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Italian · SoMa · $
Crispy fried risotto balls — the ideal starter while you wait for your Detroit pie to emerge from the oven
Italian · Mission District · $$$
Sundried tomato and basil‑infused arancini with calabrese aioli
Italian · Showplace Square · $$$
Crisp seasonal corn-filled rice fritters.
Bar · Hayes Valley · $$
Arborio rice balls with lemon-garlic jackfruit, guajillo, salsa macha aioli, sprouts, pickled onion.
Italian · Inner Sunset · $$
Crispy fried risotto balls, called out as must-try starter.
Pasta · North Beach · $$$
Italian · Financial District · $$$
Italian · Noe Valley · $$
Five golden fried risotto balls, crispy outside and molten inside, a satisfying start to any meal
Pasta · Union Street · $$$
Italian · Yerba Buena · $$$
Pasta · Polk Gulch · $$$
Italian · North of the Panhandle · $$
Crispy fried risotto balls; a regularly praised antipasto.
Japanese · Hayes Valley · $$$
Crisp arancini with creamy uni‑risotto interior and shiitake‑mint sauce—rich and briny.
Crispy, golden-fried risotto balls featuring seasonal corn.
Italian · Little Russia · $$
Five golden, crispy risotto balls loaded with parmigiano — the ideal starter to share.
Bar · Mission Dolores · $$
A playful, crispy nod to San Francisco's local culinary history.
Pizza · Pacific Heights · $$
Golden-fried saffron risotto spheres filled with molten mozzarella.
Italian · Potrero Hill · $$$
Crispy saffron risotto balls filled with fontina cheese and served with a creamy parmesan sauce.
New American · Lower Nob Hill · $$
Crispy, bite‑sized crab‑cake arancini that pair well with chilled wine
Pizza · Yerba Buena · $$
Fried risotto balls with crab — Infatuation calls them out.
Embarcadero · $$
Crispy rice balls with parmesan and basil pesto.
Pasta · Nob Hill · $$$
Golden-fried risotto balls stuffed with earthy wild mushrooms, crispy exterior giving way to molten, cheesy center
Pasta · Lower Pacific Heights · $$$$
Crispy fried risotto balls, a regular menu fixture
Italian · Hayes Valley · $$
Crispy risotto balls filled with roasted mushrooms, confit garlic, and crescenza cheese.
