Burgundy depth meets Melrose Avenue luxury seafood
Hollywood · Los Angeles · American, Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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The wine list at Providence hits you the way the dining room does — quietly, then all at once. Eight hundred to twelve hundred selections, anchored by serious French pedigree, with Burgundy and Champagne depth that most LA restaurants wouldn't dare attempt. This is a list built for people who actually care, curated by a sommelier who clearly does too.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Henri Jayer in the same list isn't a coincidence — it's a statement. The French spine runs deep, from Domaine Raveneau Chablis to Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, with Champagne represented properly by Krug and Salon Blanc de Blancs. Germany and Austria get their due with Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling and Domaine Weinbach anchoring the old-world flank. California isn't an afterthought either — Kongsgaard, Sine Qua Non, Screaming Eagle, and Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir give domestic drinkers something to get genuinely excited about.
Eighteen to twenty-eight by-the-glass options is generous for a room of this caliber, with pours running $18 to $45. The program skews toward wines that actually complement Cimarusti's seafood-forward tasting menus — expect options that lean mineral and precise rather than jammy and showy. No rotating half-price program here; this is a set list, which is fine when the picks are this considered.
Domaine Weinbach Alsace Riesling — $18–$45 (glass)
Weinbach by the glass at a tasting menu restaurant is the move — it threads the needle between the minerality of Chablis and the richness of white Burgundy, and it's built for seafood. If it's on the glass list, order it immediately.
Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir
Everyone at this table is looking at the Burgundy section. Meanwhile, Hirsch from the Sonoma Coast is sitting there doing its cold-climate, iron-and-fog thing for a fraction of the French price. Don't sleep on it.
Screaming Eagle
Screaming Eagle is a trophy, not a dinner wine, and at Providence's markup it's a very expensive trophy. Impressive to order, but you're paying for the name on a list that has far more interesting bottles at a third of the cost.
Domaine Raveneau Chablis + Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
Raveneau's Chablis is all chalk, oyster shell, and cold stone — it's practically oceanic on its own. Up against Santa Barbara uni, which is sweet, briny, and intensely mineral, the two essentially become one dish. This is what the list was built for.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Providence has held a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2016, and one look at this list tells you why — Tim Garner runs a program with genuine ambition, French depth, and the glassware to back it up. If you're eating the tasting menu, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to lean into what's in this cellar.
Downtown Los Angeles · Los Angeles · French-inspired, New American
Perch is a place people go for the view, the scene, and the Instagram moment — the wine list knows this and doesn't try very hard. Order something simple, enjoy the skyline, and save your serious wine drinking for a restaurant that wants to earn it.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Hollywood · Los Angeles · Upscale Italian, Seafood
Marino is a reliable, well-curated Italian wine list that earns its stripes on selection and staff knowledge, even if the pricing makes you wince on the everyday bottles. Send a friend here for the Guidalberto and the Franciacorta — just steer them away from anything under $60.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Hollywood · Los Angeles · Neapolitan Italian, Pizza
Da Michele's wine list is narrow by design and better for it — a focused, fairly priced tour through Southern Italy that most pizza spots in LA wouldn't dare attempt. If you're even mildly curious about Campanian wine, this is one of the better excuses in the city to start learning.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Downtown Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Seafood
Water Grill is a reliable choice for serious wine with serious seafood — the list is deep enough to reward exploration, and the sommelier presence means you can actually ask for help. The markups sting, but this is Downtown LA and you knew that walking in.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Bel-Air · Los Angeles · Modern Californian with European/Mediterranean influences
This is a serious wine list dressed in a garden party — the depth is real, the sommelier is engaged, and if you're willing to pay the Bel-Air premium, the experience delivers. Just go in knowing the bill will reflect the hedge-lined address.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Beverly Grove / West Hollywood · Los Angeles · Greek / Mediterranean
Kassi Club is a party restaurant with a wine list that punches above its vibe — if you ignore the markup and order Greek, you're going to drink well. Send a friend here specifically to work through the indigenous varietals; just tell them to skip the Chablis.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Scott's Addition · Richmond · American, Seafood
Lillian is the rare spot where the wine list is more ambitious than the address suggests — a focused, France-and-Italy-forward program with legit producers, a knowledgeable floor lead, and bottle prices that don't feel punitive. Send a friend here, tell them to sit at the counter, order oysters, and ask PJ what's open.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
River North · Chicago · American, Seafood
Terrace 16 earns its Wine Spectator badge and delivers a respectable, California-and-France-focused list in one of Chicago's most dramatic dining rooms. Just don't expect to be surprised — the wine is as reliable as the skyline view, and nearly as expensive.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Natchitoches · Natchitoches · American, Seafood
Mariner's isn't trying to be a wine destination — it's a waterfront restaurant in Natchitoches that happens to take its California Cab and Chardonnay seriously, and the Wine Spectator credential is earned. Send your friends here for the view and the Steak Oscar, and trust that the wine list won't let you down.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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