Sushi Bar With Surprisingly Serious Bottle Ambitions
West Midtown · Atlanta · Asian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 28, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Eight Sushi Lounge’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a sushi lounge expecting sake and maybe a Pinot Grigio, and instead you're staring down Opus One at $490 a bottle. The list is short — 33 labels total — but the top end swings hard for a restaurant that probably moves more Dragon Rolls than Cabernet. It's a vibe-forward list that wants to impress, even if it doesn't always earn it.
The whites are actually the most interesting corner of this list. There's a Tornatore Etna Bianco at $62 and a Simonnet-Febvre Chablis at $68 sitting alongside crowd-pleasing California Chards and a Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc-Viognier blend — more range than you'd expect from a 33-label list at a sushi spot. The reds lean heavily into Napa: Silver Oak in two versions, Stag's Leap Artemis, and three Opus One expressions that feel more like status symbols than genuine picks. There's no Pinot Noir to speak of, which is a real miss for a sushi-focused menu where lighter reds actually make sense. The Lassegue Les Cadran de Lassegue out of Saint-Émilion is a lone nod to Bordeaux that deserves more attention than it probably gets.
Fifteen options by the glass is a respectable number for a restaurant this size, spanning from a $12 entry point up to $40 for the Silver Oak Alexander Valley. The glass program covers whites well — Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris, Sancerre Rosé, and the Chalone Chardonnay all make appearances — but reds by the glass feel thin, with San Simeon Cab and Silver Oak doing most of the heavy lifting. A Pinot Noir or something lighter by the glass would round this out considerably.
The Bottom Line
Eight Sushi Lounge is a Wild Card for a reason: the ambition is real, even if the execution is uneven. The whites punch above their weight for this format, the Etna Bianco is a genuine find, and fifteen glass pours gives you room to explore without committing to a bottle. But the markup is steep across the board, the red selection is thin below the splurge tier, and dropping $450–$490 on Opus One in a sushi lounge is a leap of faith we wouldn't personally take. Come for the glass pours, leave the black card in your wallet.
33 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Chalone Chardonnay $16.00 $62.00 Chalone Vineyard Estate, California
White
$16.00 / glass · $62.00 / bottle
Willakenzie Chardonnay $72.00 Russian River Valley, California
White
$72.00 / bottle
Barone Fini Pinot Grigio $14.00/5oz $52.00 Valdadige DOC, Italy
White
$14.00 / glass · $52.00 / bottle
Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris $20.00/5oz $80.00 Alsace, France
White
$20.00 / glass · $80.00 / bottle
Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc - Viognier $14.00/5oz $52.00 Napa Valley, California
White
$14.00 / glass · $52.00 / bottle
Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc $15.00/5oz $58.00 Marlborough, New Zealand
White
$15.00 / glass · $58.00 / bottle
Blindfold Sauvignon Blanc $68.00 Sonoma County, California
White
$68.00 / bottle
Tornatore Etna Bianco $62.00 Sicily, Italy
White
$62.00 / bottle
Simonnet-Febvre Chablis $68.00 Burgundy, France
White
$68.00 / bottle
Essence Riesling $14.00/5oz $52.00 Mosel, Germany
White
$14.00 / glass · $52.00 / bottle
Takara Plum Wine $16.00/5oz Japan
White
$16.00 / glass
Sancerre Rosé $16.00/5oz $64.00 Loire Valley, France
White
$16.00 / glass · $64.00 / bottle
San Simeon Cabernet Sauvignon $17.00/5oz $67.00 Paso Robles
Red
$17.00 / glass · $67.00 / bottle
Silver Oak Silver Cabernet $40.00/5oz $148.00 Sonoma, California
Red
$40.00 / glass · $148.00 / bottle
Silver Oak Black 2019 Cabernet $290.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$290.00 / bottle
Stag's Leap Artemis Cabernet $120.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$120.00 / bottle
Opus Overture $250.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$250.00 / bottle
Opus One 2018, 2019 $450.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$450.00 / bottle
Opus One 2021 $490.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$490.00 / bottle
Les Cadran De Lassegue $20.00/5oz $78.00 Bordeaux, France
Red
$20.00 / glass · $78.00 / bottle
Fortunate Son, The Diplomat Red Blend $210.00 Napa Valley, California
Red
$210.00 / bottle
Luke Syrah $50.00 Columbia Valley, Washington
Red
$50.00 / bottle
Piatelli Grand Reserve Malbec $17.00/5oz $67.00 Mendoza, Argentina
Red
$17.00 / glass · $67.00 / bottle
Ben Marco Expresivo Malbec $75.00 Mendoza, Argentina
Red
$75.00 / bottle
Dial Tone Pinot Noir $17.00 $67.00 Santa Barbara, California
Red
$17.00 / glass · $67.00 / bottle
The Calling Pinot Noir $75.00 Russian River Valley
Red
$75.00 / bottle
Ziata Pinot Noir $90.00 Russian River Valley
Red
$90.00 / bottle
Montmartre Rose Sparkling $12.00 $46.00 Wissemburg, France
Sparkling
$12.00 / glass · $46.00 / bottle
Gerard Bertrand Cremant De Limoux Brut $14.00 $54.00 Limoux, France
Sparkling
$14.00 / glass · $54.00 / bottle
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve Champagne $90.00 Champagne, France
Sparkling
$90.00 / bottle
Palmes d'or Brut (2008) $200.00 Champagne, France
Sparkling
$200.00 / bottle
Dom Perignon (2012) $470.00 Champagne, France
Sparkling
$470.00 / bottle
Krug Grande Cuvee $490.00 Champagne, France
Sparkling
$490.00 / bottle
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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