Wall Street's Best Cellar Hasn't Clocked Out
Financial District · New York · American Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Harry's lands like a Bloomberg terminal — dense, serious, and clearly built for people who know exactly what they want. At 400–600 bottles deep, this isn't a list someone threw together; it's a program that's been curated over years, and Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence since 2022 backs that up. You're in the Financial District, so yes, the room runs on expense accounts — but the list earns its keep.
Burgundy and Bordeaux are the twin pillars here, and they're loaded: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin on the French side; Château Margaux, Château Pétrus, and Château Lynch-Bages anchoring Bordeaux. California holds its own with Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, and Ridge Monte Bello — the kind of lineup that makes Napa collectors do a quiet fist pump under the table. The depth skews heavily toward collector-tier bottles, which means the sweet spot for value hunters takes some digging, but it's there. If you like anything outside Old World classics and California cabs, the list gets thinner fast.
With 20–35 options by the glass, Harry's pours more than most steakhouses in the city, and the quality tracks with the bottle program — expect proper representation from Burgundy and Bordeaux, not just filler Malbec. The range gives you a real shot at drinking well without committing to a full bottle, which is a win at these price points. Rotation isn't heavily documented, but with two named sommeliers — Jen Elmer and Kyle Sachs — steering the ship, the glass list isn't an afterthought.
Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin — $60–$90 (estimated bottle entry)
Faiveley is a reliable, serious Burgundy producer and Gevrey-Chambertin is the list's most accessible entry into premier Côte de Nuits territory. At a steakhouse where the DRC bottles sit at the other end of the price spectrum, this is how you drink real Burgundy without sending yourself into the red.
Ridge Monte Bello
Every table around you is ordering Opus One or Screaming Eagle, and Ridge Monte Bello is sitting there quietly being the most intellectually interesting California Cab on the list. It's a hillside Santa Cruz Mountains blend with actual complexity and age-worthiness — made by people who've been doing this since 1962. The name doesn't have the same flash, which means it might actually be priced like a wine instead of a trophy.
Opus One
Opus One is fine wine — no one's disputing that — but in a Wall Street steakhouse, it's the most ordered, most marked-up bottle on the California side of the list. You're paying a significant premium for a label that functions as a table signal more than a discovery. The money goes further almost anywhere else on this list.
Château Lynch-Bages + Dry-aged prime ribeye
Lynch-Bages is a Pauillac fifth growth that drinks like a second — structured, dark-fruited, with enough grip to stand up to the fat and char on a dry-aged ribeye. It's a classic combination that actually makes sense, not just a steakhouse cliché: the tannins do real work here against the beef's richness.
The Bottom Line
Harry's is the real deal for anyone who takes Burgundy and Bordeaux seriously — dedicated sommeliers, a deep and properly stored cellar, and a classic steakhouse setting that knows what it is. Markups are steep, as expected for the zip code, but the program has genuine depth that justifies the trip downtown.
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.
· McLean · American Steakhouse
We don't fully understand how a six-bottle list this good ended up at The Palm Tysons Corner, but here we are. If you're eating here and care about wine at all, this list deserves your attention — especially that Sancerre at $23. It's a small program, but it's a thoughtful one, and in a category full of lazy steakhouse lists, that counts for a lot.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· The Woodlands · American Steakhouse
We're working with event-night evidence, not a full house list, so drawing firm conclusions about Del Frisco's Grille's everyday wine program would be dishonest. What we can say is that a six-wine promotional dinner built around one producer family isn't a reason to make this your wine destination. Come for the steakhouse experience — but don't expect the wine list to be the main event.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
· Ashburn · American Steakhouse
Eddie Merlot's is a dependable upscale steakhouse that delivers on the beef side of the equation. The wine program appears to be functional rather than inspired — a crowd-pleasing list built to sell confidently, not to excite. If you're coming for a business dinner or a straightforward date night and want a Napa Cab with your prime-aged ribeye, you'll be just fine. If you want something to talk about on the drive home, you might need to bring your own bottle or do a little pre-visit homework.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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