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Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959, San Francisco, CA

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959

4.7
4.7
217 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
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The Most Authentic Italian Food In San Francisco. Luisa's Restaurant Wine Bar is a traditional Italian restaurant located in the heart of the San Francisco North Beach neighborhood. Luisa has combined her family recipes into her menu which includes handmade pastas, thin-crust pizzas, gnocchi, and meatballs. For a real Italian dining experience, you will feel right at home with Luisa's Restaurant.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 6 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Pizzeria
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri–Sun 11:00 am–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (415) 872-9638
  • Website
    http://www.luisasrestaurantwinebarsince1959.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Luisa Hanson
  • Catering
    Delivery available by: Uber Eats Postmates Grubhub Door Dash
  • Location
    759 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • Neighborhood
    North Beach
  • Cross street
    Greenwich St.
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 217 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

217 Reviews

  1. JanP

    Denmark

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food is fine. Good quality of ingredients. Average size portions. Service quick and okay. BUT: Cold inside because they for some odd reason let the front door open even when cold outside. And the name is misleading: This is not a wine bar. Very limited wine list, so don't expect too much.

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  2. JosephD

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Highly recommend Luisa's Restaurant. I live in New York and have been going to her restaurants every time I come to San Francisco since 2006. The food is amazing and she is a treasure. You will not be disappointed.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very good as cost benefit. The food is very good and not so expensive.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Really nice place. Great food, great wine. Definitely recommend.

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  5. LaurenS

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was outstanding! Will definitely be back next time we are in the city!

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  6. jack

    San Francisco

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love Luisa’s! We’ve been many times and will continue to go even though our daughter is moving from the area! The food is always excellent and the service is great!

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  7. NicoleR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Delicious food, the chicken was incredible and the tiramisu was great.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Probably the best pasta dish I’ve had in SF. I got the Penne Gorgonzola and it was perfection!

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Luisa is a joy! Best Italian in the City… We will absolutely recommend to all of our family and friends!

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  10. DavidP

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and welcoming, friendly service. Just what we wanted in North Beach. We will be back.

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  11. Bruce

    San Francisco

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was great. The only issue was too many interesting choices. We will definitely return to try them. We had the house made garlic bread, carpaccio and Parma pizza. All were excellent.

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  12. MikeQ

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    You have to eat here!! Excellent food,spectacular service and overall a great place. Don’t just walk by, go in and enjoy the place.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely the best meal we had in our week long visit to San Francisco. Loved everything. Great wine options, fun atmosphere, excellent service. There were 4 of us and we all agree this was our favorite restaurant. Gluten free pasta is delicious too!!

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  14. ScottK

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A must to try is the 5 star meatballs - they really are delicious. Every dish we had was really good. Their house merlot was a perfect match with dinner. Definitely a restaurant we want to get back to again!

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Berkshire

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Honestly could be better - food was good be under no illusions this is not high end dining and nor is the price. For our visit we had starters and mains sadly served up on stone cold plates - the food was good , pizza was excellent but spoiled in my opinion by the cold plates - shame really would have made all the difference - I did tell the staff about this but not sure my English was Hispanic enough to be understood. 10 out of 10 for Luisa still standing in the entrance welcoming her customers

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  16. LukeG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was amazing and service second to none. Staff were very polite and straight there to help with decisions on menus

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  17. FranciscoD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an excellent time at Luiza’s. Great Italian food, great wine, and lovely to meet Luiza in person.

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  18. PeteH

    Manchester

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and drink staff made us feel welcome as soon as we stepped through the door and the food was wonderful.

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  19. BigGScotland

    London

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful experience. Fantastic food in a family run friendly restaurant.

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  20. Scott

    Atlanta Metro

    37 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our family of four adults had dinner last night. It’s a small restaurant with excellent service and a quaint vibe. The food is solid, old-fashioned Italian food. We had carbonara, cannelloni, and parmigiana. It was delicious. It’s a great place when you want Italian food.

