Tue to Sun 17:00-22:00
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 Mexican kitchen.
Signature pour: Glass route by sommelier Celia Pellegrini
Wine focus: Mexican and natural-leaning wines, Michelin Texas Sommelier 2025
Food: Modern Mexican small plates and tacos
Tip: Pellegrini won the Michelin Texas Sommelier Award 2025; ask her to route the pairings or the all-Mexican flight.
Tue to Sun 17:30-22:00
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 pasta.
Signature pour: Loire Valley Cabernet Franc glass
Wine focus: Old World, low-intervention bottle list paired to grain-driven food
Food: House-milled pasta and dim-sum-cart small plates
Tip: The bar seats see the dim-sum cart first and route directly to the cellar; book bar over table if you want both.
Daily 07:00-00:00
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, wine bar by evening.
Signature pour: Frozen Negroni on Sundays
Wine focus: Natural-leaning by-the-glass and seasonal cocktails
Food: Bistro snacks and brunch plates
Tip: Order frozen Negronis on Sunday with a brunch plate; the wine glass list is short but sharp at $14.
Tue to Sat 17:00-22:00
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 Mexican cellar.
Signature pour: Casa Madero from Coahuila Valley
Wine focus: Mexican wines, Spanish bottles and tequila reposados
Food: Regional Mexican dining room and Sunday hacienda brunch
Tip: The reposado-and-mezcal flight at the bar is the room's quiet routine; ask for the Mexican wine list at the back.
Mon to Thu 15:00-23:00; Fri to Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
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 patio.
Signature pour: Rotating natural-orange-wine glass program
Wine focus: Natural wines and grower-producer bottles, with hundreds of bottles for on-site or retail
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: The wine wall doubles as the retail shop; ask for a bottle to drink on-site at a flat corkage rate.
Daily 08:00-22:00
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.
Signature pour: Grower Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: International wine and natural-leaning by-the-glass, curated by June Rodil MS
Food: All-day French-American bistro plates
Tip: Master Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
