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Recommendations

8 Stuyvesant Street, New York, NY 10003 (view map)

T: 212.777.5415

For interesting cocktails.

East Village

Cocktails

BLUE HILL

www.bluehillfarm.com

75 Washington Pl., New York, NY 10011 (view map)

T: 212.539.1776 (make a reservation)

Love the philosophy of local/seasonal food, and they coax the flavors out so well. Always have a great dinner, and the room is very comfortable.

West Village

New American

PEGU CLUB

www.peguclub.com

77 West Houston Street, New York, NY 10012 (view map)

T: 212.473.7348

For interesting cocktails.

Soho

Cocktails

www.thetenbells.com

247 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002 (view map)

T: 212.228.4450

For inexpensive wines and good for wine geeks.

Lower East Side

Wine Bar

THE COUNTING ROOM

www.thecountingroombk.com

44 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (view map)

T: 718.599.1860

For the wine geek.

Williamsburg

Wine / Bar

CRU

www.cru-nyc.com

24 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 (view map)

T: 212.529.1700 (make a reservation)

Doing interesting wine and food pairings in the bar.

Greenwich Village

European

DANIEL

www.danielnyc.com

60 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 (view map)

T: 212.288.0033 (make a reservation)

For breadth and depth [of their wine list].

Upper East Side

French

ELEVEN MADISON PARK

www.elevenmadisonpark.com

11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (view map)

T: 212.889.0905 (make a reservation)

Great for wines by the glass.

Gramercy / Flatiron

American

www.cafeino.com

21 Bedford Street, New York, NY 10014 (view map)

T: 212.989.5769

Great for late night.

West Village

Italian

LA PIZZA FRESCA

www.lapizzafrescaristorante.com

31 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003 (view map)

T: 212.598.0141

For pizza.

Flatiron/ Gramercy

Italian/ Pizza

LUPA OSTERIA ROMANA

www.luparestaurant.com

170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012 (view map)

T: 212.982.5089 (make a reservation)

Fresh and intense, all the stuff you want to eat everyday. Always have a satisfying meal there, have never been disappointed.

Greenwich Village

Italian

www.northernspyfoodco.com

511 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009 (view map)

T: 212.228.5100

Inexpensive, seasonal, fresh, comfortable.

East Village

American

www.thetenbells.com

247 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002 (view map)

T: 212.228.4450

For inexpensive wines and good for wine geeks.

Lower East Side

Wine Bar

www.wineisterroir.com

413 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009 (view map)

T: 646.602.1300

Great for wines by the glass.

East Village

Wine Bar

www.wineisterroir.com

24 Harrison Street, New York, NY 10013 (view map)

T: 212.625.WINE

Great for wines by the glass.

Tribeca

Wine Bar

VERITAS

www.veritas-nyc.com

43 E. 20th St., New York, NY 10003 (view map)

T: 212.353.3700 (make a reservation)

For breadth and depth.

Flat Iron

New American/ French

www.astorwines.com

399 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013 (view map)

T: 212.674.7500

Noho

Wine/ Liquor Retailer

www.chambersstwines.com

148 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007 (view map)

T: 212-227-1434

Wine/Liquor Retailer

Tribeca

CHEZ PANISSE

www.chezpanisse.com

1517 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 (view map)

T: 510.548.5049 (make a reservation)

Possibly my favorite restaurant in the world. I've had the greatest tastes of things ever there, and very simple. Extremely comfortable cafe upstairs, incredible flavors, the best pluot ever, the best grapes, incredibly fresh intense ingredients.

North Berkeley / Oakland

American

MA CUISINE

Passage Sainte-Hélène, Beaune, France 21200 (view map)

T: +33/(0)3.80.22.30.22

Unbelievably fresh ingredients, excellent low key homey food, stereotypical amusing cranky French owner, good list of villages, 1er and grand cru with some bottle age, prices pretty good.

Beaune

French

WEIBEL’S

www.weibel.at

Kumpfgasse , 1010 Vienna, Austria (view map)
T: +43/(0)1.512.39.86

They drink wine very young, you could always find 5-10 year old riesling and gruner smaragds on the list there, and their schnitzel is amazing. Great old world, traditional Viennese restaurant.

Vienna

Austrian

CÔTE D’OR

A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy

Purchase at: Amazon.com

Author: Clive Coates

BORDEAUX

A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines

I don't like Robert Parker's taste in wine, but as informational documents, his books on Bordeaux and the Rhone are excellent.

Purchase at: Amazon.com

Author: Robert Parker

THE WINES OF THE RHONE VALLEY AND PROVENCE

I don't like Robert Parker's taste in wine, but as informational documents, his books on Bordeaux and the Rhone are excellent.

Purchase at: Amazon.com

Author: Robert Parker

WINES OF THE RHONE VALLEY

Revised and Expanded Edition

I don't like Robert Parker's taste in wine, but as informational documents, his books on Bordeaux and the Rhone are excellent.

Purchase at: Amazon.com

Author: Robert Parker

GIACOMO CONTERNO

Piedmont, Italy

Imported by: Polaner Selections

ROBERT CHEVILLON

Burgundy, France

Imported by: Kermit Lynch

COMTE LIGER-BELAIR

Burgundy, France

COPAIN WINES

California, USA

AGNÈS ET RENÉ MOSSE

Mosse makes delicious Anjou Blanc and Anjou Rouge, from Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc respectively.

Loire, France

Imported by: Louis / Dressner Selections

NOEL VERSET

THIERRY PUZELAT

Thierry Puzelat is one of the best in my opinion, he makes a Malbec (called Cot) called "In Cot We Trust", the 07 and 08 are terrific.

Loire, France

www.puzelat.com

Imported by: Louis / Dressner Selections

TUE- BOEUF

Tue-Boeuf makes Pinot Noirs and Gamays, and blends of the two that are racy and delicious

Loire, France

Imported by: Louis / Dressner Selections

WINE DIRECTOR AT BAR HENRY (WEST VILLAGE) & CIANO (FLATIRON) - NEW YORK, NY

Who

Wine Director at Bar Henry and Wine Director at Ciano.

Why

John’s background includes being Wine Director at Blue Hill, Sommelier/Cellar Master at Washington Park and subsequently Cru. In 2009, he developed the unique wine program for Bar Henry and in 2010, launched the wine program at newly opened Italian restaurant, Ciano.

Sommelier John Slover | Recommendations

May 26, 2010

Recommended By

- Wine Writer Talia Baiocchi

Recommendations

John Slover’s recommendations on where to eat and drink in New York, Vienna, and Burgundy.

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