Doris Metropolitan
Old World Muscle Meets French Quarter Heat
French Quarter · New Orleans · Mediterranean, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The wine list at Doris Metropolitan arrives with the kind of quiet confidence that makes you sit up straighter. Four to six hundred selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, and Piedmont — this is not a steakhouse list assembled by someone checking boxes. Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2025, and the list backs it up.
Selection Deep Dive
The Old World anchors are serious: Domaine Leroy Burgundy and Bruno Giacosa sitting alongside Giacomo Conterno Barolo and Gaja Barbaresco tells you someone here actually cares about Piedmont. The Rhône representation is equally sharp — E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie and Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape are not filler picks. Bordeaux gets its due with Château Margaux and Château Lynch-Bages, while California shows up with Ridge Monte Bello and Opus One for the crowd that wants a trophy pour. The one gripe: the list leans heavy on prestige names, and value-hunting in the mid-tier requires real digging.
By the Glass
With 20 to 35 options by the glass, there's enough range to drink well without committing to a bottle. The program skews toward recognizable names rather than adventurous pours, which is fine for a steakhouse crowd but leaves natural wine fans out in the cold. Rotation appears limited — this feels more like a stable roster than a list that changes with the seasons.
Domaine Faiveley Burgundy — $90
Faiveley is a legitimate Burgundy house that often flies under the radar next to the Leroys and DRCs of the world. At a restaurant where bottles climb fast, finding a well-sourced Faiveley in the approachable range is the smart move — you get serious Pinot Noir without the four-figure commitment.
E. Guigal CĂ´te-RĂ´tie
Most tables at a steakhouse in the French Quarter are reaching for Cabernet. The Guigal Côte-Rôtie is a northern Rhône Syrah that drinks like it costs twice what it does — smoky, structured, and completely at home next to dry-aged beef. Most people skip right past it.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine wine, but it's also the most marked-up Cabernet in America at this point. Every steakhouse has it, every steakhouse charges a premium for the name recognition, and with Ridge Monte Bello on the same list, there's genuinely no reason to spend your money here.
Château Lynch-Bages + Dry-aged ribeye
Lynch-Bages is a Pauillac built for red meat — cassis, cedar, firm tannins that soften against fat. A dry-aged ribeye brings enough richness and char to match the wine's structure without either overpowering the other. Classic for a reason.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Doris Metropolitan is playing at a high level — a 400-plus bottle list with genuine depth in Burgundy, Rhône, and Piedmont is rare in New Orleans, and rarer still in a Mediterranean steakhouse. Markups will test your patience in spots, but the ceiling here is high enough that if you know what to order, you'll drink very well.
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