Neighbourhooddowntown

Food program: Cheese and charcuterie

Tip: Small and personal; lean on the staff to pour you something new. Cheese and charcuterie are the food to order.

Location

Address: 1170 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Also in downtown

Tre Trattoria ★ 4.0

downtown

Tre Trattoria downtown pairs a Tuscan-leaning Italian list with its pastas, where happy hour is an easy way in for a glass and a snack before a fuller meal.

Signature pour: A Tuscan red with the pastas

Wine focus: Italian-leaning list with Tuscan focus

Food: Tuscan-Texas Italian plates

Tip: The Italian list pairs naturally with the pastas. Happy hour is a good way in for a glass and a snack.

Decanter ★ 3.8

downtown

Decanter is the wine lounge inside the historic St Anthony Hotel downtown, a polished room for a glass and a charcuterie board in one of the city's grand hotels.

Signature pour: A glass in the historic hotel lounge

Wine focus: Wine bar at the St Anthony Hotel

Food: Light bites and charcuterie

Tip: The historic hotel setting is the draw. A civilised stop for a glass before dinner in the heart of downtown.

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Vino Grotta ★ 3.9

north-side

Vino Grotta opened in the far Northwest near Cross Mountain to give that part of the city a proper wine bar, with a broad list and small plates; book on Resy.

Signature pour: A glass from the rotating list

Wine focus: Northwest-side wine bar with a broad list

Food: Small plates and cheese

Tip: A genuine wine bar in a part of town that lacked one. Book a table on Resy for a weekend evening.

Bar Loretta ★ 4.2

king-william

Bar Loretta in King William is a restaurant and bar in one where wine pairs with modern Texas plates; the happy hour is the value entry, with bottles to go.

Signature pour: A glass to pair with the Texas-inspired plates

Wine focus: Choice wines with proper cocktails

Food: Modern Texas cuisine

Tip: It is a restaurant and bar in one; the happy hour is the value entry. The adjoining market sells bottles to go.

Stella Public House ★ 3.9

southtown

Stella Public House in the Blue Star complex pairs a curated international wine list and 20 rotating taps with Neapolitan pizza, a relaxed Southtown room.

Signature pour: A glass to drink with the wood-fired pizza

Wine focus: Internationally curated by-the-glass list

Food: Neapolitan pizza and Italian plates

Tip: The wood-fired pizza and a glass off the international list is the move. The patio overlooks the Blue Star complex.

Sternewirth ★ 4.3

pearl

Sternewirth, the bar inside Hotel Emma at the Pearl, pours wine and cocktails beneath the old brewery's restored cast-iron tanks in a striking room.

Signature pour: A glass under the brewhouse tanks

Wine focus: Wine and cocktails in a historic brewhouse

Food: Bar snacks

Tip: Go for the room as much as the wine; the converted brewhouse is spectacular. Snacks come from the Emma kitchen.

Tre Trattoria ★ 4.0

downtown

Tre Trattoria downtown pairs a Tuscan-leaning Italian list with its pastas, where happy hour is an easy way in for a glass and a snack before a fuller meal.

Signature pour: A Tuscan red with the pastas

Wine focus: Italian-leaning list with Tuscan focus

Food: Tuscan-Texas Italian plates

Tip: The Italian list pairs naturally with the pastas. Happy hour is a good way in for a glass and a snack.

Decanter ★ 3.8

downtown

Decanter is the wine lounge inside the historic St Anthony Hotel downtown, a polished room for a glass and a charcuterie board in one of the city's grand hotels.

Signature pour: A glass in the historic hotel lounge

Wine focus: Wine bar at the St Anthony Hotel

Food: Light bites and charcuterie

Tip: The historic hotel setting is the draw. A civilised stop for a glass before dinner in the heart of downtown.

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