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Favorite Wine Bars in NYC

There are more than Starbucks on the UWS now. Extremely trendy to open, I miss the days when the only wine bars were The Room and some early West Village places.

Nevertheless, what are your favorite wine bars in NYC taking into account selection, price and food?

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We have (to my knowledge) ZERO wine bars in Berks County. Know of one in Bucks, Paganini and it is pretty Bleh.

Sorry Birddie ~ I'm in PA Automatic disqual......

UVA on the uppereast...easy and good and chic and warm

Terroir in the East Village, tasty bites and an interesting selection of wines. [Ed's review of the food]

'inoteca (LES)
In Vino (EV)
Veloce (EV, now there's another down in Soho)

Terroir is wonderful
'ino in the W.Village is a great, inexpensive spot
Blue Ribbon Downing Street Wine Bar
I Trulli Enoteca
Al Di La Vino

The Other Room, Bar Veloce (I like the one on 2nd Ave.) and Jake Walk in Brooklyn.

Looks like I will have to check out a few new ones...

Barcibo on the UWS is fantastic, great food and italian wine selection. Same owner as Bin 71 which gets crowded with about 5 people.

Casellula thrilled me, but I'm a huge cheese lover and their selection was fab. Decent prices all the way around, too.. And the staff were knowledgeable, warm, and friendly. Definitely gets my vote.

'inoteca in lower east side. nice outdoor tables this time of year

Casellula is my favorite as well

I third Terroir; second 'ino.

I don't have that much experience with wine bars since my alcohol tolerance is really low...

Veloce family of bars in EV - Bar Veloce on 2nd Ave. (Italian), Bar Carrera - next door to Veloce, with a new room added this past summer (Spanish) and Solex on 1st Ave. (French). All 3 have great snacks and a nice selection of wine. Terroir has been a nice addition to the neighborhood as well.

My problem with wine bars is that they are just as expensive as regular restaurants, and often don't have nearly as good a selection of food. And that's putting it mildly. Some wine bars I've seen border on being ripoffs. You would think that with the volume of wine they sell they would attempt to differentiate themselves by have a lower markup. So I'd rather just go to a restaurant that has a good by-the-glass wine list, and just order some appetizers with my drinks.

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