Power-dining Cabs for the expense account crowd
Midtown · New York · American, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Hunt & Fish Club arrives feeling like a handshake from someone who knows exactly who they are — California Cabernet country, no apologies. With 400-600 selections and a Best of Award of Excellence since 2019, this is a list built for the power lunch crowd dropping serious coin on dry-aged beef and bold reds. Francisco Villaronga runs the wine program, and the depth and curation here reflect someone who takes the job seriously.
California dominates the room, and rightfully so — Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, Paul Hobbs, and Opus One cover the hits from Napa with real depth across the spectrum. France holds its own with serious bottles like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lynch-Bages anchoring a Bordeaux section that gives the list genuine cellar credibility. Italy punches in with Sassicaia and Tignanello, and Penfolds Grange makes a cameo for those who want to stray Down Under. The list skews classic and masculine — you won't find a lot of funky natural wine or esoteric grower Champagne here, but that's not the point.
Twenty to thirty-five glass pours is a generous spread for a Midtown steakhouse, running $15–$45 a pour. The range aligns with the bottle list — expect Cabernet-forward options to dominate, with enough variety to keep non-red drinkers from feeling stranded. The top end of the by-the-glass pricing signals that quality pours are available if you're willing to spend.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — $60–$80 range
Jordan is the sleeper of the California Cab world — consistently well-made, food-friendly, and significantly less flashy (read: less marked-up) than its neighbors on this list. In a room full of Opus One and Silver Oak at peak Midtown pricing, Jordan is the move for anyone who wants quality without the label tax.
Chateau Lynch-Bages
Most tables here are ordering Napa Cab on autopilot, which means Lynch-Bages — a Pauillac with serious pedigree and more complexity per dollar than most of the California competition — gets overlooked. It's a steakhouse wine masquerading as a Bordeaux collector's bottle, and it's better with beef than half the list.
Opus One
Opus One is a fine wine, but in a Midtown Manhattan steakhouse it becomes a tribute to markup theater. You're paying a significant premium to drink what is, ultimately, a very good Napa Cabernet that gets substantially less interesting per dollar at these price points. Your money goes further almost anywhere else on this list.
Sassicaia + Dry-aged prime ribeye
Sassicaia's Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend has the structure and iron-edged backbone to stand up to a heavily charred, deeply flavored dry-aged ribeye without drowning it out. It's a continental meeting point — Italian muscle, French soul, American beef — and it works every time.
The Bottom Line
Hunt & Fish Club is exactly what it sets out to be: a serious, unapologetically classic steakhouse wine program that rewards guests who know what they want and can afford to get it. The pricing is Midtown-steep, but Francisco Villaronga's list has enough depth and credibility to earn the badge — just come in with a plan.
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.
Westwood · Los Angeles · American, Steakhouse
A Cabernet-first list with 30 glasses and a long bottle book, but no wine prices posted online. If you want a known price, the $9 happy hour Bonanza Cabernet by Caymus is the one posted figure, and if you want to step away from Cabernet, try the Il Bruciato Super Tuscan by the glass. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · American, Steakhouse
A very large list with a long glass section, from a $14 Muscadet to a $90 pour of Krug. Start with the $14/glass Mélon de Bourgogne, then look at the Arizona Selections page if you want an Arizona bottle, and confirm prices because the PDF says they are subject to change. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Van Ness / Polk · San Francisco · American, Steakhouse
A serious steakhouse list with a glass program you can actually use: 32 pours by the stem from 14 to 99 and California Cabernet across eight pages. Start with the Keenan Cabernet at 22 by the stem, or step up to the Jordan Alexander Valley at 129 with the Porterhouse, and ask which vintages are current since the list is subject to vintage change. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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