The Punchdown is a wine bar in Uptown, Oakland.
The Punchdown on Broadway in Uptown Oakland is a natural wine bar plus bottle shop. Twenty-five glasses rotating weekly, attached retail program.
Food program: Small plates, cheese, charcuterie
Address: 1737 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.
Signature pour: Sake by the glass, sparkling by the bottle
Wine focus: Pan-Asian-friendly cocktails and wine
Food: Asian American small plates
Sobre Mesa on Franklin in Uptown Oakland is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail and wine lounge. Rum, Spanish wine, ceviche, plantain.
Signature pour: Spanish and Latin American sparkling and red by the glass
Wine focus: Latin and Caribbean-leaning wine list
Food: Afro-Latin small plates, ceviche, plantains
Bardo on Lakeshore Avenue near Lake Merritt is a mid-century-inspired lounge. Wine, supper club plates, and a Michelin Guide listing for atmosphere.
Signature pour: Vermouth-led aperitifs and California pours
Wine focus: Mid-century supper club wine list
Food: Supper club plates, classic cocktails
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.
Signature pour: Rotating glass list from small producers
Wine focus: Small-grower wines, by-the-glass
Food: Snacks, cheese boards
A16 Rockridge takes wine as seriously as Neapolitan pizza. Aperitivo hour pours Campanian and Pugliese bottles by the glass at a College Avenue counter.
Signature pour: Aglianico from Campania by the glass
Wine focus: Southern Italian, Campania and Puglia
Food: Wood-fired pizza, antipasti, pasta
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.
Signature pour: Sake by the glass, sparkling by the bottle
Wine focus: Pan-Asian-friendly cocktails and wine
Food: Asian American small plates
Sobre Mesa on Franklin in Uptown Oakland is Top Chef Nelson German's Afro-Latin cocktail and wine lounge. Rum, Spanish wine, ceviche, plantain.
Signature pour: Spanish and Latin American sparkling and red by the glass
Wine focus: Latin and Caribbean-leaning wine list
Food: Afro-Latin small plates, ceviche, plantains
Ordinaire is Oakland's natural wine bar on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt. Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013 with organic minimal-intervention pours.
Signature pour: By-the-glass natural pours from California growers
Wine focus: Natural wine, organic grapes, minimal intervention
Food: Bistro plates, cheese, charcuterie
