Che Fico has been a special pizza, pasta and house charcuterie haven in a city that’s silly with the best in the nation in each of those categories. But despite our plethora of world-class pizza and pasta in San Francisco, chef David Nayfeld has a unique take unmatched in SF — or anywhere, for that matter. Yet the style is so very San Francisco.

The restaurant was one of the toughest reservations in town from day one when it opened in 2018, garnering national press and celebrity raves, with its signature colorful wallpaper, lofty upstairs taverna, wood grill, Italian pizza oven, charcuterie room and inventive “San Francisco-style,” modern Italian cuisine.