Cyrus, the Michelin-starred wine-country destination in Geyserville, is flipping the script on its front Bubbles Lounge and turning it into a seasonal ramen pop-up called Kisetsu Ramen. The new project promises a tight, three-course ramen experience priced at $75 and will seat just 12 diners per service. The pop-up is slated to begin on Jan. 29 and will run Thursday through Saturday, with weekly reservations released every Sunday.
Where This Is Happening
Cyrus sits along Highway 128 in Geyserville, and the restaurant’s publicly listed site confirms the property operates a separate lounge space alongside its main Dining Journey. The restaurant reopened in 2022 after a long hiatus and now presents an immersive, multi-room tasting experience for guests. Per the restaurant’s website, the property lists its address and menus online: Cyrus.
What To Expect From Kisetsu
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Kisetsu will start with three Japanese-style starters: chawanmushi, tsukemono and okonomiyaki. Diners then pick from a set of ramen bowls before finishing with ube profiteroles for dessert. Ramen options include a spicy lobster-and-kimchi bowl, a soy-braised pork shoulder simmered for 36 hours, and a white-miso vegetarian dashi with winter vegetables. The pop-up will seat 12 diners per night, run Thursday through Saturday and charge $75 for the three-course set, with reservations opening every Sunday for the coming week, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Keane’s Approach
“The idea was to completely differentiate the lounge as a separate concept,” chef-owner Douglas Keane told the San Francisco Chronicle while explaining the shift. Keane has experimented with Japanese-influenced projects before, converting his Healdsburg steakhouse Shimo into a noodle house in 2011 and later pursuing a yakitori-style project, and outlets such as Eater SF have chronicled those phases of his career. Kisetsu is meant to let the kitchen play with more casual, frequently refreshed dishes without altering the core Dining Journey.
What This Means For Diners
For diners, Kisetsu provides an entry point to Keane’s cooking at a fraction of the Dining Journey’s price; the multi-room tasting experience runs about $325. That price gap gives locals and visitors a simpler way to sample the restaurant’s Japanese-inflected flavors on weekend nights, while the main tasting program remains available on select evenings, according to published coverage. NorthBay Biz details the Dining Journey pricing and schedule.
