The Tailor's Son
Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights
2049 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Highlights
Milanese cuisine, dessert cocktails, wine, and beer
Milanese cuisine, dessert cocktails, wine, and beer
"The Tailor’s Son is a solid spot from the Back of the House team behind the restaurants Beretta, Delarosa, and more. The neighborhood flocks here for Italian dishes such as lamb sugo with mafaldine and creamy risotto, but the happy hour is attractive in its own right, running from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the bar with $11 drink specials and calamari perfect for snacking. Pro tip: Matchbook aficionados will want to pick up the restaurant’s beautiful version, which features beautiful drawings across the matchsticks." - Dianne de Guzman
"While Corzetti, the coastal Italian restaurant near Union Square, might be the newest Italian spot from Back of the House restaurant group, this Fillmore Street spot remains the crown jewel. It’s a personal project for founder and owner Adriano Paganini, who grew up outside of Milan. Look for Northern Italian dishes such as risotto alla Milanese served in a sleek space decorated with white tiles and black accents." - Flora Tsapovsky
"The Tailor’s Son attracts the kind of Fillmore St. elite who considers food a secondary part of the dining-out experience. Most people at this modern Italian spot in Lower Pacific Heights are smize-ing at the camera while “candidly” eating mediocre (but pretty) risotto. This spot isn’t a destination restaurant, but more of a convenient place to look hot in a chair after dropping a good chunk of change at Le Labo down the street. That's a good way to do it, because the food is just fine. But you care about spending money on food that’s better than just fine—so look to the more impressive pasta options in the city. The menu at this spot covers Northern Italian dishes that range from bland to forgettable, yet serviceable. Nothing is outright terrible. And, yes, they do photograph nicely against all the seafoam blue tables, berry spritzes, and espresso martinis. Pastas and seasonally changing risottos are the focus, but, like a beat that builds and builds and never drops, they lack oomph. The same can be said for the shareable appetizers—like the prosciutto served with taleggio and gnocco fritto that’s a bit too dense, or the undercooked broccolini. There is a bright spot: the crostini. They’re smeared with duck liver mousse or tender salt cod and will repeatedly be the high point of your night. Still, the majority of the meal involves wishing for more flavor, and eavesdropping on people in blazers passionately discussing diamond cuts. If you’re one of those people (or aspire to be one), by all means, enjoy the well-lit, manicured space, which could double as the backdrop for a Campari-sponsored photoshoot. Stopping in for a glass of wine and a crostini at the bar is the path to a good time. But if you want to remember your meal 24 hours later, hit up the pasta pros over at , , or . " - Julia Chen
"Further along Fillmore Street lies the Tailor’s Son, and one of San Francisco’s most slept-on happy hours. If you’re searching for something sans spirits, try the Cucumber Soda or Seamsters Spritz, both of which are sweet, shimmering drinks that won’t cost an arm or a leg." - Camper English
"The aperitivos at Tailor’s Son are worth a spin but if you have a soft spot for negronis — but don’t want the denseness of that drink — opt for the Paganini Spritz. This drink is made with Campari, rather than Aperol, and includes Meyer lemon cordial and Aranciata, along with sparkling wine." - Dianne de Guzman
