Italian-American scene
San Francisco
Quick answer
San Francisco's North Beach is a Ligurian-rooted Italian neighborhood famous for cioppino and focaccia.
Genoese fishermen settled North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf, bringing seafood stews and focaccia baking.
What to order: cioppino, focaccia, a sausage pizza.
- Neighborhoods
- North Beach
- Must-order
- cioppino, focaccia, a sausage pizza
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