One of the most expensive parts of a restaurant meal can be ordering that fantastic bottle of wine, so I am a big fan of eateries where you can bring your own bottle (byob). GoBYO.com is a great new website where you can search for restaurants in 10 U.S cities that permit patrons to bring their own vino. Featured cities include New York, Atlanta, Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago.
I searched GoBYO.com and was pleasantly surprised to discover the number of well-known restaurants in my town, the Big Apple, that have BYO policies. The site also tells you each restaurant's corkage fee (the fee the restaurant charges you to open and serve your bottle of wine) - if any. GoBY0.com also has wine ratings, wine merchants, and state BYO regulations. Restaurants can get listed on GoBYO.com at no charge.
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is visiting local wine shops, so I can't wait to use GoBYO.com to help me find the perfect bottle of wine to eat with my dinner at an out-of-town restaurant.
For more information, visit www.gobyo.com.
