Wine Bar

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

Ricky Rodriguez

September 28, 2023

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

Ricky Rodriguez

September 28, 2023

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

Julia Chen

September 27, 2023

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This guide also has a lot of vinyl.

Julia Chen & Lani Conway

August 31, 2023

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

Lani Conway

August 31, 2023

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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

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

Julia Chen

July 13, 2023

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For wine and fun bar snacks, like Lunchables and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, head to Sluts in SoMa.

Julia Chen

April 19, 2023

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

Lani Conway

March 21, 2023

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

Julia Chen

September 20, 2022

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

Lani Conway

September 20, 2022

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Valley is a wine bar and restaurant on Sonoma Plaza.

Allison Green

September 15, 2022

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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

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

Julia Chen

August 11, 2022

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

Julia Chen

August 10, 2022

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Le Fantastique is a seafood, wine, and audio bar serving beautifully presented food that we feel lukewarm about.

Julia Chen

August 9, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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

Julia Chen

January 14, 2022

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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.

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

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Meet Terzo, your utility player restaurant. It’s hard to go wrong at this Cow Hollow bistro.

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Amelie in Nob Hill is a neighborhood spot with well-priced wine and French and Italian small plates.

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Will Kamensky

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Fool’s Errand is a snug wine bar in NoPa with a great bottle and by-the-glass list.

Written by

Will Kamensky