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Diamond's Wine Bar, photographed for New York on Tap
Photo from the 2008 site

Diamond's Wine Bar

188 Allen Street · btwn Stanton St. & Houston
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

A different business is licensed at this address: Dialogue NYC / Subtext NYC

A different licensed business now operates at this address

Later here: Cheese Grille (licensed 2019–24).

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

Overview

Sure, this wine bar from the owner of the VIP strip club runs a little short on atmosphere, but it makes up for it with short skirted, long legged waitresses. And it's hard not to love a wine bar with a forty foot long homage to Diego Maradona on its facade.

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