A.Kitchen

You open the list at A.Kitchen and immediately realize this isn't a restaurant that picked wines to match the décor. Foradori, De Moor, Jamet, Ceritas — this is a list curated by someone who actually drinks wine and has opinions about it. It's the kind of list that makes you want to cancel your plans and stay for another bottle.

Three hundred and fifty labels is a serious commitment, and A.Kitchen fills that space with purpose. The Italian bench alone — Le Piane Nebbiolo, San Fereolo Dolcetto, Foradori Teroldego, De Fermo Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — reads like someone spent a very productive week in northern Italy. France holds its own with Yann Bertrand Gamays, De Moor's Chablis-adjacent Burgundy, and Jamet doing what Jamet does from the Collines Rhodaniennes. California isn't an afterthought either: Ceritas and Hirsch Pinots alongside Pax Mahle signal a kitchen that takes the West Coast seriously. The natural and biodynamic throughline is consistent without tipping into dogma.

At least six options in the $9–$20 range, which is a reasonable spread for a list this size. The Sottoilnoce Lambrusco Grasparossa at $9 by the glass is practically a gift, and seeing Mongarda Prosecco on the pour program keeps the entry point approachable. We'd love to see more rotation here — the by-the-glass program feels like it could punch harder given what's hiding in the bottle list.