THE TELL ME BAR
Wine bar · Lower Garden District
1235 St Thomas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Highlights
Lush, moody natural wine bar with DJs, tinned fish, and pop-ups
Lush, moody natural wine bar with DJs, tinned fish, and pop-ups
"A lush, sultry spot tucked away on a dead-end street in the LGD has taken over New Orleans’s wine scene. The Tell Me Bar highlights mostly young, small-production labels specializing in low-intervention winemaking — at least 10 wines by the glass, and dozens more by the bottle on an ever-changing menu. There are DJs every Saturday, a menu of tinned fish snacks from brands like Fishwife and Jose Gourmet (as well as Cajun caviar service with Zapp’s potato chips), and food pop-ups Wednesday through Saturday. It’s an undeniably cool spot, but not one to be intimidated by — the staff is friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable." - Clair Lorell
"The Tell Me Bar is really special and hidden away; Uznea’s a genius and was the person I always trusted when I didn’t know what wine to pick — you can get great stuff there and it doesn’t feel pretentious." - Justine Jones
"This lush, moody spot tucked away on a dead-end street in the LGD has taken over New Orleans’s wine scene. It highlights mostly young, small-production labels specializing in low-intervention winemaking — at least 10 wines by the glass, and dozens more by the bottle on an ever-changing menu. The beautiful space hosts DJs, serves a menu of tinned fish snacks from brands like Fishwife and Jose Gourmet (as well as Cajun caviar service with Zapp’s potato chips), and brings in food pop-ups Wednesday through Saturday. It’s an undeniably cool spot, but not one to be intimidated by — the staff is friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable." - Clair Lorell
"I wrote about the buzzy opening of the Tell Me Bar at the start of 2023, a mysterious natural wine bar hidden away on a residential corner of the LGD that readers found moody, lush, and hip." - Clair Lorell
"Tucked away on a dead-end street in the Lower Garden District, Tell Me Bar enchanted me first with candlelight and slinking vines and then with dozens of dynamic, low-intervention wines by the bottle or glass; even a well-versed connoisseur is likely to encounter something new here, from an under-appreciated sparkling Sicilian to a snazzy ancestral rosé or a bold Nebbiolo blend. The lush, moody room also hosts the hottest pop-ups in town and pairs its wines with a trendy menu of tinned fish and Cajun caviar." - Clair Lorell
