a Mano

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF HAYES VALLEY. a Mano means “by hand” in Italian and refers to the way in which the kitchen and the bar approach the creation of each and every dish and cocktail. At the most basic level, A Mano is an Italian restaurant with an emphasis on pasta...

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  • Phone

    (415) 506-7401

  • Website

    amanosf.com

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  • Type

    Italian Restaurant

Address

450 Hayes St (Octavia Street) San Francisco , CA 94102 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Restroom Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Wine, Full Bar

Comments / 65


Keywords:

pasta spacious heat lamps great value casual trendy healthy food chicken meatballs cocktails wine fried eggs Bucatini good for singles salads breakfast food brunch food asparagus mousse spinach meats
Amy B

Lively , delicious addition to an already great part of SF. Most items are meant to be shared with plates being small. Everything is delicious. Don't expect a quiet meal. Space makes it loud but fun.

Evelyn Tio

Their fresh made pasta is the real deal. Love the bucatini !

Marissa C

Fresh pasta made daily, casual atmosphere and well priced. Loved the bucatini

Jake Teton-Landis

Fried delecata squash , the drinks, the pasta we’re all amazing. Good balance of value and flavor. Sneak a seat at the bar to skip the wait!

Josh W

All of the food is amazing. Spring for the seasonal dishes and pastas in particular. But come early to avoid a ridiculous wait

Tom Maxwell

Incredible pasta — the bucatini with red sauce was great. Great wait staff too

Pavan Kulkarni

Top class Italian restaurant in Hayes valley. Nice romantic ambiance with really good food. Try the kale white cheese pizza . Minced chicken balls were good too. Loved the negroni here.

Diana Pojar

The cauliflower appetizer is amazing - must have, super flavorful. For the main you cannot do wrong with any of the pasta choices.

Shrutika Sachdev

The homemade pasta is delicious as is the pizza ! Oh and appetizers - so everything! Lamb pasta is spot on! Great addition to Hayes Valley.

Seema Amble

setting is great, pasta is fresh, pesto tagliatelle was lacking something

Kim Oswell

Get the asparagus , spring onion , lemon , caciocavallo pizza ! Great place to grab a casual dinner and get your fill of delicious Italian dishes .

Ros Hodgekiss

Leave your name on the door 1-2 hours before you're ready to eat and grab a drink elsewhere. The wait is worth it and even better if you can pass the time while waiting for a table to open up.

Brian Strauss

Really great for a spontaneous lunch . Attracted to come in by the larger healthy salads , seduced by the fantastic rigatoni and bucatini .

Celine H

Delicious pizza & pasta , but just a tad overpriced as plates are small in portion. I guess that’s the general scene in Hayes Valley though ????????‍♀️. Solid spot for people watching if you sit outside.

Alex Tsu

Wonderful pasta at reasonable prices. Get the bucatini

Kyle Minor

Pick any sunny table for a perfect Sunday any time of year. Pastas & pizzas , yes, but don’t miss the *excellent* cocktails & antipasti .

Stephany

The Monterey bay squid was excellent. The dude I went with had one of the handmade pastas and loved it.

BS

The restaurant vibes is beautiful and the dishes is delicious but try to stay away from chicken cuz it has a smell ????????

Tom Maxwell

For a perfect lunch , come here on a weekday afternoon. Service was great and the lamb rigatoni ????

Joseph Le

Pasta is made fresh in-house! Try the bucatini

Tim Haines

Phenomenal all around. Bucatini is the star of the show.

Carissa

all the pastas are excellent and so is the arancini . they don’t take reservations so i’d recommend an early visit (before 6 pm)

Simon Willison

Wow this is some really good Italian food . The chicken meatballs were phenomenal.

Arthur Lee

fast casual pasta , really fresh and tasty. portions are a bit small

Demetrios

Great place and great food. The squid with chickpeas is amazing

Peggy Li

The spaghettini with clams and chili flakes is perfect if you like seafood and a little kick to your pasta !

Demetrios

Great place and food. The squid with chickpeas is amazing!

Ben Barclay

We really enjoyed the bucatini and the summer squash pizza . House wine is a Sangiovese.

Eugene Kim

Great pasta and cocktails at a very reasonable price. I like sitting at the bar !

Arthur Wehl

All of the food is good but the pizza is outstanding.

Kyle Minor

Their Breakfast Spaghettini is a near perfect brunch meal: bits of bacon , wilted spinach and topped with a fried egg .

Linda Yang

Stone fruit salad , pizza ???? , duck mousse and strawberry mostarda, pasta ???? (not clam spaghettini )

Rahim Hashim

Buckwheat rigatoni was delicious. 100% recommend, along with the beat salad appetizer

The Taste Sheriff

Typical SF restaurant . Pretentious (waiters fake Italian accent), average food, 1hr wait, expensive . Overall, below average. Those who claim it’s amazing probably haven’t had an amazing meal before.

Julia Khusainova ✨

Absolutely lovely and wonderful food. Loved pizza , very fresh and delicious.

Fran Su

Puzzled with the overwhelmingly good reviews. Both pizzas and pastas are average. Fresh pastas are overrated. Rigatoni is slightly better than other ones.

Tricia Lee

Pasta was delicious!

Colin Lee

New Italian spot with good pizza and pasta . Modern ambiance

J T

Surprisingly well priced for the location and ambience. The pastas are good. Several vegetarian options .

Adelia Curtis duarte

Love the hand made pastas & seasonal menu . Vegetarian friendly .

Bommy

Good ambiance but plates are small, thereby negating the "affordability " tagline. Left still hungry.

Joan Cardona

Really nice italian. Portions are not very big

Tim Deng

classic italian restaurant in hayes , try the duck liver mousse

Aaron Lim

Rigatoni was flavorful. Duck liver appetizer amazing.

Jerrold

Fabu service, Fresh pasta , hip scene, what’s not to like ?

O L

Very busy / vibrant. Dishes were solid. The focaccia was great.

Margo Werner

Service is still getting in the swing of things but the food is delicious!

Maya Byrne

Love sitting outside under the heat lamps with our pup!

Melon L

Delicious hand made pasta .

Andrew Branch

The fried delicata squash appetizer is ????????

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