La Traviata in San Francisco

Great food, even better memories

I had my best last day here

such a great setting with super friendly waiters and delicious food

delicious food all around. beautiful restaurant and nice staff

When you eat here, you are part of the family

5 starts all around. By far the best eats. It s not just a dinner here. It s a meal. Doesn t get much better than this.

Still great Italian classics even after all these years

Love this place! Fun old world ambiance. Great food. Family run vibe. One of our favorites.

A real honest Italian treat. This restaurant offers a.deautifull space to enjoy a leisurely meal with a bit of romance fine wines and friendly staff . If you dont enjoy La Traviata you must have gone somewhere else by mistake

Wonderful service, fabulous fig salad,delicious food.

Amazing little Italian restaurant with very delicious food and cozy ambiance. Id recommend pasta funghi, couldnt get enough of it

My favorite Italian restaurant

Not a big Italian food guy but classic red sauce joints are everywhere in the Midwest where I grew up and not as common here; this place is great, they can make a chicken parm too if you ask!

It was like stepping back in time. . . Not in a good way. Food was delicious but service was slow and unfriendly. Vegetarian options: A few vegetarian options. Nothing vegan. Parking: After 6 pm parking is free Kid-friendliness: Definitely NOT kid friendly

This place was absolutely amazing. The staff was so lovely and the atmosphere was incredible. Definitely recommend.

What a charming old school Italian spot. Wonderful food great wine list and so reasonable for an elegant atmosphere. Perfectly cozy for a rainy evening.

Attentive, professional, wonderful service. Great value. Lovely ambiance, a bit of a trip back in time. Like being in a 70s movie. The gnocchi was pillow soft, succulent. Pesto pasta was well balanced and very tasty.

Always excellent !

A must , amazing experience always.

Best Italian Food in Bay Area

Great Italian food that is cheap for the quality of food you get. Ordered tortellini, which is the house specialty, with a glass of Da Vinci (red wine). Tiramisu for dessert.

AMAZING fresh bread, incredible entrées, couldn t recommend highly enough

Best Tiramisu in town

It was a quiet evening since it was day after NY. We had reservations for 11 peeps. The food was good and inexpensive. The server was attentive. Its a great neighborhood place!

Great vibe, music, food, and service

Ambiance, service, and food! Bread is amazing. The pasta Gamberi was delicious and the lasagna. The tiramisu was so moist. Will come again- and again- and again!

Great Italian food and atmosphere. Highly recommended.

A jem of a restaurant. The calamari was exquisite... the best Ive ever had. The flan was silky smooth and not too sweet. The Coffee was excellent. The atmosphere!!!!! Stunning. The service coulsnot have been better I cant wait to go back.

Their tortellini ala romana is delicious, I get it everytime.

Carbonara was great

Fresh and unique classic Italian in a charming opera-themed spot.

Old school, good not great food, but very warm and comfortable with great service & fair prices.

The service is terrible. Not very good customer service. Very disappointed how they treat a single diner compared to people that are dining in a group!

This is me and my girlfriends go to Italian spot. We found it when we were walking by, the ambiance is perfect real candles, little roses and a beautiful intricate ceiling. The owners gave us a wall tour of all their photos and we shared wine with a regular who had his photo up from turning 21 decades ago. The fresh bread is so hot and perfectly crusty. I m a walking advertisement for this beautiful restaurant. The veal parmigiana was perfect, every pasta I ve had is so well made. 10/10 love it bringing all my loves here

I have been coming her for many years. Decades really. Its the kind of place youd want to take your parents (at least my parents). Quiet with very comfortable old school type booths , tables covered with white cotton tablecloths. The very congenial owner is the server (and frequently the chef!) along with his wife. Youll see him greeting diners and conversing with many of the patrons as they are long time customers and friends. My kind of place! Highly recommended. Parking: Usually not too tough to park. Especially if you come at night when the meters on Mission Street are free. I always park on Mission St. with no problem.

