Around Serena's Wine Bar
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.8 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
1.2 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Morelia Ice Cream Paletas - Upper East Side
Dessert Shop
1435 1st Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
Upper East Side
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A wine night in Upper East Side
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 6 wine bars in Upper East Side. 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 Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side)
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
1.1 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Around Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMA glass to start
2
0.8 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Wine bars in Upper East Side
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Serena's Wine Bar
Upper East Side
Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side)
Upper East Side
Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar
Upper East Side · $$
In Vino Veritas
Upper East Side
Gazette Restaurant & Wine Bar
Upper East Side · $$$
Keuka Wine Bar & Kitchen UES
Upper East Side · $$
Good to know
- What's the best wine bar in Upper East Side for a date?
- Our top pick is Serena's Wine Bar. Vanguard Wine Bar (Upper East Side) and Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable wine bars in Upper East Side?
- Yes — Bicchiere Wine & Pasta Bar and Keuka Wine Bar & Kitchen UES are all $$ 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.