Natural wine bar & bottle shop with global selections


























"One of Little Italy’s best hangouts is also its premier wine store, with a global selection and knowledgable staff who can steer you towards your next discovery. Often hosting winemaker tastings or other pop-ups, the wine bar kindly allows its guests to bring in outside food, so grab some pizza from Lanidias or an Italian sub from Mona Lisa Deli before you head in" - Candice Woo

"One of the anchors at the north end of Little Italy, this sip-and-shop wine bar doubles as the area’s best bottle store with a rotating selection of 400 wines chock full of discoveries from the world of natural wine and small, family-run producers." - Helen I. Hwang

"I note that Vino Carta operates a wine bar and bistro in North Park and runs a Solana Beach kitchen where the group has installed a new team to host pop-ups; that kitchen will kick off an indefinite run on Monday, June 12, when it begins hosting Cucina Carnevale every Monday and Tuesday." - Candice Woo

"Known as a highly regarded craft beer and wine shop, Vino Carta is cited as one of San Diego’s best places to drink or buy natural wine and has expanded concepts such as a Solana Beach location that offers tasting menus and brunch from Long Story Short." - Candice Woo

"Well-established in Little Italy where it highlights natural and smaller production wines and family-run wineries, this bottle shop and tasting room’s newer location in North County also offers Wednesday through Saturday dinner service as well as Sunday brunch from culinary pop-up Long Story Short." - Candice Woo