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Wine barStone Oak
Copa Wine Bar & Tasting Room is the best wine option in the Stone Oak suburbs, where self-serve tasting machines let you build a flight across rare vintages.
PourA flight from the tasting machines
WineEasy-drinking wines plus rare vintages
FoodTapas and shared plates
TipThe self-serve tasting machines let you build your own flight. The best wine bar option in the Stone Oak suburbs.
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Wine barAlamo Heights
Postino brought its Arizona-born wine-cafe model to Broadway, with an accessible by-the-glass list and bruschetta boards in a converted industrial space.
PourA glass with the famous bruschetta board
WineAccessible wines by the glass
FoodBruschetta boards and shared plates
TipThe bruschetta board and a glass of wine is the deal, especially on the early-evening happy hour.
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Wine barNorth 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.
PourA glass from the rotating list
WineNorthwest-side wine bar with a broad list
FoodSmall plates and cheese
TipA genuine wine bar in a part of town that lacked one. Book a table on Resy for a weekend evening.
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Wine barKing 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.
PourA glass to pair with the Texas-inspired plates
WineChoice wines with proper cocktails
FoodModern Texas cuisine
TipIt is a restaurant and bar in one; the happy hour is the value entry. The adjoining market sells bottles to go.
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Wine barSouthtown
Stella Public House in the Blue Star complex pairs a selected international wine list and 20 rotating taps with Neapolitan pizza, a relaxed Southtown room.
PourA glass to drink with the wood-fired pizza
WineInternationally curated by-the-glass list
FoodNeapolitan pizza and Italian plates
TipThe wood-fired pizza and a glass off the international list is the move. The patio overlooks the Blue Star complex.
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Wine barPearl
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.
PourA glass under the brewhouse tanks
WineWine and cocktails in a historic brewhouse
FoodBar snacks
TipGo for the room as much as the wine; the converted brewhouse is spectacular. Snacks come from the Emma kitchen.