Where to drink well in Cincinnati by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Cincinnati. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
A Tavola in Cincinnati's Madeira on Miami Avenue is the Italian trattoria and wine bar with wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas and an Italian regional wine list.
Signature pour: Italian regional pours by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, natural pours
Food: Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, antipasti
Mom 'n 'em on Colerain Avenue in Cincinnati's Camp Washington is the cafe and wine bar named the best coffee shop in Ohio by Food and Wine magazine.
Signature pour: Natural wine by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and allocated wines from boutique importers
Food: House pastries, tinned fish, snacks
Ghost Baby on Republic Street in OTR is Cincinnati's subterranean cocktail-jazz lounge inside a lagering tunnel, with a natural-wine pour list.
Signature pour: Pet-nat and natural orange wines
Wine focus: Natural wines and cocktail-friendly bottles
Food: Small plates and snacks
Abigail Street on Vine Street in OTR runs Cincinnati's Mediterranean wine program, built on Greek and Spanish bottles with small-plate pairings.
Signature pour: Greek assyrtiko by the glass
Wine focus: Greek and Spanish bottles, eastern Mediterranean
Food: Mediterranean small plates
Senate on Race Street in OTR runs Cincinnati's gastropub wine program alongside craft hot dogs and lobster bisque, with old and new world pours.
Signature pour: Tempranillo by the glass
Wine focus: Old and new world wines paired with gastropub fare
Food: Craft hot dogs, lobster bisque, duck-fat fries