Where to drink well in Richmond by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Richmond. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Bar Solita on West Broad pours Italian and Mediterranean wines next to a wood-fired pizza program. Small plates run into late evening downtown.
PourBy-the-glass Italian natural wines
WineItalian wines, natural pours, Mediterranean focus
FoodWood-fired pizza, antipasti, small plates
Rappahannock's bar program on Grace pairs Virginia sparkling and East Coast whites with Olde Salt oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping.
PourVirginia sparkling alongside Olde Salt oysters
WineWine with seafood, Virginia and East Coast bottles
FoodOysters, crab cake, raw bar
Adarra's bar in Oregon Hill (relocated from Jackson Ward in December 2024) pours sherry, txakoli and Iberian reds with pintxos. Randall and Lyne Doetzer.
PourTxakoli poured from height
WineSpanish and Basque wines, sherry, txakoli
FoodPintxos, charcuterie, hearth-grilled snacks
Metzger's bar in Church Hill pours German and Austrian rieslings next to Brittanny Anderson's charcuterie. German beer rotation, Tuesday to Sunday.
PourMosel riesling by the glass
WineGerman Austrian wines, riesling, gruner
FoodHouse charcuterie, schnitzel snacks
Lemaire's bar inside the Jefferson Hotel pours an Old World leaning list under a vaulted lobby ceiling, with Virginia sparkling and Bordeaux.
PourVirginia sparkling and Bordeaux by the glass
WineOld World, Virginia and California bottles
FoodBar snacks from the Lemaire kitchen
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