Best Contemporary Italian Restaurants in Cole Valley

Rapid, happy, and friendly service; delicious and smooth presentation of drinks and food; delicious spaghetti all vongole and a seafood soup; interesting wines by the glass. Very noisy because it's very lively in there! Reservations a must. Really a hot table on a Saturday night with a line out the door for walk ups. $130 for two with wines, apps, and mains but no dessert. Happy to go back anytime.

This is one of my favorite restaurants. The food is wonderful, the service is friendly and attentive but not intrusive. The background music is peaceful and appropriate for a calm, enjoyable meal with conversation to take place.

We loved this place! Were attending a concert at the Masonic, and it was a nice walk! Very charming place with great atmosphere. We had the shishito peppers and two delicious pizzas (Nob Hill and Hot Honey). Bothe were very tasty! Our entire party commented on how much they liked this wonderful gem!

We truly enjoyed the small room with the jazz music. It is like having your own private event. Food was great too.

The pasta class was an awesome experience! We learned how to hand knead artisanal flour and make 4 types of hand-pressed and 4 types of filled pasta while learning the history/background for each. They showed us the machines they use to make their extruded pasta and freely answered all our questions. Beverages and fresh rosemary shortbread were available throughout the 3.5 hour class. After we finished making our pasta we got to observe them being prepared into the dishes we dined on afterward. Our teachers were very knowledgeable and helpful. I definitely recommend