Wine bar$$$Daily 09:00-21:00
Cafe Campagne in Seattle's Pike Place runs a tight French and Northwest pour list: Sancerre by the glass, Loire reds for the cassoulet, a half-bottle program.
Signature pour: Sancerre by the glass
Wine focus: French and Pacific Northwest by the glass
Food: Charcuterie, croque madame, cassoulet
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-22:00
The Walrus and the Carpenter wine list in Seattle's Ballard pairs the city's defining oyster bar with crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet and Picpoul.
Signature pour: Muscadet sur lie, by the glass
Wine focus: Crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet, Picpoul
Food: Oysters, steak tartare, rye toast
Wine bar$$$Sun to Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri to Sat 17:00-21:30
L'Oursin in Seattle at the crossroads of First Hill and the Central District is the 2017 French wine bar: natural Loire and Jura pours, oysters.
Signature pour: Domaine de l'Octavin Poulsard, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers, Loire and Jura
Food: Small plates, oysters, cassoulet
Wine bar$$$Daily 12:00-21:00
Taylor Shellfish Melrose in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the oyster-and-wine room inside Melrose Market: 16 half-shells, Northwest whites and growers' Champagne.
Signature pour: Schramsberg sparkling, by the glass
Wine focus: Northwest whites, growers' Champagne
Food: Half-shell oysters, geoduck, steamer clams
Wine bar$$$Tue to Sun 17:00-22:00
Vif in Seattle's Fremont is the 2014 natural wine bar and bottle shop: small kitchen of cheese, charcuterie and seasonal plates, plus a retail wall.
Signature pour: Domaine Tissot Jura, by the bottle
Wine focus: Natural, organic and biodynamic European
Food: Small plates, cheese, charcuterie
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-22:00
The Pink Door wine bar in Seattle is the Post Alley bar adjacent to the Italian dining room: Italian regional pours, antipasti to share and a deck view.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional, by the bottle and glass
Food: Antipasti, pasta, cioppino