Cafe Lurcat

Walk into Cafe Lurcat and the wine list feels like the room itself — polished, intentional, and priced like they know you dressed up to be here. The list spans enough ground to keep things interesting, touching France, Italy, California, Oregon, Spain, and New Zealand without feeling like someone just ran a Google search on 'wine regions.' It's a confident list for a confident restaurant.

The regional spread is genuinely decent — you've got Old World anchors from France and Italy alongside New World representation from Oregon and California, with Spain and New Zealand rounding things out. That kind of breadth suggests someone gave this list real thought rather than just defaulting to the usual Napa suspects. That said, at a price point this elevated, we'd want to see a little more depth and discovery — the kind of bottles that make you lean across the table and say 'wait, what is this?' For a special-occasion spot that draws the date-night crowd, the list does its job but probably won't be the reason you're talking about the meal the next morning.

We don't have a firm count on the by-the-glass options, which is itself a mild yellow flag — a list that leads with its strengths usually makes the glass pours easy to find. What we do know is the regional spread suggests there should be something approachable by the glass whether you're reaching for a Burgundy-adjacent Pinot or a crisp Italian white to start. If the staff can walk you through what's pouring, great — if not, ask to see the full list before committing.