6 wine bar rooms in Buffalo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Buffalo | Wine Bar across every city.
Buffalo's wine bars tend to sit inside restaurants and Italian rooms rather than stand alone, with downtown and the West Side holding most of the action. Bacchus Wine Bar and Restaurant on West Chippewa Street is the most dedicated of the group, while Tappo Italian and Marble + Rye build serious wine programs into their dining rooms. The Left Bank on Rhode Island Street and Ristorante Lombardo's wine cellar round out a scene where the list is part of a larger kitchen.
Bacchus Wine Bar and Restaurant ★ 4.4
56 W Chippewa St, Buffalo, NY 14202
Bacchus on West Chippewa Street downtown is the wine bar inside the historic Calumet building, with a deep by-the-glass list and a full New American menu.
Tappo Italian (Wine Program) ★ 4.3
338 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Tappo Italian on Ellicott Street keeps a deep Italian regional wine list ($30 to $300+) and pours Brunello, Barolo and Tuscan reds by the glass downtown.
Marble + Rye (Wine and Cocktail Program) ★ 4.5
112 Genesee St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Marble + Rye on Genesee Street downtown is the Dimmer-Willmott cocktail-and-dining room, with a wine program built on Old World and natural-leaning labels.
Ristorante Lombardo (Wine Cellar) ★ 4.6
1198 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216
Lombardo on Hertel keeps Buffalo's deepest Italian wine cellar, with Tuscan and Piedmont reds, Brunello pours and the city's longest single-region wine list.
The Left Bank (Wine Bar) ★ 4.3
511 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY 14213
The Left Bank near Elmwood Village keeps a European-leaning by-the-glass program paired with seasonal small plates in a romantic-bistro West Side dining room.
Patina 250 (Wine Program) ★ 4.2
250 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
Patina 250 inside the Westin pours Finger Lakes whites and Niagara Wine Trail reds alongside a national list, anchoring a downtown hotel wine bar.