A 24-page list with Champagne, Jura, Burgundy and orange wine
Inner Richmond · San Francisco · Turkish · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Kitchen Istanbul links its a la carte menu and a 24-page wine list as Adobe InDesign documents; the wine list opens with Wines by the Glass and then Wines by the Bottle. The glass page has 15 wines plus a Three-Glass Progression, a sommelier's choice priced 75 full or 40 half. The bottle pages run through Champagne, Germany, Alsace, Austria, Jura, the Loire, Burgundy, the Rhone, Italy, Spain and the Americas. The documents print vintages but no date, so confirm what is open.
The sparkling section is split into Non-Vintage Champagne (22 entries, from Chavost Blanc Assemblage at 90 to Ulysse Collin Les Maillons at 550), Vintage Champagne and Other Bubbles, which starts at Keltis Mario Rose at 65. The white pages are organized by region, including Germany, Alsace and Austria, Jura and Savoie (Ganevat, Rousset-Martin), the Loire (a long run of Chenin Blanc, including Domaine Belargus and Bernaudeau), Chablis and White Burgundy. An In Between section lists eight orange wines and twelve rose wines. The red pages cover Jura, the Loire, Beaujolais, Red Burgundy, the Northern and Southern Rhone, Italy (Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2014 at 485, Valentini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo), Spain and Croatia, and the Americas, Australia and Japan. Prices are posted as bare numbers.
The Wines by the Glass page lists three sparkling wines (22 to 33), five whites (15 to 19), two In-Between pours (an orange Fabian Jouves at 18 and a Gavoty rose at 16) and five reds (15 to 22), plus beer. Prices are bare numbers on a page titled Wines by the Glass. A chilled red, Monte Dall'Ora Saseti Valpolicella Classico 2025, is 16. The Dessert Wines by the Glass list on the last page runs from 13 (Domaine de Durban Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise) to 70 (De La Riva Oloroso Balbaina Baja).
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The Bottom Line
A very large, French-centered list that is easier to enjoy if you pick a region first. Start with the 15-wine glass page, where the Suire Saumur Chenin at 15 and the chilled Saseti red at 16 are the easy entries, or try the Three-Glass Progression at 75 (40 half). The list prints no date, so confirm what is open. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
West Portal · San Francisco · Italian wine bar and small plates
A wine-bar list built around Italian bottles, with prices from $41 to $600 on the Wine List page. Start with the Firmino Miotti Breganze Cabernet 2015 at $18/64 from the glass section, or take the Raina Le Campette Montefalco Rosso 2020 at $42 if you want a bottle, and confirm prices since neither page is dated. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Fillmore · San Francisco · Indian, Regional
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Hayes Valley · San Francisco · Wine bar with California/Italian-leaning small plates
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North Beach · San Francisco · Italian
A pizzeria wine list with real range: 24 wines under the Glasses heading, Italian reds sorted by region, and New World reds that include Napa and Paso Robles Cabernet. Start with the $10/$40 house Chianti Superiore, or try the $13/$52 Planeta Ceresuolo with a Margherita, and confirm vintages and prices before you order. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · French
A 66-page list that starts with a 20-pour glass page and moves quickly into Burgundy, Rhône and Bordeaux bottles priced in the hundreds and thousands, so decide early whether you are drinking by the glass or committing to a bottle. Start with the $20 Chablis or the $23 Corsican red, and confirm today's list because it carries no print date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Potrero Hill · San Francisco · Italian
A list with two speeds: 29 glass pours from $13 to $45, and a bottle book that runs from $44 to $2,100. Start with the $13 Il Frappato or the $18 Vietti Perbacco Nebbiolo, then look at the Etna Rosso bottles (Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2023 is $82) if you want a bottle. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks list, not service, storage or markups.
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