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 Upper East Side to East Village / LES and Morningside Heights. 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.
Rake Wine Bar
East Village / LES · $
Brick Wine Bar
East Village / LES · $$
Bar Baserri
Williamsburg · $$
Tawny
Chinatown / Two Bridges · $$
Nine Cases
Upper West Side · $$
Briciola Harlem
Harlem
The Winery NYC🍷
Morningside Heights
CLAIRE'S WINE BAR
Morningside Heights
Columns
Morningside Heights
Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar
Upper East Side · $$
Rhodora Wine Bar
Fort Greene
Imael Café & Wine Bar
Park Slope / Gowanus
The Ten Bells Brooklyn
Bushwick / Ridgewood
The Franklin Wine Bar & Bistro
Fort Greene
In Vino Veritas
Upper East Side
Happy Cork
Bushwick / Ridgewood
DiVin Wine Bar
East Village / LES
Fumo Caffe e Vino
Harlem
Gazette Restaurant & Wine Bar
Upper East Side · $$$
Keuka Wine Bar & Kitchen UES
Upper East Side · $$
Cote Wine Bar
Lovebirds Wine Bar + Bistro
Williamsburg
Le Vin Coeur
Upper West Side · $$
Big Nose Full Body
Park Slope / Gowanus · $
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Good to know
- What's the best wine bar in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Rake Wine Bar in East Village / LES. Brick Wine Bar and Bar Baserri round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best wine bars?
- Upper East Side (4), East Village / LES (3) and Morningside Heights (3) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable wine bars in New York?
- Yes — Rake Wine Bar, Brick Wine Bar and Bar Baserri are all $$ or under.
- Do I need a reservation?
- It depends on the spot. Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar, Rhodora Wine Bar and Le Vin Coeur take walk-ins.
- 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.