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Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959, San Francisco, CA

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959

4.7
4.7
280 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
  • Gluten-free-friendly
We are open to indoor & outdoor dining as well as delivery and takeout. Follow us:
www.luisasrestaurantwinebarsince1959.com

The Most Authentic Italian Food In San Francisco. Luisa's Restaurant Wine Bar is a traditional Italian restaurant located in the heart of the San Francisco North Beach neighborhood. Luisa has combined her family recipes into her menu which includes handmade pastas, thin-crust pizzas, gnocchi, and meatballs. For a real Italian dining experience, you will feel right at home with Luisa's Restaurant.
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Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Pizzeria
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–23:00 Fri–Sun 11:00–23:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Luisa Hanson

What 280 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Francisco Bay Area

    Italian

  • San Francisco

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Luisa's Restaurant Wine Bar offers a charming and authentic Italian dining experience in San Francisco's North Beach. Guests rave about the "amazing food" and "friendly service," with highlights including the pasta dishes and tiramisu. The cozy atmosphere and personal touch from Luisa herself make this a "must-visit" spot.

280 Reviews
  1. Masy

    Unspecified1 review

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food, amazing service, best pasta and wine in the city!

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  2. Dawn

    San Francisco32 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wow! Lovely little restaurant. The food was incredible! Highly recommend the meatball appetizer and garlic bread. We both got one of the specials and practically licked our plates clean. We finished with the lemon sorbet desert. So refreshing and delicious! The service is very attentive, can provide reccomendations and all the food is freshly made. They have seating out front or inside. Very cute place to take a date before going to Cobbs or Bimbos!!

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  3. Andi

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 8 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Luisa's I'd always wonderful! It's our favorite restaurant to go to before a show at Bimbo's. Thanks so much for letting us stop by after you were closed to pick up an item my friend had left behind last night, that was very much appreciated!

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  4. Bonnie

    San Francisco44 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Very crowded seating, extremely noisy, wait staff ok / felt rushed. Chicken parm was good, chicken piccata was “ok”, gnocchi w/gorgonzola had no flavor. Spumoni bomb was good.

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  5. Angela

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 27 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic food and wonderful service, Luisa has such a great restaurant!

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  6. Julie

    San Francisco8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Old school restaurant with delicious Neapolitan pizza and pasta, nice selection of Italian wines, and the ice cream bomb for dessert was awesome. Our server was attentive and friendly. It’s a small place and being in north beach the parking is challenging but we had reservations and parking karma so couldn’t have been happier.

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  7. Lauren VIP

    Houston19 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 29 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great little restaurant in North Beach. We had the meatballs and the special which was osso bucco and it was delish! The wines they offer are great value as well. We will be back the next time we are in San Francisco.

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  8. Shaunna

    Las Vegas9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Can’t wait to go back! Best pasta (Cannelloni with vodka sauce) and Tiramisu ever!!!

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  9. Daniel

    San Francisco8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 30 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food. Cozy restaurant. Beautiful waitress too.

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  10. Teresa VIP

    Sacramento23 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 27 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Super delicious and our waiter was so kind. An authentic Italian-American experience!

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FAQs

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 872-9638.

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 is rated 4.7 stars by 280 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
Google Map for Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959

759 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Pizzeria
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–23:00 Fri–Sun 11:00–23:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Luisa Hanson
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