We went for dinner here on a Saturday. I will recommend to go with a reservation beforehand. Otherwise the wait time can be long. This restaurant is one of the very rare restaurants which serves an entirely vegan Italian menu. We ordered a couple of cocktails to start with along with the mozzarella sticks. The cocktails are really good. We ordered the Golden ticket and the New leaf cocktails. Both of them had a very good balance of the alcohol and the non alcohol components. The breading on the mozzarella sticks was crispy and good. But the vegan mozzarella was very bland. The marinara sauce was a good accompaniment but still could not overcome the blandness beyond a certain extent. For the mains we ordered the Ravioli and the mushroom risotto. The ravioli was decent but the risotto was again a bit bland. The mushrooms and the veggies had a nice crunch and nice taste, but the risotto itself was under seasoned. Overall I wanted to give a rating of 3.5 but since the Google review has only decimal options, I went for the above rating of 3. Overall I liked the ambience and the service.

PERFECT! Go here for a great experience and an upscale vegan restaurant. This was approved even by my non vegan husband. We loved the meatballs, not so much the mozzarella sticks. I ordered the tortellini and it was very good, small portion though (I had maybe like 7 tortellini in the plate- too small for an entrée) . Lasagna wasn't also our favorite, but it was a big portion. I ordered the lemon custard Frutta, and it was amazing. Also two pizzas for take away. Definitely the best vegan food we had so far in a very elegant place. Will come back here again.

If I could eat here every day I would. Highly recommend. I am not vegan and this food would pass an old school Italian grandma taste test! Came back 2 nights in a row. The food is DELICIOUS and I love the ambiance. Service is quick and excellent. Heads up you can eat upstairs and downstairs. The restrooms are gender neutral just in case that's a concern for you and of course parking is just as difficult as any other part of the city.

Visited this place with a few friends one Wednesday night, had reservations in advance so we were seated right away. Staff was really friendly, service was fast. Atmosphere was really nice, fun and the place felt very upscale. A 100% vegetarian restaurant (which as a vegetarian I absolutely loved). We ordered garlic knots arancini as apps - both were really delicious. I ordered the spaghetti (kale pesto, squash) for my main which was nice and light. Price $$-$$$. Highly recommend checking this place out, especially if you’re looking for a vegetarian friendly spot!

This is my new favorite plant based restaurant in SF. My husband and I came in for the first time tonight and sat at the bar because we didn't have a reservation. I really love the vibe in the restaurant and the gentleman in the suit behind the bar was very friendly and attentive. I had the butternut ravioli and my hubby had some pizza. We shared the "mozzarella" sticks as an appetizer. The cocktails were great. I love that they use Boulders here for the old fashioned and not small ice cubes which are not worthy of whiskey in my opinion. It's a 2-story restaurant with a great center bar and it's in Hayes Valley, which is one of my favorite neighborhoods in SF.

I loved the range of food on this menu and the garlic knots were absolutely incredible. My milanese dish was quite nice but the dessert was lacking in zest for me. The flavour could have been a little bit stronger and it would have been nicer. I'm not sure how fresh the blueberries were either, I think one of them was gone bad (zoom in on the berries at the forefront/left of the pic). It's a very expensive restaurant. The staff were very friendly and attentive.

The ambiance is almost like a speakeasy! Pretty interesting assortment of vegan Italian dishes. The garlic puccia was 👌, as was the spaghetti (you can actually taste the spice!) and the “spicy sausage” pizza. Wouldn’t really recommend the cabbage dish as it was neither filling nor particularly tasty.

Walked up with no reservations for brunch and walked away very happy! Service and waiter were excellent - appreciate the honesty on what to order. Drinks and food were all delicious, I even forgot I was at a vegan restaurant. Wish I tried the pizza… next time!

