What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! Even though I live about a dozen blocks away, I'll definitely be returning here because the owner is really nice, everything is very reasonably priced, and they have a terrific selection soju and sake (which is really rare, unfortunately).
Wow, what an awesome spot to have in the 'hood. Their daily specials are very creative and make me want to come back on certain days of the week (crafty marketing!!) to take advantage of the specials. The staff was friendly, they have treats for your pooch, the prices are great, and the selection is pretty impressive. My only gripe (small one) was navigating the different wine areas. I ultimately found what I was looking for, but the signage didn't make it as easy as I would have expected.
Cellar 53 was there when I had a wine shopping emergency, yes that's right a wine shopping emergency. It was a New Years Eve party and I was on the hunt for a bottle of Muscato. It was texted to me by my wife like I was in the opening sequence of Mission Impossible. Trouble is I have never seen a bottle of Muscato and wouldn't know how to begin. The helpful clerk took their time with my questions and had time to show me around.
Question: What's a Muscato?
Clerk: It's a kind of grape you'll see it on the label we have a sparkling cider muscato and a regular muscato.
5 minutes later after having tried some samples for deals they had for the day I was out of there sparkling muscato in hand, party crisis averted.
Cellar 53 is a solid wine and liquor store on 10th Ave in the low West 50's. The location is key as there aren't many liquor stores around that stretch of 10th Ave and there is nothing on 11th. You have to go a lot farther south to find anything else or head over to 9th Ave.
I like this place because this is not your typical dirty hole in the wall liquor store that just has the basics stacked to the ceiling. It is a very large space, that is very clean and well lit. They have a broad selection of booze and a very good selection of wine. I have found the prices to be in line with what you expect to pay for booze, no surprises. They often have wine or booze company reps conducting tastings as well. The staff is friendly, too.
What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! Even though I live about a dozen blocks away, I'll definitely be returning here because the owner is really nice, everything is very reasonably priced, and they have a terrific selection soju and sake (which is really rare, unfortunately).
Wow, what an awesome spot to have in the 'hood. Their daily specials are very creative and make me want to come back on certain days of the week (crafty marketing!!) to take advantage of the specials. The staff was friendly, they have treats for your pooch, the prices are great, and the selection is pretty impressive. My only gripe (small one) was navigating the different wine areas. I ultimately found what I was looking for, but the signage didn't make it as easy as I would have expected.
Overall, this place is GREAT!
Cellar 53 was there when I had a wine shopping emergency, yes that's right a wine shopping emergency. It was a New Years Eve party and I was on the hunt for a bottle of Muscato. It was texted to me by my wife like I was in the opening sequence of Mission Impossible. Trouble is I have never seen a bottle of Muscato and wouldn't know how to begin. The helpful clerk took their time with my questions and had time to show me around.
Question: What's a Muscato?
Clerk: It's a kind of grape you'll see it on the label we have a sparkling cider muscato and a regular muscato.
5 minutes later after having tried some samples for deals they had for the day I was out of there sparkling muscato in hand, party crisis averted.
Thanks Cellar 53!
Cellar 53 is a solid wine and liquor store on 10th Ave in the low West 50's. The location is key as there aren't many liquor stores around that stretch of 10th Ave and there is nothing on 11th. You have to go a lot farther south to find anything else or head over to 9th Ave.
I like this place because this is not your typical dirty hole in the wall liquor store that just has the basics stacked to the ceiling. It is a very large space, that is very clean and well lit. They have a broad selection of booze and a very good selection of wine. I have found the prices to be in line with what you expect to pay for booze, no surprises. They often have wine or booze company reps conducting tastings as well. The staff is friendly, too.