Restaurants With Cheap (or Free) Wine

Updated: February 18, 2008

The economy may be in a slide, but why not reassess the situation as a glass half-full? Plenty of New York restaurants offer wine discounts, whether it's half-priced bottles at swanky eateries, prix fixe menus that include a bottle, or, for you super-lushes, free wine that just keeps on flowing.

Wine on a Dime

  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average Columbia Cottage
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    1034 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025 (map)

    Columbia students who've spent all their money on tuition cherish this Chinese spot with free, unlimited wine. Just don't expect any Wine Spectator award-winners.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Basilica Restaurant
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    676 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036 (map)

    The $28 prix fixe at this Italian spot in the Theater District includes a bottle of wine--a surefire way to enjoy your post-dinner musical just a little more. Available every day from 3pm to 6pm.

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Miriam
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    79 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (map)

    With all bottles half-off Monday and Tuesday nights, you can drink until you actually imagine you're on that Mediterranean vacation you can't afford. (Available at both the Park Slope and Cobble Hill locations.)

  4. 4 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Nolita House
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    47 E Houston St, New York, NY 10012 (map)

    This neighborhood restaurant's large selection of artisan cheeses goes down even better on Tuesday nights, when you'll save 50 percent on any bottle of wine.

  5. 5 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Counter
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    105 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003 (map)

    Sunday through Tuesday, this East Village vegetarian spot lets you drink with a clear conscience: A weekly-rotating, earth-friendly bottle selection costs $16.

  6. 6 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Cono & Son O'Pescatore
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    301 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (map)

    This red-sauce Italian restaurant in Williamsburg matches its old-school feel with old-school prices on Tuesday nights, when all bottles are half-off.

  7. 7 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Clinton St Baking Co & Rest
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    4 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    So you couldn't get in for brunch--no biggie. Just return Tuesday nights for dinner, when every bottle on the list is half-priced.

  8. 8 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Silk Road Palace
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    447 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024 (map)

    If the Cottage gets too packed, or if you're in the mood for a free-wine-with-Chinese-food crawl, this Upper West Side restaurant would be your next stop.

  9. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Compass
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    208 W 70th St, New York, NY 10023 (map)

    Some go to church on Sundays--others head to this New American eatery on the Upper West Side for its half-off wine night.