We booked a reservation here for twenty people around a week or so in advance. We found the variety of food options, coupled with the plant-based menu to be quite attractive. The reservation was a semi-private area and was considered an 'event'. With that in mind, note that we had to spend at least $1000 in total (including the 6% surcharge). WIth that, there is also a standard 20% large party gratuity automatically added on. The inside includes two floors - our semi-private area was on the first floor, which included the bar. The area looked nice, and our seating was a combination of two long tables, which comfortably accommodated for our twenty-person reservation. Since we had a large group, we were able to try many of the starters, pizzas, and pastas/mains. For starters, we had the mozzarella sticks, meatballs, broccoli rabe, nduja, artichoke, and pane di baia, of which the meatballs and nduja were particularly exceptional. For pizzas, we had the margherita, funghi, and pesto. The pesto pizza was our favorite by far, highly recommend it! For pastas/mains, we had the pappardelle pasta with rigatoni sauce (nduja, white wine, kale, garlic, shallots, parsley), spaghetti, ravioli, radiatore, and risotto. We found the ravioli sauce to be a little on the sweet side, but I personally enjoyed it. The spaghetti was quite spicy as well. The radiatore was a group favorite. The risotto had a comforting taste, and was especially delicious when mixed with the ravioli sauce. Finally, there were mixed thoughts on the pappardelle with rigatoni sauce. Initially, we were served a pasta that was quite bland on the sauce, which had to be taken back. On the second time, the flavor was more or less the same, but there was just more sauce, which was alright. Note that we had to ask other servers multiple times for our own server to come over to our table for this issue, which took quite a while. The reservation we had was to celebrate two birthdays in our group. The birthday dessert included cioccolato and panna cotta, both of which were enjoyed by the group. Price-wise, we ended up having to order a couple items to go in order to cross the minimum threshold. However, we would like to note that we were charged for our birthday dessert, when being explicitly told that it was on the house. This came at quite a surprise when re-visiting the check after leaving the restaurant. We were also charged twice for our pane di baia due to a delayed serving of the starter - this was corrected later on, but seemed a little careless from the staff. Additionally, when inquiring about the ingredients on the menu due to an allergy, we were greeted with a sharp "just read the menu", even though not all ingredients are listed in detail. Overall, we enjoyed the food and drinks, but the quality of service was definitely lacking. We hope that others who come here do not have the same experience.

The most amazing vegan Italian!! Beautiful restaurant with friendly staff. The drinks were delicious and fresh while the food was tasty and hot! The mozzarella sticks are a MUST HAVE. The only thing that was only slightly just OK was the gluten free pasta. It was a bit thick and when I bit into it it seemed to be still raw in the middle. The sauce and “sausage” made up for it and we still put it all down. Would absolutely return!!

Was suggested by a friend. Went their with my wife and our three little dogs. They have a patio sitting. Loved their food. It was delicious and presentation was great. Server was very friendly and accommodating. Ambience was nice.

Celebrating our anniversary number 3 (November 9) in style with Ralph at Baia en San Francisco! 🥂🍕🍝 And Our friends from England celebrate their first wedding anniversary. We indulged in a feast of culinary delights, starting with the savory flavors of the Pizza Funghi and Bucatini, perfectly complemented by the crispy mozzarella sticks and roasted mushrooms. 🍄🧀🍝 To top it off, we savored the sweet indulgence of the Pear Nova cocktail (tequila) and chocolate mousse (brandy), accompanied by a decaffeinated cappuccino for a perfect ending. 🍰🍫☕️ #AnniversaryCelebration #BaiaEnSanFrancisco #PizzaAndPasta #CulinaryDelights #SweetAndSavory #FoodAndLove

Upscale, vegan italian restaurant. Great for celebrations or a date night. We enjoyed the mozzarella sticks (although they aren't very gooey). The mushroom appetizer was just kind of a lot of mushrooms and not much else. The pastas were great but in my opinion, lacking more vegetables and a bit heavy. Dessert was heavenly. We were given a period of 20 minutes of wait time but it ended up being about 50 minutes.

Really lovely high-end restaurant. If you were looking for fancy vegan food, this is it. Some sound dampening panels would really help this place. It can be quite loud and hard to hear.

Beautiful restaurant. Great service. The pastas were delicious (pesto pasta and ravioli). I would visit for those again. I would skip the garlic knots (very hard) and chocolate torte (grainy).

Amazing food taste and quality. Been there twice in my last two trips. Great vegan food. Lots of choices from pizzas pastas and salads. However the quantity is a bit smaller than other similar restaurants. Also i found it slightly expensive.

My new favorite restaurant! So so glad we tried this place! Outstanding vegan food! The manager is the sweetest and kindest man! He accommodated all my requests! The staff is so great and sweet especially the man who served us! They made our visit absolutely wonderful and memorable. The food , the vibe, the people! Great , great stuff! Being a vegetarian I can’t say how underrated it is, but anyone who can cook mushrooms that well, just knows food inside out. The deserts, oh my! My all time favorite shall be the Rigatoni, fantastic! Definitely coming back here soon🥰

Best vegan Italian I have ever had! We got three types of pasta and the risotto, and all had different flavors (not just one type of cashew cheese). Don’t miss the ravioli. Baia feels like an upscale Chicago restaurant with the open middle area to the bar and a boisterous noise level with music. Perfect spot for dinner with omnivores.

