Bridge Street Social

Walking into Bridge Street Social, you don't expect a 200-400 bottle wine list behind the exposed brick and warm lighting — but there it is, anchored by names like Gaja Barbaresco and Chateau Lynch-Bages sitting comfortably alongside accessible crowd favorites. This is not a list that was phoned in. Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2025, and after a look at the list, it's hard to argue.

The list leans confidently into France, Italy, and California — the three pillars that earned them their Wine Spectator stripes. You've got Louis Jadot covering Burgundy, Antinori Super Tuscans flying the Italian flag, and a California section that runs from the approachable (La Crema, Rombauer) all the way up to Opus One and Caymus for the splurge-minded. Champagne gets a proper nod with Louis Roederer, which is more than most suburban Michigan restaurants can say. The range from $40 casual drinkers to $500-plus trophy bottles means there's a genuine on-ramp for every table in the room.

Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is a serious program — that's not a wine list, that's a wine bar hiding inside a neighborhood restaurant. At $42, the Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot is the kind of pour that makes you look smart in front of your date without breaking the bank. Wednesday's half-price wine night turns an already fair program into something genuinely exciting.