Wine Wizards Restaurant & Wine Bar, Stockton

Surrounded by imported and domestic wines, a menu of small plates is served at Wine Wizards Restaurant & Wine Bar at a collection of café tables, echoing the low-key interior of many a European bistro. On Friday evenings, chefs prepare dinner specials that rotate every week, ranging from skirt steak in a mushroom and red wine jus to seared sea scallops over wild rice. During the rest of the week, stop in for cheese boards, airy quiches, and a variety of sandwiches such as real smokehouse ham with jarlsberg cheese—and, of course, a glass, taste, or bottle of wine from the vast selection.