Vanguard Wine Bar

Vanguard Wine Bar celebrates old & new world wines from France & America. Grouped according to taste profile, guests can select from dozens of wines-by-the-glass that range from gentle New York Rieslings to powerful Southern Rhône blends.

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  • Phone

    (212) 799-9463

  • Website

    vanguard-nyc.com

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  • Type

    Wine Bar

Address

189 Amsterdam Ave (68th & 69th) New York , NY 10023 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa)
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating No
Drinks Wine, Cocktails

Comments / 60


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wine delicious tartines good for dates comfortable tarts casual trendy cute restaurants cheese friendly staff crowded snacks good for special occasions onions kale
DoubleDeuce

Great space for a wine bar . Everything is smartly designed and ready to let you catch up with a friend and grab a tasty snack (they are small servings) at the same time.

L 2K

Wonderful wine by the glass list. A great spot for late happy hour . Service is slow – you order at the bar even if you are at a table –but the servers are nice and very knowledgeable about wine .

Mary G

Jim made great suggestions for red wines . Not only great wine but relaxed comfortable ambience and good food-goat cheese tarts and kale tarting . Wire bean hummus a bit salty and garlicky.

Polina Weitz

Nice vibe, although no table service (you order at the bar ). Solid meat and cheese platter and delicious tartines . Nice wines too.

Kathryn Mottram

Really enjoyed a fizz and the meat platter with friends. We all agreed would be a great place for a date! Great vibe in here and a little treasure in this neck of the woods

Marc Schneeberger

Their own rose wine is decent and cheap and they have an interesting selection of whites and red. Try the collusion and the kloofvstreet.

CRUZiiiE

Lovely wine bar with a “hidden” vibe. Crowd on weeknights is very chill & gets popular on weekends. Come for some snacks & nice selection of reds.

Trae F

A great neighborhood spot that has some delicious snacks . The ham , onion , Gruyere flatbread is really good.

Pia Wilson

La Tour de Mons Margaux Cru Bourgeois is sooooo goood. The place has a nice vibe. Really love it.

Michael Griggs

We had an amazing experience at the winery spot tasting 6 different types. Informative and a lovely presentation and very sumptuous wines . Striking interior glamour

Alexandra Lawler

This is the place that's been missing from this corner of the UWS. Start coming here now and get to know Kyle before it becomes packed. Fantastic atmosphere.

Curtis Shoung

Nice wine bar in the area. Great decor. Just wish it wasn't $15 per glass of wine .

Taylor VA

Knowledgeable bartenders and pretty good wines . Like the layout of this place and have table tops that can fit about 6 ppl

Ryan

Hidden away - good wine selection and small bites. Super friendly

Elle Mundy

Amazing: a bar with a comfortable volume level for having conversations! And the wine isn’t half bad either

Aashna S

Feraud-brunel, cotes-du-rhone villages was yummy. Ambiance is very nice. Kinda of a hidden location , but worth going to.

Connie Chiu

Great wine options but it gets fucking crowded . Came on a Wednesday night at 7:00pm and stood around for 30 minutes trying to snatch a seat.

Ina Li

The neighborhood gem . Good ambiance, nice selection and wine and very delicious tartine !!

Will Harahan

Friendly staff , a creative wine list and interesting decor make for a good wine bar .

Gail Amurao

cute French and film decor all around. great spot for dates.

Daniel Powell

Good atmosphere but a bit pricey . Friendly staff and decent selection - best when they open the front for nice weather

Jasmine ????

Quaint and friendly stopover near Central Park . Try the Hermann J. Weimer Riesling ????

Justin Barton

I really enjoyed this place. Nice place to have some wine after a movie nearby.

Jeff Solomon

Nice rotating wine list . Good for snacks as well , but no full kitchen

Larisa Grollemond

Great place for a date, cool and relaxed vibe and nice selection of wines .

Yesim

Hidden place UWS! Great wine list .

Ale

Nice wine bar in the UWS, always as the bartender for their wine suggestion of the day

Lily Graham

The house wine is a good value and the bar tenders always seem to give heavy pours!

Young Lee

Fine selection, recommend for hangout with colleagues after the work.

Raymond Mohan

Just amazing selection of wine and great food, great service.love this place

amrita rajagopal

Fantastic ambience. Lovely music . I could stay here all evening.

Ted Elliott

Great staff ! Great place for a glass of wine and a small app!

Kathleen Corless

Great service and atmosphere, the goat cheese and onion tartine rocks!

Sara Y

Lovely little spot in an area with very few decent bars .

Shahrzad Shams

I liked the vibe+ambience as well as their red wine selection .

Michelle Wiles

Wine descriptions in the menu are a nice touch

Gabriele Capolino

Sit at the bar , order a wine and the meat & cheese combo plate.

Lindsay Kirk

Super friendly staff--great bar for a glass or two!

Berk Kapicioglu

Cute wine bar . However, it is in the upper west side, so that kind of limits its full potential.

Sam Krasnik

Super fun ambiance, great earthy wines

Alisha Sedor

Wine is great, cheese plate is so incredible.

Nikki Samuels Hausman

Amazing bar ! Great vibe and vine. ????.

Sami

Best wine bar in the area. Kyle is a great host!

Tara Roche

Friendly bartenders , nice decor, laid back crowd

Michael V

Great new addition to the neighborhood !

Rob Hellauer

Ambience incredible

Sarah DeVito

Sit by the open doors. Amazing space!!

Maritza Spitler

Great service!

Samantha Taube

Great hidden gem !

Conall Arora

Meat and cheese platter

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