French Small Plates and Wine by the Glass on Amsterdam Avenue
Settle into a candlelit wood room for wine, roasted cauliflower, and French plates near West 87th Street.
🍷 A Room Built for Sipping
Amélie runs the length of a narrow Amsterdam Avenue storefront, all warm wood, communal tables, and a back wall of bottles lit from within. The bar turns out an old fashioned with an orange twist and a tall glass of something sparkling, while the kitchen sends roasted cauliflower with herbs and pine nuts alongside a rotating set of French small plates.
It reads as a neighborhood wine bar first, the kind of room where you settle in for a couple of glasses and stay through a second course. The easy, unhurried mood holds a 4.5 rating across more than 600 visits, and candles, low light, and close tables make it a natural fit for a slow date or a quiet visit with one friend.
Come hungry for a few plates, and let the wine list do the steering.
