Old Town charm with a grown-up wine list
Eaton Street / Old Town North · Key West · Mediterranean-influenced contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 23, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Azur Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Forty-eight labels isn't a lot, but Azur isn't trying to be a wine bar — it's a cozy Old Town neighborhood spot, and the list reads like someone actually thought about it. The range hits the right notes for the room: approachable enough for vacation drinkers, serious enough for people who know what Vieux Télégraphe means. First scan tells you a sommelier touched this.
The list leans comfortably on Napa and Bordeaux for the reds, with Chateau Batailley's Lions de Batailley Pauillac and Stag's Leap Cab holding down the prestige slots, and Merry Edwards Russian River Pinot for the Burgundy crowd who won't admit they're a Pinot crowd. Italy shows up respectably with Tommasi Amarone and Val Di Suga Brunello — two wines that take real commitment to stock in a small restaurant. Whites are anchored by a Henri Bourgeois Sancerre and a Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, which is exactly what you want on a warm Key West evening. The gap is the southern hemisphere — zero Southern Hemisphere representation, and natural or skin-contact wine drinkers will need to look elsewhere.
Twenty-one pours by the glass on a 48-bottle list is an unusually high ratio, and that's a real win for the table that can't agree on a bottle. Prices run $12–$22 per glass, which is honest for the market and the quality on offer. We'd love to see more rotation or a chalkboard special, but what's there is reliable.
Drappier Brut Champagne Carte d'Or — $45
Drappier is a serious Champagne house that flies under the radar next to the big names, and the Carte d'Or is a proper grower-style Pinot Noir-dominant fizz. If this bottle is sitting at the low end of the price range, it's the smartest order on the list — especially when you're eating charred octopus and watching the Key West crowd drift by.
Vieux Télégraphe Télégramme Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Most people at a table like this will reach for The Prisoner or the Stag's Leap because those labels are familiar. Don't. The Télégramme is Vieux Télégraphe's second label, which means it's drawing from one of the most respected estates in the Southern Rhône — Grenache-driven, garrigue-scented, and built to handle the kitchen's bolder Mediterranean flavors. It's the wine the sommelier probably wants you to order.
The Prisoner Napa Valley
Nothing wrong with The Prisoner as a wine — it's crowd-pleasing by design. But you're paying a restaurant markup on a bottle that's everywhere, and with Merry Edwards and Vieux Télégraphe sitting on the same list, there's no reason to default to the most algorithmically popular red wine in America. Save The Prisoner for your hotel room.
Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley + Braised beef gnocchi
Merry Edwards RRV Pinot brings that classic Russian River combination of dark cherry and earth with just enough acidity to cut through a rich braise. Slow-cooked beef and pillowy gnocchi want a wine with weight but not tannin that clubs the dish into submission — this one walks that line perfectly.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Azur punches above its size in a tourist-heavy town that could easily coast on mojitos and house pours. The markups aren't shy, but there's a real list here with a sommelier behind it — send a friend, order the Télégramme, and let Key West happen around you.
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Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
MIA
Active Program
Acceptable
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Alonzo's is a legitimately fun spot to drink something cold with a view of the harbor, but the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in Cabernet. Order a beer or a cocktail, enjoy the oysters, and don't let the wine program be the reason you came.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Cafe Sole isn't going to make you rethink wine — but it's going to make sure you drink something decent while you eat well in one of Key West's better rooms. The nightly $10 off wine is a genuine perk, the French anchors are solid choices, and the overall effort here is real.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Sarabeth's Key West won't blow any wine nerd's mind, but it's doing the right things — fair prices, a real happy hour deal, and a few genuinely good bottles hiding in plain sight. For a brunch spot on Simonton Street, that's more than enough to earn your order.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Bel Mare is a reliable pick for Italian wine if you're already there for the views and the pasta — just go in knowing you're paying the waterfront tax and the list won't surprise you. Order the Planeta, skip the Santa Margherita, and let the sunset do the heavy lifting.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Prime is a reliable pour for a classic steakhouse night out — the fortified wine selection is genuinely worth exploring, but don't expect the main list to surprise you or the markup to do you any favors. Send a friend here for the steak and the sunset; just make sure they save room for a Tawny.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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