A neighborhood wine bar with a wood-fired kitchen. Forty wines by the glass, small plates meant for sharing, and a room lit for long conversations.
Early pour: Tue–Fri, 5–6pm: $10 glasses
Kitchen: Last orders an hour before close
Street parking on Fifth and Laurel; the Balboa Park lots are a five-minute walk.
Get directions →Book by phone for parties up to eight. The bar and patio are always walk-in.
Call (619) 555-0142The kitchen cooks over oak and the menu follows the market, so a few things change every week.
Grilled sourdough, parsley and shallot salad, flaky salt
Heirloom tomatoes, basil, aged balsamic
Roasted lemon, garlic confit, herbs
Salsa verde, crispy potatoes
Brown butter, capers, lemon, greens
Wild mushrooms, aged parmesan, thyme
We pour small growers from California, the Loire and the Jura next to the classics, and we open bottles by the glass that most bars keep locked away.
Tell us what you like and we'll pour you a taste of something you've never heard of. That's the whole idea.
About the bar →Private events
Our back room seats twenty-four for dinner or forty for a standing reception, with its own list and a menu built with our chef.
Wine club
Every month we pick three bottles we can't stop talking about and set them aside for members, with tasting notes and a dish to cook with each.
Walk-ins are always welcome at the bar and on the patio. For a table, give us a call.
Book by phone for parties up to eight. The bar and patio are always walk-in.