9 editor picks in New Orleans.
9 wine bar places in New Orleans we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New Orleans | Wine Bar across every city.
The wine bar has become one of New Orleans' favorite low-key formats, often paired with small plates or a courtyard. Bacchanal Wine on Poland Avenue in Bywater set the tone with its backyard-and-bottle-shop model, while N7 on Montegut Street and Saint-Germain Wine Garden on St Claude Avenue carry the same neighborhood-and-natural-wine spirit nearby.
Bacchanal Wine in New Orleans is the Bywater wine shop on Poland Avenue that grew into a backyard wine garden, with cheese boards, live music every night.
TipPay $5 corkage to drink the shop's bottles in the backyard; the kitchen is upstairs above the bar.
Saint-Germain in New Orleans runs a natural-wine garden behind the Michelin starred tasting room on St Claude, with biodynamic pours and bar snacks.
TipThe wine garden takes walk-ups when the tasting room is fully booked; arrive before 18:00 for the garden bar.
N7 in New Orleans is the Bywater French wine bar behind the unmarked fence on Montegut Street from Aaron Walker and Yuki Yamaguchi. At 1117 Montegut St.
TipReservations are tight; the garden seating opens at 17:00 and walk-ins land best on weeknights.
Effervescence in New Orleans is the Treme bubbly bar on North Rampart Street, with grower Champagne by the glass, oysters and caviar service in a cottage.
TipThe grower Champagne flight is the best-value introduction; order it at the bar for the friendlier service.
The Elysian Bar in New Orleans is the Marigny lounge inside the Hotel Peter and Paul on Burgundy Street, with European wines, classic aperitifs.
TipSit in the back courtyard for the prettiest seat; the rectory bar has the longer pour list.
Bouligny Tavern in New Orleans is the Magazine Street wine bar next to Lilette from John Harris, with rotating by-the-glass natural wines, small plates.
TipWalk-in only; the small mid-century room means weeknights are easier than Friday and Saturday at 20:00.
The Delachaise in New Orleans is the long-running St Charles Avenue wine bar on the streetcar line, with mussels, frites and a deep Old World pour list.
TipThe streetcar stops at the door; sit at the bar for the wine-by-the-glass pour and frites.
Patrick's Bar Vin in New Orleans is the French Quarter wine bar on Bienville Street near Bourbon, in a 1820s carriageway courtyard, with Sancerre.
TipThe courtyard is a Quarter rarity for quiet; the cheese plate pairs with the Sancerre flight.
N7 is a wine bar room in New Orleans. Look for the unsigned wooden fence on Montegut between Royal and Dauphine; the garden seats open at 17:00.
TipLook for the unsigned wooden fence on Montegut between Royal and Dauphine; the garden seats open at 17:00.
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