Saison Cellar & Wine Bar
Wine bar · South of Market ·
Stellar wines curated by a renowned winemaker, French fare
Stellar wines curated by a renowned winemaker, French fare
"Saison Cellar is a wine bar located in SoMa. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"This wine bar (from the team behind Saison, if you couldn’t guess) is all about serving glasses that are typically sold by the bottle—like Krug champagne. Just a few doors down from Saison in SoMa, they’ve got 40-ish glasses, with prices ranging from $11 to $75. And if you decide you need a snack while you're sipping that syrah, they’ve got a few food options, like a croque monsieur, caviar service, and potato balls topped with lavender honey." - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1
"If you’re looking for a night of stellar wines led by the winemaker of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant group, that’s a tall order, but Saison Cellar & Wine Bar is your place. Saison co-founder and winemaker Mark Bright takes the lead at this Townsend Street spot, and he’s curated a broad selection of wines available by the glass and bottle, with options in every price range one can imagine. There will be Saison Wines, of course, but also international and domestic options that have influenced Bright’s wine journey. Maison Nico provides bites with a selection of pates and terrines." - Dianne de Guzman, Eater Staff
"Opening in June in SoMa, I expect Saison Cellar & Wine Bar to be a two-part wine destination led by Saison co‑founder and winemaker Mark Bright: a wine bar settling into 234 Townsend (the former Petit Marlowe space where Bright once opened Les Clos) and a private, members-only cellar at 228 Townsend. The wine bar will feature between 30 and 40 selections by the glass—priced roughly from $12 to $100+—with pours that include Grand Cru Burgundy for under $50 and Krug Champagne by the glass for $75, plus pop-ups from producers like Raveneau, Ramonet, and 1st Growth Bordeaux; the program will also offer 1,000 wines by the bottle and use a preservation system to allow higher-end pours. While the focus is wine, the food program is substantial enough to fill a night: Maison Nico is providing pates and terrines, there will be caviar service, a cheese cart, and charcuterie sliced to order with help from Paul Carayas. The cellar membership (228 Townsend) is being offered to founding members for $5,000 and includes a climate-controlled private locker for up to 78 bottles, a starter case of wine, a $5,000 credit for purchases during the year, access to wine events and dinners across Saison Hospitality Group (including a planned summer event with Olivier Krug), wine education and a concierge for reservations, plus a consultation with Bright on private collections. Bright frames the concept as “affordable luxury,” drawing on lessons from the Scotts Valley location, and stresses that you don’t have to be a member to enjoy the wine bar." - Dianne de Guzman
"From the mighty restaurant group behind Saison and Angler in San Francisco comes Saison Cellar & Wine Bar, the business’s first dedicated wine bar and Scotts Valley’s first wine bar at all. The Lookout had the story of beverage director Mark Bright extolling the virtues of the mostly French and Santa Cruz Mountain wines in the new space, which opened in mid-October." - Lauren Saria