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This place is the best. Not too expensive, awesome pasta, friendly servers that will explain Italian wine and concepts to me, and a comfortable atmosphere. It looks fancy but it feels like youre in a comfortable environment when youre there

The perfect old school Italian restaurant. Delicious food and a great cozy atmosphere. You especially love the place if you enjoy opera.

A gem in San Francisco. Italian restaurant managed by a lovely Albanian family. The food is top quality and done according to the most accurate recipes. The owners are friendly and professional. They take care of every table as a family member would do. Highly recommended to everyone who wants to have a real Italian experience in a historic restaurant in the area.

Love it!

This is the cozy, old school red sauce haven you ve been craving for. An SF hidden gem in the Mission.

The vibes are impeccable. The gnocchi was also good.

A gem in the heart of the Mission!!

Higly recommended

Wait staff was excellent

that was the bomb!

The food was great, the service was great. They were able to accommodate us quickly even though we didnt have a reservation. When they served the food it was so good we all had each other try our dishes.

Great atmosphere and great food! The veal is especially delicious.

Always a great experience! The food never disappoints and the service is A+

Amazing little place: Great Italian food, excellent service, decent prices. The neighborhood has deteriorated in recent years, but the restaurant feels like an oasis the moment you enter. Quiet atmosphere, and rarely crowded.

A true delight. The portions are so that if you want to leave full, youll make it an entire full course meal. They are enough and so delicious that you would want more, but otherwise it hits the spot quite well where youll indulge and savor every bite.

Super classic Italian restaurant in an unexpected location.

Authentic Italian experience. Delicious food all around.

It is a very cozy place, good location. Very good service. And the food. Delicious.

I have dined here since 1984 when my husband and I would travel here to the City for special occasions. Since then I bring my adult daughtet here to share this tradition in my visiting San Francisco. The food and dining experience has always been wonderful. The owner is very personable and the staff are very nice.

Great dinner spot. Very romantic and cozy, no frills but charming. Food was delicious - got the gnocchi with vodka sauce and the tinta calamari pasta. Both were great, but the gnocchi was the star of the show. Friendly staff. Tiramisu was also great. Would come again!

I have had the most romantic dinner dates here. The food, beginning with the delicious tortellini is out of this world. And I love the opera music in the backgrounds,

Not sure what more you could ask for when you consider the price points, atmosphere, and overall quality of the food. Any criticism I have is minor and relatively insignificant to what the place is built/designed to be.

La Traviata is delicious, homemade Italian food! Ive had the Caesar salad and lasagna twice and the texture/consistency is perfect and the sauce is so tasty and flavorful! I plan to branch out and try other dishes next time. Owners/staff very friendly/attentive. My family is from Italy, so I know good Italian food - I highly recommend for authentic/homemade Italian cuisine!

This little gem tucked away in the Mission District. Great food and guiet.

The pesto had a hint of marjoram, which I found to be good. The eggplant dish was a la Veronese, so not breaded and fried, but very tender and good.

BEST RESTAURANT EVER.

La Traviata is the best true Italian food I have ever eaten!!!! The flavors are out of this world, everything was done to perfection!! Very congenial hosts, wonderful atmosphere, ample size meals, great prices. I was visiting SF and was staying just around the corner from this gemstone in the middle of the Mission district. Highly recommend this to any one visiting or living nearby. 10 stars in my book!! Thank You!

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First time in La Traviata. The atmosphere inside of the restaurant is so classy, so stylish. I wish to go there after quarantine to dine in. I loved spaghetti and salmon, they were perfect Also, the bread. It was something, heavenly delicious. I never could even imagine bread might be so delicious. Perfect! Loved this amazing restaurant with super friendly stuff.

Good restsurant and good food i loved it

Great service good italian food and the staff is very nice been one of my go to italian restaurants in sf all my life

Always excellent; best Lasagna in the City!

Hidden gem

Best Italian restaurant!

First time I went to dine in since flu closed everything down. Luckily La Traviata is still wonderful.

Delicious and the staff are amazing!

