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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 Williamsburg to Astoria / Long Island City and Park Slope / Gowanus. 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.
Claret Wine Bar
Astoria / Long Island City
Pinkerton Wine Bar
Williamsburg · $$
Trove Wine Bar & Kitchen
Park Slope / Gowanus
Tinto Tapas Restaurant & Wine Bar
Washington Heights · $$$
Plus de Vin
Williamsburg
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Good to know
- What's the best wine bar in New York for a date?
- Our top pick is Claret Wine Bar in Astoria / Long Island City. Pinkerton Wine Bar and Trove Wine Bar & Kitchen round out the top 3.
- Which New York neighborhoods have the best wine bars?
- Williamsburg (2), Astoria / Long Island City (1) and Park Slope / Gowanus (1) have the most spots in the top 5.
- Are there affordable wine bars in New York?
- Yes — Pinkerton 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.