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A guide to the best wine bars in London, selected for exceptional wine by the glass, the depth of their cellars and the welcome at the table. From members' rooms in St James's and Mayfair's grand hotels to Covent Garden cellars, Square Mile institutions and the neighbourhood wine houses running from Highgate to Peckham, these 101 venues pour the capital's most serious by-the-glass lists — Burgundy, Bordeaux and grower Champagne alongside English sparkling and the low-intervention new wave.
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67 Pall Mall, London
Restaurant · 67 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ES
No venue has done more to change how London drinks than 67 Pall Mall, the private members' club in St James's founded by wine lovers, for wine lovers. The by-the-glass programme is among the largest anywhere — more than 1,000 wines at a time — meaning mature Bordeaux, elusive Burgundy and expressive English sparkling can all be explored pour by pour. The list runs from hidden gems to iconic labels, roaming through Barolo, German Riesling, the Jura and cool-climate finds from Tasmania to Oregon, all at famously fair prices. Globally inspired seasonal dining and a deep sommelier bench turn every visit into a quiet masterclass. For sheer by-the-glass ambition, nothing else in the capital compares.
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Bleeding Heart
Restaurant · Bleeding Heart Yard, 7, EC1N 8SQ
More than forty years into its story, Bleeding Heart remains one of London's most romantic French addresses, tucked into a cobbled corner of Bleeding Heart Yard in EC1. The bistro's timeless cooking comes with one of the city's most generous by-the-glass programmes: over 60 wines, ranging across the globe while keeping faith with classic varieties — Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir chief among them, with Syrah and sweet wines for good measure. A wine bar a stone's throw away and private rooms seating from 16 to 125 make it as suited to a celebration as to a quiet dinner for two. Everyday indulgence and special occasions are equally well served here.
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Orrery by Pierre Minotti
Restaurant · 55 Marylebone High St, London W1U 5RB
Above the boutiques of Marylebone High Street, Orrery by Pierre Minotti reimagines Escoffier's classical principles through a contemporary, seasonal lens grounded in British terroir. The light-filled dining room is matched by one of the neighbourhood's most complete wine programmes: more than 60 wines by the glass, ranging across grower Champagne, serious Burgundy and cellar-tier classics from Alsace to Barolo, with detours into Rioja, the Loire and well beyond. Elegant and quietly indulgent, it rewards both the diner chasing a single perfect pairing and the drinker working steadily through the regions, glass by glass. For wine lovers in this corner of London, Orrery has quietly become the local benchmark — and a destination in its own right.
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Quilon
Restaurant · 41 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AF
The flavours of India's Malabar Coast rarely meet a wine list this serious. At Quilon, within Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, refined south-west coastal Indian cooking — light, vibrant and layered with complexity — is matched by a programme pouring more than 60 wines by the glass. Aromatic off-dry Riesling from Alsace and Germany and creamy Chardonnay are natural partners for the spice, while crisp English sparkling wine makes a fine start to the meal; deeper reserves of Burgundy, Rhône and Rioja reward the curious. Service is attentive without being fussy, making it easy to relax into the experience. It stands as one of London's most persuasive arguments for pairing fine wine with Indian food.
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Row on 5
Restaurant · 5 Savile Row, London W1S 3PB
Savile Row is famous for bespoke tailoring, and Row on 5 applies the same philosophy to dinner. The 15-course tasting menu unfolds in three acts across three spaces, tracing the peak seasons of British produce, while more than 100 wines by the glass run from rare Hungarian Kadarka to Pétrus and Leroy. Champagne is celebrated in both grande maison and grower expressions, and the list roams confidently through Barbaresco, Barossa and Argentina. Prestigious and exclusive it may be, but the by-the-glass ambition means the cellar's treasures are genuinely drinkable rather than merely admired. A new benchmark for wine and dining in the capital, set on London's most storied street.
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Sketch The Gallery
Restaurant · 9 Conduit St, London W1S 2XG
Few rooms in London blur the line between restaurant and art installation like the Gallery at Sketch. British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's Modern Magic works hang against sunshine-yellow and copper-gold framing by architect India Mahdavi, and afternoon tea arrives to a live classical string trio. The wine list is just as considered: more than 60 wines pour by the glass, with grower Champagne, English sparkling and Provence rosé leading the way, backed by depth in Burgundy, the Loire and old vintages for those digging deeper. The contemporary European menu at dinner gives the list room to stretch. On Conduit Street in Mayfair, it remains one of the most joyful places in the capital to drink seriously without taking anything too seriously.
