March 17th, 2019
San Francisco, CA
After a full day of walking around San Francisco with friends, we were ready for some dinner. Next on the list was a new addition to the 2017 list, Del Popolo. Just like Pizza Hacker, Del Popolo began as a mobile pizzeria. In fact, it started out in a shipping container! In 2015, they opened their shop serving wood-fired pizzas in Nob Hill, although they keep their mobile pizza business going as well.
We decided that we needed to split three pies here between the three of us. We ordered a margherita, a Bianca with mozzarella, ricotta, basil, and garlic, and the potato pie (we’re from New Haven, after all!). It’s hard to get a potato pizza right, but the guys at Del Popolo did it. There was just enough rosemary and the prosciutto was a nice change from the bacon that we’re use to getting at BAR.
We really liked the crust on these. They had a nice char from the oven and were soft and doughy. The sauce on the margherita was also slightly tangy, and the pizzas weren’t soggy in the middle like some Neapolitan style pies that you can get.
We also tried some orange wine. No, that isn’t wine made from oranges! It’s actually a white wine that has some of the skins left on, giving it an orange color. The wine didn’t taste much like a white wine, though, which according to this website, is normal. Our waitress did mention this to us and made sure that we knew what we were ordering, which was very helpful. Could orange wine be the next rosé? We’d order it again.
These were probably my favorite pizzas from this trip to San Francisco. It’s hard to say if they are better than the ones that we previously got at Flour+Water because they seemed very similar and equally as good. We’d have to go again and test them back-to-back to say for sure. Either place is worth a stop for dinner.
To visit:
Del Popolo
855 Bush St
San Francisco, CA 94108
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