St Germain

A European-style wine bar on gritty St. Claude in the Bywater, with a tiny back patio — and the contrast between the refined wine list and the rough street is part of the charm. Order wine flights or natural wine by the glass; the connected N7 tasting room next door handles food beautifully if you want it. Come early evening on the back patio, intimate and romantic. It is the Bywater's European pocket — a serious, low-key wine bar that feels worlds away from St. Claude outside its door, with a hidden patio and a tasting room next door for those who want to make a full evening of it.