6 wine bar rooms in Louisville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Louisville | Wine Bar across every city.
Wine bars give Louisville's NuLu and East Market corridor a more European pace, with by-the-glass lists alongside small plates. bar Vetti, Lou Lou on Market and Bar Nada Nada all pour along East Market Street, while 8UP Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen keeps a downtown rooftop list and Volare Italian Ristorante on Frankfort Avenue rounds out the city's wine-led rooms.
bar Vetti ★ 4.4
727 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
bar Vetti in Louisville pours Italian regional wines by the glass from a NuLu corner at East Market and Shelby, paired with house-made pasta and Roman snacks.
Lou Lou on Market ★ 4.3
812 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206
Lou Lou on Market in Louisville moved into the former Decca space on NuLu's East Market, pouring American and French wines to pair with shrimp and grits.
8UP Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen ★ 4.2
350 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202
8UP on West Chestnut in Louisville pours wine, mint juleps and bourbon flights from the Hilton Garden Inn rooftop, an all-glass downtown drinkery.
Volare Italian Ristorante ★ 4.4
2300 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Volare on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville opens its bar at 16:30 for an Italian wine flight pre-dinner, three years running Louisville Magazine readers' best.
MeeshMeesh Mediterranean ★ 4.7
636 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
MeeshMeesh in Louisville pours Lebanese, Israeli and Mediterranean wines alongside chef Noam Bilitzer's Levantine mezze, a NuLu East Market wine-and-food.
Bar Nada Nada ★ 4.3
NuLu · 829 E Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206
Bar Nada Nada in Louisville's NuLu pours natural wines and Mediterranean cocktails next to NuLu Marketplace on East Market. At 829 E Market Street.