Lelabar

Nice spot, decent wine list but nothing special. Seems like a combination date spot and locals who work in the area.
Can get a little loud once bar starts to fill up.

We came for the oyster happy hour and stayed for the rest of the food and wine. Adam prepared the food right behind the bar, and it is all super creative. This guy belongs in a top Manhattan kitchen for sure. Definitely try the truffle toast and the burrata — both amazing creations. The wine list is extensive, and the staff super attentive. This is a new favorite for sure

Conducive for conversation.
The lighting is perfect, dimly lit, cozy.
We discovered this wine bar quite by accident as our restaurant was over booked and we were killing time.
We entered around 7ish on a Sat. at Happy Hour. The bar wasn’t obnoxiously packed and loud. It’s a great place to engage in some conversation while sipping some wine.
We had 2 glasses of White Wine with some Oysters. About $ 40.00
Nice little gem.

The only downside is they keep the place at 100 degrees for girls.
Bar that one of the best wine bars I’ve ever been to. Bartenders are friendly and charming and more importantly know their wine!
Cheese and meat fantastic! Olives
Nothing bad to say

Awesome happy hour on Wednesdays! It’s become a tradition :):). The wine is great, the cheese plates are so good. Perfect spot to meet up with a friend, date, in the village. The atmosphere is cozy, feels European. The staff is extremely welcoming and friendly. Often the chef or manager delivers your food and makes the rounds to talk to people. Lively and positive vibe, while chill enough to have a seated conversation.

One of my favorite spots in New York, hands down. I’ve been going for years and have brought friends from across the world, and all have enjoyed it. Superb, topnotch staff — knowledgeable, friendly and they really know their wines — and a great space, an awesome long oval bar that makes for a warm atmosphere. Good for dates, meeting up with friends, and also drinking solo. Great & reasonably-​priced happy hour and good food options, including a delicious range of meats & cheeses, as well as exquisite chocolate truffles. Extensive and wide-​ranging wine list, and they’ll open any open any bottle if you get a couple glasses. A perfect neighborhood bar that welcomes regulars and is also beautifully inviting to anyone who stops by.

Cute and cozy place with great choices of wine and cheese + live music. This is the place!

Love. This. Bar. Haven’t been for happy hour (though other reviews indicate it’s awesome for that, too), but it is the perfect neighborhood spot for a relaxing Sunday afternoon with friends or dates or even just on your own.
Highly recommend to keep an eye on their site for events that they host — we did a wine tour of France with amazing snack pairings and the whole experience was more than I ever could have hoped for. Learned a ton, tried wines and foods I would never have otherwise, had great rapport with our tour guide, Chris.
Great bar, great people, great ambiance. Check it out.

Super chill place with amazing wine selection. It’s cozy but not too small. The bartenders were super cool. Obviously, this is a great location too. I love the bar and the windows! It’s really simple and pretty. Also — they have the BIGGEST red wine glasses. Haha I was pretty into it.

Every neighborhood needs a wine bar like Lelabar. If it wasn’t that far we could have easily spend half the week sitting at that comfortable oval bar after work enjoying a glass or two from a large selection of bottles along with delicious little snacks.
Whenever our path crosses this area we make sure we stop by to taste their latest bottles. Really friendly bunch of guys behind the bar and Wednesdays and Saturdays they have the oyster special. Their food offering also expanded so you can easily have dinner while enjoying great bottles of wine. Only thing is because it’s somewhat small it gets full very quickly on peak nights so get there early.
Enjoy!

This is an awesome happy hour spot in the West Village.
You can get a bottle of wine for $ 28, and on Weds and Sat, they have $ 1 oysters. Happy hour is from 5pm-​7pm, the bar fills up quickly so go early.
The bar is a long oval, and the bartenders stand inside. Its a really cool design. They only had one kind of red and one kind of white for happy hour. The normal prices of wines are quite high there, so $ 28 is a steal.
You can also order a cheese/​meat plate for $ 12– you can choose 3 different items. We went for 3 different kinds of cheese.
The bartenders here are knowledgeable about wine. Its also a great date spot.

I don’t know how I haven’t Unilocaled about Lelabar yet, as it is by far one of my most favorite, if not favorite, wine bars in the city.
The wine selection is incredible, a great selection by the glass as well as by bottle. Better yet, they will let you try wines and will open any bottle as long as two or more glasses are purchased. The cheese and meats are equally as good as the wine, and perfectly paired with great recommendations from the staff!
The sommeliers are always on point, so knowledgeable and eager to recommend a wine that you will fall in love with. Very friendly, always up for conversation, and it is clear that they work very hard to please their guests!
And the atmosphere is great — one circular bar with some chairs against the wall. Perfect for a date, or meeting up with some friends before or after a night out. I’ve been here countless times, and will continue to come back and recommend Lelabar to my friends!