Awesome old school local Italian spot. Gnocchi was excellent

Good Italian food in the mission, top service, delicious salmon and excellent al dente pasta! Thank you

I love this restaurant and I m really happy they are still open. The food is delicious and the owner and staff are all very nice.

Best Italian in the city

Wonderful place with such a charming setting and delicious food. The owner is so warm, friendly and family oriented. Such a jewel!

The best family style old school Italian trattoria you ll find in town, period.

Google listed their opening time at 4:00 so we arrived at 4:30, but its actually open for dinner at five! Despite this, the owner insisted we took a seat, and what followed was legitimately the best Italian dinner Ive EVER had. Their complementary bread is buttery soft, their gnocchi transcendent, and their cream sauce was to die for! If I ever make it back into San Francisco, Im eating here every night!

Excellent place but the attention needs a lot to improve!!

I ordered a carbonara pasta and I found a piece of plastic or something like the plastic wrapper of the porchuto pancheta or whatever the desserts were super simple the attention was good but in the same way I had to pay for my plate the best of all it was super hot and soft bread

Everything was so yummy it has hot bread to start your meal !

Food and service absolutely amazing!! The owner was there the night we went and he was very personable! We had a last minute reservation for a party of 15 and he was very accepting and ready for us! He offered us different types of dishes and explained them all. THE FOOD WAS SPECTACULAR! I can t wait to go back to SanFran. This is our new spot!

Old school gem in the Mission. All their dishes are delicious and they have an authentic Italian wine menu. They have all the classics, plus if you would like some tweaks on your order, theyll happily accommodate you.

in town on vacation, ordered delivery, outstanding. Perfectly cooked veal among other things. Highly recommended from a quality of food perspective.

Very high quality Italian food in the mission!! A little hard to find but once you re inside it s a super nice white table cloth dinner spot, great for dates or dinners with family/friends. I recommend the burrata bread and the lasagna, but you can t go wrong with anything here.

I used to never tell anyone about this spot cause how low key and amazing it is but now in hindsight that feels incredibly selfish. Ultimate date spot for a philistine bike myself. Sit down Italian in the mission but no dress code and if theres any pretension they keep it to themselves. The food is great and the wine suggestions have never done me wrong. The pictures on the wall provide plenty of conversation starters, the service is always fantastic, and you can feel its a family affair (pretty sure my busboy was like 9 or maybe 10 or 11 once, definitely a nephew or young cousin). Pasta carbonara and lasagna are not to be missed. Get the lasagna to go if you must. Watch out for that bread though, super warm and fluffy and delicious; itll kill your appetite if you let it.

Great food, Fast friendly service, Family atmosphere. Definitely will go back again. ~ Horacio Ramos -

Best lasagna in town! Great atmosphere!

I love going to this cozy Italian restaurant! I have always received exceptional service and the food is just as amazing. La Traviata is special to me since I have a tradition of celebrating my birthday dinner with them every year for last 4 years!!

Real Italian food! Tiramisú was amazing!

Seafood paste

The food was excellent and the service was very good.

I went for valentines day. Honestly couldve been better, from the waiting room being too cramped to them running out of lamb chops and lasagna (right as we were leaving we heard them telling other guests). BUT The servers were amazing though to us and very attentive walking around making sure everything was fine. And if youve never had thier warm bread them you are missing out!

This lovely Italian restaurant is an homage to good food and opera. Lasagna Bolognese is a classic and the tiramisu is not to be missed. Rarely a wait and excellent, attentive service.

Wonderful old school Italian dining in a great atmosphere. Especially great for lovers of Opera. Food will transport you to a better time. Perfect place for a a date, anniversary or birthday party. Get a side of the tortellini and eat it while its hot!

We ordered today 3 entrees and 2 appetizers not only was our food well prepared, delicious, but was ready within 20 minutes! We felt well cared for even though it was take out the restaurant knew our order, knew our name; felt like visiting our aunt and uncle. Best, they used eco-friendly take out containers. Love our local restaurants!

Delicious!

Great hidden old school gem in the heart of the mission.

