East Village, Manhattan · bar
One of the originals of NYC's natural wine bar movement, focused almost entirely on Eastern European bottles — Georgia, Slovenia, Croatia — with one of the deepest Georgian wine pours in the city. The list is organized into civilian-friendly categories ('beach sipping,' 'stoop sipping'), food is fully vegetarian and has landed Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since 2020, and the back wall is anchored by a painting of a horse in a lei that regulars use to find their group. Happy hour knocks $5 off every glass and every food item.