In the Press:
Scopo Divino Accolades
Explore Scopo Divino’s press highlights and accolades. See how our ambiance, curated wines, and memorable events make us a celebrated destination.
What Our Customers Say About Us
Recognition & Praise for Scopo Divino
BEST OF THE BAY: Scopo Divino Wins Best Wine Bar!
Years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 202448 Hills is proud to host the 44th edition of the Bay Guardian Best of the Bay! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to the thousands of readers who voted this year. See more categories at https://www.48hills.org/bestofthebay
Scopo Divino Honored with Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Scopo Divino, a wine bar bistro located in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, received the coveted Wine Spectator’s 2019 Award Of Excellence. This Wine Spectator award pays tribute to wine lists that do more than just excel, but those that successfully showcase a passion for exploring and sharing the world of wine, both […]
Best Wine Store in San Francisco
Years: 2021San Francisco has just voted Scopo Divino best Wine Store in the city. Wine at Scopo is not only a great thing to have there, but options for bottles to go are out of this world.
Best Wine Bars in San Francisco
Years: 2021Ten Superb Wine Bars to Visit in San Francisco
Scopo Divino Wine Bar: “The Divine Purpose of Wine”
Years: 2021For the last five years, Scopo Divino Wine Bar and Restaurant have won every award in the book. I met with Tim Hayman and found out why.
Best Oyster Happy Hours in San Francisco
Years: 2020Where to Eat Oysters Outside in SF Right Now
San Francisco restaurants anxious for next phases of reopening
Years: 2020San Francisco restaurants are anxious for the next few phases of re-opening. Some are already planning what their restaurant will look like and how it will adapt to physical distancing. They say it’s all about making customers feel comfortable and safe. They’ll be changing their floor plans and layout, even adding barriers to bar seating…
The Best Date Spots In San Francisco
Years: 2020Take a city bursting with eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, where an impressive 58% of us are single and ready to mingle. Mix in many of the world’s top rated restaurants, bars and stimulating activity venues to choose from. And what do you have?
San Francisco’s Coziest Bars
Years: 2020San Francisco doesn’t have ice age winters (we don’t really have seasons for that matter), but we still deal with cold snaps and fog on a regular basis. While you could escape those bad weather days by hiding under a pile of blankets at home, that can get lonely. So go to a bar instead. […]
20 Great Places To Drink Wine In San Francisco
Years: 2019The two most ideal places to drink wine are on your own couch while wearing fuzzy socks, and at an actual vineyard with the winemaker’s border collie named Riesling sitting faithfully by your side. But when you’re running low on laundry and realize the dog is actually a figment of your buzzed imagination, you do […]
The San Francisco Oyster Happy Hour Guide You Desperately Need
Years: 2019There’s nothing better than slurping down an oyster that’s been freshly-shucked and perfectly chilled. Unfortunately, there’s nothing worse than getting the bill after taking down a dozen or two, especially in SF where the succulent bivalves can be hella pricey. Luckily, these 31 restaurants are here to help, namely by offering great deals on oysters […]
Raise your glass to the best wine bars in San Francisco, according to Yelp
Years: 2019Of all the made-up food holidays out there, some calendar listings carry more weight than others. May 25 is one of those days: It marks national wine day.
Cheap Oyster Deals in San Francisco
Years: 2019Fresh oysters can certainly become an expensive habit, often nearing five dollars a pop at some of SF’s most discerning restaurants — unless you know where to find them for a dollar (or very close to, at least). From high end restaurants to low-key watering holes and bars, there is a mollusk waiting for you […]
Dollar Oysters and Where to Get Them
Years: 2019As the name suggests, Grechetto is an Italian wine of Greek origin. A light, slightly floral white grape from Umbria, it’s ideal for late afternoon, especially if that late afternoon should also be full of bivalves. Pacific Heights wine-and-jazz bar Scopo Divino makes this clear by serving an Argillae Grechetto by the glass ($13) or […]
Winning wine bars whet San Franciscans’ whistles
Years: 2018Located so close to the wine country, we San Franciscans love our vino. We buy it in bulk at Costco and BevMo; we buy it at Trader Joe’s and Safeway, and we like to drink varietals at home, in restaurants, and often, at wine bars. The city sports a wealth of wine bars old and […]
Scopo Divino: Food and Wine Therapy — and So Much More
Years: 2018Scopo Divino is doing a little bit of everything with their beautiful wine bar bistro space — and people are noticing. For one, they’ve already been voted best wine bar by both the Bay Guardian and SF Weekly in their “best of” issues in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively…
Wine bars are the new brunch spots—good morning, indeed!
