by Eugénie Fontugne | 26-08-2025 | Food, Papilles, Papilles, Shopping East BayFrench WineFrench Wine BarOaklandWine Bars
Step into La Loulou on Oakland’s famed Piedmont Street and you could be in a chic wine bar on Paris’s Rive Gauche. French songs play in the background, the atmosphere is inviting, and every detail—from the décor to the menu—has been carefully crafted. La Loulou is the... 
by MerciSF | 24-03-2021 | Food, Shopping French Wine BarLaurent ManriqueRestaurantSouth West
Opened by Laurent Manrique * and Andrew Fidelmann, the Aquitaine Wine Bistro is not new to San Francisco, it has just relocated to Church Street. The reopening was scheduled for March 2020 but was postponed to February 2021. That’s good! With the gradual... 
by MerciSF | 14-08-2020 | News, SF Specials, Shopping, Visit Amélie FairfaxBoulangerieCaféFarm to TableFrench Wine BarOrganicPâtisserie
Led by Germain Michel, a team of Frenchies from the Bay Area took the crazy bet of opening a 3-in-1 concept: it”s how Amelie Fairfax was born in the midst of the COVID crisis. Bakery, Café and Wine bar are the 3 services offered by Amelie Fairfax. After...
