Sparrow Wine & Liquor Co.

My favorite liquor store in Hoboken. Sparrow has a great selection of liquor, wine, and beer, with a variety of price points to match any occasion. They also have specials when you purchase cases of wine. I love that it’s right on Washington — so convenient to pop in when you head to a BYOB restaurant!

Really just an all around excellent local liquor store. Super friendly and knowledge staff, with a solid selection at totally reasonable prices. Best shop in Hoboken.

Great staff. Very knowledgable and helpful. I mainly go here for my wine, but will be back for other liquor as well. Thanks Sparrow!

Looks like I’ll be going here for funky bee. Nice selection of craft/​funky beer like Flying Fish, Brooklyn Brewery, and others, better than other places. Prices are cheaper than most, which was suprising considering that this is in Hoboken.

Heard good things about this place but what is the point if they can’t deliver! Wanted to spend a six pack of craft beers to friends who were getting married. Called the Washington St location and was told they don’t deliver. Funny because friends used them to deliver wine to us for a gift a few months earlier. Love being lied to. So I called the uptown location. Was told they were no longer accepting deliveries for the night despite the fact that their hours said they delivered for another hour. I explained the delivery was a gift for a wedding and was told on the phone to call the Washington location back and see if they could make the delivery since it was a «walkable delivery.» Funny I thought they didn’t deliver. Yeah for lies! So I called the Washington location back explain our situation again and was given the very vague explanation of «we’re having delivery problems so we can’t help you.» Will not use this place again. After being lied to and given the run around between 2 stores I’d rather take my business to an honorable company who cares about their customers and the service they provide.

This review is not for the store but for the very rude, impatient driver of the white Sparrow van on Friday, Sept 11, 2015. The van was driving behind us on 3^rd Street for a few blocks, we got the light at 3^rd and Washington by McDonald’s and there is a No Turn on Red sign and there was also a small car in front of us. The driver started beeping/​honking at us. We turned right (going toward Sparrow’s) he was behind us beeped us again, I guess we were not driving fast enough for him. As we came to 2^nd and Washington St, at the bus stop at the corner of Johnny Rocket’s– right before Sparrows– he cut us off and zoomed in from the corner to the spot in front of Sparrow’s and gave us the finger! What if we had decided to pull into the spot? He zoomed besides us so quickly that had we moved over (either to avoid an oncoming vehicle or emergency vehicle) he would have crashed into us. Right where my daughter sits! Very nice! This guy obviously has ROAD RAGE! I did call the store on my cell right as this happened (I was NOT the driver) and spoke to the manager. He was very nice and apologetic but not really sure what came about it with this driver. He said when we come into the store ask for him… We do not live in town. My concern is about this driver’s, again, Road Rage. If this is how he reacts just a few blocks from the store over normal Hoboken traffic and has no regard to anyone else’s safety AND then flips the bird due to his obvious anger– how is he when driving other times???

This place is my go-​to spot to buy booze in Hoboken.
Décor: It’s a liquor store and, honestly, all of them in town are relatively similar. This one, however, falls on the side of the scale I’d call «upscale/​nice.» The décor is nicely kept and it’s very well-​lit. Their selection is also HUGE!
Staff: The staff is absolutely TOP NOTCH! I was looking for a specific beer, Del’s Shandy, and they pulled a few out of the back for me (non-​refrigerated ones, just like I wanted). On top of that, I went home and grabbed the (unopened) refrigerated pack I had and they returned it. It was absolutely wonderful and just what I needed — yes, it’s odd that I wanted non-​refrigerated but it’s a long story…
Drinks: Like I said, HUGE selection of EVERYTHING!
Value: The prices are right where you’d expect.
I’m a huge fan and will always come here first when buying any kind of beer or booze.

Love this place, its on my way home and they are always so nice and helpful. I try to get my wine at shop rite but this place is so reasonable that I often just shop here for they have alot of good wines under 10 bucks.

I love this wine store, they are nice and close to the path on Washington Ave. My go on my walk to my
Boyfriend’s apt. Parking sucks usually on Washington and there is no private parking lot so be sure to take a walk over not a drive.
They have a good selection of wine. They are a little overpriced but you have to factor rent into the equation. It is prime realty in Hoboken, and it’s still cheaper than NYC price.
The employees are always nice and friendly.
Some of them aren’t that knowledgable about different kinds of wine. I’ve asked a few questions in the past and didn’t really get any direction but they still tried and did it with a smile!

