WetStone Winebar in downtown San Diego's Bankers Hill occupies the ground floor of a turn-of-the-century building at 1927 Fourth Avenue, pouring globally sourced wines and serving tapas-format small plates since opening in 2007. The wine list pulls from Croatia, South Africa, Portugal, Chile, and lesser-known European appellations alongside award-winning house sangrias, assembling an international-by-the-glass rotation that complements the neighborhood's broader dining scene anchored by The Balboa's seasonal American menu a few blocks south on Fourth. The kitchen builds a Latin-Mediterranean fusion menu around dishes like Argentine churrasco with chimichurri, Madras-curried tiger prawns, Spanish morcilla pintxos, and a Brazilian moqueca seafood stew — a globe-spanning small-plates program drawn from the proprietor's years working restaurants in Los Angeles and Venice Beach. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Saturday with rotating glass pours, house sangria carafes, and steak-and-chimichurri crostini specials, feeding a post-work crowd that splits Bankers Hill's evening foot traffic with the craft cocktail program at Charade Speakeasy nearby. Private event buyouts and corporate gatherings for groups up to 50 configure the intimate interior and heated patio for multi-course wine-pairing dinners built around seasonal tasting menus.