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Mondays just got better. 🍷

We’re officially open every Monday starting April 27th — 4PM to midnight. Great wine, great food, good people. Come linger.

🌤️ 65° and sunny this Monday? The patio is ready.

We’re also welcoming our newest wine pro, Bora An, to the team. She’ll be behind the bar every Monday — stop by and let her pour you something you’ll love.

🎁 MONDAY GIVEAWAY — THIS WEEK ONLY We’re celebrating our new Monday hours with an $80 bottle giveaway (your choice of red or white).

→ One entry per person → Winner drawn at midnight → Announced on our Instagram story by the one and only Marnie!
*By entering, you consent to your name + photo being used on our social media.

📅 Monday, April 27th 🕓 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM 📍 The Purple Tongue Wine Bar, Hells Kitchen

See you Monday. 🖤

Make you’re reservation now, link in bio.

#PurpleTongueWineBar #MondayNightsDoneRight #NYCWineBar #WineGiveaway #MidtownNYC NaturalWine WinePatio NYCEats taken in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan by @peter_giraffe

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ❤️ from MARNI & PETER! Hoping everyone in our wonderful Purple Tongue Wine 🍷 Bar & Hells Kitchen & Chelsea communities have a wonderful Valentine’s Day, just know that you are loved!!! We are pretty booked tonight, but feel free to make us your first or last stop this fabulous day! #happyvalentinesday #valentinesday #prefix #valentines #winelover taken in Purple Tongue by @peter_giraffe

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🍁 from all of us at The Purple Tongue Wine Bar ! This holiday season we are again, so grateful for your support, kindness and helping us grow to achieve the next level. Wishing you and your family, the best in health, wealth, happiness, and joy. Love ❤️, Marni & Peter and our INCREDIBLE staff at The Purple Tongue Wine Bar #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #thanksgiving2025 #nyc #wine #winebar #foodie #instawine #winetok #MarniHalasa #PeterCecere #ThePurpleTongueWineBar by @peter_giraffe

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THINKING ABOUT your holiday party? Peter and Marni would love to host you at The Purple Tongue, their cozy neighborhood restaurant and wine bar! From intimate dinners of 6 to 12, to lively wine tastings for up to 50 guests, we’ll make it easy, warm, festive and delicious. Perfect for holidays, birthdays, private parties, company team building or any reason to celebrate and get together. 🍷✨

👉 Reach out to Peter or Marni at peter@tptnyc.com to reserve your date or DM Marni —it’s never too early to start planning so we all can have some HOLIDAY FUN! 🤩

(and … huge thanks to foodie influencer @Alice.Likes.Food on Insta for the fabulous video!) #holiday #holidays #privateparty #events #wine #Celebration #BookYourEvent #PartySpace #PrivateDining #PartyVenue #VenueVibes #PerfectParties #hostyourevent #FoodLovers #EatDrinkCelebrate #CheersToGoodFood by @peter_giraffe

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🤯 I assumed all small business owners knew the importance of being part of the community

✨ The Purple Tongue is a beloved wine bar & eatery located in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, and named one of the best wine bars in the neighborhood.

✨Owners and married couple, Peter Cecere and Marni Halasa, focus on community along with their incredible staff, which is why The Purple Tongue is known for its warm and welcoming hospitality.

If you’re in the NYC area, be sure to check out The Purple Tongue and their exceptional global wine selection, delicious food, mediterranean cuisine, wine flights, and social events. TPT is a popular stop for pre- and post-theatre goers, wine enthusiasts, foodies, locals, and visitors alike.

🍷The Purple Tongue 📍410 W 43rd Street | between 9th & 10th Ave.

📢Additional highlights & details include:

✨among the best wine bars in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC

✨open weekdays, Tuesday-Friday, 4pm-1am

✨open Saturdays 2pm-1am

✨open Sunday 2pm-10pm

✨happy hour weekdays, Tuesday-Friday, 4pm-6pm

✨happy hour weekends, Saturday-Sunday,2pm-4pm

✨menu favorite: fresh burrata imported from Puglia, Italy; with arugula, pistachios, & cherry tomatoes

✨menu favorite: veal & beef meatballs with savory tomato sauce & basil

✨menu favorite: steak tips seared to perfection, accompanied by kettle cooked potato chips.

✨menu favorite: charcuterie board with hand selected cheeses and cured meats served with an assortment of accoutrements

✨menu favorite: pinsa, house made pizza with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella & basil

🍷wine featured in content: Tradition du Bois de la Salle Juliénas

🎤 Founder x Founder sit-down between Gerald J Graziano, Founder of J Social, and Peter Cecere, Founder of The Purple Tongue

✨ J Social is an e-commerce on-demand social media coaching & content agency specializing in UGC and influencer marketing, for businesses, creators, founders and events. by @peter_giraffe

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PETER HATES GETTING A YEAR OLDER, but I love to celebrate birthdays — especially my hubby’s! Peter‘s birthday is tomorrow, Sunday the 16th at 5 PM and we would love to have all of New York City come celebrate with us! Grab a glass of wine with us and we are serving a beautiful cake 🎂 in honor of The Purple Tongue’s owner, BRAVO PETER!