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Sketch The Lecture Room & Library
Restaurant · 9 Conduit St, London W1S 2XG
Behind a discreet door on Conduit Street sits Sketch's most distinguished dining room, holder of three Michelin stars since 2019 under French master Pierre Gagnaire and head chef Daniel Stucki. Rich tones of orange, crimson and purple, silver-threaded walls and ornate ceilings set a suitably theatrical stage, and the wine service rises to meet it: more than 60 wines pour by the glass, so vintage Champagne, mature Burgundy and rare allocations can be tasted without committing to a bottle. English sparkling wine earns its place alongside the classics, while serious depth in Port and Madeira rewards those who linger over dessert. For Mayfair grandeur measured out one glass at a time, few London rooms come close.
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Streatham Wine House
Wine Bar · 53A Streatham Hill, London SW2 4TS
South London's adventurous drinkers have a genuine destination in Streatham Wine House, a friendly neighbourhood wine bar and shop on Streatham Hill. The focus is organic and biodynamic wine from small independent producers, with a changing list of more than 200 bottles and over 60 available by the glass — a pour count that would flatter many Mayfair addresses. Champagne, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir anchor the selection, but breadth of discovery is the real draw: the list turns over constantly, so there is always something unfamiliar to try. Warm, unpretentious and shoppable — a favourite bottle can go home with you — it proves the capital's best glasses are not confined to Zone 1.
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The Cadogan - A Belmond Hotel
Restaurant · 75 Sloane St, London SW1X 9SG
Chelsea's daily rhythm runs through The Cadogan, a landmark boutique hotel on Sloane Street where timeless British elegance meets contemporary Belmond polish. Executive chef Michael Turner's neighbourhood British bistro honours classic recipes and seasonal English produce, and the wine programme is built on a simple idea: rare and iconic bottles made accessible by the glass. More than 60 wines pour at any time — the Guide's top rating — anchored by Bordeaux, Burgundy, California and Champagne, with English sparkling wine given a proud place on the list. Few hotel wine experiences in London combine this level of prestige with such an easy, all-day welcome. Pause, order a glass and become part of the neighbourhood.
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Wild Corner
Wine Bar · 8 Elystan St, London SW3 3NS
At just 18 seats, Wild Corner is one of Chelsea's most quietly radical wine propositions: three doors from sister restaurant Wild Tavern on Elystan Street, and run by Head Sommelier Vlad Costiug alongside Company Buyer Davide Portovenero. The full list of 300+ bottles — spanning Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chardonnay, Italy and Pinot Noir — is available by the glass at any point, at any price point. That means Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sits alongside Patrick Piuze Chablis, and Château Pétrus and Screaming Eagle are as accessible as a glass of well-chosen Burgundy village wine. Glass highlights have included a 2004 Nicolas Potel Chambertin Clos de Bèze, a Domaine Takahiko from Japan and a Coche-Dury Meursault. A great soundtrack completes what is, quietly, one of the most ambitious wine experiences in London.
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Wild Honey St James at Sofitel London St James
Restaurant · 8 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5NG
Anthony Demetre's Wild Honey St James pairs classic French technique with the finest British produce, in a soaring dining room at the Sofitel on Pall Mall that manages to feel elegant and relaxed at once. The seasonal menu changes daily, and the wine list keeps pace: accessible but quietly adventurous, with more than 60 wines by the glass — the top of the Guide's scale. Burgundy and Bordeaux provide the backbone, the Rhône and low-intervention bottles add intrigue, and Kentish sparkling wine offers a local way to open the evening with bubbles. It is a persuasive case for St James's as one of central London's most rewarding neighbourhoods in which to drink well by the glass.
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10 Cases
Restaurant · 16 Endell St, London WC2H 9BD
The premise at 10 Cases is disarmingly simple: ten whites and ten reds, every one available by the glass, carafe or bottle, and everything bought in ten-case lots so the list never stands still. In practice, this buzzing, unpretentious Covent Garden spot on Endell Street offers more than 40 wines by the glass most days, ranging from Barbaresco and Barolo to Burgundy, the Jura and German Riesling, with sparkling, rosé and sweet wines filling in the corners. Next door, the Cave-à-Vin holds a 600-bin list full of hidden gems and its own, more eclectic by-the-glass offering. For theatre-goers and wine obsessives alike, it remains one of central London's happiest places to drink something new.
