Venue Review: Bowery Wine Company - Winebar (NYC - New York City)

The Bowery has seen a lot of openings lately (Antik, Bowery Electric). Here's one more - The Bowery Wine Company, a new wine bar with some celebrity backing. But first, let's get the details (courtesy of Time Out NY):

Partners Lenny Linar and Chris Sileo, once a beverage director at The Plaza, scooped up the ground-floor space of the luxury apartment building Avalon Bowery Place for this 55-seat wine bar. The pair seems to embrace gentrification—their mission statement expresses their desire to “help bring the Bowery into the 21st century”—but the offerings are surprisingly inclusive.

So who else is involved?

BRUCE Willis could be distancing himself from his reputation as a shot-and-a-beer guy. The Post's Braden Keil reports the action star is a partner in the Bowery Wine Co., which opens to the public this weekend at 13 E. First St. "It's upscale and loungy," says owner Chris Sileo, formerly beverage director at The Plaza. "We'll have high-end, light fare that will include paninis, salads and desserts." Willis and his pals, "Sopranos" regulars Vincent Curatola and John Ventimiglia, already christened the place at a private party last week, where the "Die Hard" star took his place behind the bar. (Page Six)

Bowery Wine Company
212-614-0800
13 E. 1st Street
New York, NY 10003