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Midtown · Atlanta · American, French · Visit Website ↗
Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 7, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at Lazy Betty lands like a quiet flex — no flashy design, just a deeply considered document that tells you immediately the kitchen isn't the only thing running at this level. Two named sommeliers, a Michelin star on the wall, and a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator in the first year of eligibility. This place is not messing around.
The 200-300 bottle list is anchored hard in France, California, and Italy — exactly where you want a fine dining program to live. Burgundy runs deep, with Jadot and Drouhin holding down the accessible end and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sitting at the top for the table that just closed a deal. Champagne is serious: Krug and Billecart-Salmon give you real options beyond the token celebratory pour. Italy gets proper respect with Gaja and Bruno Giacosa representing Barolo and Barbaresco at the top tier, and the Rhône showing up with Château Rayas and Guigal for anyone who knows to look there. The gap, if there is one, is that this list skews toward the high end — there's less discovery in the sub-$80 range than we'd like.
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is genuinely impressive for a room this size, and the $15–$30 range suggests they're not just pouring commodity wine on tap. The program has enough range to navigate a multi-course tasting without doubling back, which is exactly what you need when the kitchen is sending out cured kampachi followed by lacquered duck.
Billecart-Salmon Champagne — $30
Billecart-Salmon by the glass at the top of the glass range is still a far better deal than most restaurants offer for real Champagne — and it's the right call to open a meal here rather than defaulting to a sparkling wine that just looks like Champagne.
Guigal Rhône Valley
In a room full of Burgundy hunters and Napa Cab loyalists, Guigal is the quiet overachiever on this list. The Rhône doesn't get ordered enough at fine dining spots, and that's your opportunity — more wine for the price, and it holds up beautifully against anything with weight and fat on the plate.
Opus One
Opus One is a trophy bottle, and Lazy Betty knows it. You're paying a significant premium over retail for the name recognition, and frankly, there are more interesting California Cabs in this price neighborhood. If you want Napa prestige, put that budget toward Kongsgaard or Kistler on the white side instead.
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco + Crown-roasted duck with honey lacquer and brown butter jus
Giacosa's Barbaresco has the acidity and dried cherry structure to cut through the richness of brown butter while the savory, earthy backbone matches the lacquered duck without fighting it. This is the kind of pairing that makes you put your fork down for a second.
The Bottom Line
Lazy Betty is the rare Atlanta restaurant where the wine program matches the ambition of the kitchen — deep, serious, and staffed by people who actually know what's in the cellar. The markups are real, but so is everything else on the list.
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