Ocean Beach wine shop also houses a comfortable, casual-chic restaurant and wine bar backed bigtime San Diego foodies.

The Scene
Though prominent culinary talent and restaurateur Ed Moore owns the place, there is little pretense about the food, the wine or the ambiance at this OB eatery. It looks like a large wine cellar in the basement of an old house, with a charming mish-mash of tables tucked away in the few open corners. Three distinct rooms--bar, cafe, outdoor patio--allow everyone in the diverse crowd to find a comfortable spot to sip and chow. The menu is divided into 'smaller stuff' like olive and pate samplers and 'bigger stuff' like grilled salmon. But the more than 800 wines are really the main course here. Browse the open crates and displays throughout the dining room, rather than the menu, for a choice bottle. In cool, backwards style, the wine-savvy servers and 'tenders are happy to help select a snack to go with your grapes.