Dear Rain, Best Italian restaurant in North Beach?  Signed, Hungry

Dear Hungry, Until you asked me that question I hadn't really realized that when I'm looking to get some Italian food, North Beach is never the first place I think of to go. And in fact, I'm having a hard time thinking if it ever was, because when I want Italian food, I actually go to the Mission! (If you bear with me a second, though, I do have some North Beach recs below.)

If I'm craving a big plate of good old fashioned spaghetti and meatballs, I'm gonna head to Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, at 3230 Mission, where the balls are huge and tasty. (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID). A little over a year ago, Emmy's moved a block away from their original tiny spot, about doubling their seating capacity, though you can still expect a wait during peak weekend hours. Alas, with the move came the loss of their full bar, but the beer and wine still flows.

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