Flour + Water is a cozy, buzzing Mission hotspot serving up inventive Italian pasta and wood-fired pizzas in a chic yet relaxed setting.
"After a months-long renovation in 2022, San Francisco classic Flour + Water is back in action with a lightly refreshed menu bringing on more antipasti. The ever-favorite pasta tasting menu is still around, perfect for exploring the house-made pasta mastery of the legendary restaurant. It’s also the only way to get a taste of the restaurant's impeccable tortellini en brodo, should you need some motivation to commit." - Flora Tsapovsky, Eater Staff
"Lers Ros Thai chef and owner Tom Narupon Silargorn teamed up with Varidda Voraakom and Steve K. Tavanit to bring Cauliflower’s breakfast staples — delicate omelets and a horde of Benedicts — to the east side of 16th Street. (For what it’s worth, Pork Store Cafe keeps the west side of the street handled.)" - Lauren Saria, Dianne de Guzman, Paolo Bicchieri
"Most know the proper restaurant spaces of Flour + Water in the Mission, but the building has two unique private dining rooms that go beyond the typical city offerings. If you’re looking for something relaxing and home-y, well, the test kitchen is housed inside a former private apartment above the restaurant that seats up to 10 guests. The other space private dining option is Flour + Water’s dough room, a kitchen space that manages to be charming and low-key if that’s what you’re looking for. Whichever room you go for, the team will outfit your party with a family-style chef’s choice tasting menu and optional wine pairings. For more info, head to the private events page." - Dianne de Guzman, Eater Staff
"Flour + Water returns to San Francisco Restaurant Week with high-end dinner deals, celebrated for its Italian cuisine." - Dianne de Guzman
"Flour + Water has crossed over from being a great restaurant to being a city-defining one. Whenever you eat pasta in SF, you’ll be mentally comparing it to your last experience here. The restaurant itself is easygoing, but still feels like somewhere you’d go for a special occasion—and some corn cappelletti or garganelli with braised rabbit. If you’re serious about pasta, the pasta tasting menu is $139 per person, but there’s nothing wrong with a la carte. Or if you’d rather take home their fresh pasta and sauces and cook it all at home yourself, hit up Flour + Water Pasta Shop (also in the Mission) to stock up on provisions." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez