The Best Wine Bars in Brooklyn, by the Record
The best wine bars in Brooklyn, by the professional record: James Beard Awards, Michelin Guide, and Wine Enthusiast have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Four Horsemen comes out on top.
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Rank 1. The Four Horsemen
Natural Wine Bar
The natural wine list here won a James Beard Award, and the Michelin star belongs to the kitchen, which tells you this Williamsburg bar is doing two things at once and doing neither halfway. The room is famously small and the wait is famously brutal, but Nick Curtola's seasonal menu follows its own logic, landing somewhere between a great wine bar snack and something you'll think about for weeks. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem is a co-owner, which explains the playlist.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Winner · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. Place des Fêtes
Spanish Wine Bar
The team behind Oxalis opened this Clinton Hill wine bar as a casual second act, and the kitchen takes it as seriously as the cellar. Both lean Spanish: natural wines from small producers, simple seafood, grilled toast, and vegetable plates that hold their own. The bar and open kitchen anchor a cozy room that fills up fast, so arrive early or embrace the wait with a glass of something zippy.
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