Compagnie des Vins on Centre Street is the New York City arm of the Paris natural-wine bar. Biodynamic Beaujolais, Loire whites, tartines, candle-lit zinc bar.
Food program: Charcuterie and tartines
Tip: Bookings via Resy three weeks out for tables. The bar counter takes walk-ins from 17:30; the seats fill by 18:30.
Address: 249 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013, New York City
June on Court Street has poured natural wine in Cobble Hill, New York City since 2017. Forty bottles by the glass, snack-and-small-plate menu, candlelit eight-seat counter.
Signature pour: Lucy Margaux Sauvignon Blanc
Wine focus: Natural wines, Australian and French focus
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: Industry night is Monday; the room fills with line cooks comparing notes. Tuesday is the calm seat.
Ops on Himrod Street pairs naturally leavened wood-fired pizza with Italian natural wines in Bushwick Brooklyn, New York City. Mike Fadem's pies, ten by-the-glass pours.
Signature pour: COS Pithos rosso by the glass
Wine focus: Italian natural wines
Food: Naturally leavened pizza
Tip: Six tables and a counter; reservations open three weeks ahead. The marinara pie with the COS Pithos is the order.
James Murphy's natural-wine room on Grand Street has set the bar for Williamsburg wine bars in New York City since 2015. One Michelin star, no big-name labels, all-organic list.
Signature pour: Domaine de la Pinte Arbois savagnin
Wine focus: Natural wines from France, Italy, Germany, Austria
Food: Small plates by Nick Curtola
Tip: Reservations open four weeks ahead on Resy. Counter walk-ins from 17:00; the snack menu runs the whole night.
Wildair on Orchard Street has poured natural wine in the Lower East Side, New York City since 2015. Twenty pours by the glass, snacks-only menu, walk-in friendly counter.
Signature pour: Lapierre Morgon by the glass
Wine focus: Lo-fi natural wines, mostly French
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: The hamachi crudo is the cross-glass food order. Wednesday and Thursday are the easy walk-in nights.
Rosella's sushi-and-wine room on First Avenue runs an Italian and Japanese list in the East Village, New York City. Sustainable fish, Etna and Sicilian whites by the glass.
Signature pour: COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regionals, Sicily heavy
Food: Sushi and small plates
Tip: Counter seats for omakase wine pairings book three weeks out. The sashimi-and-Sancerre walk-in deal is the easy go.
Kashkaval Garden on Ninth Avenue pours Greek and Lebanese wines in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Mezze platters, three-cheese fondues, a back garden in warm months.
Signature pour: Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko by the glass
Wine focus: Eastern Mediterranean and Greek
Food: Mezze and fondue
Tip: The mixed mezze platter for four feeds five. Greek wine list runs deeper than the small bar suggests; ask the sommelier.
