Speakeasy Vibes, Wednesday Bottles for Days
Downtown · Providence · American · Visit Website ↗
Updated August 2026
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 7, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Eddy’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walking into The Eddy feels like finding a secret — dim lighting, close tables, and a wine list that actually has some ambition behind it. The France and Italy lean is apparent immediately, with a few natural wine producers mixed in to signal that someone back there is paying attention. It's not a wine bar, but it's trying harder than most cocktail-forward spots in Providence.
The list runs 50 to 80 bottles with a clear Old World backbone anchored in France and Italy, which is exactly where you want a list like this to live. Natural wine producers are sprinkled throughout, giving the whole thing a casual credibility that a more corporate list wouldn't have. There are some crowd-pleaser bottles in the mix — Duckhorn Napa Cab, Catena Malbec — that keep nervous drinkers comfortable, but the better picks reward the curious. The gaps show: no real deep dive into Burgundy or Loire Valley producers, and the list doesn't feel like it's been curated as tightly as the room deserves.
Ten to eighteen pours by the glass is a respectable range for a neighborhood spot of this size. The Ridge Zinfandel Lytton Springs showing up at $18 a glass is a genuinely interesting pour — you're not usually seeing that outside of a dedicated wine bar. The glass program feels like the strongest part of the wine offering here, especially on Wednesdays when the bottle math changes everything.
Ridge Zinfandel Lytton Springs 2021 — $18/glass
Lytton Springs is a benchmark California Zinfandel that retails around $45 a bottle. Getting it by the glass at $18 — and especially at a speakeasy-style bar — is a genuine win. On a Wednesday, a bottle of this would be a no-brainer steal.
Château de Tracy Pouilly-Fumé 2022
Most people at The Eddy are ordering by the glass or reaching for something familiar. The Château de Tracy Pouilly-Fumé at $65 is easy to walk past, but this is a serious Loire producer making structured, mineral-driven Sauvignon Blanc that blows away anything from New Zealand at this price point. It's the pick for the table that actually wants to talk about wine.
La Vieille Ferme Rosé 2023
At $42 a bottle, you're paying nearly four times retail for a wine that costs $12 on the shelf and is widely available everywhere. It's a fine, easy rosé — but the markup here is hard to justify when better options exist on this list.
Château de Tracy Pouilly-Fumé 2022 + Cuban Sliders
The bright acidity and citrus edge of the Pouilly-Fumé cuts right through the richness of the pork and pickles in the Cuban sliders. It's a high-low combo that works — the kind of pairing that sounds weird until it doesn't.
Wednesday — Half-price bottles of wine all night long
The Bottom Line
The Eddy isn't a destination wine list, but it's doing more than it needs to for a dimly lit cocktail bar in downtown Providence. Wednesday half-price bottles make it a genuine weekly ritual worth building plans around.
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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
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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
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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
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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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
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Give the international and local sections a look before defaulting to Burgundy. Sula at $70 and Old Westminster at $90 offer different budget options. These are posted bottle prices, not guaranteed stock; confirm availability. This menu guide doesn't rate service or cellar conditions.
· Key West · American
Caroline's Café is not a wine destination, and it's not trying to be — the identical pricing across all five house labels makes that abundantly clear. If you're in Key West looking for something interesting in your glass, keep walking; if you just need a cold pour of Chardonnay with your lunch and aren't asking questions, $8 gets you there without drama.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Noble Rot is the rare restaurant wine program that would hold up as a standalone wine bar — deep list, sharp staff, fair prices, and a view that makes the whole experience feel earned. Send your friends here. Send yourself here.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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