Flagler Steakhouse

When a wine list runs 60+ pages and tops out at $38,000 a bottle, you could easily write it off as a flex doc for hedge fund guys on expense accounts. But Flagler's list earns its weight — there's serious range here, from a $11 glass of South African Chenin Blanc to grand cru Burgundy territory, and it doesn't feel like a prop. This is a list someone actually cares about.

The backbone is exactly what you'd expect from a Palm Beach chophouse: Napa Cabernet Sauvignon in force, with supporting roles from Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhône, and Tuscany. What you don't expect is the reach — South Africa shows up via A.A. Badenhorst, Piedmont gets a nod through Giacosa Fratelli's Roero Arneis, and there's a Crémant de Loire on the glass list that most steakhouses wouldn't dream of pouring. Champagne is handled seriously, with Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve anchoring the bubbly section at $120 a bottle — fair, for what it is. The Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2019 at around $105 shows the Italian side has teeth beyond just Brunello.

Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is unusual depth for a steakhouse, and the quality holds. The A.A. Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc at $11 a glass is the kind of pour that makes you wonder why everyone else is ordering Chardonnay, and the Clos de la Briderie Crémant de Loire at $16 is a smart pre-dinner move before anyone's spent real money. Rotation appears tied to the broader Breakers resort program rather than a standalone by-the-glass curation, which means it's consistent but not especially adventurous.