The aptly-named and charming Tiny’s Bottle Shop is tucked away behind Port Richmond’s bar/restaurant Lunar Inn. Despite its cozy intimacy, Tiny’s offers quite a selection of organic and biodynamic wine. Interesting and lesser-known bottles from the East Coast and local producers like Mural City Cellars stand alongside international specialties. Wines range from everyday drinkers priced under $20 to more ritzy sparklers. The staff is friendly and upbeat, and handwritten tasting notes that hang around bottles’ necks provide a personal touch. A shop favorite is “Tiny’s Chill Wine 3-Packs,” which include a bottle of red, white, and sparkling for between $60 and $80. Tiny’s also offers beer and cider.

Mural City Cellars is an urban winery with the especially unique goal of bringing affordable local table wines to Philadelphia. Mural City produces its own minimal-intervention wine from grapes sourced within a 300-mile radius of the city right in its store and features fantastic labels created by local artists. Stop in to shop, and definitely take a peek at the production area where the wine is made! Mural City also offers private tours and tastings.

Convenient to Port Richmond, Fishtown, and Kensington, Richmond Bottle Shop is located within the larger Richmond Shops grocery store.  Along with hundreds of beers, ciders, and seltzers, Richmond Bottle Shop has a 700-bottle strong wine selection that includes approximately 70 natural wines. The shop rotates in eight to ten new wines each week to keep its selection fresh. 

Bottle Bar East is undeniably craft-beer-centric, demonstrated by an impressive 16-tap bar and walls of beer lining its chill shop. Even so, it also offers a surprising variety of natural wine and more casual canned wine. Pricing is approachable and affordable. Bottle Bar East also offers an array of artisanal cheese, charcuterie, and snack items.

Local 44 in West Philly has traditionally served the craft beer crowd, but over the past year the bottle shop doubled its wine offerings and now includes natural wine and vermouth in addition to bigger brands. Local 44 also offers wine-based aperitifs and local cheese, charcuterie, and pickles made in-house. 

Vernick Wine features a lineup of approximately 100 different bottles from around the world, spanning natural and organic to more classic styles, as well as a smaller selection of sherry, vermouth, and cider. The rotating inventory is personally selected by Ray Gazdzinski, wine director at Vernick Food & Drink, and his team to showcase approachable, affordable, and smaller production wine. The shop recently added a grocery section that sells house-made goods from the Vernick Food & Drink kitchen, other Philadelphia producers, and international purveyors.

a.bar+bottles, by the team behind a.kitchen, is Rittenhouse’s newest natural wine shop. a.bar+bottles carries a wide variety of organic and biodynamic, low intervention, small-production wine that demonstrates service and beverage director Frank Kinyon’s passion for healthy, earth-conscious products. Wines run the gamut from elegant to funky and include orange, rosé, traditional sparkling, and pét nat. Bottles can be enjoyed with meals at a.kitchen (for a corkage fee) or taken to go. a.bar+bottles also sells charcuterie from High Street Philly, chocolate from Éclat Chocolate, bitters, cocktail gear, books, and pantry items.

Fitler Square’s neighborhood natural wine bar, The Bottle Shop @ Sally, has a small but well-rounded selection of red, white, sparkling, rosé, fortified, and dessert wine that range from traditional to more experimental. Pair with Sally’s sourdough pizza and small plate specialties. The bottle shop also offers craft beer and cider. 

Located along the cobblestone streets of Headhouse Square and behind its famous green door, Bloomsday’s Fancy Wine Shop features owner and sommelier Zack Morris and sommelier Tim Kweeder’s extensive lists that deep dive into all colors of organic, biodynamic, oxidative, and small-production wines. Bloomsday also offers artisanal beer and natural ciders, and is the birthplace of Dumpster Juice Vermut, its own line of craft vermouth that consistently sells out within hours of a new release.

Chloe Grigi of Good King Tavern features a wide selection of small production, low-intervention wine in Le Caveau’s Bottle Shop. Pricing is very approachable, and the bottles are tagged with fun descriptions inspired by live-presentation sommelier lingo. The shop can be found on the first floor of Good King Tavern, which offers beer, cocktails, snacks, and dinner items for takeout.

Despite its designation as a beer cafe, Hawthornes stocks 300 different wines that are not carried in state stores. Bottles rotate monthly, and beer and wine delivery are available through Hawthornes’ Quick Sip service. Beer and wine are also available for takeout, along with cocktails and meals, and a new in-store coffee shop will satisfy the caffeine needs of those who prefer live shopping.

Located in the heart of the East Passyunk Ave restaurant strip, The Bottle Shop boasts wine from around the world, including every day bigger brands as well more specialized organic, pét-nat, and orange styles, and canned and boxed wine. The Shop’s list rotates often, and it also offers over 500 different beers, six of which are on tap along with two tap wines. 

320 Market Cafe was one of the area’s first bottle shops, and it was the very first to focus on natural, organic, and biodynamic wine. That philosophy continues today as owners Dave and Jack Cucinelli fill their shelves with an excellent selection of small production, conscientious, low-intervention bottles. The staff is happy to help with selections, whether in person or through their Wine Buying Guide. 320 Market Cafe has locations in Media and Swarthmore and also offers a wide variety of craft beer and takeout meals.

Audrey Claire’s beautifully done Cork, the Wine Shop at Cook features over 140 different wines as well as selections of vermouth, cider, canned and boxed wine and spritzes, and bottled cocktails to go. The staff is happy to help guests sort through the many choices to find just the right bottle or pairing. Cork also sells a large selection of curated sweet and savory snacks, including cheese, salami, and chocolate, and offers a gift pantry stocked with barware, wine accessories, candles, linens, and epicurean books.