La Ciccia

La Ciccia is one of our favorite restaurants in SF. We’ve been coming here a bunch over the past year and took our parents here whenever they are in town It's a small family style restaurant with a cozy vibe, and the service is always friendly We've tried pretty much everything on the menu at this point, and our favorite dishes are the roasted calamari, baby octopus stew, and oven roasted prawns. Everything is packed with flavor. This place is perfect if you like a little bit of spice in your dishes

For the appetizer, we ordered Inzalaredda de Acciugasa e Arangiu, which paired perfectly with the bread. We also ordered Prupisceddu in Umidu cun Tomatiga, which was incredibly tender. Pasta Cruzza cun Arrizonis for the main course was very authentic, and eating it warm was a delightful experience. Pezza de Angioni a sa Saba was also very tender. The restaurant had a great ambiance, and the service was excellent!!!!

Such a charming, cozy restaurant. It was my second time dining at this establishment. We started with melt in your mouth, not too salty, 30-month aged prosciutto platter and a superbly dressed burrata and arugula salad. We shared the lamb dish which served two of us well. The flavor was deep and rich. It could have used a little more, "au jus" so to speak, but was still quite good. Service was excellent. Our wine choice, Pinot Bianco A.A. “Schulthauser” San Michele Appiano, 2022 suited all the flavors on the table.

Absolutely delicious from start to finish. Calamari and sea urchin pasta were amazing as well as the flat bread and the Parma ham. Amazing gnocchis as well. Service +++ attentive and really welcoming in a family style restaurant. We drove 1h30 do eat at la Ciccia and it was worth it! A gem.

Amazing friendly service. We arrived for our reservation but the table wasn’t ready yet. The owner came over and gave us some Prosecco and let us hang out on their back porch dining area until our table was ready. Our server was incredibly friendly and gave us great recommendations, also insisted on getting me a new glass of wine when I didn’t love the one I had haha. And the food! The prices were very fair for both the quality and quantity of food provided. We got the octopus starter, their famous spaghetti, the squid ink pasta, the prawns and the lamb (our favorite!) And to top it off they offered us dessert on the house! We’ll definitely be back next time we’re in San Francisco, don’t miss this place!

Had been wanting to try this place for a while - the service was great and the ambiance was cozy (except for the front entrance, there was no waiting area and lots of people were crowded waiting for their tables throughout the night). We ordered the roasted calamari for an appetizer which was well seasoned, and 2 pastas. The spicy oil salmon roe had a great texture, but unfortunately did not like the overall flavor - was much too olive forward which made it bitter. Secondly we had the fettuccine with sea urchin, and similarly that flavor was lacking something. Overall it’s a solid place but wouldn’t come again. For the prices, you could go to Itria which is much tastier

This was an amazing place to get dinner! The gnocchi was to die for! Best gnocchi I have ever had! We also had the uni pasta, the calamari, the lamb, and some gelato and ricotta for dessert. After the gnocchi, my favorite was the calamari and from the gelato I loved the goat cheese and fig flavor. The team was also so so sweet, from the host to our amazing server Vadim, who had such great energy, to even the owner who came out to ask us about our dining experience. We had such a great time here with such friendly, warm service. Definitely recommend having dinner here. One of my favorite Italian restaurants now. We will definitely be back. Thanks to Vadim and the team!