Manuela

The list lands with the quiet confidence of a place that knows exactly what it's doing. For a farm-to-table spot tucked into SoHo's art world adjacency, 350-500 bottles anchored by DRC, Rousseau, and Giacomo Conterno is not what you expect. It's a serious cellar wearing a casual sweater.

France and Italy carry the room — Burgundy runs deep with Leroy and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti alongside Rousseau's Gevrey, while the Italian chapter brings Giacomo Conterno Barolo and Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco for the kind of depth you don't usually find next to a wood-fired carrot dish. California holds its own with Ridge, Stag's Leap, and Harlan rounding out the New World presence, and Spain earns its spot with López de Heredia Rioja that deserves far more attention than it usually gets. The Rhône chapter with Chapoutier and Guigal is solid rather than revelatory, but it fills the gap competently. Where the list thins out is in natural wine and anything south of the equator — this is an old-world-leaning, classically trained list.

Sixteen to twenty-four pours is a genuinely generous by-the-glass program, and at $15-$30 the ceiling is high enough that you're likely getting real wine rather than bulk filler. We'd push staff to walk you through what's rotating — the range is there, but without a dedicated sommelier on the floor, you're navigating somewhat on your own.