3621 18th Street
(Between Guererro and Dolores)
San Francisco, CA
Tel. 415.552.4055
website: www.delfinasf.com
Opening Hours:
5:30pm-10:00pm Mon -Thurs
5:30pm-11pm Fri & Sat
5:00pm-10:00pm Sun
Credit Cards: Visa, MC
Prices: Moderate
A popular Italian-inspired neighborhood trattoria located in the Mission District. It is usually crowded, and you might not find a seat; go early or book in advance. The menu is not wildly exciting, however, it encompasses authentic down-to-earth dishes that represent good value for money.
Dinner Menu – Menu Changes Daily
Sample Menu:
ANTIPASTI
Grilled Fresh Calamari
with warm white bean salad
9.25
Organic La Quercia Prosciutto Americano
with melone pazzo
13.00
Gioia Burrata with rucola and black olive crostini
12.00
Fresh-Cured Anchovies “Nostrano”
9.25
SALADS
Little Gem Lettuce with Parmigiano frico and lemon-anchovy vinaigrette
10.00
Wood-Oven Roasted Porcini Mushrooms with dandelion greens and garlic crostino
14.00
Insalata di Campo with bitter greens, pancetta, walnuts, Parmigiano and balsamic vinaigrette
9.00
CONTORNI
Roasted Tokyo Turnips and their greens
Chard sauteed with lemon and garlic
Farm Carrots with honey and thyme
7.75 / each
La Quercia Acorn Edition Lonza
9.00
Warm Castelvetrano Olives
French Fries
Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
Stephen Singer Olio Extra Virgine 2008
4.00 / each
PRIMI
Spaghetti with plum tomatoes, garlic, extra
virgin olive oil and peperoncini
8.00/11.00
Chicken-Mortadella Agnolotti with lemon-chive burro fusso
17.00
Risotto with summer squash and squash blossoms
17.00
Chitarra Integrale in Salsa with Monterey Bay sardines and Calabrian chiles
17.00
Pappardelle and Liberty duck sugo
17.00
Tripe alla Fiorentina
10.00
Corn and Basil Soup with creme fraiche
8.00
SECONDI
Northern King Salmon Roasted on a Fig Leaf with Brentwood garden beans and meyer lemon-prosecco butter
26.00
Roasted Fulton Valley Chicken
with olive oil mashed potatoes and king trumpet mushrooms
18.00
Brodetto di Pesce
with rock cod, mussels, shrimp, petrale sole and cockles
25.00
Slow Roasted Berkshire Pork Shoulder
with “farro-nata” and cipolline agro-dolce
24.00
Strawberry Mountain Ranch Hanger Steak
and French Fries
26.00
White Wines
FRIZZANTE
Half Bottle
Bottle
Puro Brut Rosé – Movia 2000 Collio Slovenia
80
Puro Brut – Movia 2000 Collio Slovenia
80
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene – Sorelle Bronca NV Veneto
30
Prosecco “Cartizze” – Bisol NV Veneto
54
Franciacorta – Contadi Castaldi NV Lombardia
46
Franciacorta Brut “Cabochon” – Monte Rossa 2000 Lombardia
100
Brut Rosé – Roederer Estate NV Anderson Valley
48
Vernaccia di Oristano Riserva, Contini 1985 Sardinia
71
Rose
Pinot Grigio Ramato – Zeni 2007 Trentino
43
Lacrima di Morro d’Alba “Le Rosa di Settembre” – Giusti 2007 Marche
30
“Furore” Rosato (Piedirosso, Aglianico) – Marisa Cuomo 2007 Campania 42
Italian Whites
Northwest
Petite Arvine “Vigne Champorette” – Les Crêtes 2005 Valle d’Aosta
63
Pigato – Laura Aschero 2006 Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria
75
Langhe Favorita – Malvirà 2006 Piemonte
32
Nas-Cëtta – Elvio Cogno 2005 Piemonte
40
Roero Arneis “Sanche in Vezza d’Alba”- Brovia 2006 Piemonte
43
Northeast
Kerner – Abbazia di Novacella 2007 Alto Adige
39
Sauvignon Blanc – Ignaz Niedrist 2006 Alto Adige
63
Grüner Veltliner – Kuenhof 2005 Alto Adige
80
Vitovska – Zidarich 2005 Carso, Friuli
75
Ribolla – Girolamo Dorigo 2007 Friuli
40
“Veliko Bianco” (Ribolla, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio) – Movia 2004 Brda
70
Friulano – Scarbolo 2007 Friuli
32
Soave Classico “Monte Carbonare” – Suavia 2005 Veneto
45
Central
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi “Ammazzaconte” – Conti di Buscareto 2006 Marche
40
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi “Vigna delle Oche” – San Lorenzo 2006 Marche
43
Verdicchio di Matelica “Mirum” – La Monacesca 2004 Marche
68
Verdicchio di Matelica – Colli Stefano 2008 Marche
32
South
Fiano di Avellino “Pietramara” – I Favati 2006 Campania
35
Fiano Paestum “Antece” – De Conciliis 2004 Cilento, Campania
60
California Whites
Sauvignon Blanc – “L’Apres Midi”- Peter Michael 2007 Sonoma
