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A wine night in Harlem

A glass to start, a table around the corner.

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A wine bar is the low-pressure date: stay for one glass or four, and let the staff steer you if neither of you knows the list. Most pour a good range by the glass and serve small plates, so a wine bar works as the first stop before dinner or as the whole evening.

This guide ranks 4 wine bars in Harlem. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.

Make a night of it

Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.

Around Musette Wine Bar

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.6 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
Musette Wine Bar
Musette Wine Bar

Wine Bar

420 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037

Harlem

4.4

2
7:00 PMDinner
Archer & Goat
Archer & Goat

Restaurant

187 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10026

Harlem

4.9

Around Barawine

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
Barawine
Barawine

Wine Bar

200 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027, USA

Harlem

4.0

2
7:00 PMDinner
BIXI
BIXI

Cocktail Bar

2164 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York City, NY 10026

Harlem

4.9

Around Briciola Harlem

2 stops, all within a short walk

1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
Briciola Harlem
Briciola Harlem

Wine Bar

398 W 145th St, New York, NY 10031, USA

Harlem

2
7:00 PMDinner
Lucille's Coffee and Cocktails
Lucille's Coffee and Cocktails

Restaurant

26 Macombs Pl, New York, NY 10039, United States

Harlem

5.0

Wine bars in Harlem

Editors' picks first, then by rating.

Good to know

What's the best wine bar in Harlem for a date?
Our top pick is Musette Wine Bar, rated 4.4 out of 5. Barawine and Briciola Harlem round out the top 3.
Are there affordable wine bars in Harlem?
Yes — Musette Wine Bar is $$ or under.
What should we do before or after?
Make it a wine night: a glass to start, then dinner, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.

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