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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.
PourCornelissen Magma Etna red
WineItalian regional, biodynamic
FoodItalian small plates
TipOrder the salumi board with whatever the kitchen is making that night; the cellar comes out by request.
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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.
PourDomaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
WineBurgundy, Champagne, Loire
FoodCrenn-style petits plats, caviar
TipBook three weeks out; the Crenn group lets one bar reservation hold the table for 90 minutes.
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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.
PourOrange wine flight on the by-the-glass list
WineNatural wines and orange wines, comfy modern list
FoodSmall plates from the in-house chef
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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.
PourDomaine de la Coume du Roy Maury
WineNatural French, Italian, Spanish
FoodBar snacks, pasta, charcuterie
TipThe chef-counter four-top is the seat to want; book it via Resy the morning seats release.