New York

Natural wine in New York: questions

Where can I drink natural wine in New York?

isitfunky lists 99 places in New York with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 44 wine bars, 20 bars, 17 bottle shops, 13 restaurants and 5 cafés. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are West Village (9), East Village (8) and Williamsburg (7). Good places to start, by Funk Score: Place des Fêtes (Clinton Hill), Racines (Tribeca) and With Others (Williamsburg). The short answer for New York →

What are the best natural wine bars in New York?

We rank by strength of proof, not popularity or reviews. The highest Funk Scores in New York are Place des Fêtes (Funk Score 82: own site says natural), Racines (Funk Score 80: pet-nat/orange/skin-contact on list) and With Others (Funk Score 79: own site says natural). Every place shows its source and the date we checked (latest 2026-10-03). Top 10 in New York →

Where can I buy natural wine in New York?

The bottle shops and grocers with the strongest proof in New York are Thirst Wine Merchants (Fort Greene), Wild Wines (Bushwick) and Eastside Cellars (Upper East Side). Thirst Wine Merchants: own site says natural. Thirst Wine Merchants →

Is there a natural wine fair in New York?

Yes. Karakterre New York: 24 Oct 2026, Amant, 315 Maujer St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Check the organiser's site for tickets and final details. Also coming: RAW Wine New York (8 Nov 2026 to 9 Nov 2026 (expected; dates to be confirmed)) and VinNatur NYC (10 Jan 2027 to 11 Jan 2027). Natural wine fairs calendar →

How does isitfunky know a place in New York pours natural wine?

A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. How the Funk Score works →

Is Place des Fêtes a natural wine bar?

Yes. Place des Fêtes is a wine bar in Clinton Hill. isitfunky has it as "Proven list": own site says natural; 6 natural producers on list. Source: pdfnyc.com. Last checked 2026-09-26. Place des Fêtes on isitfunky →

What is natural wine?

Natural wine is made with minimal intervention: organically or biodynamically farmed grapes, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, and little or no added sulfites. There is no legal definition or certifying body. isitfunky only calls a venue a natural-wine venue when there is proof on file: its own site, its wine list, named press or natural importers. What is natural wine →

What's the best area for a natural wine crawl in New York?

West Village has the most proven venues in our index for New York (9). Our crawl planner's densest walkable route starts in Lower East Side: Wildair → Somm Time → The Ten Bells → Skin Contact, about 3 minutes of walking between stops (straight-line estimate). Open this crawl →

Do I need to book natural wine bars in New York?

4 of the 10 venues above link a booking page from their own site: Place des Fêtes (Resy), Frenchette (SevenRooms), Sipsteria (Resy), WEST10WEST (Resy). For the others we have no booking link on file; check their own site or Instagram before you go.

Where to sleep in New York

Independent hotels near the most proven bars — we haven’t stayed at these. Ranked only by how many proven venues are a 10-minute walk away; hotels come from open map data, chains left out.

1. #1 · Hotel19 proven · 10 min

   The Gatsby Hotel

   19 proven venues within a 10-minute walk, including Sauced (4 min), No Fun (5 min) and MEAMA Georgian Fusion | Wine Bar (6 min).

   Hotel’s site ↗Map ↗
2. #2 · Hotel18 proven · 10 min

   Soho New York Lodging

   18 proven venues within a 10-minute walk, including No Fun (3 min), Sauced (5 min) and Wildair (5 min).

   Hotel’s site ↗Map ↗
3. #3 · Hotel16 proven · 10 min

   Merchant LES Hotel

   16 proven venues within a 10-minute walk, including Wildair (1 min), Somm Time (3 min) and No Fun (3 min).

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Bar to bar in New York

The last train · The subway runs all night, but late trains are slower and some lines change route. Check new.mta.info for weekend work.

• TransitMTA subway & bus ↗

  Tap a card or phone with OMNY at the turnstile.

• Bike shareCiti Bike ↗

  Docked bikes and e-bikes across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

• AlsoNYC Ferry ↗

  Manhattan ↔ Brooklyn waterfront, with a view. Daytime and evening.

Times are approximate and change with works and holidays: check the operator before you count on a last train.