Wine Wednesdays Save the Day Here
Downtown / near CityPlace · West Palm Beach · Steakhouse / Contemporary American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed 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.
Wednesday — Wine Wednesdays: 50% off wines and Champagnes — applies to most bottles and sparkling. Specific exclusions not listed. This is the move.
✔️ 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.
The Square / Downtown · West Palm Beach · Italian trattoria
Il Bellagio is a perfectly decent place to drink Italian wine with Italian food on a warm West Palm Beach evening — just don't expect the list to surprise you, and steer clear of the Santa Margherita markup. Order the Chianti, grab a table on the plaza, and call it a reliable night out.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Square / Downtown · West Palm Beach · Plant-based/vegan, contemporary
PLANTA West Palm Beach won't disappoint you on wine, but it won't thrill you either — the list is safe, the markups are mostly steep, and the picks are designed for consensus. Come for the food, order the Whispering Angel, and don't overthink it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Square / Downtown · West Palm Beach · Tuscan-inspired Italian, coastal Italian
Felice earns its keep with a genuinely Italy-focused list, a Tignanello markup that won't make you wince, and a Monday wine program that should be on your weekly calendar. Not groundbreaking, but reliably good — and in this neighborhood, that's not nothing.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
CityPlace / Downtown · West Palm Beach · Classic American Steakhouse
Abe & Louie's is a dependable, well-stocked steakhouse wine program with real depth and knowledgeable staff — it just charges accordingly and rarely colors outside the lines. Send a friend here for a serious bottle of Cab with a prime steak, but tell them to ask the sommelier to find something off the beaten path.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Northwood Village · West Palm Beach · Italian
Grato is a reliable wine list for a neighborhood Italian that punches above its weight in by-the-glass options and producer selection — just know the markups skew steep on anything recognizable. Send a friend here for the Pinot and the pasta, not the prestige bottles.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
West Palm Beach · West Palm Beach · Wine bar with global small plates
The Blind Monk is the kind of place West Palm Beach didn't know it needed — a genuine natural wine bar with a thoughtful list and a low-key atmosphere that makes you want to stay for another pour. The markups keep it from being a true Rager, but as a Wild Card in a city not exactly known for its wine culture, it absolutely earns a visit.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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