Somehow glasses of bubbly and foie gras never surface at your group-dinner gorge-fests.

The usual suspects? Wine and cheese, the latest gossip, and a gyrating belly dancer. (Well, on special occasions.)

Here to save you from sangria purgatory: Thomas Weibull (Rubicon and Plouf) has created Les Amis in the Financial District. You and your friends can finally kick back and relax over an impromptu bottle of grand cru.

Throw on your hottest chill-out gear (e.g., that Pink Spike you’ve been dying to wear) and gather with your gaggle over porcini-dusted salmon, five-spiced petit poussin, and beef with lobster ravioli. The best chaser? The trio of chocolate desserts.

Victorian fabric-covered booths and modern art may make for a gorgeously buttoned-up decor, but the eclectic clientele, creative cuisine, and cool beats will have you swilling champagne in no time.

And air kissing goodbyes on both cheeks.

Les Amis, 568 Sacramento Street, at Montgomery Street (415-291-9145).