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SAN FRANCISCO/SOUTH BAY
Pizzeria Delfina
(415) 552-4055
delfinasf.com
(18th St. San Francisco)
pizzariadelfina.com (Pacific Heights, Burlingame, Palo Alto)
In 2005, Delfina owners Annie and Craig Stoll opened a small pizzeria next door to their James Beard Award-winning restaurant in the Mission to bring Neapolitan-inspired pizza to San Francisco. Since then, Pizzeria Delfina has opened three additional locations. Small plates and antipasti are also on offer, “rooted in Italian flavors and driven by the Bay Area’s seasonal bounty, plus warm hospitality and excellent service.”
PENINSULA/SOUTH BAY
Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
(650) 342-9392 • amicis.com
“Our pizza is inspired by the traditional, Italian brick oven pizzas of New England. The 700-degree temperatures of our stone ovens produce thin crusts that are crisp, airy and slightly chewy… a taste of perfection.” Founded in 1987, Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria boasts locations throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Ask about dine-in specials when you stop in.
State of Mind
PALO ALTO
stateofmindslicehouse.com
Los Altos & Redwood City
stateofmindpublichouse.com
“At State of Mind we make our food from scratch, highlighting local and seasonal ingredients.” Pizza is their specialty, featuring slow proofed dough, California cheese, and organic Bianco Dinapoli tomato sauce. Also offering salads, sandwiches, wings, and a rotating tap list from their favorite California craft breweries.
NORTH BAY
Gio’s Pizza
SANTA ROSA
(707) 542-2797 • giospizzasr.com
More than two dozen kinds of pizza, including Mac’n’Cheese and Smelly Tahitian, plus “build your own” and gluten-free. Also find Italian appetizers, calzone, hot subs, pastas, salads, and dessert. How about a chocolate-chip cookie as big as a pizza pie?
EAST BAY
Zachary’s Chicago Pizza
OAKLAND & BERKELEY
(510) 655-6385 (Rockridge)
(510) 658-3226 (Grand Lake)
(510) 525-5950 (North Berkeley)
zacharys.com
An employee-owned company, in 1983 Zachary’s founders brought their great love for Chicago-style pizza to the Bay Area and opened in a former “funky little lampshade shop.” Choose from the house specialty or thin crust. Toppings include spinach, mushroom, barbecued chicken and “super veggie,” with many more options as well.