Brooklyn Wine Bars to Try This Winter

By Rae Witte

While New York may always be known as the city that never sleeps, it’s sleepier than it was prior to 2020, and nightlife in the city has shifted substantially.The impossibly fast-paced city is seeing an influx of wine bars, reportedly for the vibes. Drinking wine is undoubtedly a different experience than shots and beers. It offers a slower pace and, often, a learning experience about what it is you’re imbibing. And you’re more likely to be an intimately lit space with music enhancing the ambience.

The wine bar is not a recent concept by any means, but there are new arrivals—lots of them—beyond well-known spots in the city, like Ruffian, or Williamsburg’s Four Horsemen bringing different options to the table. We’re here to put you on to the Brooklyn wine bars you should try and what they’re best for. Check out seven solid options below.

Frog 
Address: 358 Marcus Garvey Blvd.
Price point: $30–$50/person

Opened in 2023, Frog is a natural wine bar with a big backyard in Bed-Stuy—a great feature for warmer months. The buzzy spot draws an effortlessly hip crowd. Although the available wines are displayed on a wall that’s a bit challenging to see when the place is mobbed, this actually makes for a fun experience choosing what you’ll drink with help from the Frog staff. 

Frog is also a rare wine bar with a pool table, and the team just opened a music venue next door. Tadpole—Frog’s “foxy sister”—has floor-to-ceiling red decor and is set up for intimate shows.

Bouquet
Address: 1073 Manhattan Ave.
Price point: $30–$50/person

Bouquet’s owners include a DJ who used to work in the music industry, so the soundtrack, which typically ranges from R&B to Afrobeats, is on point. The Greenpoint natural wine bar opened during the summer of 2024 in what was once the Lobster Joint location. In homage to their predecessor, their menu offers more substantial plates than you’ll find at most wine bars—what they call elevated comfort food, like schnitzel and a smash burger. As a bonus, Bouquet always has fresh flowers, and their merch is great.

Million Goods
Address: 88 Franklin St.
Price point: $30–$50/person

On the Greenpoint-Williamsburg border, you’ll find a space that feels half-concept shop, half-listening bar—it’s Million Goods. The store sells menswear and home goods, and in the evening brings in DJs to spin vinyl while the team serves up natural wine and you post at the bar or in the backyard. Million Goods is definitely a place you keep in your back pocket—somewhere to bring friends who like to throw on a good mohair sweater and stunt a little.

Cherry on Top
Address: 379 Suydam St.
Price point: $20–$40/person

Founded by an illustrator, Bushwick’s Cherry on Top attracts the creative crowd looking for natural wines and food, alongside curated cheeses and kabobs. To keep them coming, they maintain a variety of programming, including a monthly reading series, Herbal Supplements, a ‘zine-making night, rooftop dinners, and a knitting club night.

Rodeo
Address: 1134 President St.
Price point: $30–$50/person

Crown Heights’ Rodeo is a natural wine and cocktail bar with floor-to-ceiling windows, big booths, outdoor space, and a focus on good music—which owes to the fact that they share a dance floor and party room with neighboring CWW Record Shop. They’ve hosted singles nights, flea markets, and chess clubs. According to legend, patrons have heard a DJ start with Brazilian boom-cha-cha and somehow get all the way to Nikki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” in the same set. Rodeo has the range, and it’s definitely worth pulling up to more than once. 

Prima Brooklyn
Address: 147 Greene Ave.
Price point: $30–$50/person

Fort Greene’s Prima, the only café-turned-wine bar on this list, is the quintessential neighborhood spot. They just have great taste in natural wine and bring in excellent chefs—including New York’s Russell Markus (a regular for Prima dinners), for a Very Chaotic, Seasonal Menu—for accessible and delicious pairings. Go with friends who can roll with whatever. You may pull up on an unexpected, unbelievable meal. And don’t be surprised if you stay longer than planned.

Sauced
Address: 331 Bedford Ave.
Price point: $30–$50/person

Sauced’s Williamsburg outpost offers a more casual vibe than their East Village location. Its decor reads as skaters taking over a wine cellar and outfitting it with tags and the occasional Supreme sticker, but Max Fish this is not. Several small nooks offer more private seating, which is nice because, unlike most wine bars, it’s bright inside Sauced. The music here can range from the Cranberries’ “Linger” to Cleo Sol, and while it doesn’t have a dance floor, it’s not unusual to see patrons stand up for a two-step.