"With esoteric offerings like a chilled Croatian red and a skin contact blend from a pair of Lazian restauranteurs, the Lower East Side bar is very much for wine nerds. But it’s also for anyone who wants to kill some time with a sub-$70 bottle in a little basement on Rivington with seafoam walls. If you need a bite to go with your grenache noir, there are a few snacks like octopus salad and mini tuna melts." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah, andrew ryce