Del Popolo
Pizza restaurant · Lower Nob Hill
855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108
Highlights
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, small plates, and wine in a rustic setting
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, small plates, and wine in a rustic setting
"For excellent wood-fired pizzas with bubbly, charred crusts, book a table at Del Popolo. The wood-fired oven is right in the middle of the Lower Nob Hill restaurant, so you can watch as pies topped with hot salami or winter squash emerge from the flames and land on your table. We also love sitting on their back patio, which feels like a hidden, subterranean garden. Be sure to save some room for their rotating desserts—if it’s soft serve, absolutely finish your meal with a cup of it." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Del Popolo is a chic sit-down option in the area, and we especially love the secluded garden patio in the back. Their incredible wood-fired pizzas always come charred with bubbly crusts, and there are plenty of small seasonally rotating plates like little gem caesar salads and roasted brussels sprouts to go around. Everything is exactly what you’ll want to devour after clocking approximately 12,000 steps running errands in the area." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez
"Amidst all the fast-casual chains and overpriced tourist traps around Union Square, Del Popolo is a bright spot. Their incredible Neapolitan-style pizza draws us in, even when we aren’t in the area picking up our laptop from the Genius Bar or touching expensive duvet covers at the mall—the wood-fired crust always comes out gorgeous and chewy. There are nine options to choose from, but whichever route you go, the toppings, like spicy sausage and olives or garlicky mushrooms, are excellent across the board. We love coming to this relaxed spot for double dates or after-work pizzas at the bar—or, if you want a quieter dinner, request a table on the plant-filled patio out back." - julia chen 1, lani conway
"If you’ve got eyes for pies, you’ll want to make a beeline to this chic and simple Italian hot spot. The open space is centered around a big, blazing oven and crowds arrive early to score every last no-reservations seat.Del Popolo may have gotten its start as a food truck, but one bite of their wood-fired pizzas and it's clear how it earned its address. Chewy, blistered and deliciously caramelized, the crusts arrive laden with toppings both traditional (mozzarella, crushed tomato and basil) and California cool (roasted winter squash, mascarpone, spring onions). Don’t sleep on the antipasti either, since the starters are first-rate. The lightly charred carrots set atop house-made yogurt and garnished with crispy red quinoa are dizzyingly delicious." - Michelin Inspector
"To get to the cozy, plant-filled wooden deck at Del Popolo, you’ll be led downstairs below the restaurant, eventually popping out in their back patio. They have bigger picnic tables outside for larger groups, where you can spread out and dig into Italian small plates and pizzas with bubbly, charred crusts. Also, we never leave a meal here without getting their fior di latte soft serve topped with brown butter crumble, and we suggest you do the same." - julia chen 1
