86 pours by the glass, with a $50 on-premise surcharge built in
Santa Monica · Los Angeles · Upscale American-Mediterranean Bistro & Wine Bar · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Wally's Santa Monica serves a 128-page wine list from a wine shop, and the front page says what to know first: "All wine consumed on-premise is subject to a fifty-dollar surcharge, which is already reflected on our wine list." The list also says the retail selection is available at your table. Start on pages 5 to 9, where the by-the-glass list runs from 15 to 350.
After the glass pages the list is organized by color and region: Champagne and sparkling, white by country and Burgundy, rose, skin-contact, then red from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the United States, with kosher, sweet and fortified sections and spirits at the back. Bordeaux and Burgundy each run more than a dozen pages in the directory. Examples of how far it reaches: Krug Grande Cuvee 173e Edition Brut at 345, Ridge Monte Bello 2020 at 345 and Sine Qua Non Distenta IV 2022 at 315. The list calls itself award-winning and says Wally's holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The wine pages end with an August 2026 date, so confirm what is current.
The glass pages list 76 sparkling, white, rose, skin-contact and red pours, from a rotating Wally's House rose at 15 to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny Grand Cru 2017 at 350, plus 10 sweet and fortified pours. Sparkling starts at 16 for Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d'Asti and includes Krug Grande Cuvee 172eme at 90. Whites start at 16 with the House Selection and Elena Walch Pinot Grigio, and include Ronsard Sancerre 2024 at 25 and Radikon Slatnik skin-contact at 28. Reds include Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2022 at 28, Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 2019 at 68 and Chateau Haut-Brion 2017 at 175.
The Bottom Line
A very deep, retail-backed list with a glass program that covers everything from a 15 house rose to a 350 Musigny. Order the Produttori del Barbaresco at 28 or the Sine Qua Non Syrah at 95 by the glass, and remember the fifty-dollar on-premise surcharge is already reflected in the list prices. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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