Firenze By Night

(415) 418-7935

1429 Stockton St (Columbus Avenue)
San Francisco, CA 94133 37.799 -122.4089

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Neighborhoods: North Beach, Northeast

Hours:

Sun-Mon 5pm-10pm

Tue-Sat 5pm-11:30pm

Price:

$

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Restaurants, Lounges

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Firenze By Night

The Owner

Firenze By Night

Owner

"Firenze by Night is famous for its award winning gnocchi, which took first place for two consecutive years in the ""Best of North Beach"" contest. The Pappardelle Toscana is also a first place medal winner."A few menu items include fresh fish of the day, calamari giusti, melanzan alla leonardo da vinci consisting of eggplant with tomato, Italian herbs and mozzarella, to name a few.

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Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

In Short – Firenze By Night has a reputation for offering authentic Northern Italian food and a friendly, knowledgeable waitstaff. Known especially for its award-winning gnocchi, the restaurant also serves up a variety of seafood dishes such as sauteed calamari and fresh clams in linguini. Other popular menu items include garlic escargot and pappardelle with rabbit sauce. The space can get loud and crowded on weekend nights; reservations are encouraged.

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Plan to spend at least 15 minutes looking for parking even at this venue off the main drag.
What to Drink:
Ask the waiters for their meal-specific wine recommendations.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/11/10

Pleasant Surprise

by Cynthia Lowry at Citysearch

The wait staff were very helpful in their recommendations of wine to accompany the meals we chose. The food blended a variety of flavors and textures, things I wouldn't have thought of combining for a wonderful meal. A repeat performance for sure when ever I get back to San Francisco! Am on the hunt for the wonderful wine.

  • Pros: Excellent food and recommendation
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/26/08

authentic italian

by steller604 at Citysearch

the food was superb. Everything was bursting with flavour and the service was excellent. The only downfall was that even though we made reservations earlier in the day, we still had to wait 30 mins to get seated. Would definitely recommend this place to any outsiders looking for authentic italian.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/01/07

The best Pasta and atmosphere

by callahandy at Citysearch

The last reviewer must have been at a different restaurant, this place is great. No its not a fake accent, my husband has known most of these people for many years. This is one of the best Italian restaurants in the City and we love all the waiters and Chris the bartender is a peach. Go and enjoy, you wont be sorry.

  • Pros: Grtet Food
  • Cons: Parking
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/26/07

Bad Choice

by live_2_eat at Citysearch

If you are looking for a place to enjoy a relaxing meal with family and friends, Firenze By Night is NOT it. We reserved the private back room for our extended family of about 25 people. Many of us had come from long distances to be together. Our reservations were for 6 P.M. Courses arrived and were removed so quickly there was hardly time to finish them. By 8:00 the waitstaff were literally taking glasses from our hands and half filled plates from in front of us in order to rush us out. Tables were being stripped of tableclothes and the second group was entering the room as we were quickly trying to say our good-byes. We had not been told that there was a second seating following ours. In addition, the tables were arranged in a large U-shape, making conversation with anyone not seated directly to one's right or left, impossible. The gnocchi were delicious as per their reputation, but the rest of the meal was mediocre; completely devoid of the quality and care of an "award winning" italian restaurant.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/24/07

Great customer service, tasty Italian food

by green101 at Citysearch

Very good gnochi and pastas. All staff was extremely friendly and courteous. Food service was prompt though other table service (beverage refills etc) could use some improvement. Space is limited just like other places in San Francisco. Definitely one of the gems in North Beach and would recommend it for a homey authentic Italian dinner.

Message from Firenze By Night

  • A taste of Florence
  • Romantic dining
  • Traditional Italian dining

"Firenze by Night is famous for its award winning gnocchi, which took first place for two consecutive years in the ""Best of North Beach"" contest. The Pappardelle Toscana is also a first place medal winner."

A few menu items include fresh fish of the day, calamari giusti, melanzan alla leonardo da vinci consisting of eggplant with tomato, Italian herbs and mozzarella, to name a few.

Firenze By Night
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