Poggio Restaurant Review

777 Bridgeway (Bay St.) Send to Phone

415-332-7771 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

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Elegantly designed Italian restaurant featuring seasonal dishes in addition to artful pizzas.

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Cuisine

Italian

Open

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

Features

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Heart-healthy dishes
Romantic setting
Private room(s)
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Outdoor dining
Valet parking
Casual dressy

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When the windowed doors of this Italian restaurant are open to Sausalito's main drag, the elegant room seems to spill out onto the sidewalk. Linen-topped tables interspersed with heat lamps and bountiful potted plants make the patio a spiffy place to dine, day or night. Inside, a large fireplace and wood-burning oven warms the expansive terra cotta and marble space with comfortable booths. Tuscan-trained chef Peter McNee and his staff turn out from-scratch pastas and charcuterie, and many ingredients come from the restaurant’s own organic garden as well as local organic farms. Ravioli of braised beef tongue is delicate with garden-fresh English peas and mint pesto. Hand-cut pappardelle with Chianti-braised duck, foraged mushrooms and pecorino Toscano is rich and earthy. Pillow-soft ricotta gnocchi are served over beef ragù. A wood-burning oven turns out classic, crisped, thin-crust pizza. A dessert of lemon mousse with pistachios and meringue beats out ice cream for refreshing. The menu changes seasonally as well as daily, so expect surprises, such as spaghetti with pig cheek and garlic. The wine list emphasizes vintages from Italy and Northern California; more than two dozen choices are served by the glass or quarto. Cocktails are elevated by specialty artisan liqueurs, such as house-infused Meyer limoncello, as well as limecello and aranciello.

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