Spring is a lovely time for diners. Bright seasonal ingredients start hitting kitchens, yet the weather remains cold enough you often yearn for hearty and comforting food. And what better cuisine highlights this dichotomy than Italian? Today we highlight four spots that made our 50 Best Restaurants list, including one that ranked No. 4 (Belotti) and another that's technically "Californian" (Camper) but has become well-known for its inventive fresh pastas.
These are the best restaurants for Italian food in the San Francisco Bay Area, from red sauce pasta in North Beach to excellent pizza to Cal-Italian like Flour + Water.
These are best restaurants in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond, according to restaurant critics Soleil Ho and Cesar Hernandez. Find top-notch tacos, splurge-worthy fine dining restaurants and other inventive fare in the Bay Area's most dynamic place to dine.
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The Bay Area s best dishes of 2020
Even in a tough year, extraordinary food was available in the Bay Area. Here are critic Soleil Ho s favorites.
By Soleil Ho |
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 9:37 AM
Even though 2020 has been absolute trash all around, the Bay Area’s food scene has continued on, though with the precarity of a flickering match in a storm. Amid the chaos and stress of weathering a pandemic in one of the hardest-hit countries in the world, opportunities to eat nourishing and soul-satisfying food have become even more precious. Life has changed for all of us, though I’m happy to report that extraordinary and accessible food and experiences are still out there in the Bay Area.