Wine bars in Baltimore. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.

Where to drink wine

Le Comptoir du Vin ★ 4.5

station-northWed-Sat, evenings

Le Comptoir du Vin in Station North is a tiny natural-wine bistro from Rosemary Liss, pouring grower wines beside a weekly-changing French menu.

Signature pour: A grower's wine off the chalkboard list

Wine focus: Natural French and low-intervention wines

Food: Weekly-changing French bistro plates

Tip: The menu changes weekly and the room seats barely a dozen; reserve well ahead.

1729 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201

Grand Cru ★ 4.1

downtownDaily, afternoons to evening

Grand Cru in Belvedere Square is a wine bar and bottle shop in one, pouring a deep by-the-glass list with cheese and charcuterie inside the market building.

Signature pour: A rotating glass off the market bar

Wine focus: Broad by-the-glass and bottle list

Food: Cheese, charcuterie, small plates

Tip: It is bar and bottle shop together, so you can drink a glass then take the bottle home.

527 East Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212

V-No Wine Bar ★ 4.0

fells-pointDaily, afternoons to evening

V-No Wine Bar in Fells Point is a wine bar and shop on South Ann Street, pouring Italian and Old World bottles with cheese, charcuterie and panini.

Signature pour: An Italian red off the shop shelves

Wine focus: Italian and Old World bottles

Food: Cheese, charcuterie, panini

Tip: Pick a bottle off the retail shelf and drink it in for a small corkage; the patio runs in season.

905 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231

Fadensonnen ★ 4.3

station-northWed-Sun, afternoons to evening

Fadensonnen in Old Goucher is Lane Harlan's natural-wine, sake and beer garden in a converted carriage house, pouring skin-contact wines under string lights.

Signature pour: A skin-contact natural wine or a pour of sake

Wine focus: Natural wine and sake

Food: Snacks, beer-garden plates

Tip: It is part wine bar, part sake bar, part beer garden; the back patio is the place to be in summer.

3 West 23rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Bodega & Vino ★ 4.0

locust-pointDaily, daytime to evening

Bodega & Vino in Locust Point is a small grocer, cafe and wine bar in one, pouring small-producer bottles by the glass alongside snacks and pantry goods.

Signature pour: A by-the-glass pour off the rotating list

Wine focus: Small-producer bottles and by-the-glass

Food: Cafe plates, snacks, grocery

Tip: It works as a daytime cafe and grocer too, so you can shop the shelves and drink a glass at the counter.

1121 Hull Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
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