Verjus is a wine bar in San Francisco.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar snacks, pasta, charcuterie
Tip: The chef-counter four-top is the seat to want; book it via Resy the morning seats release.
Address: 550 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
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.
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.
Signature pour: Orange wine flight on the by-the-glass list
Wine focus: Natural wines and orange wines, comfy modern list
Food: Small plates from the in-house chef
