Late Pours and Oysters at Upper West Side Wine Bars

4.6 (498)

Mon – Sat, 17:00 – 02:00 (+1); Sun, 15:00 – 00:00 (+1)

189 Amsterdam Ave

French wines and small plates fill marble-topped tables under subway tiles, and the bar pours until 2:00 AM Monday through Friday. Bartenders are quick with recommendations, and the room stays quiet enough to talk.

4.5 (747)

Mon – Wed, Sun, 16:30 – 23:00; Thu – Sat, 16:30 – 00:00 (+1)

65 1/2 W 70th St

Underground on West 70th Street, Shalel spreads candlelit cave alcoves and a waterfall through a maze-like room. Mediterranean dinners like spanakopita come with cocktails at this long-running date night pick, open from 2000.

4.5 (424)

Mon – Sun, 13:00 – 02:00 (+1)

154 W 72nd St

Happy hour starts at 1:00 PM here, with sangria, lychee martinis and whiskey beside West Coast and East Coast oysters, Japanese draft beer, sake and a pool table. Expect a casual dive with a few quirks.

4.5 (120)

Mon, 16:00 – 00:00 (+1); Tue – Thu, 16:00 – 01:00 (+1); Fri – Sat, 14:00 – 01:00 (+1); Sun, 14:00 – 22:00

2012 Broadway

Bottles line the walls like art at this Broadway wine bar, where happy hour brings ceviche and cheese and dinner runs to grilled halloumi, chicken shawarma and baked Brie. Portions are small but carefully plated.

4.4 (1,125)

Tue – Sat, 17:00 – 22:00

10 Lincoln Center Plaza

Book far ahead for Tatiana inside David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, where Kwame Onwuachi serves curry goat patties, pastrami suya and egusi tortellini. Gin cocktails and tequila jellies round out an upscale list.

4.4 (234)

Mon – Thu, 15:00 – 22:00; Fri, 13:00 – 23:00; Sat, 12:00 – 23:00; Sun, 12:00 – 21:00

237 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Natural and biodynamic wines anchor this Columbus Avenue enoteca, with more than 30 by the glass and over 100 by the bottle at a marble horseshoe bar. French doors open wide, and weeknights end at 10:00 PM.