Temescal natural wine bar with seasonal California small plates
Based on 218 reviews
exceptional natural wine listseasonal, creative cookingknowledgeable and unpretentious staff
loud on busy nightssmall portions relative to pricemenu changes mean favorites may be gone
$60/person
Best for: Natural wine enthusiasts who want food worth eating alongside the bottle · Date nights in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood (lively but intimate enough) · Vegetable-forward diners who want creativity without pretension · Groups of 2-4 sharing small plates across a leisurely evening
Busiest: Weekend dinner (7-9pm)
Reservations: Recommended
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What to Order
3 dishes
Seasonal vegetable small plates
The kitchen's strongest suit — whatever is fresh from the market, prepared with enough restraint to taste like itself and enough craft to feel considered
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Toast or bread preparations
House bread dishes that anchor the menu and give you something to work through with your first glass of wine
Natural wine by the glass
A rotating, carefully curated selection of low-intervention wines that is the restaurant's defining feature — staff know the list cold
