Remember to call ahead to confirm corkage fees.

Please contact us at corkage@winehappy.com with additional restaurants’ corkage fees or updates to ones already listed.

Data collected via zagat.com, chowhound.com, and yelp.com

Last update: 6/8/2008

Free (no corkage):
Alhamra = $0
Anchor Oyster Bar = $0
Caffe Bellissimo = $0
Chichen Itza = $0
Chow = $0
Chutney Restaurant = $0
Cucina Italiana (Lake Berryessa) = $0 [thanks Sharyn S.]
Fig Cafe & Wine Bar (Glen Ellen) = $0
Frascati = $0
Gary Danko = $0
Gourmet Carousel = $0
Houston's = $0
Indigo Restaurant = $0
Masa's = $0
Jai Yun = $0
Jitra Thai = $0
KL Restaurant = $0
Laiola = $0
Lo Coco's Pizzeria (Oakland) = $0
Mai's Vietnamese Restaurant = $0
Mekong Restaurant = $0
Neecha Thai Cuisine = $0
North Beach Lobster Shack = $0
Okina Sushi = $0
Pakwan = $0
Pazzia = $0
Pesce Seafood Bar = $0
Piazza Pellegrini = $0
Pinot Blanc (St Helena) = $0 - CLOSED
PlumpJack Cafe = $0
Popol Vuh = $0 - CLOSED
Postrio = $0
Rex Cafe = $0
Rigolo Cafe = $0
Ristorante Milano = $0
Rotee = $0
Rutherford Grill (Rutherford) = $0
Shalimar = $0
Sultan Kebab = $0
Taste of the Himalayas (Berkeley) = $0
Tasty Curry = $0
The Grill on the Alley (San Jose) = $0
Um Ma Son Korean Restaurant = $0
Yokoso Nippon = $0 - CLOSED
ZinsValley (Napa) = $0
Zoya = $0 - CLOSED

<= $10 corkage:
A La Turca = $10
Ashoka = $10
Blue Jay Cafe = $10
Bodega Bistro = $9
Boulettes Larder = $10
Brick = $10
California Wine Merchant = $10
California Street Cafe = $0 - CLOSED
Carneros Restaurant (Sonoma) = $10
Catch = $7
Central Park Bistro (San Mateo) = $10
City Treasure Restaurant (Sacramento) = $10
Depot Hotel Cucina Rustica (Sonoma) = $10
Emmy's Spaghetti Shack = $10
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant = $6
Il Borgo = $10
India Palace = $3
Joe's Excellent Chinese Cuisine = $5
Le Soleil Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine = $5
Ocean Taqueria = $3
Osaka = $8
Palace Steak House = $6
Pomelo On Church = $10
PPQ Dungeness Island Vietnamese Cuisine = $10
Thai Time Restaurant = $7
Wappo Bar & Bistro (Calistoga) = $10

Buy One Get One (BOGO) corkage:
Bacco = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Chapeau = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Chenery Park Restaurant = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Coi = $0 if buy another bottle from list
El Raigón Argentine Asado = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Fish & Farm = $0 if buy another bottle from list; $5 for 750ml CA wine, else $10
Frascati = $0 if buy another bottle from list; limit 2
Iluna Basque = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Jardiniere = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Joe DiMaggio's Italian Chophouse = $0 if buy another bottle from list
One Market = $0 if buy another bottle from list
QuiXote's Mexican Grill = $0 if buy another bottle from list

Other corkage:
Alamo Square Seafood Grill = $0 on Wednesdays
Alfred's Steakhouse = $0 on Mondays
Barndiva (Healdsburg) = $0 on Wednesdays
Blue Water Grill (Menlo Park) = $0 on Sundays
Cindy's (St Helena) = $0 on Tuesdays
Dry Creek Kitchen (Healdsburg) = $0 if Sonoma County wine; limit 2
Eos Restaurant & Wine Bar = $0 on Monday happy hour
Fellini (Berkeley) = $0 on Tuesdays
Jack Falstaff = $0 on Sundays
Julia's Kitchen (Napa) = $0 on Thursdays
Market (St Helena) = $0 on Tuesdays
Mixx (Santa Rosa) = $0 on Tuesdays
Moose's (North Beach) = $0 on Tuesdays
Spasso Ristorante & Wine Bar = $0 on Sunday & Monday
Stella's Cafe = $0 on Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
Tablespoon = $0 on 1st Monday each month
Tajine = $0, bring own glass
Zazie = $0 on Tuesdays
Zuppa = $0 on Mondays

Remember to call ahead to confirm corkage fees.

Please contact us at corkage@winehappy.com with additional restaurants' corkage fees or updates to ones already listed.

