Baia - San Francisco

They have very unique menu. The food was delicious. Servers were very friendly. They have outdoor sitting and we took our dogs with us.

It was wonderful to find a place near the San Francisco symphony and other performing arts venues, when you're dressed up a bit and want a vegan fine dining experience. This is a nice restaurant where you can actually have a conversation with your companion. The noise level is just right. BAIA is easy to get to by public transit, but driving and finding parking will present some challenges The menu is creative, with lots of choices that frequently change. I first dined here in August, 2023 and enjoyed my experience so much that I returned a couple of weeks later. My favorite was the stone fruit salad with cubes of vegan blue cheese. December, 2023 update I've been back a couple of times in the fall of 2023 and have been disappointed on the last two occasions. The chef left and was replaced with a new one. Creativity and execution have suffered. Food is no longer a reason to dine here. I'm not sure if the beauty of the restaurant itself and the location close to the performing arts venue can keep it afloat. Updated from previous review on 2023-12-27

I still think about my dinner there over a year later, it was some of the best vegan Italian food I have ever had! However I am disappointed after reading some of the reviews on here saying that the drinks and wines are not all vegan. i had a bottle of wine while there, and was under the assumption that it was vegan as this is described as an all-vegan restaurant. There are too many natural vegan wines now from CA and Italy to not be able to offer a fully vegan wine menu. Also so many alternatives to certain liquors which may use gelatin etc.

This place is incredible. From the moment you walk in you are welcomed by friendly staff and a beautiful chandelier over the bar area. We were seated upstairs looking down into the bar and it was such a nice seating arrangement. They had a congratulation marker on our table since we were celebrating being pregnant. We ordered the mozz sticks and meatballs for appetizers and both were amazing. The meatballs may have been my favorite dish! Seasoned perfectly. For the entrees we ordered the spaghetti which had the most amazing spicy red marinara I’ve ever had and the radiatore which was equally delicious. For dessert we ordered the chocolate mouse and olive oil cake. The olive oil cake was so unique and a must order. Everything we ate was so delicious and you could really taste the quality. The staff was over the top amazing and the manager even dropped by to congratulate us. Our waitress even ended up gifting us one of our deserts on the house. This place is well worth the price as their efforts to create a lovely environment and delicious food really shows. I can’t wait to come back!

Have dined here multiple times under the former and newer chef and still holds up. The meatballs with polenta is a great starter and love how their salads rotate based on seasonal availability produce. All of their pastas are handmade daily hence the gluten free pasta which gives it such as a refreshing taste.