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Downtown / near CityPlace · West Palm Beach · Steakhouse / Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 5, 2026
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Fifteen labels. That's what you're working with at one of Palm Beach's splashiest steakhouses. The list reads like something assembled with confident guests in mind — people who want Whispering Angel or Veuve without much fuss — which is fine until you realize you're paying steakhouse prices for grocery-store-tier ambition.
The California-heavy lineup leans hard on familiar names: Duckhorn, The Prisoner, Trefethen, and a private-label Meat Market Cab that tells you everything you need to know about how adventurous this program wants to be. There's a genuinely interesting detour in the 2021 Hillick & Hobbs Dry Riesling from Seneca Lake — a Finger Lakes producer that has no business being this good — but it feels like an accident on an otherwise safe list. New Zealand, Provence, and Italy show up for the whites and rosés, rounding out a list that covers the bases without breaking a sweat. The Rare Oakville Cabernet is the obvious prestige play, and it earns its spot, but the list stops well short of the depth you'd expect at this price point.
Eight pours by the glass is a reasonable spread for a room this size, covering Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, rosé, Pinot Noir, and Cab territory. The quality ceiling isn't high, but on a Wednesday night at half price, a $14 glass of Trefethen Chardonnay becomes a $7 glass of Trefethen Chardonnay, which is hard to argue with. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority — this list feels set and comfortable.
2022 Trefethen Chardonnay, California — $14/glass
Trefethen punches above its by-the-glass weight — this is a solid, restrained California Chardonnay from a producer that actually farms its own estate. On Wine Wednesday at half price, it's a genuine steal in a room where most everything else skews overpriced.
2021 Hillick & Hobbs Dry Riesling, Seneca Lake, New York
Nobody in a Palm Beach steakhouse is ordering Finger Lakes Riesling — which is exactly why you should. Hillick & Hobbs is one of the best things happening in New York wine right now, and a dry Riesling cuts through a rich wagyu steak better than another Cab ever will. It's the one genuinely unexpected pick on an otherwise predictable list.
NV Bonanza Lot 7 Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Bonanza is Chuck Wagner's value-tier brand — a perfectly fine $20 bottle at retail. Whatever they're charging for it here isn't justified by the juice. If you're spending steakhouse money on a Cab, put it toward the Duckhorn or go bigger with the Rare Oakville. Don't pay a restaurant premium for a budget wine.
2023 Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California + Fresh oysters
Duckhorn's Napa Sauvignon Blanc has enough citrus snap and clean acidity to cut right through a plate of briny oysters without steamrolling them. It's one of the few pairings on this menu where the wine actually does something useful instead of just showing up.
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The Bottom Line
Meat Market Palm Beach is a fun room with a wine list that coasts on its crowd's brand recognition — come on a Wednesday, grab the Trefethen or order something off the beaten path like the Hillick & Hobbs, and you'll drink well. Show up any other night without a plan and you'll pay full markup for wines you could find at Total Wine.
Palm Beach Gardens · West Palm Beach · Steakhouse
The Capital Grille Palm Beach Gardens is a reliable wine stop if you're already there for the steak — just don't expect the list to excite you. Lean toward the glass pours, chase the value picks, and avoid the temptation to drop $30 on that Orin Swift.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Worth Avenue · West Palm Beach · French / Bistro
Le Bilboquet Palm Beach is a safe, French-focused list that suits its dressed-up crowd without pushing anyone toward something new or surprising. Send a friend here for the vibe and the steak frites — just go in knowing the wine spend will feel steeper than it probably should.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· West Palm Beach · Wine Bar / Tasting Room
If you want to spend an afternoon actually understanding Willamette Valley wine across a single focused producer, there's no better setup in West Palm Beach. Just don't show up expecting a world tour — this room has a point of view and it's Oregon, all the way down.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· West Palm Beach · Italian
Cafe Sapori's wine list is a reliable Italian-leaning companion — not adventurous, not cheap, but curated enough that the right picks reward you. Skip the Whispering Angel, dig into the Tuscans, and you'll leave satisfied.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· West Palm Beach · New American
Kitchen West Palm has no business having the Casanova di Neri Brunello and the Ménard-Geborit Muscadet on the same 13-bottle list — and yet here we are. It's small, priced fairly, and clearly curated by someone who actually drinks wine. Send a friend, order the Ridge.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· West Palm Beach · Wine Bar / Lounge
Le Bar is a stripped-down concept that works because the six bottles it chose are actually worth drinking — unusual for a lounge where wine is often an afterthought. If you want depth, go elsewhere. If you want a smart glass of something Italian while you decompress, this earns its keep.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Front Street · Traverse City · Steakhouse / Contemporary American
The Pretty Penny is a dependable date-night wine list in a beautiful lakeside town — not adventurous, not cheap, but competent enough to make your steak night work. If you're a wine explorer looking for discovery, you might leave a little flat; if you just want a solid Cabernet with a great meal on Front Street, you're in good hands.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown / State Street · Bowling Green · Steakhouse / Contemporary American
Hickory & Oak is a genuinely good steakhouse with a wine list that's merely along for the ride — overprice, under-curated, and content to let the food do all the heavy lifting. Come for the ribeye, order the Jordan, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Jackson · Jackson Hole · Steakhouse / Contemporary American
The Restaurant at White Buffalo Club is exactly what it wants to be: a confident, Napa-forward steakhouse list in a room where the wine is expected to be as serious as the beef. The markups sting and the adventurous drinker won't find much to explore, but if you're here for a big California red with a big steak, the cellar and the staff will take care of you.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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