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Paseo Arts · Oklahoma City · Classic American Cuisine with an International Flair · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 1, 2026
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Walking into Paseo Grill, you don't expect a wine list that's actually trying. It's a casual arts district spot with mismatched charm, and yet the list opens with Champagne Aubry and Paul Bara Grand Cru Rosé — producers that have no business being in a neighborhood bistro and we mean that as a compliment. This place is quietly doing something more interesting than it lets on.
The list runs 40-70 bottles and punches well above its weight for an OKC neighborhood restaurant. France anchors the program — Bordeaux Blanc from Chateau Ducasse, a Languedoc rosé from Mas De Daumas Gassac, and two serious Champagne houses sitting at the top end. Oregon gets a genuine nod with the Maysara 'Asha' Pinot Noir, a biodynamic producer from McMinnville that most restaurants in this city wouldn't know to stock. The gaps are real — virtually no red beyond Pinot Noir, no Rhône, no Spanish presence — but what's here feels intentional rather than accidental.
The glass program is lean, with most options clustering in the $8-$11 range. You get the Borghi Ad Est Pinot Grigio at $8, Love Story Prosecco at $9, and the Chateau Ducasse Bordeaux Blanc topping out at $11 — all reasonable, none particularly exciting. We'd love to see a red or two poured by the glass, because right now this program leaves red wine drinkers staring at the bottle list with no easy entry point.
Chateau Ducasse Bordeaux Blanc — $11/glass, $44/bottle
A proper white Bordeaux — Sauvignon Blanc-driven, dry, with some texture — for $44 a bottle at a restaurant is genuinely fair. It's the most interesting glass pour on the menu and gives you something to talk about beyond 'house white.'
Maysara 'Asha' Pinot Noir
Most people scanning this list will walk right past the $85 Maysara and land on something cheaper, but this is a biodynamic Oregon Pinot from a producer that earns the price. It's the most serious bottle on the list and the one that tells you someone at Paseo Grill actually cares about what they're stocking.
Love Story Prosecco
At $36 a bottle, you're paying more than double retail for a Prosecco that's perfectly fine and completely forgettable. It's the path of least resistance on this list, and it leads somewhere boring. Step up to the Bordeaux Blanc or save the bubbles budget for the Paul Bara.
GC Wines 'Le Rouleur' Pinot Noir + Blackened Trout
Blackened spice needs something with enough fruit to push back but enough restraint not to fight — a mid-weight Pinot Noir hits that mark. The 'Le Rouleur' at $55 is the sweet spot between the cheaper Vignerons de Mont and the more serious Maysara, and it won't bully the fish.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Paseo Grill is the kind of wine surprise that makes a city's dining scene feel alive — a neighborhood restaurant in an arts district that actually stocked Paul Bara and Maysara without making a big deal about it. It's not a destination wine list, but for Oklahoma City, it's worth going out of your way.
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