Castro, San Francisco ยท restaurant
Film stills flicker across dark walls while candlelight and a heated garden patio give Poesia the feel of a hidden neighborhood favorite. The menu shifts daily around Calabrian cooking, with handmade tagliatelle bolognese and paccheri in swordfish puttanesca among the familiar standouts, backed by an all-Italian wine list. Happy hour runs daily until 6:30pm if you need an excuse to arrive early.