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Brindisi Cucina di Mare

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88 Belden (at Kearny) San Francisco, CA 94104

415-593-8000 

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  • Italian
    Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, Mon-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
    $$$, $$$$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash, check
  • Casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering
    Dinner, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Online Reservations Available
    Street
Description

An excellent Italian outpost on the edge of the crowded, restaurant-packed Belden Place featuring seafood and an especially interesting Italian wine list. Exceptionally appealing starters include perfectly fried calamari. Don't miss the creamy and very good panna cotta.







  • 2005 | Best Soup

    Acqua Povera at Brindisi Cucina di Mare 88 Belden (at Pine), 593-8000, www.brindisicucina.com The name means "poor water" (something like the legendary stone soup), but it's ironic in this instance. At Brindisi, home of many good things to eat, this compulsively edible and satisfying soup comes in a huge bowl. It's a shiny broth full of rapini, white beans, brilliant green peas, and chunks of fried bread -- and you'll feel richer for having tried it. More »

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  • Artful Italian

    Artful Italian

    | Wed, February 16, 2005

    The second Peter, Anita, and I ran into Robert in the lobby of 49 Geary on "First Thursday" -- the monthly late-opening night for numerous downtown art galleries -- I asked him if he'd like to join us afterward for dinner at Brindisi Cucina de Mar... More »

Dinner Menu
Appetizers/soups
$8.00
Lobster Bisque
with crab meat
$13.00
Creamy White Bean Soup
capers, arugula, and shaved parmesan cheese
$13.00
Beef Carpaccio
capers, arugula, shaved parmesan cheese
$10.00
Octopus Carpaccio
dandelion greens, artichokes, fingerling potatoes, manila clams
$15.50
Mussels
with tomato garlic broth, crostini
$11.00
Fried Calamari
with lemon, jalapeno, marinara sauce
$12.00
Grilled Calamari
over white beans, bell peppers & lemon vinaigrette
$9.00
Seared Ahi Tuna Bruschetta
on risotto cake, aged balsamico
$9.00
Braised Meatballs
veal, pork and beef meatballs with ricottta, tomato sauce & white polenta
$14.00
Steamed Clams
with fresh red chiles, basil
$14.00
Fresh Cracked Dungeness Crab
oven roasted with citrus sauce
$9.50
Grilled Monterey Sardines
with salsa verde
$6.00
Brindisi Bruschetta
with tiger prawn, avocado & jalapeno
Salad
$8.00
Romaine Cesar
with shaved parmesan & croutons
$11.00
White Asparagus
with prosciutto & sherry vinegar reduction
$6.00
Organic Spring
candied walnuts & gorgonzola
$16.00
Shrimp And Endive Salad
lemon roasted belle peppers, cannellini beans
$9.00
Arugula Salad
grapefruit, orange, sesame seed-honey vinaigrette
Bruschetta
3 For $6.00
 
