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.
Food program: 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.
Address: 1800 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Service winner.
Signature pour: Whatever rare grower-producer Arjav has on; the list moves daily
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines, by-the-glass and bottle, James Beard 2025 winner
Food: Counter-service bistro pastas and crudo
Tip: The by-glass list is the strongest in town; Arjav is at the bar and will route you through the strange bottles.
