Dec 08 2009
Holiday BYO Guide
December is all about spending, eating and, of course, drinking. While you’re dropping loads of cash this month on gifts for friends, family, clients and bosses, the last thing you want to see are huge restaurant tabs. Alcohol is the typical culprit, accounting for half or more of the bill depending on how much you drink. But that doesn’t mean you have to drink less…just smarter. Restaurants at all levels are continuing to relax their BYO policies through the Holiday season. Even at the high end, restaurants like Tabla (2 bottle max), Alto (after 9pm and 1 bottle max), The Little Owl (1 bottle max) and Dylan Prime (1 bottle per person b/t Dec 26-30) are allowing diners to bring in their own bottles of wine for no corkage fee. Instead of letting those bottles you receive as gifts pile up on the kitchen table and countertop, why not bring a couple along to one of the places in our updated BYO list below.
A Cafe & Wine Room (973 Columbus Avenue) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Afghan Kabob House (764 9th Avenue) – BYO w/ no corkage fee (BYO only)
Alto (11 E. 53rd) — BYO w/ no corkage fee for 9 PM or later reservations (maximum of one 750 ml bottle per table at no charge)…85 more BYO options follow….
Amber Gramercy (381 3rd Ave) — Sunday – Tuesday free corkage. Entrée per person required.
Angelica Kitchen (300 E. 12th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Apiary (60 3rd Ave) — No corkage fee on Monday nights
Aroma Espresso Bar (161 W. 72nd) — OK to BYO; bring own glasses & corkscrew
Baoguette / Baoguette Cafe (all locations) — BYO w/ no corkage fee; bring own glasses & corkscrew to St. Marks location
Bar Blanc Bistro (142 W. 10th) — No corkage fee on Sunday nights
Beacon (25 W. 56th) — No corkage fee on Sunday nights
Bistro Chat Noir (22 E. 66th) — Friday, Sunday, Monday free corkage.
Blockhead’s Burritos (2nd Ave @81st St location) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Braeburn (117 Perry St) — No corkage fee on Sundays and Mondays. Mention ‘Yelp”
Braii (329 W. 51st) — Free corkage Tuesdays
Brick Lane Too (235 E. 53rd St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Broadway East (171 E. Broadway) — No corkage fee on Sunday and Monday nights
Cafe Himalaya (78 E. 1st) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Caffe Martier (2nd Ave b/t 53rd & 54th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee; bring own glasses & corkscrew
Capsouto Freres (451 Washington St) — Free corkage Tuesdays
Casa Adela (66 Ave C) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Cipolla Rossa (1762 1st Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Cube 63 (63 Clinton) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Curry in a Hurry (119 Lexington Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Dressler (149 Broadway; Brooklyn) — No corkage fee on Mondays and Tuesdays. Also offering a five course tasting menu for $50.
Dylan Prime (62 Laight St) — Offering a special penny corkage period from December 26 to December 30. Make reservations for this time and tell the reservationist you are taking advantage of the “penny corkage special”, and it’ll be only a penny per bottle. Limit of one bottle per person.
E.A.T. (1064 Madison Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
East Village Thai Restaurant (32 E. 7th St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
El Papasito (346 W. 53rd) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
El Parador — No corkage fee on Monday nights and 20% off any bottle on the list
El Tequilazo (43 W. 46th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Fabio Piccolo Fiore (230 E. 44th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Fred’s (476 Amsterdam) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Gazala Place (709 9th Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Go!Go! Curry (273 W. 38th) – BYO w/ no corkage fee; 2-bottle limit
Golosi (125 Park Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee; bring own glasses & corkscrew
Gracie Mews (481 E. 80th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Grand Sichuan (Various Locations) $5 but only if they don’t have your bottle on their list
Grano Trattoria (21 Greenwich Ave) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Hing Won (48 W. 48th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Hop Won (139 E. 45) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Horus Cafe (293 E. 10th) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Houston’s — BYO w/ no corkage fee at both locations
Il Valentino (330 E. 56th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Ivo & Lulu (558 Broome St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Joe’s Shanghai — BYO w/ no corkage fee at both locations
Kuma Inn (113 Ludlow; 2nd Fl) $5 corkage fee for wine; $1 for beer
La Barra (250 Broome St.) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
La Palapa West — BYO w/ $10 corkage fee
La Parisienne (910 7th Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
La Sirène Bistro (558 Broome St.) – BYO w/ no corkage fee (cash only)
Little Giant (85 Orchard St.) — BYO w/ $15 per bottle corkage fee
The Little Owl (90 Bedford St.) — No corkage fee (1 bottle max)
Little Thai Kitchen (231 E. 53rd) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Megu (both locations) – BYO w/ no corkage fee on Tuesday nights
Mint (150 E. 50th) — Free corkage on Sunday nights
The Modern Bar Room (MOMA) — No corkage fee on Sunday nights
Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse (9 Penn Plaza) — No corkage fee for the rest of 2009
No. 28 Carmine (28 Carmine) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Nook (746 9th Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
The Orchard – No corkage on Sunday nights
Ottomanelli’s (1626 York Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Palacio Azteca (1374 York Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Panna II Garden Indian Restaurant (93 1st Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Peking Duck House (both locations) – BYO w/ no corkage fee
Philip Marie — BYO w/ $7 corkage fee
Pho Sure (120 Christopher St.) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Phoenix Garden (242 E. 40th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Piada (3 Clinton St.) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Pinche Taqueria (227 Mott) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Poke (343 E. 85th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee (cash only)
Polonia (110 1st Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Raj Mahal (322 E. 6th St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Ravagh (1237 1st Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
S’mac (345 E. 12th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee; but must bring glasses & corkscrew; and bottle must be kept in bag
San Marzano Pizzeria — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Square Meal (30 E. 92nd) — BYO w/ $2 corkage fee
Sticky Rice (85 Orchard St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Tabla — BYO w/ no corkage fee on first 2 bottles, $25 each additional bottle
Tadka (229 E. 53rd) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Tagine Dining Gallery/Lounge (537 9th Ave) — Free corkage on Mondays (one bottle per party); Tuesday until 730pm.
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant (318 E. 6th St) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Tartine (253 W. 11th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
The Mermaid Inn Uptown (568 Amsterdam) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Tribeca Grill – No corkage fee on Sunday and Monday nights
212 Restaurant & Bar (133 E. 65th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Union Square Cafe — Reduced corkage fee from $25 to $10
Village Restaurant (35 1st Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Wo Hop (15 Mott St) — it’s BYO w/ no corkage at this Chinatown spot known for it’s late night/early morning dining
Wondee Siam (792 9th Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Zen Palate (663 9th Ave) — BYO w/ no corkage fee
Zerza (308 E. 6th) — BYO w/ no corkage fee on Mondays
Just a bit of advise if you do not have or are pending a license. this is from the SLA website.
BYOB, or “Bring Your Own Bottle,” where owners of establishments allow their customers to bring alcoholic beverages to their premises to be consumed on site, is NOT PERMITTED in unlicensed businesses in New York State. You MUST have a license or permit to sell/serve beer, wine or liquor to the public. Venues without a license or permit may not allow patrons to “bring their own” alcoholic beverages for consumption. In addition, owners of businesses may not give away alcoholic beverages to their patrons. Those that do are in violation of the NYS Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
Applicants should be aware that allowing BYOB without a license may jeopardize their chances for approval of their license.
you may have just drawn a map for unlicensed places for the SLC
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