What’s not to love about a relaxing spot where you can chill out with beer, wine and a great menu of seasonal, bistro-style food? That’s what Houston's Plonk! Wine Bar offers, and it has become quite popular with regular diners.

Visit and you can sit inside or out and relax with an artisan beer or glass of wine from their eclectic inventory of varietals. Plonk!'s changing dinner menu partakes of what’s fresh and seasonal and might include sumptuous eats like Pan-Seared Duck Breast with black pepper gastrique, roasted fingerling potatoes, apples, & grapes, Hanger Steak with coarse-milled, artisanal grits, & fresh micro-greens, and Cataplana Mussels in a white wine broth with yellow curry, ginger, garlic, scallions, & coconut milk. They also serve some tasty Hearth Oven Pizzas that pair perfectly with a glass of wine or an artisan beer!

If you'd like to visit, Plonk! is open daily in Houston, Texas.

Plonk! Wine Bar and Bistro
1214 W. 43rd Street
Houston, TX 77018
(713) 290-1070
www.plonkbistro.com
www.yelp.com/biz/plonk-beer-and-wine-bistro-houston

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