Lazy Betty

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.