#winebar #wine #winelover #winetasting #winelovers #winetime #vino #winestagram #wineoclock #winery #bar #winelife #food #redwine #cocktails #sommelier #restaurant #instawine #foodie #wines #foodporn #livemusic #wineporn #wineshop #cocktailbar #cheers #winenight #winecountry #dinner #champagne by @peter_giraffe

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COME TO OUR SOUP-er BOWL PARTY 🎉! Peter’s making his mom‘s famous meat chili 🌶️ and we hope you can stop by and try a bowl because it’s incredible ! Chili is served with incredible Sullivan Street sourdough bread, a small bowl is $13 and a large is $18 — and folks it’s super duper yummy when you take the bread and dip it into the chili Italian style! So if you want to get away from Game Mania, stop on by !!!

#superbowl #nfl #football #sports #nflfootball #nflnews #nfldraft #touchdown #nflmemes #americanfootball #life #ers #madden #chiefs #espn #patriots #nflplayoffs #tombrady #nba #cowboys #explorepage #collegefootball #fantasyfootball #seahawks #dallascowboys #gameday #superbowlsunday #footballseason #packers #kansascitychiefs by @peter_giraffe

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TWIRLING FOR JOY! Hey Everyone! Help our wine bar & restaurant, The Purple Tongue Wine Bar, make THE LIST at W42ST Magazine ! LINK IS IN OUR BIO!

We are asking Chelsea, Hells Kitchen and other New York City, tri-state area, and the rest of the United States residents to do us the honor of mentioning us as one of their favorite Happy Hours in Hell’s Kitchen. And check out our Instagram. @thepurpletonguenyc, cause we have a fantastic one!

And I know not everyone has eaten at our fantabulous place, but if you have a minute, pretty, please help us at The Purple Tongue get on the list — by nominating us as one of the best happy hours in Hell’s Kitchen in New York City! And even feel free to circulate the link. The nominations close this weekend. And thank you !

https://w42st.info/bestHKhappyhour by @peter_giraffe

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CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR with us at The Purple Tongue! Our 🍷-loving patrons absolutely adore our carefully curated Red Wine Flights: a Pinot Noir from Burgundy France, a Gamay from Beaujolais, France, and a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Western Cape of South Africa. Don’t be a stranger, come in and try: You won’t be disappointed, plus WE WANT TO WUSH YOU A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY & WEALTHY NEW YEAR!Love, from all of us at The Purple Tongues Wine Bar
#redwine #wine #winelover #winetasting #winetime #vino #winelovers #whitewine #instawine #winestagram #winery #wineoclock #sommelier #winelife #vin #wineporn #italianwine #wines #vinorosso #vinho #wein #food #italy #cabernetsauvignon #redwineflight #vineyard #redwinelover #pinotnoir #winecountry #foodandwine by @peter_giraffe

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CELEBRATING OUR SECOND ANNIVERSARY in business! We are so fortunate to have a beautiful community around us — our regulars, patrons, vendors, our intrepid staff, the #HellsKitchen community and everyone who has helped us along the way. WE THANK YOU! A huge thank you to Heather from @advintagewinenyc for her incredible wine knowledge and expertise, and helping us shape the vision of our establishment. We cannot thank her enough. We also thank our vendors @toutonselection @viaswine @citymoonlightwines @serendipitywines @gabrielllawiines @dnswines @omniwines @tedwardspirits @drinkwildman @iichiko.shochu @mutualtrading @grandevortice @supergigissimo @sara_marini_pt. We’d also like to thank amazingly helpful folks like veteran wine journalists Mike & Jeff @worldwineguys, those at the @swisswine foundation, patron and wine enthusiast Jen @jennchenn_ , wine guy @the.don.gordon, Phil, editor from @w42st, Dusty & Sharon from @westviewnews and Lincoln @lincolnanderson31 of @thevillagesun and epic nyc influencer @themegandaily. And of course Ned Martin of @nedmartinart who we owe our beautiful paintings to. And last but not least, another stupendous thank you to Lassie, the official pet and fluffy guard dog of The Purple Tongue who watches over us all the time! Happy holidays to everyone, we cherish your contribution to The Purple Tongue Wine Bar, and we can’t wait for an even better year in 2025! Love ❤️ Peter & Marni and the Staff at TPT!

#thankful #grateful #blessed #love #thanksgiving #gratitude #happy #thankyou #family #life #happiness #instagood #friends #faith #peace #motivation #positivevibes #smile #godisgood #beautiful #god #nature #inspiration #goodvibes #hope #thanks #ThePurpleTongueWineBar #Instawine by @peter_giraffe

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Get out of the way Bosss 🤣😭
#justkidding . We love you 🫶🏻

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#thepurpletonguenyc #hellskitchen #funymeme #meme #newyork #hellskitchen #newyorknewyork #restaurant by @peter_giraffe

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MAKING QUICHE ! Tinkering with Noni’s recipe of a beautiful warm enveloping quiche, the best in Hells Kitchen! #quiche #breakfast #brunch #foodie #foodporn #eggs #food #yum #lunch #delicious #instafood #salad #frenchfood #bacon #yummy #homemade #cheese #eeeeeats #eat #feedfeed #coffee #spinach #foodlover #fresh #vegetarian #quichelorraine #sundayfunday #snack #cafe #homecooking by @peter_giraffe

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