Restaurant Wines Starting at $25/Bottle

I seldom want to spend over $50 for a bottle of wine when I dine out. On a special occasion, that's OK. However, for a casual but nice dinner out, that's often too much. Increasingly I am leaving restaurants with my budget out of whack because of wine prices. So I was most pleased when I dined at Myth Restaurant last month and saw that they feature a selection of wines for $25/bottle or less. Plus there were a good number of wines in the $25 - $50 per bottle price range. More importantly, the wines weren't losers. We had nice Italian wine for $25 and a French wine from the Rhone River Valley for about $35.

Good wine alone does not make for a nice dinner out. But Myth's California/French menu does not disappoint. My group had an array of small plates plus one or two large plates. Everything was tasty.

I had been wanting to dine at Myth since the day it opened. I am glad I finally visited the restaurant. Weekend reservations can be tough, so try to book ahead of time. Myth may be reached at (415) 677-8986. The restaurant is at 470 Pacific Avenue, between Sansome and Montgomery. You can probably find nearby street parking after 6:00 p.m.

Where to Stay in San Francisco: Part VIII - Other Neighborhoods

To conclude this series on lodging in San Francisco, I'll review a few inns that are not in areas thus far covered.

North Beach, the old Italian section of San Francisco, has a comfortable bed and breakfast, Washington Square Inn, and a quaint small hotel, Hotel Boheme. I recommend both places; although, they are very different in character. The Washington Square Inn is a classic, upscale bed and breakfast. Hotel Boheme is a funky hotel on Columbus Avenue that will remind you of the neighborhood's Beat Era.

Near Alamo Square is the stunning Chateau Tivoli. When you walk in the front door, you will feel as if you are entering the home of one of San Francisco's grand dame's homes; which you are. The inn was built in 1892 as a private residence and at one time was the home of the owner of the Tivoli Opera House. If you stay here, be sure to check out the beautiful Victorian houses on Golden Gate Avenue, including the Seattle Block on the south side of the street.

The Inner Mission is home to Inn San Francisco, another Victorian home that has been painstakingly restored and converted to a bed and breakfast. The inn has some of the friendliest staff around. The neighborhood has a mix of twenty somethings, Latino families, and a few auto shops.

There are more small bed and breakfasts, assorted hotels and motels, and inns scattered about the city. If you want some help with locating lodging that will be the most convenient for your visit to San Francisco, please phone me at (866) 326-4237 or e-mail me by clicking here.

This concludes my series of posts on accommodation in San Francisco. I hope you found it helpful. Again, feel free to get in touch with me if I can be of some help in locating the perfect place for your San Francisco vacation.