Old World Firepower Meets Downtown Seoul
Tribeca · New York · Asian, French · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Jungsik lands like the room itself — understated confidence with serious depth underneath. Flipping through 300-plus selections in a moody Tribeca dining room that plays dark tones against clean lines, you get the message fast: this place takes wine as seriously as the kitchen. The range of producers alone is enough to make a Burgundy nerd put their phone down.
Burgundy is the undisputed anchor here, with names like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Henri Jayer staking out the prestige end of the list — these aren't filler, they're statement pieces. Bordeaux holds its own with Château Pétrus, Château Le Pin, and Château Margaux present for those who want the classics. The German corner punches well above its size with Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling, which, given the kitchen's affinity for bright acidic flavors, feels like a deliberate and smart call. Italy gets a credible showing from Gaja Barbaresco and Giacomo Conterno Barolo, rounding out what is genuinely one of the more serious Old World lists in New York.
With 12-18 pours available, the glass program is more than a formality — expect Champagne options and at least a few whites with the acidity and finesse to hold up against the kitchen's Korean-French compositions. We'd want to see more rotation to keep regulars on their toes, but what's here is curated rather than random. Ask the staff for guidance; Jamie Schlicht and Leudys Ricardo run a knowledgeable floor and won't steer you wrong.
Krug Champagne — $60+/glass est.
In a room where the food is this precise and this much fun, Krug by the glass is the move — it's expensive by glass-pour standards anywhere, but you're drinking one of the great Champagne houses alongside dry-aged Arctic char in kimchi and red curry. The value is contextual and it clears the bar.
Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling
Most tables here are scanning for Burgundy or Bordeaux, which means this Mosel heavyweight gets overlooked. That's a mistake. The tension between Egon Müller's electric acidity and residual sugar is a natural foil for the gochujang and fermented flavors running through the menu. One of the most food-flexible wines on the list and most diners walk right past it.
Château Margaux
The bottle is real, the pedigree is real, and the markup is also very real. At a restaurant where the cuisine skews toward brightness, spice, and umami, dropping serious four-figure money on a structured Médoc that needs another decade to open up doesn't make a lot of sense. Save Margaux for a different room.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet + Raw striped jack with white kimchi and chilled fish bone broth
Leflaive's Puligny brings enough mineral tension and salinity to match the delicate raw fish without steamrolling it, while the wine's texture holds up against the fermented funk of white kimchi. The chilled broth and the wine's cool precision are pulling in the same direction — this is a pairing the kitchen probably thought about whether they admit it or not.
The Bottom Line
Jungsik is the rare restaurant where the wine list and the kitchen feel like they were designed to talk to each other, and the sommelier team actually knows how to translate. The markups are New York fine dining steep, but the depth of the Old World selection and the quality of service earn that Best of Award of Excellence badge many times over — yes, send your friends here for wine.
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.
Canyon Road · Santa Fe · Asian, French
Geronimo is a reliable, well-maintained wine program that earns its Wine Spectator cred without taking many risks — which is fine, because the room and the food deliver enough excitement on their own. Send a friend here for a special occasion; just steer them away from the Opus One.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Philadelphia · Philadelphia · Asian, French
Jean-Georges Philadelphia earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence the hard way — with a French-dominant list that actually has depth behind the marquee names and staff who know how to navigate it. Markups are real and the DRC is not for the faint of heart, but if you're eating here, you're already in the right room.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Piedmont Avenue · Oakland · Asian, French
Commis has no business being this good at wine for a neighborhood restaurant in Oakland, and that's exactly the point — it's earned a Best of Award of Excellence since 2019 and the list backs it up with names most sommeliers can only dream about stocking. If you're serious about what's in your glass, book a table and bring a budget.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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