Hudson Taco

You walk into a converted train station overlooking the Hudson River, sit down to order street tacos, and find Albariño and a local New York Riesling on the wine list — that's not something you see every day. The list is short at 13 labels, but whoever curated it wasn't just grabbing the usual suspects off a distributor sheet. There's real intention here, even if the execution doesn't go all the way.

For a casual taco spot, the regional spread is genuinely respectable: Spain shows up with the Penelas Pazo das Bruxas Albariño and an Alfredo Maestro-Tejero Tempranillo, Argentina brings a Callia Malbec, and there's even a Benmarl Riesling repping the Hudson Valley locally. California fills in the rest with workhorses like Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc and Grounded by Josh Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon — reliable crowd-pleasers that don't push anyone out of their comfort zone. The sparkling section offers both Cava and Prosecco, which is a nice touch for a spot where you're probably starting with empanadas and need something effervescent. The gaps are real — no Burgundy, no Rhône, no skin-contact wines — but for 13 bottles, this list punches above its weight class.

Every bottle on the list is also available by the glass, which means you've got 13 pours to choose from — a generous spread for a restaurant this size. Prices run $10–$17 per glass, which sounds reasonable until you do the bottle math and realize the markups are running steep. The rotation doesn't appear to change much, so don't count on seasonal surprises, but the range covers sparkling, white, rosé, and red without making you feel boxed in.