A community hub in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood since 2006, Piccino features the freshest local and sustainable ingredients from our own farm in Healdsburg, CA and other local farmers and producers. Piccino offers a seasonally driven menu with bright & fresh antipasti, hand tossed pizza, homemade pasta, mouthwatering entrées, a curated wine selection, and craft cocktails from our brand new Bar. Our ethos: simplicity executed to perfection.
Contemporary restaurant with a seasonally driven menu, a curated wine list & craft cocktails.
Ingrid
Love the open kitchen! Everything was good but not exceptional. Got the brocco pizza, squash pasta, seasonal salad and focaccia.
Pizza was the highlight, pasta was great but too much oil.
Price is okay
Would come back to try seasonal items, food is on the heavier side
… moreTiese Etim-Inyang
This little neighborhood spot feels warm and welcoming. You can stop by the cafe and get a scone (get the ginger one) and cappuccino or go in on a Saturday or Sunday and devour their bread pudding for brunch. You won’t regret either ☺️
… moreJae Jun
Great atmosphere and service. Seems like a good neighborhood spot to come with friends and family. There are tweaks in each dish that make them stand out – the chicken sandwich uses 2 thinly sliced chicken cutlets vs 1 thick one, the pickle is milder than most with a rhubarb (I think?) accent, well done wedge fries, and lemon zest on the pork sausage pizza. Would’ve given 5 stars if these tweaks were my style, but nonetheless they were all exceptional quality, unique and delicious. A few things that I didn’t enjoy were the overly gooey center of the French toast, overly oily foccacia, and the $14 Pilsner. First time trying an aggressively hoppy Pilsner but apparently that’s the Czech/west coast brewing way – you learn something every day
… moreGruff Has
One of the best meals (and best dining experience) in recent memory. Highly recommend everything! Would return for the food alone but the top notch service really makes this memorable. [Edit to add here: while writing this review, a member of our party texted the group. They woke up thinking about last night’s dinner]
I’m writing this because it was so delicious that I had a mid-meal realization that all of the dishes were superb.
For food, we had the olives and bread, a salad, and the Brussels (table of 4 shared everything). First pic attached is the totally empty brussel sprout bowl. Perfectly cooked, with an intriguingly sweet (but not cloying) sauce that had a light soy sauce element to it maybe? Idk. Phenomenal. Go here just for the Brussels sprouts!
Our pizza was the sausage one. Damn near perfect pie. Really well executed ingredients, with sweet and pickle flavors playing together on top of a nice thin and crispy pizza. No notes. I wanted another one.
The pastas are all made in house. We got the bolognese and “the one with a bunch of “C’s” (idk, sausage and kale). Again, perfectly executed. Nice pasta thickness, perfectly al dente, and with the ideal mix of sauce-ingredients-pasta ratio.
We finished with the donuts which we also dreamt. AND one last round of coffee based drinks and a cocktail.
One more final bonus point: We came in after 8 and were told that it would be 20 minutes, and that we should wait in the attached bar area. We had left our number so were surprised when someone approached us to give us a verbal 5 minute warning that our table was ready. Major points in my book, this allowed us time to pace our drinking (mostly just had the one and carried it over, but really thoughtful service).
… moreJJ L
Love the vibe of this place!
I sat right in front of the open kitchen, where you can watch your food being prepared—it adds so much to the experience.
The pasta and appetizers were fantastic—fresh, flavorful, and beautifully plated.
My favorite part, though, was the dessert. The gianduia was a perfect balance of flavors: sweet ice cream coated in chocolate, a touch of bitter dark chocolate drizzle, a salty caramel-like shard, and a tangy passion fruit drizzle that tied it all together. Absolutely divine!
… moreEmigdio Alvarez
My wife and I find ourselves here more often than we would like to admit. In our many visits, we had not left a review. The cocktails are very creative and balanced. All the dishes are consistently well-made. Atmosphere is warm and welcoming. I highly recommend the season salads and their pizza. My personal favorite pizza is the Bianca but this last time we tried the Coachella corn. To end, my wife and I shared the lemon cake. Our server Roberto was very attentive and friendly.
… moreMeng Hui Ong
Piccino is the “trending “ restaurant in the Presidio. It’s fully booked all the time. It has outside patio tables and indoor dining. It’s basic in decor and doesn’t have much atmosphere to the place.
Olives were very nicely done. Tasty and delicious.
Artichoke salad was delicious and delicate.
Fish was cooked beautifully with crispy skin.
Overall a good dining experience. Service was excellent. This restaurant is worth the buzz.
… moreAndy Yang
Lovely neighborhood atmosphere and vibe. Nice indoor seating with warm, friendly decor. Separate beautiful bar area – welcoming. Outdoor seating with heat lamps – we almost brought our dogs. Cocktails and appetizers were the highlights for us. Good pizza’s although the garlic on the funghi’s was a bit on the raw/flavorful side. The persimmon and arugula was quite good. Pasta quality in bolognese was delicious. They didn’t have the pork chop which was a bummer as we were looking for something a little less carby. Our take: great neighborhood restaurant, great service, and as slightly carb conscious folks – appetizers and cocktails are what we’d come back for (yeah, cocktails are worth the carbs when you’re with company)
… moreVikram Chahal
I live in the neighborhood and I’m a big fan of italian food. Hence, Piccino has been on my list for some time now. Me and my partner went there for our date night and we loved our experience. The manager/owner was very friendly! We asked for his opinion on the cocktails and he recommended one for me and even offered to exchange it in case I don’t like it! Ofcourse I ended up loving my cocktail but these little gestures go a long way in making an impression on me as a guest. Now, the food – we ordered the focaccia bread, burrata pugliese, and roasted squash and cauliflower salad from the starters and each of the dish was unique and delicious. For entree, I ordered meatballs (the large portion) and my fiance ordered the ravioli ricotta pasta. Both were . If I’m being honest, those meatballs were so good that even though my stomach was full, my desires weren’t. I could literally swim in that tomato sauce. Anyway, let’s move on to the desert, which we ordered because why wouldn’t you?! We ordered the warm spice cake and boy was it amazing. But they surprised is with an additional desert! Mini donuts with poweder sugar with some jelly. We didn’t account for that so we couldn’t eat it so we took it to go. Again, thank you for that! With that, I can confidently say this is one of my favorite spots in SF and I’ll be coming back again soon! If you haven’t been and are debating if you should go here or not, I hope my review has persuaded you enough to go to this place and order yourself some meatballs!
… moreDMZ
We enjoyed the ability to talk easily without distracting noise, an agreeable and helpful server who guided us through the menu to help us choose what we wanted while our conversation prevented us from reviewing the menu. Especially savored the polpette and bucatini accompanied by a delicious glass of Vesper Nebbiolo. Even when an accidental spillage of a small amount of wine splashed on my beloved shirt, oxy wipes were promptly provided, and to my welcome surprise removed the red wine stains completely from the garment. The manager gave me his card to follow up if needed and another glass of wine to compensate for the one that had spilled accidentally. Outstanding food, ambiance and service.
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