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Benvenuti.
​​From Italy with Love.
​All welcome.

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Italian Steakhouse & JAZZ BAR

A trusted neighborhood anchor for when you break the routine to celebrate Community and the Arts in San Francisco.  Zingari, 'nomads' in Italian, is the progressive Ristorante for San Francisco:  Italian steakhouse, handmade pasta kitchen, live jazz club, Italian wine list, classic cocktail bar, Roman pizza shop, and espresso bar.  It is the perfect place for you to restore and connect with your guests.  You will find quality, seasonal products from Italy and California within the kitchen, wine cellar, and aperitivo bar.  The classic San Francisco Italianate restaurant design expands over multiple private rooms, each possessing a distinct sense of place, from a secret wine cellar to a private room engulfed with a fresco of Florence.  From Italy with Love.  All welcome.
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Italian Steakhouse + Jazz Bar
​Private Dining + Group Events
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​​​Live Jazz Everyday
Italian Wine List + Wine Shop
​Happy Hour Lunch + Late Night Happy Hour
Espresso Bar

Inspiration Behind Zingari

Zingari is a boutique Italian Steakhouse.  The classic San Francisco Italianate restaurant design expands over multiple private rooms, each possessing a distinct sense of place, from a secret wine cellar to a private room engulfed with a fresco of Florence.    Indulge in roasted and grilled meats and fish, handmade pasta, raw bar selection, and vegan and gluten free selection.  You will find quality, seasonal products from Italy and California within the kitchen, wine cellar, and aperitivo bar.  Zingari is family-owned and operated with with a skilled and professional staff, sharing real hospitality that goes beyond the plate.  Founded in 1995 by Krishan Miglani and today helmed by Executive Chef Erik Hernandez and Wine Director Neeraj Miglani, it remains a top San Francisco Italian restaurants.  Benvenuti.  ​​From Italy with Love.  All welcome.
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A boutique Italian Restaurant and Steakhouse in San Francisco Union Square.

Live Jazz + Dinner Party​

Zingari is recognized as San Francisco's top restaurant with live music by Eater San Francisco.  Live music is featured everyday from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, with two sets at 6:00 and 8:00 PM.  Space is limited so please reserve your table.  Enjoy your Super Tuscan while you dine with Ribeye and Rigatoni.  We look forward to sharing those good vibes!

First-Rate Restaurants and Bars for Live Jazz in San Francisco
"There is a performance here every night of the week, which is about as good as it gets for a jazz enthusiast. Dine on pappardelle and ossobuco at this Lower Nob Hill Italian restaurant with a view onto Post Street. It’s best to arrive around 6 or 8 p.m. when live jazz sets start in the Artist Room nightly."  By Paolo Bicchieri and Zoë Bernard of Eater San Francisco
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San Francisco's top restaurant with live music.

BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT IN SAN FRANCISCo

"Diners seeking the the best vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco shouldn’t overlook top-notch Italian restaurants like Zingari in Union Square.  While its menus include meat and seafood options, many of the most tempting highlights are vegetarian items.  Consider such innovative vegetable-focused creations as the cavolfiore, lightly breaded cauliflower with orange segments, capers, a lemon mousse and carrot aioli, and risotto di zucca, a roasted butternut squash risotto with gorgonzola and kale chips.  Zingari Ristorante’s inviting space comprises three distinct dining rooms and a lounge that hosts live jazz every night." ​[ OpenTable Diner's Choice ]
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Best vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco by OpenTable Diners.

OUtdoor PRIVATE EVENTS & PRIVATE DINING

The Terrace Room is the perfect dining room and outdoor terrace for a celebration or presentation for group dinners up to 60 guests or standing cocktail receptions of up to 100 guests.  We also invite you to Donatello Rooftop to share an aperitivo with your guests while watching the sun set over the city skyline and taking in the panoramic views of San Francisco.  The Rooftop has group dining capacity for for up to 60 guests and standing reception capacity for up to 300 guests.  These outdoor spaces are where wedding parties, meetings, presentations, fundraisers, socials, mixers, and dinners have been hosted in the past.
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Award winning restaurant for Best Restaurant Design and Hospitality for Indoor and Outdoor Events in San Francisco and Best Private Dining in San Francisco.

ITALIAN WINE List & Wine Shop

You will find only quality Italian wine on the wine list. We're a small bunch of wine lovers who are passionate about bringing you quality wines from Italy.  The connection between scent, taste and place is a visceral, magical one, with the power to conjure us halfway around the world with a single sniff and swish. Zingari aims to be a neighborhood Ristorante and Bar with en excellent Italian wine selection and familial hospitality in a classic San Francisco dining parlor.  You will discover wines from the best farmers and winemakers across Italy. Cin, Cin! 
​[ Neeraj Miglani, Wine Director]
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"When sipping your wine, remember the farmer, loyal to the grape and the land, who produced the beauty in your glass." [ Lorenzo Scarpone ]

Private Dining & Group Events

The kitchen and service team believe in relationships.  The goal is to create an experience where guests can restore themselves and focus on connecting - whether it’s a dinner party, a business meeting, a cocktail aperitivo, or a morning espresso gathering.  Indulge in Italian tapas and raw selections, grilled dry-aged ribeye and beef tenderloin, handmade pasta, vegan and vegetarian selections, and roasted meats and seafood.  You will find the same quality in the wine cellar and aperitivo bar.  Zingari offers Versatile rooms, each possessing a distinct sense of place and the ability to be booked separately or together.
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Best restaurant design for indoor private dining and outdoor wedding and business events in San Francisco.

The Aperitivo Bar

Feeling Italian?  Time for an Aperitivo. The Aperitivo Bar is the Italian cocktail and wine bar in San Francisco.  Aperitivo is the Italian ritual of meeting friends and making new friends over a refreshing drink and tapas. ​Here, relaxed guests as well as stressed managers will find the perfect setting and a unique place to meet and retreat. The Aperitivo Bar is open for you everyday opening midday until late at night. The Bar provides the perfect location for businessmen combining work and pleasure, an escape for lovers and friends, a favorite spot for an afterwork drink among colleagues. Enjoy a Spritz Veneziano, negroni, gin and tonic, an exquisite glass of champagne, and more.
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The Aperitivo Bar is the Italian cocktail and wine bar in San Francisco.
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Zingari Ristorante
​501 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

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  • Zingari
  • Book Table
  • Book Event
  • Live Music
  • Cocktail Bar
  • Wine Shop
  • Espresso Bar
  • Community
  • Contact