Sky-high views, ground-level wine ambition
Downtown / Blue Dome rooftop · Tulsa · Japanese and Sushi · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 12, 2026
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Twenty floors up with panoramic Tulsa spread out below you, the wine list arrives and it's... fine. It's exactly what you'd expect from a rooftop lounge chasing the upscale-casual crowd — familiar names, safe bets, no real surprises. The view is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
The list runs 25–45 bottles and leans hard on California and France, with a New Zealand cameo from Kim Crawford. You'll recognize every producer on this list because you've seen them at a thousand other restaurants: Whispering Angel, Veuve Clicquot, Meiomi — these are crowd-pleasing fixtures, not curated selections. There's no real engagement with wine regions that would complement Japanese cuisine — no Grüner Veltliner, no Muscadet, no Chablis to meet the raw fish halfway. For a sushi-forward menu in 2024, this list feels like it was built for the cocktail crowd that occasionally orders wine.
Eight to twelve options by the glass gives you decent range for a rooftop lounge, and the usual suspects are all present. Don't expect anything rotating or adventurous — this is a set-it-and-forget-it glass pour program built for familiarity over discovery. Order the rosé, enjoy the view, and don't overthink it.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — null
It's not exciting, but it's the most food-functional wine on this list. Bright acidity and citrus cut through fatty tuna rolls better than anything else here — and it tends to be priced more reasonably than the French imports. On a warm night with a rooftop breeze, it actually does its job.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Yes, it's a mainstream Champagne — but it's also genuinely the right call with sushi. Bubbles, acidity, and a little toasty richness work with raw fish in ways that still wine often doesn't. Most tables walk right past it for the Whispering Angel. Don't.
Meiomi Pinot Noir
Sweet, soft, and built for people who don't love red wine but order it anyway. At rooftop lounge prices, you're paying a significant premium for a $12 retail bottle that's off-tempo with everything on this menu. There's no dish on a sushi menu that makes this the right answer.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne + Sashimi selection
Classic for a reason. Champagne's acidity and effervescence cut through the clean fat of sashimi without overpowering it — and on a rooftop twenty stories up, popping a Veuve with pristine bluefin feels exactly as good as it sounds.
✔️ The Bottom Line
In the Raw Vu is a great place to have a glass of Whispering Angel and watch the sun go down over Tulsa — just don't come here expecting the wine list to match the altitude. Send a friend for the view and the sushi; tell them to keep expectations modest on the wine.
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Celebrity is a Tulsa institution for a reason, and the wine list does exactly what it needs to do for a white-tablecloth steakhouse crowd — no more, no less. Send a friend here for the prime rib and a bottle of Jordan; just don't send them expecting to be surprised.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside · Tulsa · Italian
Mondo's wine list won't blow anyone's mind, but it does its job honestly — fair prices, decent Italian representation, and enough options to keep a table happy all night. Send your friends here for dinner without hesitation; just steer them toward the Allegrini instead of the Meiomi.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside / Peoria corridor · Tulsa · Italian
Prossimo is doing the right things with wine in a city where many restaurants don't bother — the Italian focus is genuine and the top-shelf picks show range. The markups keep it from being a great wine destination, but as a neighborhood Italian with a real list, it earns its place.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Cherry Street · Tulsa · Creole and Cajun
Nola's is a genuinely fun place to eat Creole food in Tulsa, but the wine list is an afterthought dressed up in nice stemware. Lean hard into the cocktail menu or bring your own bottle — check if they have a corkage policy, because that might be your best move here.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brookside · Tulsa · Modern American
Oren is the kind of wine list that makes you recalibrate your expectations for a mid-size city. It's not a deep cellar and there's no half-price night to celebrate, but the curation is thoughtful, the markups are mostly honest, and the picks are the kind you'd expect from a much bigger food scene. Worth ordering from the list — not just the cocktail menu.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Brady Arts District · Tulsa · Craft cocktail bar with beer and wine
Valkyrie is a cocktail bar first and a wine bar never, but the list has more backbone than it has any right to. Come for the drinks, stay curious about the Gamay.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Salt Lake City · Japanese and Sushi
Takashi is a great restaurant with a wine list that's just along for the ride — functional, safe, and a little overpriced relative to what you get. Go for the sushi, order the Cloudy Bay or the Oregon Pinot, and don't expect the wine program to keep pace with the kitchen.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Jackson · Jackson Hole · Japanese and Sushi
King Sushi is absolutely worth a reservation for the food — but the wine list is a missed opportunity that'll cost you extra for the privilege of being underwhelmed. Order a sake or stick to the Prosecco and put your wine energy elsewhere.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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