Xiquet by Danny Lledó

The list at Xiquet reads like a love letter to the Iberian Peninsula — Ribera del Duero heavyweights, Rioja gran reservas, and a few curveballs from Bierzo and Málaga that tell you someone here actually cares. It's not a massive list, but it's focused in a way that big sprawling books rarely are. You're here for Spanish wine, and they're not letting you forget it.

Spain dominates, as it should — Vega Sicilia Unico, Pingus, and Álvaro Palacios L'Ermita anchor the prestige end, while Raúl Pérez Ultreia from Bierzo and Telmo Rodríguez's Molino Real from Málaga show genuine curiosity beyond the headline appellations. France gets a respectable cameo with Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, and California shows up via Kistler Chardonnay, giving the list some familiar footing for guests who aren't ready to go full Iberian. The Portuguese nod — Niepoort Redoma from the Douro — is a smart bridge between the two peninsulas. Gaps exist: if you're hunting for natural wine or anything adventurous outside Spain and France, you'll come up empty.

Twelve to twenty pours is a generous window for a restaurant this focused, and the $14–$22 range keeps things accessible without feeling like you're drinking the bottom shelf. We'd expect the by-the-glass program to lean on the same Spanish backbone as the bottle list, which is exactly what you want when the kitchen is firing up paella and grilled squid. Rotation intel is thin, but with four sommeliers on staff, someone is paying attention.