North Beach, San Francisco · shop
An Italian specialty shop on Union St with a 1950s general store feel—fresh pasta, house-made focaccia, panzerotti (fried calzones), and piadina sandwiches alongside imported Italian staples, fine wines, and liqueurs. The outdoor espresso bar pulls Graffeo beans with a direct view of Washington Square Park and Saints Peter & Paul Church—the most convincingly Italian corner San Francisco has to offer.