Wine country,
hidden in plain sight.
Tucked into Manhattan Village, there’s a courtyard you have to round the corner to find: a fountain, string lights, and a seriously good wine list. Wine country, a whole lot closer than you’d think. We saved you a chair.
A courtyard you’d swear was three hours up the coast.
You hear the fountain first. Then you round the corner into it: terracotta underfoot, vines on whitewashed walls, mission arches, and string lights waiting for dusk. Tucked into Manhattan Village, it’s the little corner of wine country Manhattan Beach has quietly kept to itself since 2009.
Come hungry. Stay for the long afternoon.
The dishes that have outlasted three menu redesigns.
Wood-fired, made from scratch, named with a straight face. These are the regulars’ regulars.
Wine-Braised Short Ribs
Bone-in, white truffle polenta, red wine jus. Ordered since opening week.
Pan-Seared Sea Scallops
Saffron celery root purée, snap peas, asparagus, bacon and tomato jam.
Bee Sting Pizza
Soppressata, burrata, mozzarella, chili honey, basil. The leopard-spotted crust does the talking.
Firecracker Shrimp
Crispy shrimp, firecracker sauce, Napa slaw, avocado purée. Plan accordingly.
Calamari Fritto Misto
Fennel, pepperoncini, green beans, zucchini, Calabrian sugo, lemon aioli.
Four ways to lose an afternoon.
The Courtyard
Our signature escape. A tiered fountain, mission arches, lush greenery, and string lights that flick on at dusk. This is the wine-country hideaway people swear they’d never find on their own.
Fountain · String lights · Golden hour
The Front Porch
Streetside, sun-soaked, and where Happy Hour happens Monday through Friday. The wine’s open, the sun’s still up, and the drive to wine country is exactly zero miles long.
Happy Hour · Mon–Fri 4–6pm
The Dining Room
Inside, under the pressed-tin ceiling that gave us our name: Edison bulbs, warm wood, and a room that hums on a Friday. It’s also home to the Library, our wine-shelved corner where the bottles do the decorating.
The Library · Full bar
The Wine Cellar
Our private dining room, set apart from the main floor for the occasions worth marking. Tell us what we’re celebrating and we’ll save you the room, the long tables, and the wine list you came for.
Private dining · Up to 72 guestsA wine list deep enough to get lost in, run by people who’d rather pour than pontificate.
We built a serious program and then pretended it wasn’t serious. Central-coast syrahs worth arguing about. A Stash List of allocated bottles from our cellar. And the Simms Wine Club, poured exclusively from one partner: Gestalt Wine Company, the project of Dave Phinney, the winemaker behind The Prisoner and Orin Swift. We’ll happily nerd out about the bottle. We’ll just as happily let you point and say “that one.”
Lazy weekends and the long afternoon.
Weekend Brunch
Short rib hash, benedicts, honeybuns, and a mimosa flight on the patio. The unhurried kind of morning.
View brunch
Happy Hour
Wood-fired pizzas, cocktails, and wines at happy-hour prices, plus Girl Dinner and the Gentleman’s Plate.
View happy hour
Gather your whole crew in the courtyard.
A tucked-away courtyard, a private cellar, and a wine list worth arguing about. Tell us the occasion and we’ll save you the long table by the fountain.
Plan an EventFrom the courtyard · @tinroofbistro
The courtyard’s been waiting for you.
Round the corner, find the fountain, and pull up a chair. We’ll take it from there.