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"The 'sophisticated' Ara Wine Bar is a 'welcome' change from the nearby 'velvet
rope nonsense,' its fans declare." [Ara is one of six establishments that made the wine bar "A-list" in Zagat's 2005–06 Guide to NYC Nightlife.]
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"This cozy wine bar is the perfect place to start or end your evening."
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"[Ara is] serene and comfortable, with music low enough to encourage conversation, and reasonably priced."
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"Comfy and relatively undiscovered, the back room of this wine bar is just one U-shaped banquette, plumped up with silky pillows in sunset colors—perfect for chatting."
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"Ara serves a satisfying wine list (including four sparkling wines by the glass and a handful of dessert wines as well), put together by Joshua Wesson of Best Cellars, as well as small plates of food."
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
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