The new Austin wine bar scene

Austin will never be the same with its upswingall these combine to make the Grove Wine Bar a
economy. Young professionals and businessmenlocal favorite.
work hard during the day and expect to evenTry the chef’s bruschetta with your favorite
play harder during the evening. The night life istable wine and choice of mozzarella and tomato
evolving to suit these changing crowd and theor garlic and basil. To whet your appetite, the
shifting tastes. This saw the rise of wine bars,sampler platter features cheese and meat and
some of which have been around the blockfruit. Salads and pizzas and pasta are great there,
longer, while others are newer hipper upstarts andcomplete with old favorites and exotic ingredients.
alternative watering spots. The warehouse district,While you can easily forget the lateness of the
popular for its classy bars and bistros, has seenhour during evenings at the Grove, daytime
the emergence of newer wine bars that cater toofferings are equally enticing and engrossing. For a
both the younger and the older sets.quick lunch or light dinner, imagine the likes of
The trend is spilling to outside the downtown areasesame-crusted tuna, venison chili, proscuitto on
even. From Hyde Park and North Austin’syour fettuccini, and the different pizza flavors,
domain, and down south, Austin is seeing thetoo. Wash them down with any choice of the
sprouting of these wine bars. Amongst them isGrove’s wine stock and it’ll be a great
another star, the Grove Wine Bar and Kitchen.treat for you and your friends.
Good food and great drinks at the Grove WineRave reviews of the bar abound, although many
Barsort of complain because the Grove has earned a
The Grove Wine Bar ambience draws regularsregular following already that it’s sometimes
and new habitués to its cozy interior, its seatinghard to get a space there. But that just goes to
areas and raised deck overhung by the branchesshow how patrons keep coming back for the
of a massive tree. The relaxing atmosphere isgood food, the good wine, the great affordable
complemented by the menu entrees and the wineprice.
list. Good food, great drinks, wonderful ambience,