Wine bar$$Old MarketMon 14:00-21:00; Tue-Fri 12:00-21:00; Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun closed
Le Bouillon on Howard Street pairs natural French wines with oysters and small plates in a room that works equally as a wine shop and as an Old Market bistro.
Signature pour: Loire Valley natural wine by the glass with house-shucked oysters
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention French wines
Food: French small plates and oysters
Wine bar$$Old MarketTue-Sat 17:00-01:00; Sun-Mon closed
Cattle Call near the Orpheum Theater runs cocktails and a kitchen until 1am, with a by-the-glass wine list alongside craft cocktails and a full food menu.
Signature pour: House cocktail with a burger from the late-night kitchen
Wine focus: Craft cocktails and wine-by-the-glass with late-night food
Food: Burgers, globally-inspired small plates until 1am
Wine bar$$$Old MarketTue-Sun 17:30-close; Mon closed
V. Mertz's 450-bottle wine cellar in the Old Market Passageway holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, with sommelier-led pairings for its tasting menus.
Signature pour: Sommelier-chosen pairing for the eight-course Grand Tasting menu
Wine focus: Wine Spectator Award-winning cellar, 450+ bottles
Food: Five and eight-course tasting menu
Wine bar$$Old MarketMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 10:00-22:00
Upstream Brewing's Old Market brewpub carries a short wine list alongside its own-brewed beers and a full pub kitchen, a versatile evening stop on South 11th.
Signature pour: House-brewed session ale
Wine focus: Craft beer primary, supplementary wine list
Food: Full pub kitchen with burgers, salads, and weekend brunch
Wine bar$$Old MarketMon-Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 10:00-23:00; Sat 09:00-23:00; Sun 11:30-21:00
La Buvette is the Old Market's most wine-forward stop, combining a merchant retail shelf of natural and small-producer bottles with a French rotating kitchen.
Signature pour: Natural French or Loire Valley white, by the glass or bottle
Wine focus: Natural and small-producer wines, French-led
Food: Daily French rotating specials, cheese counter
Wine bar$$BensonMon 16:00-23:00; Tue-Thu 13:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-00:00; Sun closed
Eleven Eleven on Maple Street is Benson's most focused wine bar, with a rotating by-the-glass global list and charcuterie in a neighbourhood-favourite room.
Signature pour: Rotating natural wine by the glass from a small global programme
Wine focus: Global wine-by-the-glass with small-plate food programme
Food: Charcuterie, cheese, and small plates