SoHo Corner Spot With Serious Wine Bones
SoHo · New York · Steak House, Small Plates · Visit Website ↗
Updated June 2026
Reviewed May 19, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at The Corner Store lands somewhere between confident steakhouse classic and something with a bit more ambition — France and California anchor it hard, but there's enough range in the 150-250 bottle count to suggest someone actually thought this through. The dimly lit SoHo room does the list no disservice; this is exactly the kind of place where ordering a bottle feels right. Wine Spectator handed them an Award of Excellence in 2025, and walking in, you can see why.
The list leans heavily on its two pillars — France and California — and neither feels phoned in. Burgundy is the headline act, with négociant selections from the Romanée-Conti appellation orbit giving the France section real weight. Bordeaux classified growths round out the old-world side, while Napa Cabernet and California Chardonnay hold it down on the west coast. Rhône Valley entries offer a bit of breathing room for anyone who doesn't want to play it straight Cab-or-Burgundy all night, though the list doesn't stray much further than that — don't come looking for Jura oddities or skin-contact anything.
With 12-20 by-the-glass options, the pour program is more than an afterthought. Expect the same France-and-California axis to dominate here — a Chardonnay, probably a Rhône red, a Napa Cab, and a Burgundy option are the likely cornerstones. Rotation appears limited based on what we've seen, so don't expect a lot of surprises week to week.
Rhône Valley Red — $60
Rhône reds are perennially underordered at steakhouses — everyone's eyeing the Napa Cab — which means the kitchen-to-table markup pressure eases a bit. At a place where bottles can push well north of $100, landing a proper Grenache-based Rhône in the $60 range is the smart play for the table splitting a bone-in ribeye.
Burgundy Négociant Selection
Most tables at a SoHo steakhouse default to Napa Cab without a second thought, which means the Burgundy négociant bottles from the Romanée-Conti appellation neighborhood sit quietly underordered. For anyone willing to skip the obvious, a well-sourced Côte de Nuits négociant bottling can be the most interesting wine on the table — and in a room full of Cabernet drinkers, it might just be the best conversation starter too.
Bordeaux Classified Growth
Classified Bordeaux is the tax you pay for ordering on autopilot. These bottles are widely available at retail, and in a NYC restaurant at steakhouse markup, you're paying a significant premium for something you could have opened at home for half the price. Unless it's a vintage you genuinely can't find elsewhere, the juice isn't worth the squeeze here.
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in Ribeye
It's not subtle, but it works. The fat and char on a bone-in ribeye needs something with structure and dark fruit to stand up to it — and a Napa Cab delivers exactly that. At The Corner Store, leaning into the classic is the right call when the dish is this unapologetically old-school.
🎲 The Bottom Line
The Corner Store is a reliable, well-credentialed wine list doing exactly what a good SoHo steakhouse should — France and California, done with intention, in a room that makes you want to order another bottle. Just watch the markup on the big Bordeaux names and let the Rhône or Burgundy side show you a better time.
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