5 italian spots in Downtown, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Downtown's food · All italian in San Luis Obispo.
Flour House ★ 4.6
690 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Flour House bakes Pizza Napoletana and rolls fresh pasta in downtown San Luis Obispo, and 50 Top Pizza has ranked it among the top 50 pizzerias in the USA.
Tip: Meter Monday puts a metre-long pizza on the table; bring three friends and split it.
Giuseppe's Cucina Rustica ★ 4.3
849 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Giuseppe's Cucina Rustica serves farm-driven Italian cooking in San Luis Obispo's 1876 Sinsheimer building, with produce grown on its own Edna Valley farm.
Tip: Since 1988 the kitchen has grown heirloom produce on the family farm; ask which vegetables came in that morning.
La Locanda ★ 4.3
1137 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
La Locanda keeps an open kitchen on Garden Street in San Luis Obispo, rolling Northern Italian pasta by hand and shopping the farmers' market every week.
Tip: Corkage is $22, so bring an Edna Valley bottle from an afternoon of tasting.
Mama's Meatball ★ 4.1
570 Higuera Street #130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Mama's Meatball cooks gnocchi alla Sorrentina and tableside fettuccine Alfredo in the Creamery, one of San Luis Obispo's most reliable red-sauce rooms.
Tip: A separate gluten-free menu covers most of the pasta list; reservations run through OpenTable.
Buona Tavola ★ 4.1
1037 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Buona Tavola has plated Northern Italian dinners beside the Fremont Theater since 1992, a white-tablecloth stalwart of Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo.
Tip: Weekday lunch runs 11:30-14:00 and is far easier to book than dinner.