5 to Try: Gourmet Pizza
By Patrick Heig, San Francisco Editor
Pizza can be a greasy wedge or a subtle art form: thin-crusted, wood-fired, Neapolitan-style, artisanal, organic or all of the above, these are the best gourmet pies in the city.
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Pizzeria Delfina
3611 18th St, San Francisco, CA
Authentic Neapolitan-style pizza, a great location, and a name with serious SF foodie cache equals one popular little pizzeria. -
Pizzetta 211
211 23rd Ave, San Francisco, CA
The thin, crisp, artisanal crust on Pizzetta 211's pizzas draws fans to this tiny spot deep in the Richmond. -
Gialina Pizzeria
2842 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA
This Glen Park trattoria is both a neighborhood spot and a critic's favorite, serving thin-crust pizzas, antipasti and rotating meat and fish specials. -
Beretta
1199 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
The pizzette, antipasti and cocktails at this Italian hot spot in the Mission are all among the best in the city. -
Pauline's Pizza
260 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Cali-style pizza: dough made from scratch and many of the toppings fresh from the restaurant's own private, organic gardens.