Great late night spot but can get a little loud and seating is extremely limited. Great drinks menu and appetizers too but just missing that oomph.

What a cozy place to hang out! We went here on a recent Friday night to enjoy a glass of wine and nibble on some cheese before heading for dinner. The bar was full but we got a seat at the window. Until 7:30pm wines are $ 8-​$ 10 /​glass and 3 cheeses are $ 12. Great deal!

Ordinarily relatively expensive (on par with the area), but they have a great happy hour. It’s only until **7:30** (sorry for the mistake), but you can get great deals on bottles of wine, cheeses, and charcuterie.
Cute environment! I went with my friend but I think it would be a great date spot.
The my friend and I weren’t sure about what cheeses or meats to get and the bartender was very helpful. Everything was delicious!

Lelabar is where I go to spoil myself on 25 dollar glasses of wine, people-​watch cute couples, and bask in my tipsy, antisocial glory.
But enough about creepy me. This spot is a classy, unpretentious wine bar. And it’s full of people of the same kind.
You’re probably thinking, «You just described every place in the West Village!» But there’s something extra relaxing about Lelabar I can’t quite put my finger on.
The circular bar really allows you to engage with the sommeliers, who, by the way, are awesome. I always leave wanting to learn half as much as they know.
I haven’t tried too much of the menu but the cheese and meat plates are very good. I was a bit underwhelmed by the house-​made pickles but otherwise no complaints.
Will clearly be back soon.

Amazing happy hour, great wine selection and attentive service! Great place to met up have a drink, enjoy the cheese and meat platters and speak with the friendly staff! So wish I lived closer, if I did I think I would be there every other night!
Make sure to try the oysters– they are delicious!
All in all go and make sure to tell your friends. Ps it’s a great place for a date

I’ve been here a number of times now for pre-​dinner drinks and I really love it. You do have to come early or on an off day because the bar fills quickly. It’s too narrow and small to really accommodate large groups standing around. But it’s perfect for a quiet place to catch up with a friend or two.
They have an extensive wine list, and I’ve been told they’ll open any bottle with the purchase of 2 glasses — don’t know if that extends to the $ 1000 bottle of Barolo but hey if someone’s game to try I’d like to watch. Their wines cover the gamut from whites, roses, reds, and sparkling from all regions — France, Italy, South America, US, etc. If you can’t find a wine here you like then maybe you’re too picky. The choices by the glass are perhaps not as varied in terms of region, but they do seem to really try to make a selection that can appease all palates — dry, sweet, bubbly. I’ll give them credit. And the bartenders are very well versed in the menu and are happy to help you make a selection without making you feel like a noob. Which is always a bonus to me — even if you have to listen to the obnoxious customers sitting next to you talking about how «awesome TriBeCa is» and how they’d «totally live there if they lived in the city.» [side eye all day].
They also have small nibbles, $ 1 oysters on Wednesdays (I think) and chacuterie and cheese boards which are lovely for just a small bite.

There aren’t too many places I go in New York where I’m already thinking about the next time I can visit again as I’m leaving. With that said, wine bar done right would be an understatement and Lelabar is possibly one of my favorite wine bars in the city now.
The interior, albeit dark with minimal décor, has dim lighting and candles that somehow perfectly highlight the oval shaped counter that wraps around the entire bar. This and the seating definitely sets the mood for things like intimate secret sharing with your significant other for the evening while sharing a bottle from their extensive selection of wines.
We sat right in front of the food prep area, so we had a chance to see all the various small bites made — things from beet root carpaccio (which was heavenly, by the way), grape cilantro salad and bottarga, just to name a few. They also have a slew of artisanal cheeses and cured meats to choose from. Try their istrianka salami, that with a dollop of apricot jam, paired with mustard seeds and one of the extra creamy cow’s cheeses… soo good!

One of my Top 5 wine bars in Manhattan.
Great location in the west village, cozy atmosphere, knowledgeable wine servers, great diversity in their wine menu (meaning little emphasis on Napa & US wines and more options from all over the world).
I think their food options are pretty good, though not as good as my other top favorite wine bars — Anfora, Terroir, Corkbuzz & Vin Sur Vingt.
Great place for a date or to meet up with a friend, or to just grab a glass of wine before dinner at one of the many great restaurants in the village (ie, The Clam, next door). Not that conducive for a large group though.
Overall a great spot, and if you do go, please ask one of the servers for advice on the wine menu and to show you something different and unique and they’ll give you small tastings so you can see if you like their suggestions.
Come on, get away from that «fruit-​bomb» Napa cab you always order… you can do it!