The tortellini and pesto gnocchi was fantastic

La Traviata is a mission staple and has been here for the better part of the last century. While the ambiance is a bit dated and the vibe seemingly so, the place welcoming and the staff was helpful. The food though is a bit tired though and kind of felt a bit sad. Maybe we ordered the wrong things and will give this place another try in the future. The red sauce on the pasta was delicious though!

Great place to take your date. The environment is romantic and cozy, flower on the table and some candlelight set the mood for a memorable night. Their pasta is fantastic, but the lasagna is out of this world. Sometimes I only come here for the desert with my wife, since they have one of the best pannacotta that I ever tried.

Great atmosphere. The best Italian food. Wonderful staff

Favorite restaurant

Amazing place. It was our waiters second day but he was super friendly and the food was just amazing with such an authentic flavor.

Honestly, this was best Italian restaurant in SF! I went there two nights in a row as I liked the food so much. Super tasty food, great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Great local authentic neighborhood Italian jem.

BEWARE!!!!!! My family ate at this restaurant in August. First, they charged per refill for sodas and the server, who I believe was the owner, never told us. We had $30 worth of soda! Then, when we didnt leave a large tip ..they changed the tip amount on my credit card!!!!!!! We have disputed with the credit card company! BEWARE, beware, beware .....ask for a quote before you eat! J

Best value in Italian Food in our City bt the Bay! Be sure to try the salmon in parchment paper. It is opened and served at your table! Rarely done in San Francisco, but it still is done here! Enjoy!!

Food was authentic Italian but the service was rushed

Delicious food excellent waitress feel like home

Awesome lasagna. Great service

We booked in here as it was close to where we were staying and what a great restaurant. The service was excellent and the food was amazing. The bread that comes out at the start was yummy. Freshly baked with butter. . . that s a lovely complimentary starter. I had the parchment paper salmon. Incredible, I ve never had anything like it. Well done. My wife had the chicken cacciatore and it was worth the wait. Lovely flavours. We even had dessert. Great profiteroles and a smooth delicious panna cotta. A must visit.

My friends and I went in there pretty late after a movie showing on Sunday night and it was totally dead. It was late and on a Sunday so that makes sense, but it made the ambiance a little bizzaire. The food came very fast since we were the only ones in the restaurant and it was delicious, surprisingly we all got gnocchi. Very soft and tasty as ever, maybe next time well go back when its not closing time!

The highlight of my meal was the bread and butter. I found my lasagna to be a bit of the sweet side lacking meatiness.

One of the best restaurants in SF - better and cheaper than pretty much every other Italian place, and most non-Italian places as well.

Excellent service. The food was tasty and generous portions. We had a party of seven and everything was served promptly. The staff is friendly and very helpful.

Johns place is a San Francisco icon! Lasagnia here is fantastic and they have a solid wine selection.

Very good food and wine ! My wife and I were looking for that kind of place just before going out. The place is very cozy italian style My wife took the eggplant lasagna and I took the veal. Both very good meals with a good red wine Less expensive than expected, worth it !

Food was great, service too! Love the ambiance

I really love this Italian place. Its nice and quiet. Old style.

Delicious pastas...tried the gnocchi. It was cooked perfectly, fresh, and the pink sauce was spot on!

Ive never been here and google wont let me delete this review. Pictures look lovely though!

Authentic Italian. Ambiance is classic Italy with only opera as the background music. Something about dining to opera music. Maybe makes the food taste better. You have to try their eggplant dishes. Out of this world. Fresh, hot bread as well!

The menu selections are old-school classic Italian mainstays -- but any similarity to the usual fare stops there. Our meals were PHENOMENAL in every sense. We enjoyed fork-tender (really!) veal medallions in sauce preparations that elicited moans of pleasure. Melanzane in the most exquisite marinara I have ever tasted, topped with Parmigiano Reggiano and gently broiled to a light crisp. Hand-made tortellini enrobed in a luscious creamy tuscan cheese sauce that was nothing short of perfection. For dessert: zabaglione, *magnificent* zabaglione . . . whipped to foamy perfection with marsala almost too good not to sip on its own. I cannot possibly heap sufficient accolades upon this hidden treasure of extraordinary cuisine. I have dined in Italian restaurants from Sicily to Florence, from New York to Cleveland to Chicago to Kailua and to North Beach in San Francisco -- but I must say that Ive never enjoyed an Italian meal better than my dinner tonight at La Traviata.

