Da Flora-A Venetian Ostaria
(415) 981-4664
701 Columbus Ave
San Francisco,
CA
94133
37.8011
-122.4114
Neighborhoods: Northeast, North Beach
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In Short
This unpretentious trattoria sits in a North Beach corner storefront. Tables covered with white tablecloths and a handful of Italian tchotchkes outfit the modest dining room, which is blessed with big windows that overlook busy Columbus Avenue. The menu changes frequently based on seasonal availability and the chef's whims. Highlights in the past have included pasta tossed with an anchovy sauce, and a spicy penne all'arrabbiata studded with fresh sausage.
User Reviews
RHL
May 27, 2009
Our party of 6 arrived @ 5:30pm on May 23rd. We were greeted by the owner and treated with great respect for the majority of the evening. Our courses of food arrived quickly and the wine was a great addition recommended by the owner (3 bottles). The duck livers were the least favorite item ordered. At 8:10pm, the waitress (possibly pastry chef) came to our table and stated that the next party was here for our table and asked that we LEAVE! There were other open tables which could have been joined together as were the two we occupied. We had just dropped more than $100 per person in cash (as they prefer here). This was a first for all of us and it will be our last visit to Da Flora. Too bad since we had looked forward to this visit for a couple years. In the future, I will believe negative reviews a little more than the good ones. Da Flora's were about 50/50 and this should have told me to beware.
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jeffreysnaturalpet
March 05, 2009
Da Flora is my favorite! I am a local in North Beach and eat there at least once a week. The Chef [Jen], is amazing in the kitchen. She puts her own touch of love in every dish that is served. The gnocchi is the signature dish at Da Flora which is out of this world. Mary Beth's Foccacia is wonderful and makes my mouth water! Pricing is a bit expensive, but portions are rather large. The wine menu is outstanding. I recommend letting Da Flora pick out the wine for you. She will never let you down. You will never be rushed out of there. The goal is to sit down and enjoy the ambiance. If you are looking for a place to eat & dash out really quickly, than this not the place to go! Cheers!
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Matvy
December 11, 2008
I've been going to Da Flora for years. For a year or so I just walked by and looked. I won't bother with superlatives because everyone of them has been used to describe this wonderful place. Cookbook writers, TV restaurant critics and just people like me. It's my place for my birthday, where I take my family when they're in town and where I take my friends who love good food and wine and don't have preconceived notions of what a higher priced restaurant should be, who have no predjudices against different lifestyles and who are willing to embrace eccentricity. Without fail, if those guidelines are adhered to an all-round wonderful evening is had by all. If you have a bad time at Da Flora it's because you copped an attitude. Noone, however, should fault the food. We all know it's good. I find when I travel to another city, country or go to a restaurant outside MY usual comfort zone that if I arrive there with arms wide open to embrace all I can be offered I receive treatment in kind. I have been with friends, however, who have that chip on their shoulder that so many of us think is our privilege as citizens in this fine country and they all feel they're justified when noone extends a welcome or kowtows to them and their unfortunate attitude. If you go to Da Flora with the same kind of respect that you expect when someone is in your well-loved space, you will have a lovely time and be happy for it. It is expensive for MY budget but it's not expensive for what you get. I'm happy to eat at home and save my pennies to be able to go out to a good restaurant for an occasion. So go to Da Flora and embrace all the eccentricity, wonderful wine and food. You won't regret it.
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Parking:
Street parking is notoriously difficult in North Beach, but there is a paid lot at Filbert and Columbus.