Zucchini Pesto
with almonds
 
Roasted Bell Pepper
and white anchovies
 
Baked Gorgonzola
with chestnut honey
 
Dungeness Crab
with jalapeno and tomato
Pizza
Extra: Spicy Coppa, Hot Salami, Egg, Mozzarella, Burrata, Or Sausage - $4.00, Anchovy - $2.00
$13.00
Margherita
mozzarella, parmesan, tomato
$11.50
Marinara
tomato, oregano, chilies & garlic
$18.00
Sea Food
with chili flakes, tomato sauce & no cheese
$15.00
Capricciosa
artichokes, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella, prosciutto & tomato (in sections)
$14.00
Salami
calabrese salami, mozzarella, onion tomato & arugula
$17.00
Grilled Chicken
pesto, mozzarella & provolone
$17.50
Quattro Formaggi
mozzarella, fontina, pecorino, parmiggiano, mushrooms, sage & truffle oil
$10.00
Aglio, Olio Peproncino
garlic, jalapeno, tomato, no mozzarella
$16.00
Smoked Ham
with green peas & béchamel sauce
Side Dishes
$6.00
Sautéed Spinach
garlic, marcona almond
$6.00
Olive Oil Mashed Potato
chive
$6.00
Haricot Vert
caramelized shallot, goat cheese
$6.00
Sautéed Cremini Mushroom
thyme and shallot
$6.00
Mixed Green Salad
tomato, scallion, balsamic
Pasta
Tutta La Pasta è Fatta In Casa
$9.00
$18.00
Linguini Palermo Style
fresh local anchovies & pine nuts
$9.00
$18.00
Fresh Ricotta Gnocchi
basil pesto sauce, roasted pine nuts, basil
$18.00
Ravioli Banana Squash And Goat Cheese
sauce of sautéed spinach, pumpkin seed
$18.00
Pappardelle
sausage ragout, mushrooms, pecorino cheese
$19.00
Gnocchi With Dungeness Crab
english peas, parmesan cream
$24.00
Linguini Allo Scrigno
(signature dish) baked in a pizza crust, seafood, tomato
$18.00
Lobster And Salmon Ravioli
lobster bisque, lemon sauce
$22.00
Tagliolini Verdi
with fresh crab meat & truffle zabaglione
$16.00
Home Made Spaghetti
alla carbonara with smoked pancetta
$18.00
Risotto
with wild mushrooms, parmesan & black truffle
$18.00
Bucatini All’ Amatriciana
with onions, guanciale, pork jawl, tomato sauce
$19.00
Spaghetti Al Pesce Spada
with, capers, arugula raisins, pine nuts and chile flakes
Pesce - Fish
$30.00
Mediterranean Branzino Crazy Water Style
garlic, cherry tomato, olive herbs
$24.00
New Zealand Tai Snapper
saffron sauce
$29.00
Cioppino
stew of local rockfish, clams, mussels & crab lobster
$23.00
Salmon
golden beets risotto, cioppino sauce
$24.00
Dover Sole Fillet A La Milanese
shrimp artichokes, lemon sauce
$26.00
Whole Rex Sole
herbs sauce
$22.00
Striped Bass
eggplant ravioli, roasted tomato, black olive
$24.00
Corvina Sea Bass
roasted tomato, cannellini beans, sausage ragout
$20.00
Florida Red Snapper Filet
with saffron risotto and cioppino broth
Main Courses
$18.00
Beef Tagliata
char-grilled flank steak sliced creamy parmigianino spinach, arugula
$19.00
Crispy Chicken Al Mattone
“cooked under a brick” with ricotta gnocchi & oyster mushrooms
$24.00
Breaded Pork Chop Milanese Style
with arugula and avocado puree
$39.00
Veal Chop Chops
wild mushrooms risotto, truffle-parmesan fondue
$24.00
Braised Rabbit "siciliana"
summer veggies, olives
$29.00
New York Steak
braised leeks, red wine sauce topped with gorgonzola dolce latte
$23.00
Veal Scaloppini, Sorrento Style
tomato, oregano, basil & smoked mozzarella
$25.00
Veal Saltinbocca
with mushrooms and truffle mashed potato
$21.00
House Smoked Rosemary Pork Chop
balsamic sauce parmesan risotto
Dolci
$7.00
Brindisi Biscotti
$7.50
Affogato
brandy and hazelnut– vanilla gelato drowned in espresso
$9.00
Sicilian Cannoli
espresso sauce
$9.00
Mascarpone Cream Brule
with raspberry
$6.00
Sorbetto Or Gelato Del Giorno
daily selection
$8.50
Tiramisu
with zabaglione
$9.00
Profiteroles
filled with lemon cello cream, maraschino cherries, white chocolate
$7.00
Panna Cotta
with aged balsamic
$9.00
Torta Chocolate Vittoria
raspberry sorbet
$11.00
Il Piatto Di Formaggi Italiani
cheese plate, per person
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