Sixteen seats, five hundred bottles, zero compromises
Greenwich Village · New York · Asian, European · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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You walk through an art gallery to get to a 16-seat counter, and the wine list hits like a second piece of art — dense, considered, and clearly built by someone with a point of view. Burgundy and Italy anchor the thing, but there's enough Spain and broader France in the mix to keep it from feeling like a greatest-hits shrine. Sommelier Axel Penzo's fingerprints are all over this.
The list runs 400 to 600 bottles deep, which is borderline absurd for a restaurant with fewer seats than a minivan. Burgundy is the obvious obsession — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny sit alongside Domaine Leflaive and Etienne Sauzet on the whites side, meaning both ends of the Côte d'Or are well covered. Italy punches just as hard: Giacomo Conterno and Bruno Giacosa represent classic Barolo, Gaja covers Barbaresco, and the list doesn't feel like it's just checking boxes. Spain shows up with real intention — Álvaro Palacios L'Ermita and Vega Sicilia Unico are here, which tells you they're not just tacking on a Rioja for show.
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious program for a room this small, and at $15–$25 a glass the range is accessible without feeling dumbed down. Given the caliber of the bottle list, the by-the-glass selections are your best foot in the door if you're not ready to commit to a $200+ bottle on a Tuesday. We'd expect Penzo to rotate these thoughtfully — this isn't a laminated card that hasn't changed since the Obama administration.
Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet — $60+
Sauzet is a reference producer in Puligny and tends to be slightly less marked up than Leflaive at comparable quality. For Burgundy white at this level in a New York tasting-menu context, it's about as fair an entry point as you're going to find on a list anchored by DRC.
Álvaro Palacios L'Ermita
Everyone gravitates toward Burgundy here — and honestly, fair. But L'Ermita from Priorat is one of Spain's most compelling expressions of Grenache, and in a room full of Pinot devotees it tends to get overlooked. It's a different kind of profound.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Look, DRC is on the list and that's genuinely impressive. But unless you're celebrating something life-changing — or expensing this — the markup on trophy Burgundy in Manhattan is a reliable gut-punch. The same terroir story gets told at a fraction of the cost by other producers on this very list.
Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny + French-technique tasting menu course
Dujac's Chambolle is silky, aromatic, and generous — it has enough fruit and finesse to complement the French-leaning technique coming out of that counter without steamrolling whatever delicate thing the kitchen just spent three hours on. It's a wine that knows how to share the spotlight.
The Bottom Line
Frevo is the rare small room that earns a big wine reputation — the list is serious, the sommelier is present, and the whole setup rewards the kind of guest who wants their glass to match the ambition on the plate. Yes, send your wine-loving friends here. Book ahead.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
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