Top Pasta dishes in San Francisco

Pasta in deeply flavored sugo — the kitchen's confident centerpiece.

Seasonal handmade pasta with sweet corn

Rich pasta with chicken, mushrooms, peppers, and cream—comforting fusion of Mediterranean and Italian

Artisanal fusilli with sea urchin, tomato, and grated tuna heart

Silky handkerchief pasta with rich white bolognese, a permanent menu fixture

Beyond the bolognese, the kitchen turns out a rotating selection of handmade pastas showcasing different Italian regions each week

Western‑influenced Japanese pasta topped with fish roe — nostalgic, creamy, and uniquely comforting

A rotating selection of house-made pastas showcasing seasonal ingredients and regional Italian techniques.

Customizable pasta where you pick noodle, sauce, and toppings—flexible and reliably sauced

Tender oxtail folded into pasta; the dish reviewers most often single out as 'unforgettable.'

House-made pasta tubes with classic Italian sauce — a satisfying non-pizza option that proves the kitchen's versatility

Cream-sauced rasta pasta with jerk-spiced chicken.

Local Dungeness crab tossed with pasta — a Northern California classic elevated with careful technique

Five-course pasta tasting that walks through the kitchen's range

Rich, herbaceous pesto cream sauce clinging to al dente linguine strands.

A standout dish praised for its rich, oceanic flavors, combining creamy uni with briny caviar and striking squid ink noodles.

Simple tomato sugo over fresh house pasta

Layers of pasta baked with five melted cheeses in a rich cream sauce, gratineed until bubbly and golden on top.

The honorary house pasta — a signature preparation that has kept regulars returning for decades.

Jet-black noodles with a briny depth, a dramatic and flavorful course in the prix fixe progression

Pasta with dungeness crab and toasted breadcrumbs

House signature; regulars order it on repeat.

Beef ragù braised 3 hours with Syrah, horseradish cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano. $23.

Sauteed shrimp, crawfish, mussels, and andouille with fusilli in a spicy red pepper garlic cream -- a Creole pasta that could be a main event

Seasonal pasta with sweet Dungeness crab and charred leeks—takes diners back to Italy with its balance and freshness

Italian sausage bolognese baked with three melted cheeses, served with garlic bread and a crisp mixed green salad — pure carb-laden comfort

Pasta in dairy-free pesto sauce.

House squid-ink pasta noted by reviewers among the standout dishes.

House pesto pasta named for a longtime resident — comfort-food category.

Mushroom‑laden pasta in garlic‑butter sauce with parmesan and seaweed, earthy and savory

Homemade Northern Italian pastas