Waterbar is offering a cure for post-weekend funk with a weekly "Shellfish & Champagne" dinner series. Every Monday, diners get a three-course prix fixe paired with three different sparkling wines for $60 per person. On May 25, the menu includes truffled baked oysters, soft-shell crabs and crème fraîche cheesecake with roasted cherries (to reserve, call 415-284-9922).
More Mondays news: starting June 1, Bar Bambino will begin serving Monday dinner, offering a family-style Italian menu for $35 per person (quartinos of wine cost just $10). Each week will focus on a different region, kicking off with Marche and then venturing to Piemonte and Sicily for subsequent inspiration (415-701-8466).