Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11:00 PM - 2:30 AM ยท Birba, Hayes Valley, San Francisco
Zakai of JVS Imports pours seasonal indigenous Georgian orange wines in Birba's parklet. Tickets include a tasting flight and a Georgian stew, but seating is not reserved.
A garden-patio wine bar where old- and new-world bottles (classic and natural) keep a walk-in crowd happily lingering. Weekday afternoons bring "Cheeky Hour": $9 mini spritzes and stuzziccini on the front parklet, briefly turning this quiet Hayes Valley corner into an Italian piazza. The name means "little troublemaker," which feels about right.
Generous spread of cured meats, pickled vegetables, and accompaniments
Medjool dates filled with blue cheese, wrapped in prosciutto with saba
Marinated white anchovies, a perfect wine bar bite
Whipped salt cod, potato, egg, crostini, housemade pickles