The Triangle's best wine bars

Raleigh

Foxcroft Wine, a bar and restaurant with multiple locations in Charlotte, opened its first store in Raleigh's North Hills in January.

• The wine bar pours dozens of wines by the glass, sells hundreds of different wine bottles and has an extensive food menu including pastas, flatbreads and charcuterie.

Location: 4421 Six Forks Road, No. 115, Raleigh

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11am to 10pm

• Friday through Saturday, 11am to 11pm
• Sunday, noon to 8pm

Of note: Check the website for kitchen hours.

Postino WineCafe: A Phoenix-born wine bar chain, Postino opened in the former Cafe Carolina space in the Village District last summer.

• The cafe serves their famous burrata boards, soups, salads and panini, plus more than 30 wines by the glass.

Location: 401 Daniels St., Raleigh

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11am to 11pm

• Friday, 11am to midnight (kitchen closes at 11)
• Saturday, 10am to midnight (kitchen closes at 11)
• Sunday, 10am to 10pm

The Raleigh Wine Shop, a staple in the City of Oaks, is well-known in particular for its superb customer service along with its expansive selection of wine.

• The shop, which moved to a new and larger space nearly three years ago, offers numerous wines by the glass at the bar, along with charcuterie boards. It also often hosts events featuring food trucks and other pop-ups.

Location: 317 S. Bloodworth St., Raleigh

Hours: Monday through Wednesday, noon to 8pm

• Thursday through Saturday, noon to 9pm
• Sunday, noon to 6pm

Durham

Delafia: The newest bar and wine shop from Jesse Gerstl, who previously ran the small but much beloved Peccadillo cocktail bar in Carrboro and Bar Lusconi in Durham, with a come-as-you-are vibe and friendly staff.

• Delafia works with several local wine distributors to bring in an ever-rotating list of natural wines that are rarely seen on menus in the Triangle.
• In addition to wines, the intimate and dimly lit bar also offers beers, non-alcoholic drinks and a small food menu with items like olives, cheese and tinned fish.

Location: 1103 S. Roxboro St., Durham

Hours: Sunday through Wednesday, 4 to 10pm

• Thursday through Saturday, 4pm to midnight

Coupe & Stein Champagne Bar: A newly opened bar in Durham that serves a variety of Champagne-based cocktails, in addition to classic cocktails, mocktails, wine, beer and sake.

• Food options include snacks, small plates like charcuterie and a rotating list of desserts.

Location: 800 Taylor St., Suite 8-100, Durham

Hours: Thursday, 5 to 10pm

• Friday, 5pm to midnight
• Saturday, 5pm to midnight

Carrboro

Glasshalfull: A wine bar and restaurant serving downtown Carrboro since 2007, Glasshalfull offers an expansive wine list, plus beer and cocktails, alongside Mediterranean-inspired dishes.

Location: 106 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro

Hours: Monday through Friday lunch, 11:30am to 2:30pm

• Monday through Thursday dinner, 5 to 9pm
• Friday through Saturday dinner, 5 to 9:30pm

Cary

RBF, Your Authentic Champagne Bar: A safe place for your resting b**** face, RBF offers a rotating list of wine and champagne, plus mocktails, CBD and delta-9 beverages, snacks and charcuterie boards. Notably, they do not serve beer (and you probably shouldn't ask).

Location: 210 E. Chatham St., Ste. 10, Cary

Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 4 to 9pm

• Friday, 4 to 10 pm
• Saturday, 2 to 10 pm
• Sunday, 2 to 7 pm

Coming soon

Napa Bistro & Wine Bar will open its first location outside the Charlotte area on Raleigh's Glenwood Avenue this spring.

The Hippo Wine Bar and Shop, located in downtown Raleigh, is temporarily closed for remodeling but will reopen in the near future, per the shop's Instagram.

• Location: 123 E Martin St., Raleigh

Wedgewood Cheese Bar, one of the Triangle's most anticipated new spots, will open in Carrboro in 2025.

• Location: 100 Brewer Lane, Carrboro

Saint-Pierre, a wine shop and bar from Oakwood Pizza Box's Anthony Guerra, will open in Raleigh's Iron Works this summer.