Fantastic wine selection with pretty decent prices. Beer selection isn’t huge but they do carry some nice craft seasonals. Plus the staff is always really nice. I believe they have tasting events fairly often as well. I would definitely recommend if you’re in downtown Hoboken.

Hoboken is a boozy kind of town, so it’s should be no surprise to find a big wine shop on the main drag.
Sparrow is a large room, filled with hooch. It’s almost a warehouse approach: there aren’t fancy displays or even many racks. Lots of the stuff is piled in boxes. But don’t worry, it’s easy to see and easy to get at. And lots of the wine selection are thoughtfully marked with brief descriptions of the product. The prices are good, and lots of bottles are available chilled. They’ve also got hard liquor and a wide selection of beers in the back.
Since this place is so fully equipped and this town is so drinky, it does get a little crowded here, but they’ve got several registers and a friendly staff that keeps things moving and send you right on to the party.

I usually go to the other (Hoboken) location. As such, I only come here when I’m super excited about a new Stone release and they haven’t shipped to the other location yet (all of Sparrows deliveries come to this location and then this location divides the goods). If I drank more wine I’d like this location better but because I mainly drink beer I like the other location better (from a lay out point of view)

I really don’t understand the complaints here, but oh well.
Sparrow has the best beer selection in Hoboken. This is a great place to grab a few bottles before you go to a BYOB place on Washington. They had Sierra Celebration before anyone else in the area.
Not only that, but the employee that helps with the beer is an incredibly knowledgeable guy. He knows his beer and always provides new recommendations when I stop in.

Sparrow has been on Washington Street in Hoboken for a long time. It’s a large store with a mostly-​wine selection. When you first enter, you will find unique labels of wines at sale prices. Then there are mostly European wines in the front right, Cali wines in the middle, and less expensive Cali /​Spain /​Argentina /​Chile /​Aussie wines in the back. Some prices are on the high side, but if you know your prices, you can always find something well-​priced here, and occasionally even better-​priced than your typical supermarket liquor department. It’s easily your best bet if you’re going to a BYOB in the Washington Street area. Naturally, they have a beer/​liquor selection too. It’s also a place for accessories and even last minute cheeses.

So here’s the deal. I don’t usually find myself in Hoboken unless I’m checking out the Summer Movies at the park. A setting like that requires wine. Shh. It’s illegal to bring wine. [Don’t worry. Unless you find a cop. I’ve never seen one. Dance a jig in front of said cop. A bit obnoxious unless you are offering to share. You won’t be harassed.] Well. This is a good spot to get your spirits.
They are friendly. Knowledgeable about the tastes of their wine. I don’t know wine, but as a savvy consumer of wine. I know my palate. I am an English maker, so I can describe what I want to experience. It doesn’t matter who I get, they all nod and point out a few choices that end up right on the spot. This place has also offered their open bags of ice on occasion to keep the whites cold. Friendly. The only true reason for not giving this place a 5 is that they don’t offer the more exotic wines I like.

I love the layout of this large liquor store. I can peruse to my hearts content and always find something to buy.
It gets pretty busy as its on the main drag but they are efficient and things move along quickly.
They are not cheap.
But they have PIMMS CUP, my summer go to.
I almost always hit them up just for that when I go to Hoboken.

Prices are up there, but I was a fan of the shelf dedicated to just Asian liquor and wine.
I’m a huge fan of all things Asian and that stood out to me.
It wasn’t like JUST a ‘shelf’…it was a shrine.
Usually, such an ensemble is only created for Budlight and boxed wine when you go to a liquor store.

Compared to the uptown location, this Sparrow has a lot more to choose from on the liquor end. The wine selection might be smaller and the beer selection certainly is not as robust.
The pricing if fair; its better than the small shops but not as good as a large stor like Shoprite or Buy-​Rite. However if you live downtown this is without a doubt the most affordable place to walk to.
Otherwise a standard liquor store and not much more to note.

I get it, you have to pay a lot in rent…
still the prices in here are just crazy, 20%+ markup over normal store prices.
Selection of italian wines was a joke. Beer selection is ok but nothing special.
Only go here if you’re in a pinch to get something at a BYOB place.

Hoboken is lucky to have a reliable and friendly neighborhood booze shop with such a good selection of not only wines but spirits. Being ISO a bottle of limoncello to make some Arnoldo Palmieri, The L. and I went into Sparrow and hit the jackpot. A staff member asked if we needed help and showed us several from which to choose. Mission accomplished. And no we did not get the Danny DeVito brand, LOL.