Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar

Specialties

Zinc Champagne. Spirts. Wine. resonates the quintessential essence of days gone by when martinis were singular and conversations plural. Zinc serves wines from all corners of the globe with an emphasis on champagne and domestic varietals, many offered by the glass.

Zinc features bistro fare with a distinctively Southwestern flair. The casual dining menu features appetizers big enough to share, including Truffled Parmesan Fries or Boudro’s Famous tableside Guacamole. Sandwiches on freshly baked artisan breads, such as the new, and delightfully tasty, Sloppy Lamb Sliders or the infamous Zinc Burger. Salads include our take on a Texas Chopped Salad with tequila cured salmon, pearl couscous, arugula, pepitas and basil pesto dressing. Rustic handmade pizzas range from Margharita to Soppressata with crimini mushrooms. Dinner entrées include Steak & Frites — a NY Strip pepper seared with a Cognac pan sauce and for our lighter side, Gulf Blue Crabcakes with a zesty tarragon butter sauce.

History

Established in 1998.

Zinc, open since November 1998, nestles comfortably inside a structure more than a century old. In the late 1800s, the building housed German newspaper press. The ancient stone walls in the cellar are ideal for storing our racks of wine at the proper temperature.

The word «Zinc» holds historical significance as well. The idea of using zinc as an alternative surface for bar and table tops began in France in the early 1900s and became popular because of its availability and cost effectiveness. Before long, the word «zinc» (pronounced «zonc» in French) became a household term to describe what is now commonly referred to as a «bar.» Accordingly, phrases like «getting zoncked» and «being zonckered» came into being.