Best wine bars for a date in New York
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 77 wine bars in New York, from Midtown Manhattan to SoHo / NoHo / Nolita and Tribeca. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Barawine
4.3(11)Harlem · $$$
Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge
SoHo / NoHo / Nolita · $$$$
Cork Wine Bar (Soho)
SoHo / NoHo / Nolita
Vanguard Wine Bar (Midtown West)
Midtown Manhattan · $$
APERITIVO by CARTA
West Village / Greenwich Village · $$$
Flûte Champagne Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Briciola
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Vin Sur Vingt Bistro - Midtown East
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Tinto Café and Bar
DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights
Stafili Wine Cafe
Tribeca · $$
Vin Sur Vingt Wine Bar - Riverside Blvd
Upper West Side · $$
Shiraz Kitchen & Wine Bar
Flatiron / Gramercy · $$
Lea Wine Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Serena's Wine Bar
Upper East Side
Sofia Wine Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side)
Upper East Side
Cello Wine & Cocktail Bistro
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Terroir
Tribeca · $$
Aromati Café & Wine Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $
Same Same Wine Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Medi Wine Bar & Restaurant
Midtown Manhattan · $$
Jones Street Wine Bar
East Village / LES · $
The Wine Hut
SoHo / NoHo / Nolita · $
CARTA Wine Bar New York
West Village / Greenwich Village · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best wine bar in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Barawine in Harlem, rated 4.3 out of 5. Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge and Cork Wine Bar (Soho) round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best wine bars?
- Midtown Manhattan (10), SoHo / NoHo / Nolita (3) and Tribeca (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable wine bars in New York?
- Yes — Vanguard Wine Bar (Midtown West), Briciola and Stafili Wine Cafe are all $$ 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.