Sonoma Retail Wine Bar & Restaurant

The Sonoma versus Napa debate is finally settled. The choice is easy when one destination requires a plane ticket and the other doesn't even require a reservation. Voted one of the best wine bars in the country by Travel + Leisure, Sonoma Retail Wine Bar & Restaurant has expanded past Upper Kirby and opened a second location in the heart of the historic Heights. They're as known for their food as their wine, and Sonoma doubles as a retail location, so you can carry out more than your leftovers. The Studewood locale has a grate second-story patio, free wi-fi and daily happy hour with house-made sangria. It's no contest.