Buddy is a wine bar in Mission, San Francisco.
Buddy in the Mission took over the former Californios room on 22nd Street, pouring natural and orange wines by the glass with small plates from a house chef.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Small plates from the in-house chef
Address: 3115 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Verjus in San Francisco is Lindsay Tusk and Michael Tusk's Jackson Square natural-wine bar, with a Quince-trained kitchen running pasta and charcuterie.
Signature pour: Domaine de la Coume du Roy Maury
Wine focus: Natural French, Italian, Spanish
Food: Bar snacks, pasta, charcuterie
Tip: The chef-counter four-top is the seat to want; book it via Resy the morning seats release.
Ungrafted in San Francisco is Rebecca Fineman and Chris Gaither's Dogpatch wine bar, run by two Master Sommeliers, with a California-and-France list 30.
Signature pour: Donkey & Goat Mendocino chardonnay
Wine focus: California growers and natural French
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, small plates
Tip: Ask for the staff blind-pour flight; both owners run it as a teaching service.
Birba in San Francisco is the Hayes Valley wine bar with an Italian-only list, a small back patio under string lights and a clean board of regional snacks.
Signature pour: Cornelissen Magma Etna red
Wine focus: Italian regional, biodynamic
Food: Italian small plates
Tip: Order the salumi board with whatever the kitchen is making that night; the cellar comes out by request.
Bar Crenn in San Francisco is Dominique Crenn's Cow Hollow wine bar next door to her three-star Atelier, with a Burgundy-heavy list and a Crenn-style snack.
Signature pour: Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
Wine focus: Burgundy, Champagne, Loire
Food: Crenn-style petits plats, caviar
Tip: Book three weeks out; the Crenn group lets one bar reservation hold the table for 90 minutes.
