Claret Wine Bar

Kevin and Jaci, both Sunnyside locals, run this corner wine bar on Skillman Avenue on the idea that wine shouldn't come with a lecture: the list is picked for what tastes good over what signals status. Thin-crust pizza, charcuterie platters and a tapas menu back up a rotating selection of bottles by the glass, craft beer and specialty cocktails, and the kitchen keeps serving until 10 most nights, later on weekends. Windows along the corner open onto sidewalk seating in warm weather, and Friday nights bring live music that ranges from jazz to flamenco. Queens readers have voted it the borough's best wine bar three years running, 2024 through 2026.