Best Wine Bars in Washington DC | Tastings & Elegant Ambiance
Sip fine wines at DC’s best wine bars featuring curated selections, charcuterie, and elegant atmospheres. Perfect for date nights.
16 Places in Best Wine Bars in Washington DC | Tastings & Elegant Ambiance
Glasses poured slow, shelves you want to ask about. A good wine bar is quiet, curious, and never in a rush to close the tab.
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Grand Cata
Gemini — Wine Shop + Dinner
Era Wine Bar
No Kisses Bar
Bar a Vin
French-style bar with wine & cocktails. Elegant, airy bar in a French restaurant offering wine, cocktails, beer & Mediterranean snacks.
Maxwell Park
Chic wine bar for offbeat selections. Wine guru Brent Kroll showcases classic & surprising bottles & bar bites in his classy, modern lair.
The Eastern
Little Blackbird
Vin Sur Vingt Wine Bar - DC
St. Vincent Wine
Hip wine bar with live music & a garden. Cool wine bar with charcuterie boards, brunch & hearty mains, plus a garden & regular live jazz.
Barcelona Wine Bar
Rustic spot for Spanish tapas & wine. Spanish small plates, sangria & wine are served in rustic yet elegant digs with a sidewalk patio.
Bottles Wine Garden
Barcelona Wine Bar
Rustic spot for Spanish tapas & wine. Spanish small plates & wine presented in rustic yet elegant digs with courtyard & outdoor fireplace.
Lulu’s Wine Garden
Cool restaurant for light bites & wine. Hip, bright eatery whipping up toasts, sandwiches & salads, plus weekend brunch, wine & cocktails.
Cork Wine Bar and Market
Sophisticated wine bar & market cafe. Cool wine bar for New American small plates & more upstairs; with market bistro & tasting bar below.
District Winery
Waterfront dining in an urban winery. A modern, wine-focused, globally-minded, restaurant & bar on the ground floor of a working winery.