small correction, Michael - not sure the new King Fung in the old King Fung Place is still BYO, has anyone verified that. And is the food any good? I know the new King Fung is in Brookline so that's not real close.
Close to Malden Center? Do you have a car?
Some places to look into for wine-friendly dining with interesting lists:
Journeyman in Somerville (owned by onetime and possibly lapsed disorderlies)
Bergamot
Troquet
Belly
and for a couple of "different" places that you might not encounter in NYC - Toro and Oleana might be interesting.
I'd definitely go to Formaggio Kitchen. The original one. I know there's one in NY now, and there's Murrays, and Stinky Brooklyn, etc. but Formaggio in Cambridge is worth a detour.
But more on a budget, I'd try Peach Farm. Order something out of the fishtank, the fresh shrimp if they have them although I hear the fish is good too, if not so much for me. We could probably do a thing, given a little notice. let me know if and when you'd be interested.