Isn’t it a lovely thing when a new restaurant lives up to its buzz? SPQR, a gem amidst the high-end boutiques of Fillmore, is the newest effort from the folks who gave us A16 and does not disappoint. This twenty-table trattoria serves up delicious Ro

Planted in the middle of a neighborhood with no sketch factor, Olive provides a chic and convenient spot for pre-show drinks and late-night nibbles. As might be surmised from its name, the bartenders certainly know their way around a martini.

Coming into Paul K feels like stepping into a friend’s living room for an evening in. Guests are seated at small and close together tables in straight rows and conversations rise up and create a ripply hum through the restaurant.

Mangarosa, a North Beach hot spot, dubs its cuisine “Italian with a Brazilian twist,” but with Portuguese splashed all across the menu and cachaça all over the bar, it might be more accurate to say it’s Brazilian with an Italian twist.