Kabinett Wine Bar

You don't expect to find Egon Müller on a wine list in Easton, Pennsylvania — but here we are. Kabinett is the kind of place that makes you feel like you've stumbled onto something that the rest of the city hasn't figured out yet. The room is glam without being fussy, and the list matches that energy exactly.

The focus here is Austria and Germany, and that focus is sharp — this isn't a list that dabbles. You've got Nikolaihof and Knoll representing Grüner Veltliner, Franz Hirtzberger and Prager Wachstum Bodenstein anchoring the Wachau, and J.J. Prüm's Wehlener Sonnenuhr sitting alongside Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger as serious Mosel and Nahe representation. If you came hoping for a wall of California Cab, wrong door — but if you've ever wanted to drink your way through the great white wine regions of the German-speaking world over schnitzel, Kabinett has done the work for you. The list runs 150-250 bottles and earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, with depth that punches well above what you'd expect from a small-city wine bar.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is generous for a list this focused, and the $12-$18 range is honest money for the quality on offer. The rotation leans into the Austrian and German strengths of the bottle list, which means you can actually explore the program without committing to a full bottle — a smart move when you're new to this corner of the wine world.