Frasca Food and Wine ★ 4.9
Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder is Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson's James Beard-winning Friulian dining room since 2004, a 40-minute drive.
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Bad Idea ★ 4.6
A converted East Nashville church running 150 artisan wine selections and seasonal small plates, named to the New York Times 50 Best Restaurants list in 2024.
OrderTell the sommelier your price range and let them build a flight with snacks.
TipThe bar takes walk-ins; named Michelin American South Sommelier of the Year 2025.
Barley Swine ★ 4.5
Barley Swine in Austin is Bryce Gilmore's farm-driven Burnet Road tasting room since 2010, a Texas-only sourcing kitchen with a Southwestern palette.
OrderThe chef's tasting flow; the menu changes daily around the morning's farm delivery.
TipOdd Duck on Lamar is Gilmore's sibling and the more casual option from the same playbook.
Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop ★ 4.5
Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop on Brooklyn Street in Corktown serves a New York-style deli with a Detroit wine list since 2008. Late-night menu runs through 22:00.
OrderHot pastrami on rye and a glass off the natural-wine list that doubles as a retail shop.
TipPatio is the prime summer seat; the wine shop will pour any bottle for $15 corkage with the meal.
Mudgie's Deli & Wine Shop ★ 4.5
Mudgie's Deli on Brooklyn Street in Corktown serves a New York-style deli with a Detroit wine list since 2008. Kitchen leans deli, wine shop.
OrderHot pastrami on rye, a pickle and a glass off the natural-wine list.
TipPatio is the prime summer seat; corkage $15 if you buy a retail bottle off the shelf.
Snail Bar ★ 4.5
Snail Bar on Shattuck in Temescal pairs natural wine with a seasonally changing small-plates menu. Bib Gourmand on the Michelin Guide, no reservations.
The Vandal ★ 4.5
The Vandal on Butler Street in Lawrenceville serves a tight seasonal menu and a five-seat wine bar in Pittsburgh. Peak Pennsylvania ingredients.
OrderThe bread service and whatever the kitchen runs off the market board.
TipThe dining room and wine bar book separately. Reserve on Resy for weekends.
Cucina Wine Bar ★ 4.5
Cucina Wine Bar on 2nd Avenue in the Avenues, Dean Pierose's upscale deli turned New American wine bar, runs gourmet deli by day and small plates from 17:00.
OrderA wine flight off the selected list plus rotating small plates from the seasonal evening menu.
TipDaytime deli 7:00-17:00; dinner from 17:00. The deli sandwiches travel well to picnics at Memory Grove.
Casot ★ 4.5
Casot on 1500 East next to Finca, the Pago Group's wine and craft cocktail bar at 15th and 15th, runs natural wine flights and chef-driven small plates.
OrderA natural wine flight off the rotating list and a small plate from the Spanish-leaning kitchen.
TipReserve via Tock; quieter than Finca, opens in evening. The two rooms share staff and walk between is encouraged.
Casot ★ 4.5
Casot on 1500 East next to Finca, the Pago Group's wine and craft cocktail bar at 15th and 15th, runs natural wine flights and chef-driven small plates.
OrderA natural wine flight off the rotating list plus a Spanish-leaning small plate.
TipReserve via Tock; quieter than Finca, opens in evening. Walk between the two rooms encouraged.
Story Hill BKC ★ 4.4
Story Hill BKC on West Bluemound Road runs a bottle shop and wine bar with small plates near American Family Field, with steak frites on the menu.
OrderSteak frites with bordelaise and a glass from the bottle shop, opened in the room.
TipSame-day reservations on OpenTable; the bottle shop pours any retail bottle for a $15 corkage.
Bacaro ★ 4.4
Bacaro on South Water is part Venetian bacaro, part full Italian dining room. Cicchetti and salumeria at the downstairs bar; pasta and entree dining upstairs.
OrderA round of cicchetti and a glass of Lugana downstairs; a pasta upstairs.
TipTuesday to Saturday, 17:00-22:00; downstairs bar walks in, dining room takes reservations.
Thief Wine Shop and Bar ★ 4.3
Thief Wine inside the Milwaukee Public Market on Water Street runs a wine bar with cheese plates, charcuterie and retail bottles in the Third Ward.
OrderCheese plate from the Public Market cheesemonger next door and a glass of natural orange.
TipSister bar Thief Wine Shorewood; both shops do tastings most Friday evenings.
Ardsley Station ★ 4.3
Ardsley Station sits on Victory Drive in a renovated filling station. Brick-oven flatbreads, charcuterie and 20-by-the-glass wine pulling after-work locals.
OrderA flatbread plus the seasonal charcuterie board, with a glass from the natural-leaning wine list.
TipBook OpenTable for the patio in advance, especially Fridays; the bar runs walk-up and serves the full menu.
Ardsley Station ★ 4.3
Ardsley Station on Victory Drive in a renovated filling station. Brick-oven flatbreads, charcuterie and 20-by-the-glass wine for after-work locals.
OrderA flatbread plus the seasonal charcuterie board, with a glass from the natural-leaning wine list.
TipBook OpenTable for the patio in advance, especially Fridays; the bar runs walk-up and serves the full menu.
Golden Ox ★ 4.2
Golden Ox in Kansas City's West Bottoms opened in 1949 inside the Live Stock Exchange as the birthplace of the KC strip. Led by chef Wes Gartner.
TipThe stockyards-era dining room is the destination; reservations on Tock. Voltaire is the sister wine bar.
Wine Bar George ★ 4.2
Wine Bar George at Disney Springs is master sommelier George Miliotes' wine-driven small-plates room with a large self-serve wine selection and cheese boards.
OrderCheese boards, Wine flights
The Sycamore ★ 4.1
The Sycamore on East Sycamore Street has been a German Village gathering room for over a century, now a wine-and-bites bar under 2021 ownership.
OrderA bar pizza from the small plates list with a glass off the natural list.
TipWalk-up bar seats; weekend brunch fills a small dining room.
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro ★ 4.1
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro on N Western Avenue in Oklahoma City has anchored the north-side dining scene with a curated wine list and bistro food.
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro ★ 4.1
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro on N Western Avenue in Oklahoma City has anchored the north-side dining scene with a curated wine list and bistro food.
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro ★ 4.1
The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro on N Western Avenue in Oklahoma City has anchored the north-side dining scene with a curated wine list and bistro food.
Cucina Wine Bar ★ 4.0
Cucina Wine Bar on 2nd Avenue in the Avenues, Dean Pierose's upscale deli turned New American wine bar, runs gourmet deli by day and small plates after 17:00.
OrderA wine flight off the shortlisted list plus rotating small plates from the seasonal evening menu.
TipDaytime deli 7:00-17:00; dinner from 17:00. Reserve via Tock for dinner.
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