Data collected via personal experience, chowhound.com, eRobertParker.com, and thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com

Last update: 11/20/2007

Free (no corkage):
25 Degrees = $0
A & W Seafood Restaurant (Northridge) = $0
Alegria = $0
Allegrini (Silverlake) = $0
Alejo's Trattoria (Marina del Rey) = $0
Artisan Cheese Gallery (Studio City) = $0
Bandera = $0
Barnacles Bar & Grill (Southbay) = $0
Barrio Fiesta = $0
Bastide = $0
Benley Vietnamese Kitchen (Long Beach) = $0
Bistro K (South Pasadena) = $0
Blue Hen (Pasadena) = $0
Bread and Porridge (Santa Monica) = $0
Brick House (Venice) = $0
Buona Vita (Hermosa Beach) = $0
Cafe Brasil = $0
Cafe du Village (Larchmont) = $0
Cafe le Piew (Santa Monica) = $0
Cafe Vida (Pacific Palisades) = $0
Caioti Pizza Cafe = $0
Carousel = $0
Cha Cha Chicken (Santa Monica) = $0
Chameau = $0
Cobras and Matadors = $0
Creme de la Crepe (Hermosa Beach) = $0
Cube = $0
Daichan = $0
Divine Pasta Company = $0
Doughboys Cafe = $0
Fat Fish (West Hollywood) = $0
Fritto Misto (Santa Monica) = $0
Gaby's Mediterranean = $0
Girasole = $0
Gulfstream (Century City) = $0
Hamburger Hamlet (chain) = $0
Houston's Steak House (chain) = $0 [thanks Glenn H.]
Indo Cafe = $0
Katmandu Kitchen = $0
La Bottega (Larchmont) = $0
Le Petit Jacques = $0
Madame Matissee (Silverlake) = $0
Mama Voula's (West LA) = $0
Mao's Kitchen (Venice) = $0
Maria's Italian Kitchen (Brentwood) = $0
Mario's Peruvian & Seafood = $0
Metro Cafe = $0
Nick & Stef's Steakhouse = $0 [thanks Glenn H.]
Osteria La Buca = $0
Pitfire Pizza Company = $0
Rosti (Santa Monica) = $0
Sawtelle Kitchen = $0
Sham Mediterranean (Santa Monica) = $0
Shillelagh (Long Beach) = $0
Simon LA = $0
Sunset Grill (Santa Monica) = $0
Sushi Central = $0
Tasca (Crescent Heights) = $0
The Coffee Table = $0
The Pig = $0
The Spot (Pasadena) = $0
Totoraku Teriyaki House = $0

Urasawa = $0

<= $10 corkage:
Amuse Cafe = $1 per person per glass
August Chris Cafe (Sherman Oaks) = $2
Biggs (Long Beach) = $10
Bistro de la Gare (South Pasadena) = $10
Bistro Verdu (Glendale) = $5
Black Angus (chain) = $5
Blue Pacific = $8
Bluewater Grill (Redondo Beach) = $10
Border Grill (Santa Monica) = $10
Cafe Bizou (Santa Monica, Pasadena) = $2
Cafe Blanc = $5
Cafe La Fornaretta (San Marino) = $10
Camilo's California Bistro (Eagle Rock) = $5
Cheebo = $10
Chez Jay (Santa Monica) = $10
Ciudad = $10
Cucina Bene = $10
Damon's Steak House (Glendale) = $10
Firefly Bistro (South Pasadena) = $7
Fritto Misto (Santa Monica) = $3
Gingergrass (Silver Lake = $8
Gio Cucina Napoletana (Encino) = $8
Guelaguetza = $4
Jackson's Village Bistro (Hermosa Beach) = $7
Il Capriccio (Los Feliz) = $8
Il Tiramisu (Sherman Oaks) = $5
Killer Shrimp (Marina del Rey) = $5
King's Fish House = $10
La Buca = $10
La Dijonaise (Culver City) = $4
La Scala = $10
Lawry's = $10
Marco's Trattoria (West Hollywood) = $10
Marouche Lebanese = $8
Meson G (Hollywood) = $10, $25 for 3rd bottle onwards
Mike & Anne's (South Pasadena) = $10
Musso & Frank = $3.50 per person
Nook = $10
Paul's Cafe (Tarzana) = $4
Pizza Rustica = $10
Pizzicotto (Brentwood) = $8
Purans = $4
Restaurant 2117 = $10
San Gennaro (Brentwood) = $10
Sixth Street Bistro (San Pedro) = $10
Soleil (Westwood) = $5
Sor Tino (Brentwood) = $8
Tangerine = $10
Taylors Prime Steaks = $10
Teri Sushi (Studio City) = $8
The Copper Room (San Pedro) = $10
The Crepe Vine (Pasadena) = $8
The Hamlet (Pasadena) = $5
The Kitchen (Silverlake) = $3
The Press (Claremont) = $8
Tutti Mangia (Claremont) = $10
Yujean Kang (Pasadena) = $10
Z Sushi = $10
Zelo Cornmeal Crust Pizza (Arcadia) = $8

