West Street Wine & Spirits

A pleasure. Know their wines, fantastic selects, not an ounce of snootiness. Sweet, kind, intelligent staff. Good people.

always so friendly and helpful!

Wanted to relax at our hotel in New York after a long day of seeing the city but didn’t want to sit in the bar so we found a liquor store nearby. Man, this place is loaded! It’s not a very big place but they had what we wanted, Pinot for my wife (which is easy to get) and Buffalo Trace bourbon for me (not a lot of bars carry this). A bit pricey, but it’s New York so you just gotta expect it.

This store is the best wine/​liquor store around this area. It’s big, has a large selection, and the guys that work there are friendly and helpful — pretty much the opposite of every other wine store I’ve been to around battery park. It’s probably a bit more expensive than other wine stores in the city, but so is everything in FiDi. At least they have lots of choices to fit every budget!

I hadn’t been here in a long time but I like this place as soon as I set foot in it. Greeted warmly by the owner who makes me feel welcome. All questions answered with knowledge and a great deal of insight. Selection is pretty good for a neighborhood wine store. Prices are reasonable. Nothing exotic there but a solid bunch of wine available for purchase. I’d come here again.

The best place to get wine in the Financial District. Excellent selection. The prices are some of the most reasonable I’ve seen, and the owner is pretty much the nicest old man you will ever meet. He’s steered me towards some excellent Zinfandel, and for that alone I’ll keep coming back.

The owner of this store is very friendly and the store itself is something to see. It’s like an «old fashioned» library with big wooden shelves and big hanging lights.
They have a great selection and never look like they are low on stock. They were down for a little bit after Hurricane Sandy but they are back up and taking CC’s again on an iPhone.

Lacryma Christi! Not a curse nor a lament, it’s the name of my favorite red wine (literally means Tears of Christ), made from grapes growing on Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. After my last trip to Naples, I was hooked and it wasn’t so easy to find in NYC (I can’t find it anywhere in New Orleans, sadly). Enter West Street Wine.
We go way back. When I worked at a bar nearby 5 years ago, this is where I’d stop on the way to work to have my own provisions for the night (the bar I worked at had shitty wine) to share with my good friend, who was also the sound guy. We’d drown our sorrows as we watched whatever shitty band or comedian I had booked on a Tuesday night, not unlike Christ crying over Lucifer’s fall from heaven, lending divine fertility to the soil that would later be mixed with ash. Then we’d drink another bottle as we walked home to Brooklyn, all the way from Downtown, through Chinatown and the LES and over the Williamsburg Bridge. Once there, we’d be so sotted that one of us would climb to the top of the damn thing. Which one? Hint: not the one wearing platform boots. THOSE were the days.
I stopped in to West Street Wine most recently when staying with my friend who lived in the area, grabbed two or four bottles of Lacryma Christi and relived old memories. A reasonably priced red table wine, West Street charges a fair price, as I’ve seen it sold for as much as $ 5 more a bottle elsewhere.
I also stopped in here on for my New Year’s bottle of Nicolas Feuillatte, also at a good price. I figure they can charge more because it’s pretty much the only liquor store in the area. And oh, they deliver, too.

Awesome place, awesome owner! If you don’t like the prices, you have other options: 1. get out of financial district, 2. go to bridge-​and-​tunnel places or the Narnia above 105^th st called «upper Manhattan» 3. go to lower east side and say hello to rats and roaches while shopping.

Great selection and very friendly owner

West Street Wine is a great little neighborhood store. The selection is fantastic, the owner is really friendly and helpful, and the prices are decent (not the cheapest I’ve seen in the city, but certainly not the most expensive). Highly recommend!
FYI even though the address is on Rector, you’ll need to round the corner to get in, since the entrance is on West Street (hence, the name).

Nice selection and decent prices.

We lived in Battery Park for 5 years and this was our favorite liquor store in the area. The owner was always there and he is super friendly. They delivered quickly, whether it was a couple of bottles for a night in or cases of wine for a party. We’ve moved to the UES, so haven’t been in for about a year, but we are planning on having a party soon and might even make the trip downtown.

LOVE this spot and the owner who is there every day, all day, with a big smile on his face and great wine recommendations! They have a great assortment of wines and champagne, they carry the main brands of liquor so if you’re looking for something unique, they most likely will not have it (I love Vizcaya rum, they don’t carry it and have never heard of it so I go up the street for that). Prices are fair and they deliver. And if you’re trying to mullti-​task running errands and walking your dog (as I do) your four-​legged friend is welcome in here as well!

I don’t buy a lot of liquor or wine, but I’ve always had great experiences here. The owner/​manager is very friendly, and has always helped me out with whatever questions I had.
Bonus is that it’s located right around the corner from my apartment building.

Funny story. I had a job interview across the street and arrived early, so I stepped in here to kill some time. When the owner asked if there was anything I was looking for, I remembered I wanted Fragoli, Italian liquer with wild strawberries. And he had it! He and I both took it as a sign I’d get the job. Still waiting…

I agree with some reviewers that the prices are a bit high here, but I like this place, it’s convenient for me, well-​organized and a cool space. The owner (?) is always helpful and knows his stuff. As one reviewer put it, it’s «like a church for alcohol.» Amen.

DEE your CRAZYif you think that sweet man is nasty. im guessing you were rude to him first. next time smile and be friendly and im sure you will get a different response.
yes he does take the prices off in case they are a gift!!! its your own fault for not looking at the price before checking out.

Sure, the interior is nice. The selection is big.
But the owner is downright nasty. I came in knowing what I needed for an apartment party, asked the owner where it was located, and he took it off the shelf. He must have thought I was either 1) blind or 2) stupid or 3) lazy or a combination of them because he proceeded to just peel off the price sticker and name an extraordinary price for the liquor off the top of his head. It was well over what you would normally pay for it, even at a nearby competitor, it was around $ 5-​$ 7 more. I asked him where he got that price and he said it was with tax. I’m not that stupid. I then asked him what the price was on the sticker, and of course he lowered it a couple bucks, but even with that price it’s still a good $ 5 over what you would pay normally. I told him that price is high and it was way cheaper elsewhere. He demanded I tell him «where». Extremely rude and unprofessional. I said no thanks and just walked off.
Who the heck peels off the price and then names the price off the top of their head? This place is downright dirty business.
I do not recommend this place at all. You are way better off getting a better price elsewhere not too far away since he is a scammer.

Undiscovered gem. Wide selection, very friendly and knowledgeable proprietor. Can’t go wrong.