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Cork Wine Bar and Market · 14th Street
A 14th Street fixture built around an old-world wine list heavy on France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Austria, with a cellar-walled private room for tastings and winemaker dinners. Upstairs runs seasonal small plates like duck confit; the downstairs cafe keeps it casual with sandwiches and fried chicken. A companion market sells wine, cheese, and pantry goods.
Lulu’s Wine Garden · U Street
A beer-garden-inspired wine bar built for groups, with 40-plus bottles from small producers and lesser-seen regions, many priced under $50, plus cans, halves, and magnums. The food leans Southern and coastal: white queso with tortillas, crab-and-charred-grapefruit tostadas, and pastrami-style pork belly, served across an indoor lounge and two patios.
Maison Bar À Vins · Adams Morgan
From the team behind Georgetown's Lutece, a walk-in-friendly Paris-inspired bar with 1,000-plus bottles, about 20 by the glass, roughly 60 percent French natural wine. The food runs French bistro rather than snacky: seaweed choux buns with smoked fish roe, escargot with bone marrow, smoked eel croquettes, set in a restored building with working fireplaces.