Local brunch spot hiding serious wine instincts
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Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 30, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Nicks on Broadway’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You come to Nicks on Broadway for the ricotta pancakes and leave thinking more about the wine list than you expected. It's compact, but someone clearly made intentional choices here — Rhode Island producers sitting next to Slovenian whites and Portuguese reds is not an accident. This isn't a list that happened to a restaurant; it's a list someone built.
The regional spread punches well above the size of the list — Rhode Island (Greenvale), Italy, Portugal, California, Oregon, Germany, and Slovenia all make appearances, which is a lot of ground for what looks like a focused card. The Champagne section alone has Guy Larmandier's Vertus Brut Rosé Premier Cru and a Louis Roederer Brut Premier Magnum, which is a genuinely surprising find at a casual brunch spot on Broadway. Portugal and Italy carry the everyday drinking weight well, with accessible, food-friendly bottles that don't demand you think too hard. The local-wine angle with Greenvale's Rhode Island rosé is a nice touch — and at $13 a glass, it's practically an act of charity.
Ten-plus options by the glass covering bubbles, whites, and reds, with glass prices clustered tightly between $12 and $14 — rare pricing discipline in a market where $16 pours have become the new normal. The Muri 'Yamile' Frizzante Rosé from Copenhagen is the kind of pour you don't expect to see anywhere in Providence, let alone at brunch. Rotation isn't confirmed, but the presence of a 2024 Greenvale suggests the list gets some seasonal attention.
Greenvale Vineyards Rosé 2024 — $13
A Rhode Island rosé at $13 a glass with a 15% markup is essentially the restaurant doing you a favor. Greenvale has been making solid coastal rosé for years and this vintage is drinking well — supporting a local producer at a price that's hard to argue with makes it the easiest call on the menu.
Guy Larmandier Vertus Brut Rosé Premier Cru NV
Most people ordering Champagne at brunch go on autopilot and grab whatever sounds familiar. The Larmandier is a grower Champagne from a Premier Cru village in the Côte des Blancs — lean, precise, and a world apart from the big-house stuff. Most diners will scroll right past it, which means more for the people who know.
Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne Magnum
Look, Roederer is perfectly good Champagne — but at the top of the price range on a list this size, a Magnum of a non-vintage NM Champagne is the safe, showy choice. You're paying for the format and the name recognition. The Larmandier gives you more interesting wine for almost certainly less money.
Quinta de Cabriz Brut NV Rosé + Eggs Benedict
The Dão Brut Rosé has the acidity to cut through hollandaise without bullying the egg, and the light red fruit keeps it from feeling too serious for a Saturday morning. It's a $13 glass doing the work of something twice the price, and it makes eggs benedict feel like a slightly better decision than it already is.
The Bottom Line
Nicks on Broadway is a brunch spot that wandered into wine territory and turned out to have genuinely good taste — fair prices, local producers, and a grower Champagne or two hiding in plain sight. Send a friend here and tell them to skip the mimosa.
Federal Hill · Providence · Italian
Camille’s offers plenty to explore, but set your wine budget before opening the list. Our starting order is Jorio Montepulciano at $11/glass or Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina at $12/glass. Save Tignanello for a planned splurge.
Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Providence · Restaurant
Mare Rooftop is a great place to watch the sunset with a cold glass of Whispering Angel — and that's about the ceiling of its wine ambition. If you're here for the view and the vibe, lean into it; if you showed up hoping for a thoughtful wine experience, you're in the wrong place.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown · Providence · Italian (modern trattoria)
Sarto's wine list is a credible, Italy-focused program that earns its place in a serious Italian kitchen — just go in knowing the markups lean steep and the list doesn't reward wandering outside the boot. Order the Vermentino, eat the pasta, and you'll leave happy.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Federal Hill · Providence · Italian-American
Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen is a Providence legend for its food and its history, not its wine list — which reads like something assembled in 1994 and never reconsidered. Come for the veal cutlet and the nostalgia, but don't let the wine list talk you into spending $48 on a Kendall-Jackson.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
East Side · Providence · American Brasserie (French-Influenced)
Red Stripe isn't a wine destination, but it's not pretending to be one either. Fair prices on recognizable bottles in a lively room that actually makes you want to stay for another glass — that's a respectable thing to get right.
Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Providence · Providence · Upscale American Steakhouse with Seafood
The Capital Grille Providence is a well-oiled machine with a wine program that earns more respect than most chains deserve — the depth is real, the staff knows the list, and the Generous Pour event is a legit reason to show up. The markups are steep and the soul is corporate, but if someone else is expensing dinner, you could do a lot worse.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
· Los Angeles · Modern American
Redbird has made a smart, unusual bet: skip the bottle program entirely and let every guest drink whatever they want, one glass at a time. The list is small but genuinely considered, with fair prices across the board and a few real finds — especially that Châteauneuf-du-Pape at $15 a glass. If you're eating here, drink here.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Round Rock · Modern American
Grey Orchard isn't trying to be a wine destination, but the list punches above its 18-label weight class — fair prices, smart glass pour access, and the RARA bottles keeping things interesting. If you're in Round Rock and want a thoughtful glass over dinner without a lot of drama, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Overland Park · Modern American
Silo Modern Farmhouse punches above its suburban weight class with a white-focused list that shows genuine curation and pricing that won't insult you. It's not a destination wine list, but it's exactly the kind of reliable program that makes a neighborhood restaurant worth coming back to.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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