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  21. AlessandroC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    La particolarità del ristorante sono la familiarità e la simpatia della proprietaria il cibo e’ di buona qualità e il prezzo e’ in linea con i ristoranti che hanno le medesime caratteristiche

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  22. MattC

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My wife and I enjoyed this restaurant enormously! The service, the food, the ambiance, all excellent! Luisa herself was there to greet us at the door, it felt like dining at her home, so welcoming and an overall magnificent experience!

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  23. ShaunaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was fantastic. We enjoyed pur meals as well as getting to meet Luisa herself. I recommend this place 100%.

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such an enjoyable experience. Prompt service , friendly and the food was delicious! We enjoyed so much the fact that Luisa herself was there! What a gracious lady. Think you and we will return again when we’re back in town.

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  25. GonzaloC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    .Uno de los mejores italianos de la ciudad. Con buena relación calidad- precio.

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A lovely meal, perfect pizza! Good wine and friendly service. I would definitely recommend coming here!

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  27. CarlP

    Las Vegas

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    I was looking forward to some tasty Italian food because of the reviews. Arrived as one person and was seated in a chair even though i requested a booth at a 2 top. I ordered the house red wine and i personally thought it was rather acidic. I ordered the house specialty, a chicken parm with a champagne sauce. I ordered the ceaser salad. No anchovies available. While everything looked good, unfortunately it has very little flavor. The chicken was tasty although. The owner came by and visited for a moment. However, she sat at an empty table and took her mask off and sneezed and coughed badly. Hopefully, she didn’t have Covid and just spread it. I had to try the tiramisu. It was perfect. Total for one person was $90 including tip.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great little gem of a place. Delicious, homemade cooking.

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  29. Andrew

    Tahoe

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good food, really good service. Very nice people will definitely be back again.

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  30. Bill

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was excellent. Lamb shank was delicious, very tender fell off the bone. Meatballs were great and the apps and dessert were very good!

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  31. ians

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wow what a great place. Food was superb and service excellent. Restaurant is run like clockwork, all under the watchfull eye of the delightfull owner. Well done.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing experience eat here and say hi to Luisa! It’s a gem.

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  33. NancyT

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a great time at Luisa’s! The meatballs were delicious and authentic and the spinach salad w/honey vinaigrette was the best I’ve had. The lasagna and penne puttanesca were perfect. What made the evening memorable was that Luisa was in the restaurant having delightful conversations w/the diners. It was like being in Luisa’s home sharing a Sunday dinner. It makes me smile just thinking about it. Thank you, Luisa for making us feel like family!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food, fresh clams, tasty raviolis. Try the lemon sorbet, tiramisu,… everything is delicious. Thank you Ms Luisa 😍

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  35. KevinW

    Kent

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Overall fine However we were still eating our starters when our mains arrived so we did feel we were being rushed. Plus mains were warm rather than hot. The owner was in the restaurant going round talking to customers which was a nice touch.

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  36. JamieR

    Denver

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best Italian food I’ve had in the States. My husband and I both loved it. We also loved that Luisa was there hanging out and watching the staff. Nice family owned, and family recipes!

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  37. Mecca

    Cleveland

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We loved our food and we loved meeting and talking with Luisa who, at 93, still makes the meatballs and attends to her customers with a wonderful personal touch! A treat spot!

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very good authentic Italian restaurant. Sans prétention mais excellent.

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  39. EmmanuelleB

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 5, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    No chance for us. Have to move outside because of the noise inside 2 hours to wait for 5 dishes 1 anchovies pizza without anchovies 1 pizza asked without onions …. With onions No cream in pesto sauce for italian cooking lovers ! Sympathic waiter but not enough to make us forget all the mis take

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  40. stanfordprof

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was classic Italian. I felt like I was back in the typical Italian reataurants of my childhood in NJ. And Luisa was there!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers

  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking

FAQs

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 872-9638.

Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959 is rated 4.7 stars by 217 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 6 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Luisa's Restaurant Wine bar since 1959

759 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Greenwich St.
  • Neighborhood
    North Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri–Sun 11:00 am–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary Italian, Pizzeria
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Luisa Hanson
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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