Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Bosco

We’re celebrating Best of the Bay 2026 with a multitude of Editors’ Picks of things we love. Please join us at our 13th Annual Gala on October 27 to celebrate even more! I didn t think that a 140-seat Italian restaurant in San Francisco could still feel so intimate; that the experience in a space of this size could feel so special, with handmade pastas prepared with such precision, seasonal ingredients expressed this naturally and cocktails that are memorable without overembellishment.  Bosco (888 Brannan, SF) opened in SOMA last year, taking over the old Bellota location attached to the Airbnb building. It s a full circle post for Executive Chef Ryan McIlwraith, who was at Bellota for six years and is now at the helm of Bosco s fantastic kitchen with his partner and co-chef Kaili Hill.  Goat cheese and tomato scarpinocc My first visit to Bosco was a Tuesday night in the peak of tomato season and I ran into multiple groups of friends who had the same idea (major vibe points