WINE BARS IN NYC: CHAPTER BY GEOFFREY BYRUCH WHEN WE HEAR THE WORDS ‘HAPPY HOUR,’ WE THINK O F S O M E T H I N G M O R E T H A N A S O C I A L E V E N T IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN UNWIND, RELAX, AND ENJOY A GLASS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND OR CO-WORKERS AS WE CONTINUE THE SAGA OF THE BEST WINE BARS IN NEW YORK C I T Y, W E W I L L B E G I N T O F O C U S O N T H E F O U R M A I N E L E M E N T S T H AT M A K E A P L A C E S O G R E AT: 1.THE CUISINE 2.THE WINE 3.THE SERVICE 4.THE OVERALL AMBIENCE REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU GO, WHETHER IT IS LAID BACK OR L AV I S H E D , Y O U W I L L U LT I M AT E LY B E B U I L D I N G A M E M O RY O F N E W PEOPLE, SHARED EXPERIENCE, AND OF COURSE, DELICIOUS AND E N J O YA B L E W I N E F I F T Y PA C E S I F Y O U A R E A FA N O F T H E I N FA M O U S C H E F, R E S TA U R AT E U R , A N D C O O K B O O K AUTHOR, MARCO CANORA, THEN YOU W I L L B E A N I M M E D I AT E F A N O F F I F T Y PA C E S L O C AT E D I N T H E E A S T V I L L A G E O F T H E CONCRETE JUNGLE, FIFTY PLACES STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN MODERN ELEGANCE AND LEISURE ITS U N P R E T E N T I O U S V I B E , G R E AT W I N E SELECTION, AND EXCELLENT FOOD MAKES FOR THIS PLACE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SPOTS TO CHECK OUT E S P E C I A L LY I F Y O U A R E L O O K I N G F O R A PLACE WITH REASONABLE PRICES T H E O N E T H I N G Y O U C A N C O U N T O N AT F I F T Y PA C E S I S T H E K N O W L E D G E A N D SKILL-SETS OF THEIR BARTENDERS THE S TA F F I S I N C R E D I B LY K N O W L E D G E A B L E ABOUT THEIR WINE LIST AND CAN GIVE Y O U A S T R O N G VA R I E T Y W H E N COMPLEMENTING YOUR DISHES WHILE THE ENTREES WERE SMALL, THE F O O D I T S E L F W A S O U T S TA N D I N G I H I G H LY R E C O M M E N D T H E B R O T H B O W L WITH GINGERED BEEF-NECK AND G A R L I C - C H I C K E N M E AT B A L L S JUNE L O C AT E D I N B R O O K LY N , J U N E H A S DEVELOPED A STRONG AND P O S I T I V E R E P U TAT I O N O N L I N E W I T H G R E AT R E V I E W S A S T H E M O S T UP-AND-COMING PLACE TO GO ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU, IT DID N O T D I S A P P O I N T W I T H A R U S T I C DÉCOR AND WOODEN WINDOW B A R A N D TA B L E S , T H E C A N D L E L I T A M B I A N C E P R O V I D E S A S O M E W H AT ROMANTIC SPOT FOR YOU AND A SPECIAL PERSON AS FOR THE WINE, THE WINE BAR I S S I M P LY D I V I N E T H E S TA F F I S I N C R E D I B LY K N O W L E D G E A B L E A N D V E R Y F R I E N D LY, U N L I K E S O M E PLACES AS FOR THE FOOD, THE ENTREES E N C O M PA S S A V E R Y E U R O P E A N STYLE SUCH AS THE TREVISANO D I S H O R T H E P O R K M E AT B A L L S E V E RY B I T E W I L L L E AV E Y O U WANTING MORE THE SAINT AUSTERE Y O U ’ L L F I N D N O N E O F T H E T Y P I C A L W I N E - B A R P O S T U R I N G AT T H I S W I L L I A M B U R G S P O T U N L I K E T H E T R E N D Y A R T A N D L I G H T J A Z Z , T H E S A I N T A U S T E R E C R E AT E S A V E R Y C O O L A N D U N A S S U M I N G L O O K W I T H I T S A L U M I N U M B A R T O P, P L U M B E R ’ S - P I P E S H E LV E S , A N D O L D - S C H O O L H I P - H O P M U S I C W H I L E S O M E P E O P L E M AY B E T H R O W N O F F B Y T H E D E C O R O F T H E P L A C E , T H E S E R V I C E I S A B S O L U T E LY F A N TA S T I C T H E S E R V E R S A R E I N C R E D I B LY PAT I E N T W I T H E A C H TA B L E C R E AT E A “ T O P P R I O R I T Y ” F E E L I N G Y O U W A N T T O S E E AT A N Y T Y P E O F E AT I N G E S TA B L I S H M E N T A S F O R T H E P R I C E S , T H E P R I C E P O I N T T O F O O D Q U A L I T Y R AT I O I S Q U I T E R E A S O N A B L E I F Y O U A R E T H E R E , D E F I N I T E LY G E T T H E C R E A M Y P O L E N TA I T I S B Y F A R T H E B E S T T H I N G Y O U C A N G E T A L S O , F O R D E S S E R T, B E S U R E T O O R D E R T H E T I R A M I S U I T W I L L BECOME AN ODD ADDICTION EVERY TIME YOU GO A S F O R T H E W I N E , T H E S A I N T A U S T E R E P R O V I D E S A S U P E R B W I N E R E C O M M E N D AT I O N F O R N O V I C E S A N D E X P E R T S A L I K E I F T H E R E , I H I G H LY R E C O M M E N D T H AT Y O U C H E C K O U T T H E W I N E TA S T I N G O P T I O N S Y O U W I L L G E T M O R E B A N G O U T O F Y O U R B U C K F O R T H AT O P T I O N [...]...THE SAINT AUSTERE Y O U ’ L L F I N D N O N E O F T H E T Y P I C A L W I N E - B A R P O S T U R I N G AT T H I S W I L L I A M B U R G S P O T U N L I K E T H E T R E N D Y A R T A N D L I G H T J A Z Z , ... THE BEST WINE BARS IN NEW YORK C I T Y, W E W I L L B E G I N T O F O C U S O N T H E F O U R M A I N E L E M E N T S T H AT M A K E A P L A C E S O G R E AT: 1.THE CUISINE 2.THE WINE 3. THE SERVICE... C E P R O V I D E S A S O M E W H AT ROMANTIC SPOT FOR YOU AND A SPECIAL PERSON AS FOR THE WINE, THE WINE BAR I S S I M P LY D I V I N E T H E S TA F F I S I N C R E D I B LY K N O W L E D G... S I N C R E D I B LY K N O W L E D G E A B L E ABOUT THEIR WINE LIST AND CAN GIVE Y O U A S T R O N G VA R I E T Y W H E N COMPLEMENTING YOUR DISHES WHILE THE ENTREES WERE SMALL, THE F O O D I