photo: Christina Mitchell
Remember when I mentioned wine shop/wine bar The Red Whale in February? Well, it soft opened last week with a new name: Ordinaire. Turns out Red Whale Coffee Company wasn’t crazy about a wine shop with a similar name. So yeah, Ordinaire. I stopped by the other day and ordered buttery Speck with Pickled Mushrooms ($8) and a glass of Quincy (Loire Valley, France, $7). There are also plenty of bottles on the shelves to take home or you can enjoy the wine in the shop for an additional $10.
3354 Grand Ave, Oakland
Wed-Fri, 12-8; Sat, 12-9; Sun, 12-5
Christina Mitchell
Christina is the founder of East Bay Dish. Her writing has also been featured in East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, Oakland Magazine and Edible East Bay.
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A wine bar on Grand, next to my office, what’s not to love!! Thanks for letting me know about this new place to enjoy a glass of wine.
Thanks for the heads up! I’ve been waiting for it to open. I’ll check it out.
And it’s so close to your office. Happy Hour for everyone!
Yay! Let me know what you think when you do.