Wine bar$$$stone-oakMon-Sat 15:00-23:00, Sun Closed
Copa Wine Bar & Tasting Room is the best wine option in the Stone Oak suburbs, where self-serve tasting machines let you build a flight across rare vintages.
Signature pour: A flight from the tasting machines
Wine focus: Easy-drinking wines plus rare vintages
Food: Tapas and shared plates
Tip: The self-serve tasting machines let you build your own flight. The best wine bar option in the Stone Oak suburbs.
Wine bar$$$alamo-heightsMon-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri 11:00-00:00, Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 10:00-22:00
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.
Signature pour: A glass with the famous bruschetta board
Wine focus: Accessible wines by the glass
Food: Bruschetta boards and shared plates
Tip: The bruschetta board and a glass of wine is the deal, especially on the early-evening happy hour.
Wine bar$$$pearlSun-Thu 13:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 13:00-23:00
High Street Wine Co at the Pearl, a James-Beard-nominated wine bar and shop pouring a 500-bottle list from 20-plus countries, natural and orange-wine focus.
Signature pour: A natural or orange wine flight
Wine focus: Heavily curated 500-bottle list, natural and orange focus
Food: Artisan charcuterie, cheese, flatbread
Tip: Sunday to Thursday 13:00-22:00. Ask for a natural or orange wine flight; charcuterie and flatbread pair best.
Wine bar$$$north-sideTue-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-21:00, Mon Closed
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.
Wine bar$$$king-williamMon-Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat 11:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-00:00
Bar Loretta in King William is a restaurant and bar in one where wine pairs with modern Texas plates; the happy hour is the value entry, with bottles to go.
Signature pour: A glass to pair with the Texas-inspired plates
Wine focus: Choice wines with proper cocktails
Food: Modern Texas cuisine
Tip: It is a restaurant and bar in one; the happy hour is the value entry. The adjoining market sells bottles to go.
Wine bar$$$southtownMon-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-22:00
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.
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.