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Aperto Restaurant
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Aperto

Type: Italian | $$
Tagged as: romantic, lively

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Our San Francisco Bay Area Local Expert says:

The menu changes seasonally at this exceedingly friendly neighborhood bistro. While some dishes, like the jalapeno and pancetta-spiked taglionlini, are consistent favorites, others, like the sweet corn ravioli, appear only in spring or fall, depending the availability of local ingredients. Other top choices include the osso bucco (often a special), crab cakes, the orecchiette, and the butternut squash ravioli. Oh, and save room for the chocolate souffle if you're a chocolate lover, or the apple tart, if you're not.

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Contact:
tel: (415) 252-1625
fax: +1 415 252 1036
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Location:
1434 18th Street
(at the corner of Connecticut Avenue)
San Francisco, CA 94107
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Description:

This quaint Potrero Hill establishment is the perfect place for an intimate dinner for two. Come early, the restaurant does not accept reservations and the dinner hour can be crowded. The menu is a sampling of traditional Italian dishes with a twist. Vegetables, salads, and antipasto are offered as appetizers. Lunch and dinner items include a variety of pastas and a few fish and meat choices. The house specialty is the pasta and you will not be dissapointed in any linguine, tortellini or spaghetti dish you chose. The wine list is limited, but certainly respectable for this small restaurant.

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Brunch 2005 – Audience Winner

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Descriptions:

wcities.com
This quaint Potrero Hill establishment is the perfect place for an intimate dinner for two. Come early, as dinner hours are usually crowded. The menu is a sampling of traditional Italian dishes with a twist. Vegetables, salads, and antipasto are offered as appetizers. Lunch and dinner items include a variety of pastas and a few fish and meat choices. The house specialty is the pasta and you will not be disappointed in any liguini, tortellini or spaghetti dish you chose. The wine list is limited, but certainly respectable for this small restaurant.
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OpenTable
...a small neighborhood Italian restaurant right in the heart of San Francisco's Potrero Hill. We are dedicated to serving the best seasonal, local and organic products that we can find and we feature Fulton Valley Poultry, organic Australian Lamb, local and wild caught fish. We take great pride in our food our service and our wines. Our menu changes with the season and we also offer great daily specials on our blackboard. We offer over 16 wines by the glass, as well as full and half bottle selections of domestic and Italian varietals. During the warmer times of the... show full description

CitySearch
...crammed with tables, a tiny open kitchen and racks of wine. The no-reservations policy means there's often a wait, but the vibe is more relaxed than hectic. Gracious, efficient waiters cater to the typically Potrero Hill crowd: Upscale but casual arts types. The Food It likely won't redefine any notions of Tuscan cooking, but everything is fresh, well-prepared and appealing. To start, sumptuous crab cakes are awakened by a spicy aioli, while shaved sunchokes add an unexpected twist to a fennel, frisee and radicchio salad. Entrees are also dependable. Though pancetta can overwhelm the subtleties of... show full description

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Great brunch
We - a party of 5, two adults, thee children - had brunch here. I'm not that fond of brunch so I was a little anxcious but ...... I had no reason at all. This was very...
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- posted on 08.04.09
- by MarcSierens

Loved It
My husband & I were in SFO for President's Day weekend and called on Valentine's Day for a reservation at 7 PM. We were in luck (this would never happen in...
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- posted on 02.16.10
- by NBolden