10 editor picks in Austin.
10 wine bar places in Austin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Austin | Wine Bar across every city.
Austin's wine bars range from dedicated natural-wine rooms to chef-led programs run alongside the kitchen. LoLo on East 6th is the city's first dedicated natural-wine room, Birdie's pairs Arjav Ezekiel's natural-wine list with the bistro kitchen, and Bufalina on East Cesar Chavez built a natural-Italian list beside its Neapolitan pizzeria. June's All Day on South Congress anchors its program with a Master Sommelier's by-the-glass list.
Barley Swine in Austin is Bryce Gilmore's farm-driven Burnet Road tasting room since 2010, a Texas-only sourcing kitchen with a Southwestern palette.
OrderThe chef's tasting flow; the menu changes daily around the morning's farm delivery.
TipOdd Duck on Lamar is Gilmore's sibling and the more casual option from the same playbook.
LoLo in Austin is the East 6th natural wine bar and bottle shop from Christian Moses and partners, the city's first dedicated natural-wine room with a large.
TipThe wine wall doubles as the retail shop; ask for a bottle to drink on-site at a flat corkage rate.
June's All Day in Austin is McGuire Moorman's South Congress wine bar and bistro since 2017, anchored by Master Sommelier June Rodil's by-the-glass program.
TipMaster Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Birdie's in Austin is Arjav Ezekiel's natural-wine list paired with Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's bistro kitchen, the 2025 James Beard Outstanding Beverage.
TipThe by-glass list is the strongest in town; Arjav is at the bar and will route you through the strange bottles.
Bufalina in Austin is Steven Dilley's natural-Italian wine bar and Neapolitan pizzeria on East Cesar Chavez since 2013, the room that started.
TipHalf-off pizzas during happy hour 4:30 to 6pm daily; the wine list runs 200 deep, ask for the orange-wine page.
Este in Austin runs a sharply curated Mexican and Mediterranean wine program at the Manor Road bungalow, with bar seating for ceviches and a wine-only.
TipThe bar takes walk-ins after 9pm; the wine list runs Valle de Guadalupe through southern Italy at the same depth.
Suerte in Austin runs a Michelin-recognised wine program led by Celia Pellegrini at the East 6th masa-driven dining room, paired with Fermin Nunez's modern.
TipPellegrini won the Michelin Texas Sommelier Award 2025; ask her to route the pairings or the all-Mexican flight.
Emmer & Rye in Austin runs an Old World-leaning wine bar program at the Rainey Street grain-driven kitchen, with a list built to drink alongside house-milled.
TipThe bar seats see the dim-sum cart first and route directly to the cellar; book bar over table if you want both.
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails in Austin runs a wine, beer and cocktail patio at its Clarksville bungalow from the New Waterloo group, coffee shop by day.
TipOrder frozen Negronis on Sunday with a brunch plate; the wine glass list is short but sharp at $14.
Fonda San Miguel in Austin runs a deep tequila and reposado list alongside Mexican and Spanish wines at the 1975 North Loop dining room, the city's heritage.
TipThe reposado-and-mezcal flight at the bar is the room's quiet routine; ask for the Mexican wine list at the back.
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