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Cotogna Restaurant Review

490 Pacific Ave. Send to Phone
San FranciscoCA 94133
415-775-8508 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Lively urban trattoria operated by the same team behind high-end sibling Quince. Cotogna Restaurant is one of our 2012 Hot 10 SF Restaurants | Top 10 SF Italian Restaurants | Top 10 SF Easter Brunch Restaurants | Top 10 SF Brunch Restaurants |   Visit the photo gallery of Cotogna restaurant.

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.

Features

  • Reservations suggested
  • Open late Fri.-Sat.
  • Valet parking
  • Casual dressy

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Dining room at Cotogna, San Francisco, CAFor many, the formal dining experience at Quince is reserved for special occasions. So chef Michael Tusk and his wife and co-owner Lindsey Tusk opened Cotogna (Italian for Quince), a buzzing and decidedly dressed down trattoria next door. Exposed brick and timber, a natural wood-slatted ceiling, and tile floors contribute to the hip-yet-cozy interior that exudes casual warmth --- like Quince's eat-in kitchen. Two copper-topped bars offer counter seating facing, respectively, an elmwood bar and state-of-the-art rotisserie grill (the only one of its kind in the U.S.). The latter churns out roasts, such as a succulent Becker Lane pork loin that requires no other flavoring than its own juices. Michael Tusk's famed pasta is in fine form, and wood-fired pizzas include innovative toppings such as butternut squash and sage. Less is more here, as evidenced by a farm egg and ricotta raviolo with brown butter. Desserts might include quince bread pudding with cardamom crème anglaise. Breaking new ground is the very cool fixed-price wine program, which offers selections at $10 a glass and $40 per bottle.

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