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Pausa Bar & Cookery

Italian restaurant · San Mateo ·

Pausa Bar & Cookery

Italian restaurant · San Mateo ·
@michelinguide
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"Thanks to its modern setting and late hours (by San Mateo standards, at least), a growing crowd of smart couples and tech types flock to this San Mateo sweetie. Everyone is here for the authentic Italian eats from Chef/co-owner Andrea Giuliani, who dishes up the cuisine of his native Veneto.The dining room has a view of the charcuterie-aging room and those artistically presented salumi boards of fennel-flecked finocchiona and exceptional salame al parmigiano. The wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas are equally strong—try the porchetta variation, topped with gorgonzola and radicchio. Of course, the pastas don’t disappoint either: spinach spaghetti amatriciana with house-cured guanciale, piennolo tomatoes, calabrian chilies, and pecorino is downright perfect." - Michelin Inspector

https://guide.michelin.com/en/california/san-mateo/restaurant/pausa

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Wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, and charcuterie boards.

pizza
charcuterie
cocktails
pasta
bone marrow
service
ambiance
date night
Google Rating
4.5 (1.2K)
Yelp Rating
4.2
Michelin 2025 Bib Gourmand
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223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 Get directions

$100+

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Lunch reservations recommended
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Information

Wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, and charcuterie boards.

pizza
charcuterie
cocktails
pasta
bone marrow
service
ambiance
date night
Google Rating
4.5 (1.2K)
Yelp Rating
4.2
Michelin 2025 Bib Gourmand
2025 Bib Gourmand
Featured in Eater
Featured in

223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 Get directions

$100+

Order delivery
See Menu
Usually a wait
Restroom
Popular for lunch
Lunch reservations recommended
Popular for dinner
Pausa Bar & Cookery by null
Pausa Bar & Cookery by Eater
Pausa Bar & Cookery by null
Pausa Bar & Cookery by null
Pausa Bar & Cookery by null
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