Oregon Beef, Oregon Wine, No Apologies
Northeast Portland · Portland · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 10, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Laurelhurst Market’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The list lands exactly how you'd want it to at a neighborhood steakhouse with a butcher counter up front — confident, Pacific Northwest-forward, and not trying to be something it's not. It's the kind of wine program that respects the room it's in. No pretension, no padding, just a well-considered 100-plus bottle list that wants you to eat a great steak and drink something worth talking about.
Oregon gets top billing here, as it should — Antica Terra and Eyrie anchor the Willamette Valley Pinot section and give the list some serious credibility. Washington shows up with Gramercy Cellars holding it down on the Cab side, which is a smart call for a beef-centric menu. France fills in the gaps with Burgundy and Rhône representation that doesn't feel tacked on. California rounds out the picture with producers like Copain bringing Santa Cruz-area Pinot into the fold. Where the list could do more is in white wine depth — a steakhouse with this much charcuterie deserves a more interesting white and sparkling program to match.
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass is a solid range for a neighborhood spot like this. The by-the-glass selection skews toward the same Oregon and California focus as the bottle list, which means you're likely to find a Willamette Pinot on pour at any given time — a win when you're staring down steak frites. Rotation details aren't published prominently, so your best move is to ask what's currently open.
Copain Pinot Noir — null
Copain consistently delivers expressive, food-friendly Pinot at a price point that doesn't punish you for ordering a second glass. At a steakhouse with solid markup fairness, this is the bottle that earns its place on the table without drama.
Gramercy Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Washington Cab gets overlooked every time it sits next to Napa on a list, and that's a mistake. Gramercy makes structured, age-worthy Cabernet from the Columbia Valley that plays beautifully against a charred, house-cut steak — and most diners walk right past it for something with a California address.
Generic French Burgundy entry-level options
Without more specific bottle data, the lower-end Burgundy entries on a list like this tend to represent the worst value — Burgundy pricing is brutal even at the approachable end, and you can almost always do better dollar-for-dollar by staying in Oregon or Washington here.
Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir + Steak Frites
Eyrie is Oregon wine history in a bottle — earthy, restrained, with enough acid to cut through the richness of frites and stand up to a medium-rare strip. It's the local pairing that actually makes sense, not just a home-state loyalty play.
The Bottom Line
Laurelhurst Market isn't trying to win a wine award — it's trying to make sure you have a great bottle with a great steak, and it mostly pulls that off. If you care about Pacific Northwest producers and fair pricing, this list delivers. Send your friends here with confidence.
Kerns · Portland · American
Noble Rot is the rare restaurant wine program that would hold up as a standalone wine bar — deep list, sharp staff, fair prices, and a view that makes the whole experience feel earned. Send your friends here. Send yourself here.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
Northeast Portland · Portland · New American
OK Omens is doing something genuinely uncommon: running a focused, adventurous wine program in a neighborhood restaurant without making it feel precious or intimidating. If you're the kind of person who wants to drink something you've never heard of and trust that the staff knows why it's there, send yourself here immediately.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Northwest 23rd · Portland · Rustic French / Northwest French
St. Jack is the rare Portland restaurant where the wine list earns as much respect as the kitchen. The French-Oregon axis is well-executed, the staff knows what they're talking about, and the pot lyonnais format alone is worth the trip.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown · Portland · Mexico City–inspired tacos and small plates
Tope is a Wild Card in the best sense — a rooftop taqueria that's quietly assembled a natural and low-intervention wine list worth paying attention to. If you're eating here and only drinking mezcal cocktails, you're leaving half the story on the table.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Portland · Texan–Pacific Northwest, Wood-fired American
Bullard Tavern is the Wild Card badge in its purest form — a smoked-meat joint that snuck in a genuinely considered wine list without making a fuss about it. Send a friend here if they think good wine and good brisket can't coexist.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown/Waterfront · Portland · Seafood, Pacific Northwest
King Tide earns its Wild Card badge by hiding a genuinely curious, well-priced wine list inside what could easily have been a forgettable hotel seafood room. If you're eating oysters on the Willamette, you could do a lot worse than Domaine de l'Écu in your glass.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Atlanta · Steakhouse
Il Premio is a steakhouse that took its wine list seriously enough to skip the obvious plays, and the result is one of the more interesting Italian-focused lists in Atlanta right now. It's compact, priced fairly across the board, and built for exploration — whether you're going glass by glass through the Italian regions or just need a solid bottle of Chianti Classico at $72 to make a steak dinner feel right. We'd send a friend here specifically for the wine.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Healdsburg · Steakhouse
Stark's is the rare steakhouse that treats wine as something other than an afterthought or a cash grab. The list is compact but genuinely considered, markups are fair across the board, and the full bottle-to-glass availability is a policy every restaurant should copy. If you're eating in Healdsburg and want to drink well without overpaying, this is a legitimate stop.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Albany · Albany · Steakhouse
Order by the glass and explore: the posted menu gives you Riesling, Chablis, Cahors and Rioja without a bottle commitment. Pentimento at $16 is our price-conscious red starting point. Check the current list before ordering; the complete cellar, service and storage haven't been independently verified.
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