The Musso & Frank Grill
This is a red driven list, 154 of 242 selections, built on California and a strong Italian section, with Pinot Noir running deep across both New World and Old World. It rewards a steakhouse drinker: lots of California Cabernet and Chardonnay, a solid Bordeaux showing, and trophy bottles up top like Château Haut Brion at $1,980, Vega Sicilia Único, and Sine Qua Non Syrah. But the median sits around $119 and bottles open at $10, so it stays approachable, and you can lean on names like Paul Hobbs, Jean Luc Colombo, and Scribe in the middle range. The glass program is generous at 30 pours, weighted toward reds, which gives you room to work a table that does not want to commit to a bottle. Point guests who want a sure thing toward the California and Pinot Noir sections, and save the Bordeaux and the high end for when someone is celebrating.