Pausa Bar & Cookery

San Mateo's place to pause. Open for Dinner, 7 nights a week. The friendly and knowledgeable team will ensure your every pause is a memorable one.

Pausa offers fresh and authentic Italian fare made from scratch with the bounty of Northern California from Chef Owner Andrea Giuliani paired with an all Italian wine list and craft cocktails and spritzes. Open for Lunch, Dinner & Spritz Hour.

10/19/2024

Our Prosciutto di Pausa has arrived at last! After spending two years in our curing chamber, it has reached the pinnacle of flavor and is available on the menu starting tonight. With limited availability, be sure you don’t miss the chance to savor this delicacy. Reserve your table today!

07/13/2024

🚨 New dish alert!

Just added to the menu today...
kurobuta pork shank, confit garlic potato foam, braised spigarello, venere rice, pancetta, chicharonnes, pork demi-glace

05/16/2024

We are closed this evening for a private event. We will resume our normal business hours on Friday, May 17th at 4pm.

We hope to see you soon!

04/09/2024

The Genziana Bianca, a play on a White Negroni, to stimulate your taste buds this Spring

1 oz Gin
1 oz Bordiga Extra Dry Vermouth 75 oz Lillet25 oz Bernard Barathier Honeyed

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, before straining into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist.


📸 credit: Hardy Wilson

03/09/2024
02/22/2024

What drink will you choose tonight?
Explore our selection of craft cocktails to find your perfect flavor…

agro veneziano - scotch, home made raspberry shrub, lemon, lavender simple, grapefruit bitters, recioto, lemongrass air foam

12/12/2023

What kind of effect does our pizza have on you?? ❤️

Photos from Pausa Bar & Cookery's post 11/14/2023

📣The moment we’ve been waiting for…Truffle Season is here!!And beginning tomorrow, November 15th, we’re introducing a special truffle menu in celebration. Make a reservation today so you don’t miss out on this epic culinary adventure!

10/25/2023

Autumn's flavors are here, and it's time for a treat! Savor our latest pizza with house made mozzarella, broccoli di ciccio & almond pesto, hen of the woods mushrooms, roasted broccolini, truffle perlage, toasted almonds, and crispy shallots.

07/21/2023

Living the sweet life, one dessert at a time…

white chocolate gorgonzola cheesecake, almond crust, orange cream, fig jam, saba

04/13/2023

As summer approaches we invite you to join us for a fun, informative and social tasting of Italian bubbles and rosés!

$90 per person ~ Includes a tasting of 30 wines, along with an assortment of appetizers. Tickets are available on Eventbrite, link in bio!

03/09/2023

Happy International Women’s Day! 🥂🙌

02/22/2023

Dear pasta, our heart BEETS for you! 😍

Beet radiatori, braised pork sausage ragu, crispy lollipop kale, parmigiano

02/21/2023

🫶Food shared is happiness multiplied.

Pausa Bar & Cookery on Instagram: "✨Housemade squid ink raviolone @pausasanmateo Squid ink raviolone filled with herbed sheep ricotta and egg yolk. Topped with caviar butter sauce and golden osetra caviar. #pausasanmateo #pauseeatrepeat... 02/18/2023

Pausa Bar & Cookery on Instagram: "✨Housemade squid ink raviolone @pausasanmateo Squid ink raviolone filled with herbed sheep ricotta and egg yolk. Topped with caviar butter sauce and golden osetra caviar. #pausasanmateo #pauseeatrepeat... 10 Likes, 0 Comments - Pausa Bar & Cookery () on Instagram: "✨Housemade squid ink raviolone Squid ink raviolone filled with herbed sheep ricotta and egg yolk. Topped with caviar butter sauce and golden osetra caviar. ...

Photos from Pausa Bar & Cookery's post 02/15/2023

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02/15/2023

❤️ Who are you sharing Valentine’s dessert with?

Caviar Week Dessert
Trio of chocolate milk, white, and dark chocolate mousse, chocolate caviar,
sponge cake

02/13/2023

🏈Win or lose, steak and caviar is the perfect end to Super Bowl Sunday!

Caviar Week Third Course
7oz wagyu new york strip, horseradish potato foam, black trumpet mushrooms bone marrow demi, kaluga caviar

02/11/2023

Take a look at the second course of our special Caviar Week menu!

Squid ink raviolone
herbed sheep ricotta, egg yolk, caviar butter sauce, golden osetra caviar

02/10/2023

✨IT’S CAVIAR WEEK and this first course is looking divine!

Limoncello Cured Mt. Lassen Trout, everything crumble, creme fraiche, mascarpone, fennel pollen, pickled spring onion, smoked trout roe

Come in February 9th-15th and indulge in a special 4 course caviar tasting menu!

Photos from Pausa Bar & Cookery's post 02/03/2023

➡️1, 2, 3 Everyone say Bomboloni!!!!

Bomboloni, sheep ricotta doughnuts, baileys semifreddo, cocoa nib marshmallow, hot chocolate sauce, white chocolate snow

02/01/2023

🌱New Salad Alert! 🚨

Frisée salad, radish, bread crumbs, bottarga, gooseberries, parmigiano, herb garlic dressing

01/30/2023

Chef Andrea had a fantastic time doing this interview with Juice - Enogastronomia del futuro! Check it out!

We Play, you Pause 💆🏼‍♂️

Questo è il motto di Andrea Giuliani e del team del ristorante Pausa 🍴
Ma partiamo dall’inizio.

Andrea Giuliani, classe 1974 nato a Jesolo, dopo qualche esperienza in Italia, nel 2005 decide di partire alla volta della California 🇺🇸

È nel cuore della Silicon valley che, nel 2017, apre Pausa Bar & Cookery, di cui oggi è co-proprietario ed executive chef 👨🏼‍🍳

Pausa è un ristorante italiano che negli anni si è affermato nel cuore della Valley più famosa del mondo grazie al suo approccio autentico e alla produzione interna di quasi tutti i prodotti utilizzati 🍞🧀🍝

Con Andrea abbiamo parlato di ristorazione negli Stati Uniti e di cosa serve per aprire un ristorante come il suo, con 59 dipendenti e che nel 2022 ha servito oltre 82 mila coperti, partendo da zero 🚀

Pronti? Si parte!

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Address


223 East 4th Avenue
San Mateo, CA
94401

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 4:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 9pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 4pm - 9:30pm
Sunday 4pm - 8:30pm

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