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
Wine bar$$Old MarketMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun closed
Nosh on Dodge Street combines a wine lounge with a full restaurant kitchen, running a small-producer by-the-glass wine list alongside lunch and dinner plates.
Signature pour: Small-producer by-the-glass selection that changes monthly
Wine focus: Small-producer wine selection with full restaurant menu
Food: Small plates, lunch and dinner kitchen
Wine bar$$West OmahaMon 15:00-23:00; Tue-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-00:00; Sat 13:00-00:00; Sun 13:00-20:00
Barroco Wine Bar in West Omaha focuses on Spanish and South American wine with a tapas programme, bringing a European wine bar model to the Omaha suburbs.
Signature pour: Spanish Rioja or Tempranillo by the glass
Wine focus: Spanish and South American wines with tapas food programme
Food: Tapas and charcuterie boards