Your neighborhood wine bar and shop, located in downtown Raleigh. We specialize in natural, low-intervention, and sustainable wines. Our staff can help you try something new or guide you to your familiar favorites.
123 East Martin Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
Monday
5:00 - 9:00pm
Tuesday - Thursday
2:00 - 9:00pm
Friday - Saturday
2:00 - 10:00pm
Sunday
12:00 - 6:00pm
Our wine club
Every month, we pick really good wines. All you have to do is pick it up. No decisions. One easy price. Damn good wine.
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What people are saying
“Great vibe, love the hippo mascot! Service is quick, very reasonably priced by the glass and bottles for DTR.”
— Meredith J. (Google Maps review)
“Raleigh’s newest wine bar has opened in the heart of downtown. The Hippo features an eclectic list of low-intervention, estate, and natural wines, some on the familiar side and some a little more out there. For example, a recent bottle offering was the 2022 Technicolor Co-ferment from California’s Little Trouble Wine Co. — it’s not quite a rosé, not quite a white wine, and not quite an orange wine, but it’s definitely got a character all its own. That is the style of wine being poured at the Hippo, where customers can enjoy a glass or bottle in the store or purchase one to take home.”
— Eater Carolinas, 12 Hottest Restaurants in the Triangle
“Fantastic wine bar and bottle shop, great variety of delicious wines and a good selection of beers and seltzers, some snacks available. Service is wonderful and extremely knowledgeable about their product. The space is airy and welcoming - all around a top notch experience.”
— David F. (Google Maps Review)
“The Hippo Wine Bar will be bringin’ a ton of good vibes to DTR.”
— Raleigh Magazine