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Flour + Water

Item: Flour + Water
Author: Tom Molanphy

Cuisine: European, Italian

Price Range: $$$

10Best Says

If you believe the most successful plan is a simple one, Flour and Water might just be the spot for you. The name says it all; Chef Thomas McNaughton is serious about the flour and water that goes into his many different kinds of pasta, pasta that he insists on getting right time and time again. (He was trained in Bologna by "committed pasta artisans.") But don't fear that dinner will just be a bowl of pasta; the pasta based dishes are enlivened and dresesd up with a gorgeous array of locally sustained fruits, vegetables and meats. This is cooking with a conscience, for sure.

Address:

2401 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-826-7000

Hours:

Dinner: Sunday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 12:00am

Website:

flourandwater.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Tom Molanphy
San Francisco Local Expert

Mission District's Best Restaurants, Best Restaurants: "Flour and Water gets its honey from local beehives."

Best for Mission District's Best Restaurants Because: Flour and Water is one of the most environmentally-friendly restaurants in the whole Bay Area.
Recommended as Best Restaurants Because: Flour and Water is beloved by both locals and the well-informed tourist.

Sample Winter Menu
- Antipasti
  
  Chicory Salad
  
  with caramelized whey, fuji apple, pomegranate, walnut & parmigiano reggiano ($14.00)
  
  Fontina Sformato
  
  with cauliflower, romanesco, meyer lemon & breadcrumbs ($13.00)
  
  Halibut Crudo
  
  with page mandarin, fennel, fermented chili & mint ($15.00)
  
  Salumi Board
  
  with tuscan butter, whole grain mustard, fermented carrot & ciabatta; pork pate, coppa, hen rillette, coppa di testa ($18.00)
- Pasta
  
  Salsify & Ricotta Cappelletti
  
  with black garlic ($19.00)
  
  Celery Root Tortelli
  
  with brown butter, aceto balsamico & toasted walnut ($19.00)
  
  Chestnut Maltagliati
  
  with braised yellowfoot mushroom, celery root & toasted almond ($21.00)
  
  Whole Wheat Pappardelle
  
  with buffalo shank, squash, balsamic braised chicories & currants ($23.00)
  
  Aleppo Lumache
  
  with pork sugo, coal roasted cabbage & calabrian chili ($22.00)
  
  Pork Agnolotti Dal Plin
  
  with pork cracklins & collard greens ($22.00)
  
  Tagliatelle
  
  with veal bolognese ($23.00)
  
  Signed Cookbook
  
  flour + water pasta by Thomas McNaughton ($35.00)
- Pizza
  
  Margherita
  
  san marzano, fior di latte, basil & extra virgin olive oil ($16.00)
  
  Funghi
  
  hen of the woods, stracciatella, brussels sprout, lemon thyme & bagna cauda ($20.00)
  
  Salsiccia
  
  san marzano, pork sausage, caciocavallo, taggiasca olive & green onion ($20.00)
  
  Uovo
  
  prosciutto cotto, provolone, farm egg, calçot onion salsa verde & calabrian chili ($21.00)
- Secondi
  
  Seared Swordfish
  
  with brown butter, shiga turnip, cara cara orange & caper ($29.00)
  
  Braised Water Buffalo Shank
  
  with polenta, puntarelle & bagna cauda ($32.00)
  
  Mixed Roast of Pork
  
  with potato puree, brussels sprout & apple mostarda ($32.00)
- Contorni
  
  Roasted Butternut Squash
  
  with ricotta salata, pumpkin seed & brown butter ($8.00)
  
  Marinated Beets
  
  with smoked yogurt, blood orange & tarragon ($8.00)
  
  Wood Oven Roasted Cauliflower
  
  with calabrian chili soffrito & fried capers ($8.00)

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