Above average vegan food, super delicious but it could have been better with meat in the dishes and animal products. The salad was tasty. I got pasta and the sauce was watery. I really liked the desert with honey and pear toffee. It was super good given that it is vegan. Overall I am not a fan of vegan food, though I do see it’s economic value, but this was surprisingly super good.

Fabulous vegan dining experience. Servers were impressively attentive yet kept their distance and did not rush us through our meal. But the food stole the show. We ordered three courses with cocktails and loved every bite and sip. If you’re in the area and enjoy high-end vegan cuisine, you must give Baia a try.

I heard great things about this plant-based restaurant and finally made it here. Although the inside looks so lovely, we opted for outside seating while things are still too covidy. The location is great, brick building is nice, all good that way. Their outside zone is just average, as was the service; nothing bad, but nothing great. The arancini appetizer ($14) was tasty, but not like the arancini I grew up with. They were small (4 of them), with hard crust, and not gooey inside. It was a mix between arancini and falafel with an avocado-based sauce. I liked it when I stopped comparing. The kale pesto pasta ($18), also a fusion, was OK, but not special, although there were a few pieces of squash, which is nice. I much prefer my own vegan pesto. The portion was a bit small. The lasagna ($32!) was great, however, and I have no complaints. A really nice flavor with an appropriate-sized portion. The glass of chianti ($15) went really well with it. I had to remind myself that this isn't really an Italian restaurant, but rather a Californian-Italian restaurant. After realizing this, everything made more sense. And it being a plant-based restaurant is definitely a bonus. Shockingly, they do not serve bread with the meals (I asked) and I would very much have liked to have had a few pieces. Not only do I love good bread, but I'm accustomed to having bread with Italian food, so that was disappointing. I'm sure I'll be back, but probably not anytime soon.

The vegan food was excellent with many choices that is not just vegan junk food. The meatballs were really nice with strong flavors and great texture. My favorite was the Alfredo pizza. The crust was unexpectedly delicious - nice crunch but chewy in the middle. The Milanese was also really lovely with the pasta made just so dente. There’s an extensive wine list with some nice wine by the glass options. In terms of feedback, I made a reservation and they sat us in the bar area on the first floor under the staircase. It was cramped with chairs arranged in a very odd and uncomfortable way. Would have been ok if I was a last minute walk in but surprised they gave us this table having made reservations way in advance. My friend ordered a gluten free pizza but they didn’t pick up and she double checked when the pizza came. This could have resulted in her being uncomfortable for a few days. The ambiance is also a little off with the interior decoration neither here nor there. Is it a classic fine dining restaurant or a hip vegan spot? Who knows.

This is a fantastic spot. Fulfilling and luxurious food. Nice atmosphere. Lovely staff. Their spicy sausage and pepper pizza is absolutely breathtaking! It’s so good, you won’t miss the meat! You can hardly even tell that it’s all vegan

A really lovely place to get all plant based Italian food. The pasta was delicious and had a good bite, and the mushrooms were fragrant. The parking garage next door was convenient, though not free, and the wait staff was a little stiff and indifferent, but timely and not unfriendly. A solid place to go for good vegan pasta.

Have now eaten here twice for brunch and both times were fantastic. One of our favorite vegan restaurants - highly recommend the sausage pizza. Drinks were great as well and the arugula salad is delicious too.

Service is great, food is just okay. The concept is wonderful, but for what they charge for the food, which I don't usually mind paying, the food should be much better. Ordered 6 dishes 3 of which were good, and the other 3 not so much... cocktails are awsome!

Unbelievable and upscale fully vegan restaurant. Pastas are made in house, as is just about everything else. Very fresh and robust flavors.

Absolutely incredible. Years ago, I had my first impossible burger in the restaurant that used to inhabit this space. It’s a BEAUTIFUL restaurant, and I’m so pleased that a vegan restaurant can inhabit this type of formal space and be taken seriously. I brought all non-vegan friends, and they loved it, from the vegan mozzarella sticks to every dessert (we ordered all three). Everything was amazing, but I think the favorites for the meat-like pasta (multiple people said they wouldn’t have known it wasn’t meat) and the spicy pizza. I really loved the cacio e pepe pizza, it tasted like the pasta but in pizza form. The service was also incredible, and they were very nice. We had reservations for a party of 8, and they fulfilled our day of request to sit outside. There’s outside seating for probably ~20 people with heat lamps, but a large interior. They also have a full bar, and fun non alcoholic drinks. I will be coming back here every trip to SF.

This place was amazing!! Can’t recommend more. The staff was really nice and the bartenders were great. Most importantly all of our food was delicious! Can’t wait to go back.