This seafood-centric wine bar in the West Village looks swank AF
Love a good wine bar? How about a top-notch seafood restaurant? You’ll be able to experience both under the same roof when Perle Wine Bar opens next Thursday, June 6, in the West Village. A sister to Marian’s—the New American spot from chef Christian Rowan (Eleven Madison Park, Bouley)—the swanky, seafood-centric newcomer will be an intimate, 12-seat bar located right next door at 22 Greenwich Avenue.
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Pulling inspiration from Europe’s wine bar tradition and seafood culture, the wine list features both Old World and New World wines by the glass and bottle, ranging from traditional varietals, such as Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly (Joseph Colin), to wines from lesser-known regions like southern Italy’s Grillo (Feudo Montoni) and Fiano (Picariello Ciro). Along with highlighting sparkling, white, rosé and chilled red wines—you know, the kind of stuff that goes great with seafood—sommelier Lacey Rozinsky will be pouring a rotating pick from the bar’s magnum selection every weekend, such as a Vincent Paris Syrah or a Julien Sunier Gamay.
Speaking of seafood, there will be plenty of it: the Rowan’s food menu kicks off with an extensive raw bar that includes East Coast oysters with house-made accompaniments (lemon-nori sorbet, grapefruit-chili sorbet), lobster cocktail, king crab claws, Santa Barbara uni and three selections of caviar. Oceanic small plates include several crudos (scallop with yuzu kosho and pickled strawberry; fluke with fresh wasabi and Korean pear) and toasts: crab with salted cucumber and caviar; sardines with roasted tomatoes and lemon zest; and a lobster roll with apple and fennel.
Don’t eat fish? You can still sop up all that vino with non-seafood snack options like thin slices of Cinco Jotas Ibérico ham, cheeses with seasonal jams and toast points, and house-made chicken liver mousse with a port gelée.
And in terms of decor, Perle is pretty and petite: along with a 12-seat, walk-in-only marble bar, the room is dressed in floral House of Hackney wallpaper, velvet curtains and brass accents throughout. Get a gander of her, as well as those food-and-drink offerings, below:
