28-03-2025
The Triangle's best wine bars
The Triangle's wine bar scene has been booming in recent months, with numerous wine shops and bars opening their doors and more on the way.
Here's a quick guide to some of our favorite wine bars in the region in no particular order, plus a few opening in the near future:
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.