Years: 2018Sometimes the best brunches come from the most unexpected places. These San Francisco and Oakland spots may specialize in wine, but their sumptuous morning meals are worth waking up for.
Scopo Divino wins Best Wine Bar as Voted by the Readers of the San Francisco Examiner
Years: 2018Timeout San Francisco’s Top Wine Bar Selections Includes Scopo Divino
Years: 2018Our selection of the finest wine bars in San Francisco
Toasting an Eventful First Year
Years: 2017Some may mistake it for a hole in the wall, tucked away near the bustling corner of California and Divisadero, but to those in the know, the Scopo Divino wine bar has become a neighborhood institution during its first year in business. And the food has turned out to be just as important as the […]
20 Excellent Wine Bars in San Francisco
Years: 2017For some, the words “wine bar” still summon up cliché lounges from the 90s, when buttery Chardonnays were the drink of the day. A new generation of winemakers (and drinkers) have paved the way for a…
SF’s Happiest Happy Hours
Years: 2017You’ve been anxiously awaiting your end-of-day escape. Have no fear — happy hour is here! This Local Yelp is your ticket to the worry-free zone, so kick back and take a look at the menu. Grab your buds for some lively libations and forget your aggravations.
Drink Wine on the Cheap at These 10 Places
Years: 2017There’s fine wine in this city, and it can be had without busting your budget. Thankfully, there are many places around town that want to make sure you have the chance to taste greatness with discount prices…
Food Inc. To Close After More Than 20 Years On California & Divis
Years: 2016After more than 20 years, Food Inc., a European-style cafe and wine bar known for its locally-sourced food and live jazz, is closing its doors at California & Divisadero. In its place will be Scopo Divino, a new wine bar…
Scopo Divino, New Wine Bar, Opens in Pacific Heights
Years: 2016Cozy upholstered couches and velvety flocked chairs gather around close-packed tables. Walls the color of a glass of ripe Burgundy are adorned with gently glowing, hand-painted golden maps highlighting the wine-growing regions of Europe…
Classic Wine Bar Opens in Pac Heights; See the Menu and Space
Years: 2016The recently closed Food Inc. space at the corner of California and Divis reopens Wednesday, July 20 as Scopo Divino, a classic wine bar from a former Chronicle ad salesman. Owner Tim Hayman enlisted the help of restaurant consultant Erik Reese…
There’s a Nice Little Wine Bar in Pacific Heights Now
Years: 2016We’re not saying you don’t already have a few date-night aces up your sleeve. We’re just saying you probably don’t have one where you can partake of wine flights and mushroom-stuffed quail while getting a little closer in a…
6 New Restaurants
Years: 2016Pacific Heights newcomer Scopo Divino has all the ambiance you’d want from a really good wine bar. The 1,000-bottle wine list is accompanied by a menu of light nibbles, including the ubiquitous…
3 Wonderful New Wine Bars to Check Out in SF
Years: 2016Pacific Heights was seriously lacking in wine bars—until last month when Scopo Divino opened on the corner of California and Divisadero. The wine bar, from first time restauranteur Tim Hayman, is unique because it has a membership component. Folks…
BEST OF THE BAY 2016: FOOD AND DRINK WINNERS
Years: 2016Our readers’ picks for Best Burrito, Best Sushi, Best Cafe, Best Cocktails, Best Romantic Restaurant, Best Sports Bar, and more…
Divino Comedy: A Wine Bar in Pac Heights
Years: 2016San Francisco, of course, has plenty of choices when it comes to deciding where to grab a glass of vino, and Yelp rounded up the city’s best options with impressive wine programs and great ambiance… If you haven’t been in to see for yourself, the idea of a wine bar in Pacific Heights could sound […]
Bay Area Bites Guide to Wine Bars in San Francisco and the East Bay
Years: 2016Sure, plenty of people think summer is all about beer. But when the fog rolls in, it starts to feel like time for a glass of wine. (And, really, when is it not time for a glass of wine?) Wine bars have been popping up everywhere in the last few years, to the point that […]
New Wine Bar Scopo Divino Now Open in Lower Pac Heights
Years: 2016There’s a new wine bar that opened in Lower Pacific Heights called Scopo Divino (in the former Food Inc. space). The international wine list has more than 1,000 bottles, with a focus on Burgundy, and a range of selections from the approachable…