A Northern California Italian restaurant near Chinatown open for lunch, dinner and happy hour.

Palio’s menu is a veritable culinary tour of Italy; emphasizing the cooking of Piemonte, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany in the fall and winter, Rome and Umbria in the spring, and Sicily and Naples in the summer. Chef owner Dan Scherotter, who personally oversees the kitchen daily has studied, lived, and worked in Italy. A founding restaurant member of Slow Food San Francisco, Scherotter insures that Palio’s menu utilizes locally sourced and organic produce from small family farms as well as sustainable meats, poultry and fish - just like they do in the best Italian restaurants.

 A La Carte Lunch             Prix Fixe Dinner

Gluten Free Menu                  Dessert

The Wine Spectator award winning wine list has always been exceptional, including a wide range of Italian varietals that benefit from Chef’s regular visits to Europe with his wine importer wife Nina, plus several sought after California vintages- all competitively priced at “retail plus $15 corkage”. Palio is also the sole restaurant in San Francisco licensed to serve single source, organic chocolates made in Tuscany by Amedei.

Plus- Palio has some of the best cocktail prices in town including House Cocktails for $7 and Seasonal Cocktails for only $9. We also now feature Peroni on Draft for $6- and we sell more than anyone else in San Francisco!

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Lunch Mon- Fri 11:30am - 2:30pm

Dinner Mon- Sat 5:30 - 9pm
Bar Menu weekdays 2:30 - 5:30 PM
Happy Hour weekdays 4 - 7pm