Frascati

Awesome Mediterranean Bistro in San Francisco - I always walk out of Frascati a happy camper. The setting is quaint and intimate, the staff is warm and friendly, and the dishes are creatively and carefully prepared with the freshest ingredients of the season. I like Frascati so much that I will show up on a whim in the winter and be completely content sitting at the only table outside in 40 degree weather just to have their warm black and white chocolate bread pudding. Among my favorite dishes are their russet potato gnocchi (can't get enough of the white truffle oil), grilled pork chop (this coming from someone who is not even a pork chop fan), and maple leaf duck breast (tender, crispy, hearty but not overpowering). They even make something as simple as pan roasted chicken really well. And, if after your meal you are still in the mood for something sweet, you can venture on up the hill to the Swensen's ice cream parlor and enjoy a cone while waving at the folks in the occasional cable car that passes by.