Buy One Get One (BOGO) corkage:
Angelini Osteria = $0 if buy another bottle from list
AOC = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Balboa = $0 if buy another bottle from list, half-price on Sundays
Bin 8945 = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Maple Drive = $0 if buy another bottle from list
Melisse = $0 if buy another bottle from list

Other corkage:
Chez Melange (South Bay) = $0 on Tuesdays
Citrine = $0 if not a cheap bottle
Columbo's (Eagle Rock) = $0 if buy from CoWineCo
Dolce = $0 on Sundays
Josie's (Santa Monica) = $0 on Mondays
La Cachette (Santa Monica) = $1 on Sundays
Lasher's (Long Beach) = $0 on Thursdays
Matteo's (Westwood) = $0 on Tuesdays
Mia Sushi (Eagle Rock) = $0 Monday to Thursday if buy from CoWineCo
Pinot (chain) = $0, but $10 on holidays
Providence = $0 on Mondays
Second City Bistro (El Segundo) = $0 for 1st bottle
Table 8 = $0 on Mondays
The Lodge Steakhouse (Beverly Hills) = $0 for 1st bottle
The Restaurant (Bel Air) = $0 Sunday to Tuesday
Vicenti Ristorante = $0 if buy from Moe's Fine Wines
Xiomara (Pasadena) = $0 for 1st bottle

Remember to call ahead to confirm corkage fees.

Please contact us at corkage@winehappy.com with additional restaurants' corkage fees or updates to ones already listed.

Data collected via personal experience, eRobertParker.com, and takealotofdrugs.blogspot.com

Last update: 6/6/2008

Free (no corkage):
Bandera (chain)= $0
Beach Pit BBQ (Costa Mesa) = $0
Fratello's = $0
Gulfstream (Newport Beach) = $0
Houston's (chain) = $0
Jack Shrimp (Newport Beach) = $0
Leatherby's Cafe Rouge (Costa Mesa) = $0
Pinot Provence (Costa Mesa) = $0
SevenS (Tustin) = $0
Taléo Grill (Irvine) = $0

<= $10 corkage:
Aire (Costa Mesa) = $10 - CLOSED
Alvarado's Kitchen (Anaheim Hills) = $10
Ambrosia (Santa Ana) = $10
Avanti Cafe (Costa Mesa) = $9.50
Black Angus (chain) = $5
Bluewater Grill (Newport Beach) = $5, bring own glass
Cafe Hiro (Cypress) = $10
Café Tu Tu Tango (Orange) = $10
Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana (Encinitas) = $10
Crystal Jade (Irvine) = $10
Daily Grill (Newport Beach) = $10
Florentine's Grill (Fullerton) = $10
George's Greek Cafe (Belmont Shores) = $10
Green Parrot Cafe (Santa Ana) = $9
Il Farro (Newport Beach) = $10
Lucca Cafe (Irvine) = $10
Marché Moderne (Costa Mesa) = $10
Mario's by the Sea (Dana Point) = $10
Modo Mio Cucina Rustica (Newport Beach) = $10
No Ka Oi (Huntington Beach) = $10
Old Vine Cafe (Costa Mesa) = $10
Pangea (Santa Ana) = $8
Park Avenue (Stanton) = $10
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen (Anaheim) = $10
Spark Woodfire Grill (Huntington Beach) = $8
Stonefire Grill (chain) = $2
Thai Bamboo Bistro (Irvine) = $10
Thai Nakorn (Mission Viejo) = $7
The Beachcomber (Costa Mesa) = $10
The Cat & the Custard Cup (La Habra) = $10
The Crab Cooker (Newport Beach) = $5
The Old Spaghetti Factory (Newport Beach) = $5
The Spaghetti Bender (Newport Beach) = $10
Tutto Fresco (Rancho Santa Margarita) = $7
Vigilucci's Trattoria (Encinitas) = $10
Walt's Wharf (Seal Beach) = $10

Buy One Get One (BOGO) corkage:
French 75 (Irvine) = $0 if buy another bottle from list

Other corkage:
Abbondanza Bistro (Newport Beach) = $0 on Thursdays
Black Sheep Bistro (Tustin) = $0 if bring glass, else $5 glass rental
Blue Coral (Anaheim) = $0 if not on list, else $10 - NOW $20
Florence Italian Cuisine (Irvine) = $0 on Tuesdays - CLOSED
Golden Truffle (Costa Mesa) = $0 on Wednesdays
La Fondue (San Juan Capistrano) = $0 Monday to Tuesday
Memphis (Costa Mesa) = $0 on Mondays, else $8
Memphis (Santa Ana) = $0 Wednesday to Saturday, else $8
Motif (Dana Point) = $0 on Tuesdays
Napa Rose (Anaheim) = $0 if lucky
Nesai (Newport Beach) = $0 on Tuesdays
Quinn's Old Town Grill (Tustin) = $0 Sunday to Tuesday
Roman Cucina (Fullerton) = $0 on Wednesdays