Electric Lemon
Sky-high views, sky-high standards, fair prices
Hudson Yards · New York · American, Seasonal · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
Thirty-four floors above Hudson Yards, the wine list lands on your table and immediately earns its keep — 350 to 500 bottles deep with a clear focus on France and California, anchored by serious producers. This is not a hotel restaurant coasting on its view; someone built this list with intention. The Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator is new as of 2025, but the bones here feel like they've been in place longer.
Selection Deep Dive
France does the heavy lifting, and it shows in all the right ways — Krug and Billecart-Salmon holding down Champagne, Domaine Leflaive bringing weight to Burgundy, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sitting in the cellar for those who want to go there. California gets its proper seat at the table with Opus One and Ridge Monte Bello, two bottles that could easily feel predictable but here read as confident rather than lazy. The Austrian section is the quiet overachiever: Grüner Veltliner from F.X. Pichler and Riesling from Domäne Wachau are exactly the kind of picks that signal a list built for people who actually drink wine. Gaps exist — South America and domestic alternatives to the big California names feel thin — but the depth where it counts is real.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty options by the glass at $15 to $35 is a solid program for a room like this, and the price ceiling doesn't feel punishing given the address. We'd want to see more rotation and a few more risk-taking pours — a Grüner or a Wachau Riesling by the glass would be a flex — but the range covers enough ground that you won't feel stuck. If you're splitting a bottle, you won't need to.
Domäne Wachau Riesling — $60
Austrian Riesling at a Hudson Yards price point that doesn't make you wince — this is the move for a table that wants something interesting without committing to a triple-digit bottle. Bright, precise, and underestimated by most people at the table.
Grüner Veltliner from F.X. Pichler
Most people at a table like this are reaching for Burgundy or Champagne and sleeping on F.X. Pichler entirely. That's their loss — this is one of the great white wine producers on earth, and finding it here means you should order it before the person at the next table figures that out.
Opus One Napa Valley
Opus One is a perfectly good bottle that exists on every upscale American restaurant list in the country. At the markup you'll pay here, you're paying for the name recognition more than anything in the glass. The Ridge Monte Bello is a smarter, more interesting choice for similar or less money.
Domaine Leflaive Burgundy + Seasonal fish or roasted vegetable feature
Leflaive's white Burgundy has the texture and acidity to stand up to a composed seasonal dish without bullying it — whatever the kitchen is doing with peak-season produce, this bottle finds the edges and sharpens them.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Electric Lemon is doing real work on this wine list — French depth, Austrian personality, and fair pricing for a room with a view that could get away with doing a lot less. Send your friends here, especially the ones who think they only drink Champagne.
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