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No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Le Cirque Wine Bar

327 Bowery · btwn 2nd & 3rd St.
Midtown East, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Bowery Palace

Checked October 18, 2026.

Overview

Gazing up at the 20,00 bottle tower of wine in the center of Le Cirque's new wine bar you might find yourself reminded of the Tower of Babel which is oddly appropriate given the linquistic gallimaufry that the weak dollar has created at what is one of Manhattan's priciest restaurants.

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