87
Sauvignon Blanc – Saracina 2007 Mendocino County
39
Viognier “Noble Vinyard” – Spencer Roloson 2005 Napa Valley
40
Riesling – Handley Vineyards 2006 Mendocino County
35
Chardonnay “Poseidon’s Vinyard” – Molnar Family 2006 Napa Valley
40
Grenache Blanc – Trou de Bonde 2006 Santa Ynez Valley
37
Chardonnay – Lioco 2007 Sonoma County
35
Chardonnay “Thieriot Vineyard” – Littorai 2007 Sonoma Coast
115
Red Wines
Italian Reds by Region
Northwest
Half Bottle
Bottle
Torrette “Vigna Les Toules” (Petite Arvine) – Les Crêtes 2005 Piemonte
49
Fumin “Vigne Merletta” – Grosjean 2005 Valle d’Aosta
63
Ruchè di Castagnole “Majoli” – Da Capo 2005 Piemonte
35
Barbera d’Alba “Serra de Gatti” – Val del Prete 2006 Piemonte
37
Barbera d’Alba “Brichet” – Ca’ Viola 2005 Piemonte
48
“Bricco Manzoni” (Nebbiolo, Barbera) – Rocche dei Manzoni 2000 Piemonte
59
Roero “Audinaggio” (Nebbiolo) – Ca’Rossa 2005 Piemonte
70
Barbaresco – Produttori del Barbaresco 2004 Piemonte
58
Barbaresco “Ovello” – Cantina del Pino 2003 Piemonte
73
Barolo “Ginestra Casa Mate” (Monforte) – Elio Grasso 2003 Piemonte
115
Barolo “Ravera” (Novello) – Elvio Cogno 2003 Piemonte
100
Northeast
Pinot Nero – St. Michael-Eppan 2005 Trentino-Alto Adige
32
Santa Maddalena Classico – Franz Gojer 2006 Alto Adige
47
Lagrein “Steinraffler” – Hofstätter 2000 Alto Adige
65
Schioppettino – Grillo 2005 Colli Orientali del Friuli
47
Vespa Rosso (Refosco, Cab Franc, Merlot) – Bastianich 2002 Friuli
65
“Il Fusco” (Refosco, Tazzelenghe, Cab Fr, Mer) – La Roncaia 2001 C.O. del Friuli
63
“Primofiore” (Corvina, Corvinone, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc) – Quintarelli 2003 Veneto
75
Valpolicella Classico “Ca’ Carnocchio” – Le Salette 2002 Veneto
67
Central
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – Icario 2003 Toscana
59
Chianti Classico Riserva (Gaiole) – Castello di Cacchiano 2001 Toscana
53
Chianti Classico Riserva (Berardenga) – Castell’in Villa 2000 Toscana
90
Carmignano – Villa Artimino 2004 Toscana
24
Carmignano – Capezzana 2003 Toscana
46
Rosso di Montalcino – Il Poggione 2005 Toscana
50
Brunello di Montalcino “Pian di Conte” – Talenti 1999 Toscana
105
“Avvoltore” (Sangiovese, Cab, Syrah) – Moris Farms 2002 Toscana
115
Montefalco Sagrantino – Planiarche 2004 Umbria
59
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo “Zanna” – Illuminati 2003 Abruzzo
73
“Muschen” (Sangiovese Blend) – Selvagrossa NV Marche
32
Cesanese del Piglio “Casel Cervino” – Massimi Berucci 2003 Lazio
80
The South
Costa d’Amalfi, “Furore Riserva” (Aglianico, Piedirosso) – Marisa Cuomo 2003 Campania
88
Ischia Rosso “Janno Piro” – Pietratorcia 2005 Campania
38
Aglianico Paestum “Naima” – De Conciliis 2003 Cilento, Campania
85
Nero d’Avola “Cadetto” – La Lumia 2005 Sicilia
34
California Reds by Varietal
Pinot Noir
Half Bottle
Bottle
Baker Lane “Sonoma Coast Cuvée” – 2006 Sonoma Coast
47
Merry Edwards – 2006 Russian River Valley
39
Freeman “Keefer Ranch” – 2005 Russian River Valley
84
TR Elliot “Three Plumes ” – 2005 Russian River Valley
60
Syrah
Unti – 2004 Dry Creek Valley
39
Merlot
Havens – 2002 Napa Valley
22
Mount Tamalpais Vineyards – 2005 Marin County
47
Bucklin “Bambino” Old Hill Ranch Zinfandel – 2006 Sonoma County
33
Zin Blends
Da Vero “Pollo Rosso” (Zin, Syrah, Cab Sauv) – NV Sonoma County
26
Ridge “Lytton Springs” – 2005 Dry Creek Valley
60
Cab Blends
Cabernet Sauvignon – Twenty Rows 2005 Napa Valley
35
Cabernet Sauvignon – Corison 2000 Napa Valley
35
Cabernet Sauvignon – Robert Craig “Affinity” 2004 Napa Valley
75
Limited Selection
Barolo “Vigna Rocchettevino” (La Morra) – Bovio 1999 Piemonte
(1.5L)
225
Barolo “San Rocco” (Serralunga) – Virginia Ferrero 1990 Piemonte
150
Barolo “Adasi” (Monforte) Famiglia Anselma 1995 Piemonte
130
Barolo “Colonnello” (Monforte) – Aldo Conterno 1999 Piemonte
175
Brunello di Montalcino – Piancornello 2001 Toscana
110
“Rosso di Veo” (Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Monte) – Paolo Bea 2002 Umbria
105
Pinot Noir “Meredith Estate ” – Merry Edwards 2005 Russian River Valley
90
Cabernet Sauvignon – Dalla Valle 1999 Oakville
190
Neighborhood: Mission
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