Bar Betsy

Steps away from the roaring hearth at Betsy, Bar Betsy is an all-day café and wine bar offering a leaner, reservation-free alternative to its sibling restaurant. 

The vibe: The rustic-chic bistro offers patio tables, a few bar seats, a coveted large table for groups, and a long wooden booth. Despite being your standard rectangular wine bar, Bar Betsy creates pockets of privacy without completely disconnecting you from your neighbors. Ready for any mix of companions you can imagine, this space is a little less for creating a Canva deck at 1pm and more for grabbing a glass of well-curated wine at 11am. 

The food: The daytime menu outshines its nighttime counterpart with a rotating menu that typically features decadent sticky buns, hearty egg-based dishes, and market-fresh salads. In the evening, you can start mixing and matching meat and cheese tapas or nibble on other light, vegetable-forward bites. For something more substantial, their house burger has a strong fajita effect—seeing one travel to a table inevitably invites several more orders.

The drinks: In exchange for frills, you get well-executed espresso drinks in the waking hours. At any time of day, you can get glasses of mostly Western European wine and you can drop in on a winemaker takeover on occasional evenings.

Time Out tip: The carrots. Whether they’re in a lunchtime sandwich or a starring side in the evening, these tahini-drenched marvels will stay in your memory, even after a bottle or two.