A CELEBRATION OF ITALIAN CUISINE. Located on the corner of Montgomery and Pacific Avenues in San Francisco's historic Jackson Square, Cotogna is an Italian restaurant known for housemade pastas, spit-roasted and grilled meats, and seafood roasted in the restaurant's wood-burning oven. The word 'cotogna' is Italian for 'quince.' The restaurant is a more casual and convivial counterpart to Chef Michael and Lindsay Tusk's decorated fine dining restaurant next door.