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Alta
Restaurant · Kingly St, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW
Live fire drives everything at Alta, a Kingly Street restaurant in Carnaby inspired by the Navarra region of northern Spain, where small plates and larger dishes come off the open grill to be shared. Sustainability is deep-rooted rather than decorative, and the wine list holds the same line: natural, low-intervention and biodynamic producers throughout, with more than 40 wines pouring by the glass. Orange wines, pét-nat and sherry give the list its distinctive Spanish-leaning edge, while bottles from regenerative viticulture push the thinking further still. Relaxed and flavour-first, it treats wine the way it treats food — honest, seasonal and made for the table. A refreshing pour of the new Spain in the heart of Carnaby.
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Aulis London
Restaurant · 16a St Anne's Ct, London W1F 0BF
Twelve seats, one counter, and a tasting menu cooked and explained in front of you — Aulis London, hidden on St Anne's Court just off Dean Street in Soho, is dining at its most intimate and interactive. The wine programme mirrors the kitchen's spirit of exploration: around 30–40 wines and sakes by the glass, modest in number but genuinely inspired in scope. English producers take a starring role, particularly English sparkling wine, alongside natural bottles and wines from regenerative viticulture, with classic and lesser-known vineyards given equal billing. Because every guest sits at the pass, each pour comes with context and conversation. For wine lovers who like their discoveries narrated, there is nothing else quite like it in London.
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Bar Rioja
Wine Bar · 3 Varnishers Yard, The, Regent Quarter, London N1 9FD
One region, done properly: Bar Rioja, in King's Cross's Regent Quarter, is the world's only dedicated Rioja bar — a small, characterful room that feels like stepping straight into northern Spain. Every one of its 40-plus wines is available by the glass, from deliciously satisfying entry-level pours to biodynamic and low-intervention bottles that compete with the best wines from anywhere, and each glass is served in peak condition. Orange wine, rosé, traditional-method sparkling and off-the-beaten-track Spanish finds broaden the picture without ever leaving the theme, and value runs right through the list. In a city chasing breadth, this single-minded little bar proves just how rewarding depth can be.
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Blandford Comptoir
Restaurant · 1 Blandford St, London W1U 3DA
Master Sommelier Xavier Rousset keeps things intimate at Blandford Comptoir, his relaxed Mediterranean restaurant on Blandford Street in Marylebone. The room is warm and unfussy, the plates are made for sharing, and the wine list reads like a love letter to the Rhône and its visionary producers. More than 40 wines pour by the glass, from serious Burgundy to peppery Syrah, with rotating premium bottles opened so grander wines stay within reach of a casual midweek dinner. It is the kind of neighbourhood spot every wine lover wants nearby: refined enough for real discovery, easy enough for a weeknight, and quietly one of Marylebone's best places to drink by the glass.
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Cabotte
Restaurant · 48 Gresham St, London EC2V 7AY
Burgundy is the beating heart of Cabotte, the City restaurant and wine bar on Gresham Street founded by two Master Sommeliers who share a devotion to the region. The cellar runs to more than 800 bottles, most of them Burgundian, with rare and fine selections threaded throughout — and more than 40 wines by the glass mean the exploration can begin without ceremony. Champagne and the Rhône provide able support, and the seasonal French cooking is designed around the wines rather than the other way round. Warm and refined with rustic touches, it suits a discreet business lunch as well as a pilgrimage. For Burgundy lovers in the Square Mile, this is home.
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Charlie's Restaurant At Browns Hotel
Restaurant · 33 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BP
London's first hotel has been welcoming guests since 1837, and Charlie's — the dining room at Brown's in Mayfair, led by Michelin-starred chef Adam Byatt — carries that heritage with easy confidence. The 350-bin wine list blends iconic aged bottles with lesser-known gems and evolves constantly, guided by a belief that exceptional wine should never demand a compromise on value. Forty-five wines pour by the glass, from prestige Champagne and serious Burgundy and Bordeaux to German Riesling, Rhône classics and aged Madeira. Byatt's refined British cooking gives the list plenty to work with. On Albemarle Street, this is old-school Mayfair hospitality with a genuinely modern wine heart.
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Chez Bruce
Restaurant · 2 Bellevue Rd, London SW17 7EQ
Chez Bruce has overlooked Wandsworth Common since 1995, when Bruce Poole and Nigel Platts-Martin opened what has become one of south London’s most quietly assured institutions. The founders’ intention from the start was the very best food and drink in a relaxed, informal room, and the wine programme carries that spirit through a list of around 800 bins. More than 40 wines pour by the glass at any time, ranging across Burgundy, Bordeaux and Barolo into less-trodden corners of Greece, Portugal and the Loire, with Champagne and English sparkling to open an evening. Service is personal and knowledgeable rather than showy, which makes exploring the deeper reaches of the cellar feel entirely natural. For by-the-glass drinking away from the centre of town, this remains south London’s benchmark.
