Dalida is a Modern Mediterranean Restaurant in San Francisco’s Presidio. Dalida gets its name from a few places. In Polish-Yiddish it means dahlia, the official flower of San Francisco, but its also chef’s mother’s name. The food is a little Turkish, a little Greek, Armenian, Jewish, Arabic and Persian. The couple also runs the Mexican Restaurant Maria Isabel.  The chef Sayat Oyzilmaz worked at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and joined the Le Bernardin. He’s probably best known around SF in working at Noosh and leaving. (Yes we ate there when they were cooking) The food is geared towards eating family style. Dalida is divided into 2 areas, dining room and bar on one side. Open kitchen with counter and communal seating on the other. They tried to put us in the communal area even with a reservation on our first visit. The 2nd visit we ate in the dining room in 2026. Lunch on a Tuesday was pretty full. Food is exciting, not the usual fare you are used to seeing. Good place to eat with a larger party so you can sample more dishes. Service was fair. Waiter was not that up on the food and could not […]

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