K&L Wine Merchants
Jeff's five stars from January 2017 pick the right word for a bottle shop: "Best selection of interesting wine and spirits." Harrison Street, SoMa, and it shuts on Mondays.
Why go
This is a buying operation rather than a big room, and the thing a bottle shop is judged on is what its buyers drag in. Jeff's line is the whole account on file: "Best selection of interesting wine and spirits," five stars, January 2017.
No critic has written about the store, so the range, the team and the tastings are not described here.
Order this / avoid
- Order: ask what has just landed. That is what the five stars were for.
- Avoid: a Monday trip. Listings put the San Francisco store on Tuesday to Sunday.
What locals & experts say
- Jeff (first-hand), 5 stars, January 2017: "Best selection of interesting wine and spirits."
- Press: no critic has written about the store.
Good to know
- Timing: Tuesday to Sunday, per listings. Confirm before a special trip.
- Getting there: Harrison at 5th, SoMa.
Jeff's take (his words)
- His review (Jeff, first-hand, 5 stars, 3 January 2017): "Best selection of interesting wine and spirits."
Verdict
could-visit — Jeff gave it five stars in January 2017 and picked the word carefully: the best selection of interesting wine and spirits, which is a claim about the buying rather than the size. That is first-hand and it is the only voice on the page, so the rung stays where the evidence is.