Mission / Cheeseboard in Berkely