10 Revelations in Spaghetti Form

BY TAMARA PALMER

The criteria for selecting my best spaghetti recommendations in California is that they have to be so good that you can’t make a better one at home, because my mom’s spaghetti sauce set a high standard early in my life. These restaurants rise to the occasion, with spaghetti dishes that are truly worth ordering.

Mom’s Spaghetti (squid ink spaghetti, lobster-shrimp sauce, lobster meatballs and Parm Reggiano) at Mother of Pearl, Los Angeles

Seafood laksa spaghetti at Colette, Pasadena

Maine lobster spaghetti with chili piperade and potato crunchies at Prima Donna, Culver City

Spaghetti with meat sauce at Original Joe’s Westlake, Daly City

Spicy Dungeness crab spaghetti at Fiorella, San Francisco

Spaghetti with cacio e pepe and pecorino Romano at Jon & Vinny’s, Brentwood

Spaghetti with six-hour Bolognese and parmesan at Jon & Vinny’s, Brentwood

Spicy spaghetti at La More truck, Bay Area

Spaghetti with mushrooms, peas, carrots and shiso at On The Bridge, San Francisco

Senegalese street style spaghetti sandwich special at Teranga, San Francisco

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