Ordinaire
- ★ 4.7
- $$$
- Lake Merritt
Ordinaire is Oakland's natural wine bar on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt. Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013 with organic minimal-intervention pours.
Where to drink well in Oakland by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Oakland: natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
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Ordinaire is Oakland's natural wine bar on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt. Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013 with organic minimal-intervention pours.
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