Former NFL player Chris Hinton raised eyebrows when he opened his wine store in 1998. Read more.
Bone’s, a veritable bastion of beef, rates at the top of the list for steak dining as well as a good business ambience.
Modeled on an Italian enoteca, this low-key, contemporary wine bar might be the last thing you'd expect from the siblings behind the lavish Persian. Read more.
Hidden discreetly underneath the coffee table are games of Yahtzee and Monopoly and decks of cards.
Pops for Champagne knows bubbly and jazz, and after 24 years on a tree-lined Lakeview street, owners Tom and Linda Verhey decided to bring the nati.
Yes, it's a chain restaurant (albeit, a tasty one), but Fleming's wine program is one of the city's best. Read more.
Having a well-edited selection of reasonably priced wines is quite the challenge for a wine bar, but that's exactly what Vino 100 has achieved.
Ototo Food and Wine Bar sources its oysters seasonally, ordering in the freshest specimens from whatever location has them.
By 5 p.m. on most nights, the bar and lounge at Virgilio's Pizza & Wine Bar is a sea of bodies, butts bumping into one another like bumper cars. Read more.
If you're certain to save more than a few bucks off your total check by ordering the bottle, then why would you ever choose to order wine by the glass. Read more.
Some Foursquare mayorships bring coolness, while others bring sweet satisfaction.
At their worst, wine lists are pompous, stratospherically overpriced, ridiculously long, awkwardly categorized and full of overexposed, yawn-inducing labels.
Sociable, inviting and foreplay-heavy with the murmurs and hums of flirtatious couples, the Village Cork earns a coveted spot in our amply lubed livers for its whimsy.
The delish wine list, the stainless-steel-and-slate decor, that it's in Royal Oak ... no wonder Vinotecca's a prime yuppie nesting ground. Keep eye. Read more.
Cha has an amazing selection of reds and whites, plus an excellent list of Champagnes.
Mockingbird is one of those rare bastions of civility that's open on a Monday night, all the better to enjoy a glass of wine and a carefully constructed cheese plate at the restaurant's stately bar. Read more.
"whose mission is to provide artists and nonprofits access to economic development, continuing education and networking opportunities to support their professional growth." Read more.
Catalan is the restaurant that's setting the bar for every other dining establishment in Houston. Read more.
Sonoma could beat out its competition in selection size alone, but it doesn't stop there. For the traditionalist, there are elegant cheese and Italian meat platters with fruit and nuts.
Avenue's Catalan, he kept his menu closely aligned with the region for which the restaurant was named, Spain's Catalonia Read more.
Bluestem's lounge is the perfect place to transport yourself from a cubicle farm to a library-esque wonderland. Read more.
Maija Diethelm-Floyd is a dog lover — so much so that she opened the patio of her European-style bistro and wine bar to her customers' canine companions.
We can't all experience our breakups with a Seinfeldian level of detachment, but a little wine does help the heartbreak go down easier.
A massive wine shop leads guests to a romantic, dimly lit dining room and a tiered lake-view patio. Read more.
There are hip bars that try to be rec rooms and cool bars that try to be speakeasies, but the bar that replicates your real or imaginary abuela's living room.
The bun is a standard brioche, but the toppings have been chosen for maximum impact, and this is where the burger sings. Read more.
Dear Blue Piano:To the naked eye, you look like any other modest neighborhood place: small with simple wood tables, some art on the walls, and a bar. Read more.
A Miamian's dilemma: You want to enjoy all the great things about Lincoln Road — the unparalleled people-watching, the sidewalk-café ambiance under gently lit palms, the crackling South Beach energy. Read more.
The Forge for decades has had one of the most impressive wine cellars in town. However, with the relaunch of the "new" Forge a few months ago, enophiles on a budget have a reason to celebrate. Read more.
While the menu at Lucia's changes almost weekly, the faces serving customers at this neighborhood favorite seem to stay the same, which means a level of consistent service you can rely on. Read more.
We hesitate to call Kings simply a wine bar; its beer and sake lists are pretty unusual and thoughtful as well. Read more.
Situated in the middle of a tree-lined East Village block between Avenues B and C, there is an old-fashioned-looking lamp post stationed outside a wine bar called Grape and Grain. Read more.
The Morrell Wine Bar is one of the city's great spots for downing a glass or two-its extensive list boasts more than 2,000 different bottles and over 100 different wines by the glass. Read more.
Squid ink is one of nature's most perfect seasonings, and it's put to expert use at the Tangled Vine Wine Bar in a wonderful version of fideos negros. Read more.
Service, and accessible food, whether you're talking a lively weekend brunch with friends, after-work vino and a bite, or a cozy, candlelit meal with a date. Read more.
Kazimierz World Wine Bar is a lot like an old-time speakeasy, except instead of making booze in bathtubs, they serve wine in bottles. Read more.
We've been known to sup at one end of town, hop in the jalopy, and cruise over to the other end of town just to finish off the night with one or two of Cowboy Ciao's deservedly famous meal-enders. Read more.
We're perpetually stunned when we walk into District, the sleek bar at Phoenix's newest downtown hotel, and see that it's packed with revelers. Read more.
You never know what chef Greg LaPrad is going to cook up at Quiessence. Read more.
Who needs Spain when you can find great sangría in Bankers Hill? Wet Stone Wine Bar & Café mixes a mean white sangría with its own special twist we. Read more.
The Rosebowl has to be the tiniest, friendliest, most fragrant wine bar in the city. Read more.
Fonte Cafe has been enjoyed for years at high-end resorts, but it was only in 2009 that Seattle got to have a real retail taste. Read more.
It might be more appropriate to rename this category "Best Restaurant in a Beer Bar." Read more.
Though a wine bar by name, 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar has always done right by beer. Read more.
Outstanding hospitality to their customers and riding herd over the 700 wines on their list that things not absolutely essential to the wine-drinking experience fall by the wayside. Read more.
