17 June 2024
Inside the Tell Me Bar. | Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA
The city’s best wine bars include classic French Quarter wine dens, trendy neighborhood hangouts, and lively backyard bacchanals
Ernest Hemingway famously said that his only regret in life is that he didn’t drink more wine. Thanks to these super wine shops, New Orleanians needn’t worry about the same — it may be a city known for cocktail dens and dive bars, but there’s no shortage of wine appreciation (after all, one of the most famous Mardi Gras krewes is named in honor of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine). While not all of these spots serve food, most do, and they all offer a place to enjoy a bottle or a glass, chat about wine, and hopefully learn something new.