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40 honest restaurant wine list reviews across 7 cities in Delaware.
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Spanish Tavern
· Newark · Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish Tavern is a Newark institution with the bones of a wine-forward dining room — the setting, the cuisine, and the Iberian focus are all pointing in the right direction. The list likely plays it safe and the markups are probably what you'd expect from a white-tablecloth special-occasion spot, but if you're here for a proper sit-down dinner of paella and seafood, a bottle of Spanish red will do the job. We'd love to see the list push further into the Iberian depth that the kitchen deserves.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Chef's Table at Nico (NJPAC)
Arts District · Newark · Tasting-menu / New American
For a concert hall dining room in Newark, this wine list has no business being this French, this specific, or this fairly priced — and yet here we are. The by-the-glass selection alone is worth flagging for anyone catching a show at NJPAC. Go in, order the Vouvray or the Morgon, and be pleasantly surprised.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Enoteca Wine Bar
· Newark · Wine Bar
Enoteca Wine Bar earns its Wild Card badge by being exactly the kind of place Newark shouldn't be sleeping on — a focused Italian and Spanish program in a room built for lingering, at price points that don't punish you for ordering a second bottle. We'd want a closer look at the full list and glass pours before calling it a destination, but if you're in the neighborhood and want wine with your wood-fired pizza, this is a smarter bet than most.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
The Taste of Brazil Steakhouse
· Newark · Brazilian Steakhouse
The Taste of Brazil is almost certainly a great time if you're here for the rodízio experience — the meats, the energy, the all-you-can-eat chaos. The wine program, though, is an unknown quantity we can't responsibly endorse, and the lack of any transparent list online suggests wine isn't a priority here. Order a caipirinha, enjoy the picanha, and save the serious bottle for another night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Five Corners Ristorante
· Newark · Italian
Five Corners has stocked four respectable Italian reds and essentially stopped there. Without pricing, pour options, or a list that can accommodate the full table, it's hard to call this a wine program — it's more like a wine shelf. Come for the Italian cooking; manage your expectations on the wine side.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Halcyon
Montclair · Newark · Tasting-menu and New American
Halcyon is a reliable dinner-out option in Montclair where the wine list does its job without showing off — broad enough to find something that works with the seafood, priced at the higher end of what the neighborhood commands. Until we can get eyes on verified bottle selections and pricing, the specific picks stay blank, but the overall program earns a cautious endorsement: go for the crab cakes, ask your server what's pouring well by the glass, and you'll land somewhere fine.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Spanish Tavern of Newark
Newark · Newark · Spanish
Spanish Tavern is a Newark institution worth visiting for the atmosphere and the paella, but the wine program doesn't quite match the room's ambitions. Drink something Spanish, keep it simple, and let the food carry the night.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Consigliere Wine and Sound Bar
Downtown Newark · Newark · Wine Bar / Small Plates
Consigliere is one of Newark's most interesting wine rooms precisely because it's not trying to be a conventional wine bar — the African diaspora focus and soundtrack-first atmosphere make it a genuine Wild Card worth the trip. If you can handle some ambiguity on the list and lean into the experience, it punches well above its weight.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
Oeno Wine Bar
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · Wine Bar / Light Bites
Oeno is a legitimately surprising wine program stranded inside one of America's least glamorous airports — the Champagne depth is real, the grower selections are credible, and it earns its Wild Card badge just by existing here. Markups are steep and the setting undercuts the wine, but if you've got a long layover and a taste for grower Champagne, this is where you should be.
Surprising Depth
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Fernandes Steakhouse II
· Newark · Portuguese / Steakhouse
Fernandes Steakhouse II isn't a wine destination, but the Portuguese section of the list gives it a genuine identity that most neighborhood steakhouses completely lack. Come for the grilled meat, order something from Portugal, and leave the Dom Pérignon for someone else's table.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sol Mar
Ironbound · Newark · Portuguese / Seafood
Sol Mar isn't a destination wine list, but it's an honest one — Portuguese-focused, reasonably priced, and built to serve food that actually needs wine alongside it. Send a friend here for the whole experience; just tell them to order a bottle of something white and cold from the Douro.
Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas
Newark · Newark · Italian tapas / wine bar
Spuntino earns its Wild Card badge by building a genuinely interesting dessert wine and port program inside what looks like a casual Italian tapas spot — that Vin Santo lineup alone is worth the trip. If you're bringing someone who wants to explore wine without committing to a full bottle, the flights make this one of the better low-stakes wine education stops in the area.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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All 40 Delaware wine list reviews, A–Z
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- Allegro Seafood Grill · Newark, DE
- Benvenuto Restaurant · Milford, DE
- Blue Moon Restaurant · Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Bluecoast Seafood Grill + Raw Bar · Bethany, DE
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- Brasilia Grill · Newark, DE
- CS Brazilian Steakhouse · Newark, DE
- Caffé Gelato · Newark, DE
- Campino Restaurant & Bar · Newark, DE
- Casa Vasca · Newark, DE
- Catch 54 · Selbyville, DE
- Chef's Table at Nico (NJPAC) · Newark, DE
- Consigliere Wine and Sound Bar · Newark, DE
- Don Pepe Restaurant · Newark, DE
- Eden · Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Enoteca Wine Bar · Newark, DE
- Fernandes Steakhouse II · Newark, DE
- Five Corners Ristorante · Newark, DE
- Halcyon · Newark, DE
- Iberia Peninsula Restaurant · Newark, DE
- Iberia Tavern & Restaurant · Newark, DE
- Lewes Oyster House · Lewes, DE
- Lupo Italian Kitchen · Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Mompou Tapas Wine Bar and Lounge · Newark, DE
- Mr. Adams Steakhouse · Newark, DE
- Nantuckets Restaurant · Fenwick Island, DE
- Nico Kitchen + Bar · Newark, DE
- Oeno Wine Bar · Newark, DE
- Pic-Nic Restaurant & Lounge · Newark, DE
- Portugalia Restaurant · Newark, DE
- Satis Bistro · Newark, DE
- Seabra's Marisqueira · Newark, DE
- Sol Mar · Newark, DE
- Spanish Tavern · Newark, DE
- Spanish Tavern of Newark · Newark, DE
- Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas · Newark, DE
- The Taste of Brazil Steakhouse · Newark, DE
- Tony da Caneca · Newark, DE
- Valença Restaurant · Newark, DE
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