Where to drink well in Tampa by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Tampa. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Cru Cellars on MacDill Avenue has been Tampa's most-awarded wine bar for over four years, with a secluded brunch garden and 50+ wines by the glass.
Signature pour: Bordeaux Rive Gauche flight
Wine focus: Boutique world wines by the glass
Food: Charcuterie and small plates
Cru Cellars' Armature Works location runs a wine bar overlooking the Hillsborough River, with the same 300-label list and a river-view terrace.
Signature pour: Burgundy glass selection
Wine focus: World wines by the glass
Food: Small bites
Bern's Wine Room runs the in-cellar dining experience at Bern's Steakhouse, with table service inside the 500,000-bottle, 6,500-label wine cellar.
Signature pour: Vintage Burgundy by the glass
Wine focus: World's largest restaurant cellar
Food: Steakhouse pairing menu
Ybor City Society Wine Bar runs an Old World focused wine list with Spanish, Italian and French heavy by-the-glass options in a quiet Ybor side street.
Signature pour: Spanish Rioja flight
Wine focus: Old World wines by the glass
Food: Cheese and charcuterie
Bar Ten and Cheese Please in Seminole Heights pours natural wines, runs cheese boards, and pairs the two in a tight Florida Avenue room. Open year-round.
Signature pour: Natural wine flight
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic wines
Food: Cheese boards
Cru Cellars at Westshore Marina is the newest of three Cru locations, with the same 300-label list, brunch service and a marina-view patio in South Tampa.
Signature pour: Sancerre by the glass
Wine focus: World wines by the glass
Food: Brunch and small plates
Wine on Water is the Channel District's tiny wine and cocktail bar on Water Street, with a tight by-the-glass list and tinned-fish boards nightly.
Signature pour: Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Boutique and small-producer wines
Food: Charcuterie and tinned-fish boards
Wine and Wood pairs more than 100 wines and a wine-on-tap program with wood-fired pizza and seasonal small plates in a brick-walled SoHo room.
Signature pour: Italian red flight
Wine focus: 100+ bottles, wine by the tap
Food: Wood-fired pizza and small plates
Barcelona Wine Bar on Bay to Bay pours Spanish, Portuguese and Mediterranean wines by the glass alongside an ever-changing seasonal tapas menu.
Signature pour: Tempranillo flight
Wine focus: Spanish and Mediterranean by the glass
Food: Spanish tapas and charcuterie
Tampa Wine Room in Carrollwood pours boutique wines by the glass and bottle in a quiet North Dale Mabry tasting room with live music nights.
Signature pour: Wine flight of four
Wine focus: Boutique wines by the glass and bottle
Food: Charcuterie and shared plates
Cepas in Carrollwood pours Spanish-led wines alongside tapas, paellas and gambas, with a relocated full liquor bar and an expanded shared menu.
Signature pour: Rioja Reserva by the glass
Wine focus: Spanish wines, global by-the-glass program
Food: Spanish tapas, paella, gambas
The Sommelier Hideaway in Carrollwood Plaza runs more than 100 wines from around the world, local craft beer and a casual wine-bar kitchen menu.
Signature pour: Old World flight
Wine focus: 100+ wines from around the world
Food: Charcuterie, cheeseboards, casual kitchen
La Setima Club is Tampa's natural wine bar in a stylized 1,200 square-foot Ybor lounge with mid-century salvaged art and a Louisiana-inspired vegan kitchen.
Signature pour: Natural orange wine flight
Wine focus: Natural wines
Food: Louisiana-inspired vegan small plates
Jug and Bottle in Seminole Heights pairs natural wines and craft beer with a record player, plants and a 3 Dot Dash Vegan Kitchen in a Brooklyn-styled room.
Signature pour: Natural wine flight
Wine focus: Natural wines and craft beer
Food: 3 Dot Dash Vegan Kitchen
The Cork Room on Davis Islands is a neighborhood wine bar and bottle market with by-the-glass pours, small plates and charcuterie to take home.
Signature pour: Wine by the glass flight
Wine focus: Local wine bar and bottle market
Food: Small plates and charcuterie