San Francisco's wine scene runs deep, from master-sommelier-run rooms like Ungrafted to Parisian cave vibes at Verjus and disco-ball natural wine parties at Bar Part Time. Whether you want live jazz with your Cabernet or tinned fish with your Riesling, the City by the Bay delivers.
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Black-owned wine bar and shop from Master Sommeliers Chris Gaither and Rebecca Fineman, with a French-focused list, small plates, and a daily 3–5pm happy hour in an airy warehouse space.
Pip’s Tip Black-owned by Master Sommeliers Chris Gaither and Rebecca Fineman. Closed Sunday and Monday, Dogpatch.
Candle-lit Parisian-style wine bar from the Quince team, pouring stellar French bottles alongside small plates and daily specials in Jackson Square.
Pip’s Tip From the Quince team, Parisian styling in Jackson Square. Saturday opens 11:30, otherwise evenings only.
Moody, skylight-lit wine bar and shop from sommeliers John Vuong and Michael Ireland, where serious pours meet vinyl records, snacks, and zero pretension.
Pip’s Tip Daily from four in the Inner Richmond. Skylit and moody, and it is a shop as well as a bar.
Upscale wine bar and restaurant with rotating house bands playing jazz, swing, and bossa nova, plus an extensive global list, oyster happy hour, and weekend brunch.
Pip’s Tip Live jazz six nights weekly
Intimate Hayes Valley wine bar with a secret back garden patio, perfect for lingering over Old World bottles on a sunny afternoon.
Pip’s Tip Hidden back garden oasis
Beloved Outer Sunset wine bar and shop famous for legendary hoagies paired with natural and skin-contact wines, a few blocks from Ocean Beach.
Pip’s Tip Hoagies and skin-contact wine
Cozy, chill, and beautifully designed Mission wine bar pouring thoughtful bottles and wine cocktails alongside elevated snacks, open seven nights a week.
Pip’s Tip Cozy, beautifully designed neighborhood gem
Checkered floors, a disco ball, and DJs turn this natural wine bar into the Mission's favorite dance party, with serious low-intervention pours behind the fun.
Pip’s Tip Natural wine disco party
Part wine bar, part poetry bookstore honoring North Beach's Beat heritage, with Rieslings, Champagnes, and tinned fish in a one-of-a-kind literary setting.
Pip’s Tip Wine bar meets poetry bookstore
Brooklyn-inspired wine bar with exposed brick and 90s-nightclub energy, pouring 25-plus wines by the glass plus rare bottles, burgers, and steak frites until 12:30am.
Pip’s Tip Late-night wine party energy
Welcoming SoMa bottle shop and bar that feels like a friendly bookstore, with sommelier's-choice wine flights, a rotating by-the-glass list, and a killer cheese menu.
Pip’s Tip Bookshop-cozy bottle shop and bar
LGBTQ women-owned neighborhood wine bar and shop with a friend's-living-room feel, pouring approachable glasses and selling bottles to go.
Pip’s Tip Living-room vibes, women-owned
Black-owned by Master Sommelier couple Chris Gaither and Rebecca Fineman, this warehouse-chic Dogpatch wine bar and shop pairs a deeply personal, French-leaning list with serious hospitality. Daily happy hour, full lunch and dinner menus, and some of the sharpest wine minds in America behind the bar.
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