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Wine Bars in San Francisco

Barrique

30s / 40s / Affluent / After Work

Party Earth Review Barrique is French for barrel, and inside this brightly lit warehouse of a wine bar there are eighteen of them stacked against one wall, tapped and filled to capacity with the equivalent of three hundred bottles each – a quantity that keeps patrons in good spirits at a good price. The wine itself often comes ... more

461 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133

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Winery Collective

30s / 40s / Ambient / Artsy / Casual

Party Earth Review Even San Franciscans who’d rather die than visit the most touristy area in town have a reason to go to Fisherman’s Wharf, at least when they’re on the hunt for bottles of small-production wines available only at Winery Collective. A hundred reasons, actually, seeing as that’s about how many boutique varietals can be sipped ... more

485 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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District

30s / 40s / Affluent / After Work

Party Earth Review A Mark Twain quote on District's website reads "There are no standards of taste in wine" – and perhaps in response, owners have filled the venue's open warehouse space with a giant, shiny U-shaped bar stocked with hundreds of palate-pleasing pourables. Three distinct zones lie beneath the exposed brick and rafters, including ... more

216 Townsend Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

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Uva Enoteca

20s / 30s / 40s / Ambient / Blazers

Party Earth Review Several blocks east of the famous Haight-Ashbury intersection and all its hippy/tourist trappings is a cozy little slice of Italy called Uva Enoteca. The name means “grape wine bar,” and owners take the translation seriously, stocking nothing but 100% Italian varietals on the extensive drink list. Older couples drop by ... more

568 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

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Bacchus Wine & Sake Bar

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Ambient

Party Earth Review While cozy wine bars have arguably become as quintessentially San Franciscan as cable cars, steep hills, and brightly painted Victorians, Bacchus Wine & Sake Bar puts added emphasis on the “cozy” part. Situated on a tree-lined block of Hyde Street, the tiny venue could classify as crowded with barely a dozen people inside ... more

1954 Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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Amélie

30s / 40s / After Work / Bistro / Hip

Party Earth Review Red lights, polished surfaces, and a touch of France create a sleek and sexy atmosphere at Amélie, a popular haunt for casual jet-setters, European expats, and lovers of unique yet affordable wine. Bottle lamps and paper chandeliers cast soft hues over the young professionals sipping their way through Happy Hour wine flights ... more

1754 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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Fat Angel

30s / 40s / Ambient Rock / Bar Food

Party Earth Review Part of Fat Angel’s name stems from the fact that much of the interior was salvaged from an old church, and part probably stems from the impish cherub statue above its door, no doubt fattened up by the handpicked wine and beer on the menu. Stamped tin ceilings and a hundred-year-old wooden bar-back combine with marble countertops ... more

1740 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

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Press Club

30s / 40s / Ambient Jazz / Artsy / DJ

Party Earth Review Wine lovers craving a trip to Napa Valley can save themselves the hour trek by popping into Press Club instead, a cavernous, subterranean lounge and wine bar popular with chic ladies and dedicated connoisseurs eager to sift, swirl, and sip their way through the evening. Tucked below Yerba Buena Lane – a pedestrian-only ... more

20 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, CA 94103

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With its proximity to the famed vineyard of Napa, it should hardly come as a surprise to even the biggest novice of the grape that there are lots of San Francisco wine bars to choose from. Enjoying a new varietal of almost any kind or price is easy in this town, for its denizens take their wine as seriously as they do progressive causes. Casual spots abound, making it easy for even the most budget-conscious to enjoy a bottle or two.

A great place to start on this end would be Amélie over in Nob Hill, a sleek and sexy haunt for casual jet-setters, European expats, and lovers of unique yet affordable wine. Uva Enoteca, several blocks east of the famous Haight-Ashbury intersection and all its hippy/tourist trappings, is a cozy little slice of Italy that stocks nothing but 100% Italian (and largely very affordable) varietals on the extensive drink list.

Notching up the swank quite a bit in SoMa is District, an open warehouse space with a giant, shiny U-shaped bar stocked with hundreds of palate-pleasing pourables, and Press Club, a cavernous subterranean lounge and wine bar popular with chic ladies and dedicated connoisseurs eager to sift, swirl, and sip their way through the evening.

The hunt for great wine bars in SF will not be a difficult one, but it certainly will be fun!