This romantic Cathedral Hill institution's primarily Mediterranean cuisine has aroused appetites for 30 years.

Located in the shadow of St. Paul Cathedral, this refined 1889 brownstone is the essence of romance. The handsomely elegant dining rooms with fireplaces, oil paintings and Victorian wallpaper are a favorite anniversary, engagement or impress-your-date spot. Come summertime, it's lovebird heaven outside, with tree branches wrapped in twinkling white lights canopied over an old-fashioned bricked courtyard. Rich dishes include Merlot-steeped short ribs and seared mahi mahi with crunchy almonds.
With a fine list of sherries, ports and scotch--plus a romance-novel setting--the bar is one Fitzgerald would have loved. In fact, he once frequented this spot back when it was a drugstore.