Angelino
Downtown/Bridgeway · Italian
Verified September 2026
The Ancona family has run this Italian spot on Bridgeway since 1983. Chef Pasquale Ancona and his wife Donna opened it, and their son Alfredo, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who cooked in Sorrento and on Maui before coming home, is now the executive chef and owner. Pastry is in the family too, and so is the front of house. That continuity shows. The menu leans traditional rather than trendy: handmade pasta, pizza, fritto misto, and a wine list that doesn't try to reinvent anything. The dining room is small, the tables sit close together, and the kitchen has been making these dishes long enough to have stopped second-guessing them. It's the kind of place locals bring out-of-town guests when they want a reliably good meal without waiting an hour for a table somewhere louder. At 621 Bridgeway you are only a few blocks from the ferry landing, which makes it an easy dinner before the last boat back.
Atmosphere
Warm and a little old-school, with the unhurried service of a staff that has been there a while. Ask for a window table and you get a decent slice of the Bridgeway sidewalk scene while you eat: cyclists, dog walkers, the occasional tourist squinting at a phone map. It fills up fast around 7 on a Friday and thins out noticeably by 8:30, so a later reservation buys you a quieter room. Because the tables are close, conversations overlap a little. Lunch, served Thursday through Sunday, is the calmer way to see the room.
What To Order
Start with the fritto misto, a pile of lightly fried squid, shrimp, zucchini and fennel that is easy to share. The linguine with clams and the chicken diavola have long been the dishes regulars come back for, and the fusilli al forno is the baked-pasta option if you want something richer. Pizzas, the Margherita included, are a fair pick for a lighter meal or for kids at the table. Save room for tiramisu or cannoli, both from the family's pastry side of the kitchen. Portions run generous, so two appetizers plus a pasta is plenty for two people. If the specials board has a fish or a seasonal pasta on it, that is usually the smartest order in the room.
Good To Know
Reservations are worth making on weekend evenings, since walk-ins can mean a 20 to 30 minute wait once Bridgeway gets busy in summer. Dinner is served daily from 5 to 9. Lunch runs Thursday through Sunday, 11:30 to 3, so Monday through Wednesday are dinner only. Street parking tightens up after 6 p.m.; the public lot by the ferry dock is a few blocks away and a sensible fallback. Entrees typically land in the $30s and up for pasta and seafood, with pizzas and salads a step below, so this is a moderately priced dinner rather than a cheap one. Check the restaurant's site for the current menu and prices before you go, since they shift with the seasons.
Our Take
Not the flashiest Italian option in town, but a dependable one, and dependable counts for something on a street with this much competition. Book a table, order off the specials board, and finish with the tiramisu. It's a good first dinner after a ferry ride over from San Francisco, and a better value than most of the waterfront rooms nearby.