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9 wine bar places in Oakland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oakland | Wine Bar across every city.
Oakland has become a serious wine-bar town, with a strong natural-wine streak running through Temescal, Uptown and the lake neighborhoods. Snail Bar on Shattuck Avenue in Temescal and Ordinaire on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt are touchstones for the low-intervention scene, and The Punchdown on Broadway in Uptown pours in the same spirit. The Wine Mine in Temescal and A16 Rockridge Wine Bar round out a range that runs from bottle-shop counters to full restaurant lists.
Snail Bar ★ 4.5
temescal · 4935 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Snail Bar on Shattuck in Temescal pairs natural wine with a seasonally changing small-plates menu. Bib Gourmand on the Michelin Guide, no reservations.
Ordinaire ★ 4.7
lake-merritt · 3354 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Ordinaire is Oakland's natural wine bar on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt. Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013 with organic minimal-intervention pours.
Snail Bar ★ 4.8
temescal · 4935 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Snail Bar on Shattuck pairs natural wine with seasonal Bib Gourmand small plates. Walk-in only, six-top maximum and no reservations of any size.
The Punchdown ★ 4.6
uptown · 1737 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
The Punchdown on Broadway in Uptown Oakland is a natural wine bar plus bottle shop. Twenty-five glasses rotating weekly, attached retail program.
Bardo Lounge and Supper Club ★ 4.5
lake-merritt · 3343 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Bardo on Lakeshore Avenue near Lake Merritt is a mid-century-inspired lounge. Wine, supper club plates, and a Michelin Guide listing for atmosphere.
The Wine Mine ★ 4.2
temescal · 5427 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
The Wine Mine on Telegraph in Temescal is a corner wine shop with a sit-down bar. Small-grower bottles, a rotating glass list and a sunny back patio.
A16 Rockridge Wine Bar ★ 4.1
rockridge · 5356 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618
A16 Rockridge takes wine as seriously as Neapolitan pizza. Aperitivo hour pours Campanian and Pugliese bottles by the glass at a College Avenue counter.
Viridian ★ 4.0
uptown · 2216 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Viridian on Broadway in Uptown Oakland runs a cocktail bar with a strong wine and sake list to match Asian American small plates. The room replaced Plum Bar.
Sobre Mesa ★ 4.3
uptown · 1618 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Sobre Mesa on Franklin in Uptown Oakland is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail and wine lounge. Rum, Spanish wine, ceviche, plantain.
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