Dinner tonight with two Norwegians

[Justin L]

I am taking my cousin and his girlfriend to dinner tonight and they are both from Norway. Last night I pointed them towards Bar Crudo and they absolutely loved it. I suppose they got there seafood fix (touristy wharf during the day today as well). However for tonight their only suggestion/preference is something unique to SF. There are a lot of places on my mind and I don't really know what to pick out. Canteen is awesome but a little limited and I ate there recently and want to try something new. So far I have these options

La Ciccia
Local Mission Eatery
Lolo
PPQ (if they don't eat crab at the wharf)
Prospect (kinda more than I want to spend)

Any other suggestions? I don't want to do fine dining and no the restaurant doesn't need to start with an L or P, Thanks!

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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

Bar Crudo
655 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

Local Mission Eatery
3111 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[Melanie Wong]

Commonwealth for a chef's personal style of San Francisco cuisine in a casual setting.

[steve h.]

I'd head to Cotogna near Jackson Square or take the "F" up Market to Zuni.
Zuni's been around for awhile and says, "San Francisco" to me. Cotogna is brand-spanking new but is a wonderful example of current Bay Area cuisine.
Neither will break the bank.

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Zuni Cafe
1658 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Cotogna
490 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

[Justin L]

bummer Poc chuc is closed on Wednesdays (starts with a P!), it is not a special occasion dinner but our last one until we see each other again so I was hoping for something a little more nicer (nothing wrong with ramen though). I have a rezzy at La Ciccia any recommendations on what dishes? I want to try the spaghetti with botargga for sure.

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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

[Ruth Lafler]

If you wanted to stick with the L and P theme, Limon and Piperade might be good choices. But personally I'd go with La Ciccia.

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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

Piperade
1015 Battery St., San Francisco, CA 94111

Limon Restaurant
524 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[carfeng]

How about Katana-ya? Last time I was there, I was with two Swedes and the table one over had two Danes. Though not uniquely SF, they probably aren't exposed to ramen much in Norway?

[Robert Lauriston]

Maybe Peruvian, Burmese, or Yucatecan? Not unique to SF, but not found most places.