Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-02:00
The Delachaise in New Orleans is the long-running St Charles Avenue wine bar on the streetcar line, with mussels, frites and a deep Old World pour list.
Signature pour: Cotes du Rhone by the glass
Wine focus: Old World and natural
Food: Mussels, frites, charcuterie
Tip: The streetcar stops at the door; sit at the bar for the wine-by-the-glass pour and frites.
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-24:00
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.
Signature pour: Sancerre by the glass
Wine focus: Old World wines by the glass
Food: Cheese and charcuterie
Tip: The courtyard is a Quarter rarity for quiet; the cheese plate pairs with the Sancerre flight.
Wine bar$$$Daily 11:00-24:00
Bacchanal Wine in New Orleans is the Bywater wine shop on Poland Avenue that grew into a backyard wine garden, with cheese boards, live music every night.
Signature pour: Whatever the buyer pours by the glass tonight
Wine focus: Small-producer wines from around the world
Food: Cheese boards, small plates, courtyard kitchen
Tip: Pay $5 corkage to drink the shop's bottles in the backyard; the kitchen is upstairs above the bar.
Wine bar$$$Wed to Sun 17:00-22:00
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.
Signature pour: Lambrusco by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic European
Food: Bar snacks and a la carte plates
Tip: The wine garden takes walk-ups when the tasting room is fully booked; arrive before 18:00 for the garden bar.
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Wine bar$$$Wed to Sun 17:00-23:00
N7 in New Orleans is the Bywater French wine bar behind the unmarked fence on Montegut Street from Aaron Walker and Yuki Yamaguchi. At 1117 Montegut St.
Signature pour: Mauzac by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French wines
Food: Tinned fish, charcuterie, French bistro
Tip: Reservations are tight; the garden seating opens at 17:00 and walk-ins land best on weeknights.
Wine bar$$$Wed to Sun 16:00-23:00
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.
Signature pour: Grower Champagne flight
Wine focus: Champagne and sparkling
Food: Caviar, oysters, charcuterie
Tip: The grower Champagne flight is the best-value introduction; order it at the bar for the friendlier service.