NYC's wine bars run the full range, from Italian aperitivo spots with outdoor tables to natural wine pours in neighborhood gems across Brooklyn and Manhattan. These are the spots where the bottle is always worth asking about.
West Village · 52 Grove Street, 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014
A sunshine-lit corner spot in the West Village where the espresso machine clacks away by morning and the Negroni list hums by evening. With its curved marble bar, outdoor tables primed for people-watching, and the effor…
West Village · 520 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA
The marble bar is always packed with couples working through a house negroni and the kind of small-plates snacking that turns into a full evening — tuna crudo, steak tartare, an aguachile that eats like a deconstructed …
Hell's Kitchen · 510 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, USA
20+ by the glass, 100 by the bottle, skewing mineral, Old World and offbeat New World producers most places skip. The food keeps pace without trying to steal it: salt cod cakes as silver-dollar fritters on frisée, pretz…
Williamsburg · 47 Withers St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
A candlelit Williamsburg wine bar where everything skews a little sultry—low tables, shared plates, and a crowd that’s clearly on a date (even if they won’t call it that). The pours lean natural, the room hums just loud…
Williamsburg · 70 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA
Twenty-plus years in and still making pasta by hand which at this point qualifies as an act of defiance. The back garden - leafy, enclosed, strung with lights - is the reason half the neighborhood got engaged here. Chee…
Chinatown · 136 Division St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Skip the upstairs—the real room at Bacaro is downstairs, in a brick-vaulted basement that changes the tone the second you step into it. The spaghetti nero and razor clams are what you build the table around, and the Ita…
Greenpoint · 180 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A candle-lit Greenpoint cocktail bar inspired by Spain and Northern Italy’s aperitivo scene, where vermouth and fortified wines share center stage with perfectly composed drinks. The stucco walls, brass accents and leat…
Park Slope · 221 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
Dreamy lighting, natural wines, elegant cocktails and a small-plates menu that will give you a reason to stay. Order the lambrusco spritz and marinated olives, share the deviled eggs, then the meatballs with vodka sauc…