Bar Jabroni
Restaurant · Lower Haight
698 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
Highlights
Creative small plates & natural wines in a lively setting
Creative small plates & natural wines in a lively setting
"How Far In Advance Should You Book? Two to three weeks for weekends, or a week for a weekday spot. Bar Jabroni is the sister restaurant to the beloved Palm City, so it’s no surprise that the Lower Haight bar was packed for weeks after opening. It’s still booked out some nights—especially weekends thanks to a great wine selection and solid snacky dishes like kampachi crudo and scallion pancakes with whipped feta. But you can always walk up for a bar seat if you get there early enough, or grab a table a couple weeks out." - julia chen 1
"If the ogling eyes of the celebrities at The Beer Hall aren't doing it for you, there's also Bar Jabroni. The wine bar-restaurant's single-stall bathroom ups the framed-famous-people theme to a mini-gallery of well-known movie lavatory scenes. When first-date jitters stymie conversation, pivot to a game of which movie is that sad-looking Woody Harrelson toilet scene from? Reservations for this cool wine bar are released two-and-half weeks out and they go quick. But the bar area is held exclusively for walk-ins. If you’re dead set on getting a table, come in around 9pm, order a glass of wine, and mingle with everyone else waiting for a spot." - patrick wong, julia chen 1, lani conway
"Come to this Lower Haight wine bar from the team behind Palm City to drink chilled reds with other people who wish they were in the Portuguese countryside. The petite dining room requires some strategizing—either squeeze in at the walk-in-only bar or reserve one of the tiny tables. It's worth the hassle to snack on fall-apart wagyu beef cheeks and creamy potato gnocchi, and make friends with the table sitting next to you. Just be aware the portions are on the smaller side. So instead of planning a full dinner here, grab a few glasses of rosé, order a pasta, and split an entree while getting to know your neighbors who may or may not be new crush material. Reservations for this cool wine bar are released two-and-half weeks out and they go quick. But the bar area is held exclusively for walk-ins. If you’re dead set on getting a table, come in around 9pm, order a glass of wine, and mingle with everyone else waiting for a spot." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, lani conway
"The team at sandwich superstars Palm City quietly opened this restaurant in tandem with a Top Chef-vetted chef in spring 2024. Robert Hernandez, who also cooked at fine dining outfit Octavia, serves oysters on the half shell with long pepper mignonette, black cod pil pil with potato and cabbage, and buttermilk cake with black sesame cake. This is one of the restaurants you’ll likely want to make a reservation in advance." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Couples’ hangs at Bar Jabroni require a reservation, or you’ll end up playing Telephone in a row at the bar. But once you’re settled into a high top or corner nook, it’s easy to get into a casual conversation over a bottle of natural wine and a mish-mash of small plates from their rotating menu (get the spring onion pancake with whipped feta). And if your foursome wants to keep things going, head across the street to Stoa for a nightcap. Reservations for this cool wine bar are released two-and-half weeks out and they go quick. But the bar area is held exclusively for walk-ins. If you’re dead set on getting a table, come in around 9pm, order a glass of wine, and mingle with everyone else waiting for a spot." - julia chen 1
