The 14 Best Restaurants in Pleasanton - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"The striking floor-to-ceiling wine shelves in the back dining room make a meal here feel like you’re dining in a Napa cellar. The menu is a veritable showcase of the Tri-Valley area’s local ingredients. Think perfectly crispy local pork belly with pickled green strawberries, whipped ricotta toast with bacon and spring garlic marmalade, and warm-from-the-fryer cherry pie doughnuts. The housemade pastas are expertly executed–especially the lamb ragout cavatelli with enormous green Iacopi Farms peas. We like to get a few half-orders and DIY a shareable pasta flight. Reservations are generally easy to score via Tock, but walking in is never difficult." - gabi moskowitz