Insalata di campo
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Reservations, Full Bar, American, Italian, Mission Dolores
"I've never had a meal here that I didn’t like. Get their wine pairing recommendations, too—they hit the nail on the head every time."
ChefMichael Recchiuti
San Francisco
About Michael Recchiuti
Michael Recchiuti is the pastry chef/co-founder of Reccchiuti Confections. A self-trained chocolatier, founded Recchiuti Confections with the idea that meticulously sourcing ingredients, hand-crafting confections in small batches and using traditional European techniques would make Recchiuti Confections a necessary indulgence and create an obsession for artisan chocolate nationwide.
Accolades
- Nominee for Best Cookbook (Chocolate Obsession)James Beard Foundation
- Outstanding Fine Chocolatier AwardFine Chocolate Industry Association
- First American AmbassadorValrhona Chocolates
- ChefsFeed WinnerOne of the Best Things to Eat in SF
Where I Go Out
Salad
$$, Outdoor Seating, Café, Breakfast, Italian, Dogpatch
"Try any of their salads or special pizzas for a light and refreshing quick meal."
Pork spare ribs
$$$, Reservations, Modern, Full Bar, New American, Fillmore
"As the menu changes frequently, I can only recommend that you try as much as you can each time you go there. There isn't a single misstep in anything you order. The pork spare ribs are heavenly. Stuart and Nicole are the dynamic duo!"
Chicken quesadilla
$, Outdoor Seating, Mexican, Burritos, Tacos, Mission
"Get the chicken quesadilla. They cook the flour tortilla on an oily flat top until it puffs up like a fine flaky pie dough, then fill it with chunky pieces of chicken, avocado, and melted cheese. Don’t order it with the corn tortilla, it doesn’t have the same results."
Roasted chicken for two
$$$, Happy Hour, Modern, Full Bar, New American, Civic Center
"Zuni Café's roasted chicken and Caesar salad is classic Judy Rogers—perfection! It's consistently right every single time in all of the 20 years I've been going. You cannot go wrong ordering this."
Meatball hot focaccia sandwich
$, Outdoor Seating, Café, Sandwiches, Italian, North Beach
"Mario's Cigar Shop serves up old-school, drippy meatballs on the best focaccia in the city. Insider tip: Have it with the house Campari (or secret formula cocktail) to help digest the sandwich."
At My Venues
Star anise & pink peppercorn truffle
Desserts, Candy Store, Gourmet, Embarcadero
"You can always count on Michael Recchiuti to come up with innovative chocolates. Over the years, I have eaten my way through the display case in his Ferry Plaza Building store and have never been disappointed. This is one of the places I always tell visitors to go to, and this is the chocolate I always insist they try."
Oakwood roasted espresso hot chocolate
Desserts, Candy Store, Gourmet, Embarcadero
"Kicking up our #local"
COP (candied orange peel) and tea
Desserts, Candy Store, Gourmet, Embarcadero
"COP (candied orange peel) and tea #favoritethings"
Whoopie cake with honey thyme
Desserts, Candy Store, Gourmet, Embarcadero
"We think our new Honey Thyme Whoopie Cakes are the bees knees 🐝 The seasonal cakes are made with @#beesknees #🐝"