Dio Wine Bar - Owner Stacey Khoury-Diaz and GM Danielle Moreno, Female-Owned Natural Wine Bar. 904 H Street, NE

[Tweaked]

We stopped in for a pre-dinner glass of wine at Dio Wine Bar on H Street. 

Overall, a favorable first impression. The space is cozy, with a nice bar and a handful of tables.  The feel is organic wood with a mix of industrial: concrete floor, exposed duct work etc.

Dio features about 100 wines, with about a dozen by the glass ($11-$18 range) and about a dozen cocktails ($12-$15 range).  The wine list features a good selection of bottles in the $40-$60 range. 

The food menu is a small selection of cheese, olives, and charcuterie along with a couple of salads and sandwiches.

The staff was very welcoming. On a chilly Friday night around 7pm the place was about half full with a laid back vibe.

H Street isn't the most convenient area for us to get to, but we look forward to returning.   

[Count Bobulescu]

Thanks, although I'm a little suspicious of both the term "natural wine" and of some of its proponents I wish them well, and will give it a try. 

[Mark Dedrick]

On 1/22/2020 at 2:54 PM, Tweaked said:

We stopped in for a pre-dinner glass of wine at Dio Wine Bar on H Street. 

Overall, a favorable first impression. The space is cozy, with a nice bar and a handful of tables.  The feel is organic wood with a mix of industrial: concrete floor, exposed duct work etc.

Dio features about 100 wines, with about a dozen by the glass ($11-$18 range) and about a dozen cocktails ($12-$15 range).  The wine list features a good selection of bottles in the $40-$60 range. 

The food menu is a small selection of cheese, olives, and charcuterie along with a couple of salads and sandwiches.

The staff was very welcoming. On a chilly Friday night around 7pm the place was about half full with a laid back vibe.

H Street isn't the most convenient area for us to get to, but we look forward to returning.   

Overall I like this place, and the people are super nice. My main objection to the place is that the space itself becomes very unwelcoming when it is full. So on a Wednesday early evening it's a great place to meet a friend for a glass of wine. But on a weekend I wouldn't set foot in here. 

Of course that's a problem for most H Street bars.