Aromati Café & Wine Bar

On our list of the best wine bars in New York.

Three owners who moved to New York from Georgia, Tamar Pitalskaia, Ana Gogoli and Aleksandre Gogoli, run this Murray Hill spot as a coffee counter by day and a wine bar by night. Mornings bring specialty coffee, pastries and khachapuri; the same room later pours a deep list of Georgian wines, including amber wines made using centuries-old skin-contact methods. The space keeps a warm, neighborhood feel rather than trying to be either a full cafe or a serious wine destination at any one time.