Best BYOB Restaurants

Wine-Shop Owner	Favorite BYOB Restaurant	Preferred Bottle to Bring	Corkage Fee
Tony Russo of Aries Fine Wines & Spirits White Plains (914) 946-3382	Shiraz Persian Restaurant 83 E Main St, Elmsford (914) 345-6111	Hope Shiraz ($14.99) “The peppery qualities of this high-quality red match well with the spice of the delicious couscous and lamb dishes.”	None
Dodd Farber of Dodd’s Liquor City Millwood (914) 762-5511	Buon Gusto Restaurant 50 S Buckhout St, Irvington (914) 478-0611	Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon ($34.99), a full-bodied, dry red wine complemented by the veal chop, or Morgan Chardonnay 2007($19.99), a dry white wine, paired with baked clams and spaghetti.	None
Peter Rockwood of Rockwood and Perry Fine Wines & Spirits Hastings-on-Hudson (914) 478-1028	Buffet de la Gare 155 Southside Ave, Hastings-on Hudson (914) 478-1671	1982 Lafite-Rothschild ($4,400). “This rich and intensely flavorful red wine goes well with the cassoulet”—a signature dish of Chef Gweanel Goulet.	$30 per bottle (not permitted on Friday or Saturday)
Carol Todd of Wine Geeks Armonk Armonk (914) 273-9463	Sweet Grass Grill 24 Main St, Tarrytown (914) 631-0000	Pierre-Yves Cloin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champs-Gains Premier Cru 2007 ($87.99) “It goes well with the homemade ricotta gnocchi with asparagus, ramps, and sage.”	$12 per bottle
Brian Maurice of La Cave Mamaroneck (914) 698-3802	Le Provencal Bistro 436 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck (914) 777-2324	Domaine de Montille Volnay les Taillepieds ($95)”It’s great, especially with the coq au vin.”	$30 per bottle
Mike Novak of Cross River Wine Merchant Cross River (914) 763-9463	Roger Sherman Inn 195 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT (203) 966-4541	Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet ($39.99) “This wine is a perfect match for the all-natural rib-eye steak served with a Cabernet sauce.”	$15 per bottle