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You walk into a casual East Village spot serving Hawaiian-inflected American food and the wine list hits you like a left hook — 400-plus bottles anchored by serious German Riesling and white Burgundy that would look right at home at a Michelin-starred tasting room. This is not what the neighborhood promises, which is exactly why it works. Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator since 2021, and it's not a vanity trophy.

The list is stacked for Riesling obsessives — Egon Müller Scharzhofberger, J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Dönnhoff Nahe, and a healthy spread of Mosel Spätlese and Auslese producers make this one of the more serious German programs in the city at any price point. France holds its own on the other side: Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Burgundy, and Trimbach Clos Sainte Hune for the Alsace heads in the room. The pairing logic is tight — high-acid, off-dry whites are exactly what you want next to soy, pineapple, and bright Hawaiian flavors. Gaps elsewhere in the list are easy to forgive when the core thesis is this well executed.

The by-the-glass program runs 12-20 options landing between $12 and $25, which is remarkably civilized for Manhattan. Expect rotating pours that mirror the list's German and French strengths rather than defaulting to the usual Pinot Grigio-and-Malbec filler. It's the kind of BTG setup that makes you want to come back on a Tuesday just to see what changed.