Rose Pistola was an Italian restaurant in the North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco. Specializing in cuisine from the Ligurian region of Italy, it opened in 1996 and received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant the following year.[1][2] The restaurant was named after Rose "Pistola" Evangelisti and a popular local bar she owned from the 1950s to the 1970s; chef Reed Hearon and co-owner Laurie Thomas purchased the rights from Evangelisti for an undisclosed sum and a promise that she could visit and eat as she liked.[3][4]
Rose Pistola | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1996 |
Closed | 2017 |
Head chef | Reed Hearon |
Food type | Ligurian (Italian) |
Street address | 532 Columbus Avenue[1] |
City | San Francisco |
State | California |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°48′00″N 122°24′34″W / 37.8001°N 122.4095°W |
Rose Pistola closed in February 2017, with its owners citing rising costs and diminished popularity.[2]
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edit- ^ a b Staggs, Bill (1996-06-05). "At the Nation's Table: San Francisco; North Beach Spirit At Rose Pistola". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ a b Tuder, Stefanie. "North Beach Classic Rose Pistola Quietly Shutters After 21 Years". Eater San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Seth (1998-09-14). "Rose Pistola, North Beach bar owner, cook". SFGate. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ Tsapovsky, Flora (2015-05-05). "Sound Bites: Rose Pistola's Laurie Thomas Discusses Leaving Tech for Food". SF Station. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2022-06-22.