Pizzeria Delfina, San Francisco
With a new location in the Fillmore following its original site in the Mission, Pizzeria Delfina is truly at the peak of its fame. And rightly so! I just had a wonderful pizza there: unusual and interesting with a lot of flavors and personality! Despite not having a wood burning oven, the crust was pretty good, crunchy in the center and a bit chewy on the sides. If I could just mention one thing I wasn’t thrilled with, it would be the amount of dough in each pizza, which in my opinion is a bit too much and makes for a good pizza to share. Our pizza was a delicious speck pie with crescenza cheese and grilled escarole.The knowledgeable chefs at Delfina knew NOT to put the speck on it before it went it in the oven, so the speck maintained its wonderful texture and flavor…
Also, the Napoletana with anchovies and capers and no mozzarella looked quite delicious!
As an appetizer, we ordered a Mozzarella in Carrozza. While it tasted better than the one I had at SPQR a while ago (can you say French Toast with mozzarella and anchovies?), it didn’t match the one they occasionally make at Fish. The deep fried bread and mozzarella was a bit oily, and it was topped with melted butter with anchovies. The butter was a bit burnt, making for a less than ideal topping, and definitely too greasy of a dish!
During my previous visits at Delfina I had exactly the same experience: great pizza, but okay appetizers, which sounded amazing on paper but failed to deliver the richness of flavors the pizza brings to the table. Yippie for pizza!
Delfina Pizzeria
3611 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.437.6800
Now also at 2406 California Street, 415.440.1189
Filed under: Pizzerie, San Francisco
I love Pizzeia Delfina! I went there a few weeks back and thought the pies were very delicious. We had the Carbonara pizza. I want to go back.
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