Sauvage Wine Bar and Shop Is Like Hanging at Your Coolest Friend’s House
4.5 Yumpoints | Tied for #51 in Phoenix
Sauvage is an interesting little place. At its core, it’s a wine bar—specifically, a natural wine bar with perhaps the most interesting wine list in town. Go pick up a bottle one day after work. You’ll love it. But once nighttime hits (or sometimes during morning popups!), it’s really more of a true hangout. A place you can go grab a wine and politely dance to some DJ playing something that’s not your typical club music. Dance parties for smart 30-somethings with jobs—that’s what it is. I just got back from a trip to New York and that city is full of them. Cozy little places doing their own thing, completely unbothered by trends or gimmicks. Every part of town needs a Sauvage.
Where: Midtown
Website: sauvagephx.com
Reservations: You can send them a message (email or Instagram) for parties of 6 or more.
Tip: Check Instagram for various food things going on at Sauvage. They’re all excellent, especially Nordborg on Thursday and Friday nights.
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