Finger Lakes Wine Flights Poured on the Upper East Side

Keuka names itself after a Finger Lakes lake, and the wine list keeps that promise. A chalkboard behind the bar lists white FLX and red FLX flights, a rare run of upstate New York bottles poured a few blocks from the East River. The room glows deep red, hung with framed record covers from the Velvet Underground and other downtown classics, while a long counter fills with lined up glasses by early evening. Each flight sets three upstate pours side by side, and you taste your way across the Finger Lakes before committing to a full glass, which turns a quick stop into a slow tasting. Plates keep pace, from cured salmon with pickled deviled eggs to caviar toasts and warm crostini. Regulars rate it 4.9 across 47 visits, steady for a small Upper East Side room on East 86th Street. Arrive early on a weeknight for a counter seat and the widest run of open bottles.