Best Little Wine & Books
Wine bar · Lockhart ·
Wine, books, beer, sake, poke, and patio seating
Wine, books, beer, sake, poke, and patio seating
"For a cozier nightcap, Best Little Wine & Books feels like part living room, part tiny bookstore, offering curated wines, craft beer, and sake on what I was told is the best patio in town; guests linger for hours under the thoughtful guidance of owner Kaye Askins, a CMS-certified sommelier." - Annie Brown Verdin
"A Lockhart wine-and-book shop and bar has added a Key West–style poke shop operating out of the back of its space, bringing a fuller food offering and plans for events such as hand-roll nights and sake-and-wine-paired dinners. The bar’s owner was inspired by visits to Key West and collaborated with the poke shop founder and local chef Casey Wilcox to operate the kitchen; orders are placed at the wine bar counter and the poke operation is open daily from noon to 10 p.m." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I found Best Little Wine & Books to be a neighborhood shop run by sommelier Kaye Askins that regularly features low‑intervention (natural) wines and by‑the‑glass pours, creating a kinship with local restaurants as customers taste wines there and then seek similar bottles at nearby eateries." - Taylor Tobin
"This spring, Nickel City co-owner Travis Tober teamed up with sommelier Kaye Askins to open up a small but mighty wine and book store just off the square. With roughly 150 bottles to choose from, you can enjoy in the store or take your loot to go. Make sure to pet Askins’ dog Chicken before you leave." - Darcie Duttweiler
"Opened in March in Lockhart’s historic town square, this wine bar is co-owned by Travis Tober and sommelier Kaye Askins and stocks about 150 wines with an emphasis on female-owned, minority-owned, and environmentally conscious producers. It offers a rotating list of wines by the glass as well as bottles to enjoy on-site or purchase for retail, and features a curated library of over 40 food-and-beverage books (including writers Karen MacNeil, Alice Feiring, Victoria James, and Wink Lorch) with books available for sale. The shop also carries local Lockhart goods such as wine chillers and pickled items, plans to host wine tastings and book signings, and intends to launch a subscription wine club; Askins, a 13-year hospitality veteran who mostly worked at Eataly Dallas, will be a regular presence alongside her dog, Chicken. The venue is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m." - Erin Russell
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