Founded in Italy in 1972 as a baking school, Il Fornaio at 1333 1st St in Coronado, CA 92118, serves award-winning Italian cuisine at the Coronado Ferry Plaza with San Diego Bay and skyline views. Known for housemade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, rotisserie meats, and an oak-burning oven that produces fresh bread daily, the Coronado location earned the 2013 Marchio Ospitalità certification from the Italian government confirming it as an authentic Italian dining experience. The menu features Carpaccio at $20, Rustichella flatbread at $19, lobster ravioli, tagliatelle Bolognese, and seasonal risotto alongside a repeat Wine Spectator Award of Excellence wine program. The heated patio overlooks San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bridge, and the downtown skyline, positioned in the same Ferry Landing complex as Spiro's Mediterranean Cuisine. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday 3:00 to 6:00 PM with $6 beers and $7 wines. Private dining and event coordination available on-site. Complimentary two-hour parking in the Ferry Landing lot. For casual East Coast-style pizza across the plaza, Village Pizzeria Bayside is at 1201 1st St.