Burgundy depth meets serious California muscle
Tribeca · New York · Seasonal · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed April 9, 2026 · How we review
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Walking into Huso, the wine list feels like a deliberate statement — this isn't a restaurant that threw bottles at a page and called it a program. Sommelier Michael O'Callaghan has clearly built something with a point of view, anchored in Burgundy and California with serious Italian depth running underneath. At 350–500 bottles, it demands attention before you even look at the menu.
The Burgundy spine here is legitimately impressive — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Dujac represent the prestige end, while Domaine Leflaive anchors the white Burgundy side with the kind of credibility most NYC restaurants only gesture at. California is treated as a serious region rather than an afterthought, with Kistler Vineyards and Aubert Wines covering Chardonnay and Pinot at the top of the tier, and Sine Qua Non adding some cult Rhône-varietal wildness for those who know to look. Italy rounds out the list with Marchesi di Barolo and Giacomo Conterno — two names that signal this isn't a token pasta-wine section. The list earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence designation without breaking a sweat.
Twelve to twenty options by the glass is a solid pour program for a restaurant operating at this level — enough to navigate a tasting menu without committing to a bottle on every course. Prices run $15–$25, which is reasonable for Tribeca and suggests the glass program isn't just a loss-leader afterthought. We'd expect O'Callaghan to rotate selections seasonally to match the kitchen's direction, though confirmation on active rotation is limited.
Marchesi di Barolo — $60+
Entry-level Barolo from a storied Piedmontese house. In a room full of three-figure Burgundy, this is where you get serious Italian terroir without the sticker shock — and it holds its own against everything on the table.
Sine Qua Non
Most tables are here for the Burgundy, which means the Sine Qua Non — cult California Rhône-varietals with a waiting list at the winery — gets overlooked. If it's on the list, it's worth every penny and the story alone is worth telling your dining companions.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
DRC at a restaurant is always a markup conversation, and at Huso the bottle prices climb fast past $500. Unless someone else is paying, this is a wine better sourced at auction. The list has too many smart alternatives to blow the whole budget here.
Domaine Leflaive + Seasonal fish course
Leflaive's white Burgundy — all tension and minerality — is built for precisely the kind of refined, ingredient-forward seafood a seasonally driven kitchen like Huso's puts at the center of the menu. It elevates without overwhelming.
The Bottom Line
Huso is the real deal — a Tribeca dining room where the wine list is as considered as the cooking, led by a sommelier who clearly knows the difference between curation and accumulation. Send your most wine-serious friends here without hesitation.
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.
Midtown East · New York · American, French
A Park Avenue restaurant whose posted wine list is a 21-wine glass list. Start with the $18 Leitz Riesling or the $19 Ogier Saint-Joseph. No bottle list is posted online, so ask the restaurant what is available by the bottle. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
Hudson Yards · New York · American, Seasonal
A hotel restaurant whose list opens with a 13-pour glass page and then moves through Champagne, Burgundy, Austria and other regions. Start with the $29 Prager Grüner Veltliner or the $24 Do Ferreiro Albariño by the glass alongside the chilled oysters, and confirm current pricing since the list is dated 09.30.26. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
East Village · New York · Southern French, Wine Bar
A glass-only list of 15 Central and Eastern European pours from $18 to $26, with an orange wine section of five. Start with the Gal Tibor Egri Bikavér Superior at $18 or the Kapistoni Tavkveri at $23, and confirm prices because the list is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted by-the-glass list, not service, storage or markups.
Financial District · New York · American
A short posted wine selection, with the full list available by email. Start with the $17 Crafted Cava or the $18 Côte de Brouilly by the glass, and email ahead if you want the full list. This unrated guide covers only the nine posted wines, not service, storage or markups.
East Village · New York · American Steakhouse
A compact glass list at a beef-focused restaurant: 11 pours from $19 to $39 across France, Italy, Germany and California. Start with the $24 Domaine Perraud Chardonnay, or the $30 Signorello 'Edge' Cabernet if you're ordering steak, and confirm current pours because the page isn't dated. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
St. George · St. George · Seasonal
Painted Pony is the best wine program in the room — literally, for miles around — and John Delaney's presence keeps it from becoming just another hotel-lobby Cab list. The markups sting and the selection won't surprise anyone, but in Southern Utah, this is where you go when you want a real bottle with a real dinner.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Plymouth · Plymouth · Seasonal
Five Steakhouse is a dependable, well-kept California list that plays to its audience without apology — fair enough for a resort steakhouse in Plymouth, even if adventurous drinkers will want to look elsewhere. Send your Cab-loving friend here without hesitation; send the natural wine nerd with a cocktail recommendation instead.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Havre de Grace · Havre de Grace · Seasonal
The Vineyard Wine Bar is doing something genuinely surprising for a small Maryland waterfront town — a real wine list with real producers at fair prices, and a Wine Spectator stamp that's held since 2012 for good reason. Send a friend here, especially if they think good wine stops at the Baltimore city limits.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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