A very classic Italian restaurant, comfy and delicious.

This is a hidden Italian gym right in the Mission!! They are close to 24th and Mission bart station. The atmosphere is haunting, you enter to a waiting room, and you will be seated by the most friendly staff. The main room is full of history and pictures of variety of opera singers and performers. The restaurant is cozy, and very suitable for romantic dinners. Great selection of food for vegetarians!! The wine menu is good. We got a bottle of the Nebbiolo, which was a great compliment to the food.

We had an amazing time. Showed up on Saturday night and asked for a table for 9. They sat us right away and were very friendly. Our waiter was very attentive. An incredibly dining experience.

Love this place! It s one of the few restaurants in sf that make me feel like I m in nyc! Old school Italian, the staff is mostly Italian, and the food is delizioso.

Loved the food, the service, the ambiance, the people.

Very nice little Italian restaurant in the middle of busy Mission Street. The waiters where observant and quick to help. The food was excellent. Ordered the tortellini. The sauce was supreme. Absolutely worth a visit.

Great Italian food!

My favorite italian cuisene

The service was slow, I ordered the Strataciela soup, and it was Ok. I also ordered the Polpo, the dish came on a bed of greens overflowing with dressing the Polpo looked as if came out of a can and it looked more as a calamari I dont recommend the dish, my friend ordered the Putanesca pasta and he liked it.

Delicious, Italy, France transports you to the cradle of pasta, a very cozy place as if you were at home, although a small place envelops you in its good taste of decoration. Hospitable attention, kindness on the part of the owners as well as the employees. , delicious homemade bread at the right time, the complete menu for all tastes, regular prices and good suggestions from the waiter, delicious salad, dessert and delicious coffee. A place that transports you cozy, you have to visit

One of the best authentic family owned Italian restaurants. Try the salmon and gnocchi!

WOW! This restaurant has been a treasure in the Mission for decades...picked it for 73rd birthday celebration, and it was a complete hit, with everyone! As the name implies, it was\is dedicated to the world of Opera, but in a subtle , comfy way..it burned years ago and came back strong as ever, although losing many of its original memorabilia in the fire.. With that said, food-service and ambience are top notch and dont cost an arm and a leg , also none of the precious pretentiousness that permeates the City!! Go, and have a great evening...SO GOOD!!

Great cozy little Italian restaurant. Good selection of classic Italian dishes. They really do seem to treat you like family.

Seriously good food. Authentic high end Italian food at a moderate price. Comfortable atmosphere with a staff who makes you feel right at home. This place has bee around for a long time and the quality has never changed. . A little hard to see from the street but sure worth looking for.

Good pasta, great waiters. The bill was incredibly low!!!! Lol its awesome!

Been going for decades always good, always consistent!! The homemade bread is to die for!!

Great local place. Meal was good. Staff was amazing. Im glad I came in

Very tasty food at reasonable prices (for San Francisco).

Such a gem! Real Italian in the mission! Italian music flooding your ears. Obvious regulars enter the restaurant eying their usual booth. They draw out the chef to speak with who engulfs them in traditional hugs and kisses! It was amazing to watch! The food.. oh my! Gnocchi was absolutely melting in my mouth. The tortalinni with the cheese was so rich. COME! EAT!

Good pasta. Wear stretchy pants.

Nice service and delicious comfort pasta dishes

Everything was so fresh and very tasty. Wed love to go back again when were in the area. Also the staff were also great. Nice cozy place

The food is amazing and customer service is awesome! Thank you!

Food was decent but service was terrible. Staff misidentified the dishes, leading to a vegetarian in our group eating veal (instead of the eggplant she ordered). Careless and unacceptable.