Wine Bar

Komaaj Mazze Wine Bar is a Bernal Heights bar serving excellent Northern Iranian dishes in a homey space.

Julia Chen

May 8, 2024

Golden Sardine is a laid-back wine bar that doubles as an ode to North Beach’s Beat Generation past.

Lani Conway

May 6, 2024

A cozy Lower Haight wine bar, Bar Jabroni is the perfect place for a drink and something to eat in a dinner party setting.

Ricky Rodriguez

April 12, 2024

Céleste is a sexy bar in Cow Hollow where you can drink wine, look hot, and snack on Mediterranean small plates.

Julia Chen

December 4, 2023

Bar Gemini is a natural wine bar in the Mission that serves excellent food from the Ernest team.

Ricky Rodriguez

September 28, 2023

Tala is a small natural wine bar in Excelsior that has a long imported wine list and community vibes.

Ricky Rodriguez

September 28, 2023

Scarlet Fox is a wine bar and queer space in NoPa with excellent wines.

Julia Chen

September 27, 2023

This guide also has a lot of vinyl.

Julia Chen & Lani Conway

August 31, 2023

20 Spot is a great, laid-back wine bar in the Mission.

Lani Conway

August 31, 2023

Daytrip is a funky Temescal natural wine bar and restaurant (complete with a disco ball) that’s highlighting the power of fermentation.

Julia Chen

July 28, 2023

Bartavelle Coffee And Wine is a Berkeley spot that’s ideal for coffee dates and long lunches.

Julia Chen

July 13, 2023

Palm City is a feel-good wine shop, bar, and restaurant in the Outer Sunset. Their arm-length hoagies never disappoint.

Julia Chen

May 10, 2023

Ordinaire is an Oakland wine bar and shop specializing in natural wine.

Lani Conway

March 21, 2023

Arcana in the Mission is a plant shop during the day, and a buzzy natural wine bar at night.

Julia Chen

September 20, 2022

Buddy is a chill, casual wine bar in the Mission we wish existed in every neighborhood in the city.

Lani Conway

September 20, 2022

Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ is the best place for wine, whiskey, and lots of meat with a group.

Christina Julian

September 14, 2022

A night at Cafe Meuse should start with wine flights and end with a warm apple crisp.

Julia Chen

August 11, 2022

We go to this moody wine bar in the Richmond to drink wine and listen to records.

Julia Chen

August 10, 2022

Come to Corks in the Richmond for Italian wine and house-made pasta.

Julia Chen

August 4, 2022

Snail Bar is a small natural wine bar in Oakland Temescal with excellent constantly-changing small plates, like arepas, crudos, crudités, and escargot.

Julia Chen

August 1, 2022

Come to Scopo Divino in Lower Pacific Heights for wine and live music in a space that looks like an old-timey living room.

Julia Chen

July 28, 2022

Valley is a laidback restaurant and wine bar in Sonoma that breaks up the monotony of Wine Country’s stuffy, seasonally-driven restaurants.

Lani Conway

February 24, 2022

A16 in the Marina turns out some great pizza - and you can actually get a reservation.

Julia Chen

January 14, 2022

Out The Door in Pacific Heights has some of the best vibes around. They also have wine on tap. These things may or may not be related.

A lowkey Russian Hill wine bar with excellent meat and cheese.