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City Social
Restaurant · Tower 42, 25 Old Broad St, London EC2N 1HQ
Twenty-four floors up Tower 42, City Social pairs Jason Atherton’s Michelin-starred modern British cooking with one of the Square Mile’s more generous glass programmes. Over 40 wines are poured by the glass, anchored in the classics — Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne — before ranging into Provence and bolder territory in Chile, Portugal and Spain. The panoramic views across the City would flatter any glass, but the list stands on its own merits, with enough breadth for a quick post-work pour in the adjoining Social 24 bar or a slow progression through dinner. Few London restaurants at this altitude take by-the-glass drinking this seriously, and sipping Burgundy while the City lights come on below remains one of the capital’s better wine moments.
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Da Terra
Restaurant · Patriot Square, 8, E2 9NF
Bethnal Green's Grade II-listed Town Hall Hotel houses Da Terra, where chef patron Rafael Cagali folds his Brazilian and Italian roots into a Michelin-starred tasting menu of quiet elegance. Wine director Maria Boumpa's programme is built to travel with it: more than 40 wines by the glass, moving from Champagne through Italy and Spain to a serious closing act of sweet wines. Prestige pours — Krug included — are served in perfect condition, so the grandest names on the list are as drinkable as the discoveries beside them. Pairings, with or without alcohol, are woven through the menu with real thought. Proof that some of London's most refined drinking now happens well east of the centre.
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Frog by Adam Handling
Restaurant · 34 Southampton St, London WC2E 7HA
Adam Handling's Michelin-starred flagship on Southampton Street in Covent Garden puts diners face-to-face with the open kitchen for a theatrical, immersive tasting menu built on the best of British produce. Awarded its star in 2022 and ranked 42 in the National Restaurant Awards, Frog matches the cooking with a globally drawn, British-celebrating wine list — and the by-the-glass programme is one of the deepest in the West End, with more than 40 wines open at any time. Barolo and Barbaresco sit beside Super Tuscans, English sparkling, Burgundy and benchmark bottles from the Adelaide Hills and Argentina. Built for pairing, it lets every course find its wine without a bottle commitment — exactly what a modern tasting menu demands.
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KOL Restaurant
Restaurant · 9 Seymour St, London W1H 7BA
Memories of Mexico, reimagined with British produce — KOL's premise sounds improbable until the first plate arrives at its Seymour Street dining room in Marylebone. The wine programme is every bit as original: more than 40 wines by the glass, leaning into natural and biodynamic bottles from unexpected regions. European producers known for bright acidity and energy dominate, so Barolo and Burgundy share the stage with cool-climate German whites and expressive orange wines, the list evolving alongside the menu and its ingredients. Off-the-beaten-track discoveries are the point here, not the garnish. For drinkers who want their by-the-glass options as boundary-pushing as the cooking, this is one of London's essential tables.
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Korean Grill Kensington
Restaurant · Courtfield Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 4LH
Korean barbecue and serious wine make natural companions at Korean Grill Kensington, where every table houses an inbuilt grill and every red and white on the list is available by the glass — one of London’s most ambitious by-the-glass formats, with an ever-changing pairing list to match. The range is genuinely broad: Burgundy and Champagne sit alongside German Riesling, Rioja and Super-Tuscan reds, giving the smoky, savoury cooking plenty of directions to travel. The signature King Kalbi, a diamond-cut beef short rib in the house marinade, has the richness to stand up to the bigger pours. Between the tabletop theatre and the freedom to drink across the whole list one glass at a time, this South Kensington room is among the most playful places to explore wine in west London.
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Lady of the Grapes
Wine Bar · 16 Maiden Ln, London WC2E 7NJ
On Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, Lady of the Grapes pours with a purpose: championing women winemakers in an industry that has long been male-dominated. Every bottle comes from organic, biodynamic or natural vineyards, and around 40 wines are available by the glass — a spread that runs from pét-nat and sparkling through white, orange and rosé to red, sweet and fortified styles. The low-intervention focus means plenty of off-the-beaten-track discoveries, and the team is genuinely keen to talk through what makes each producer worth knowing. There is nothing else quite like it in central London: a wine bar where the drinking is very good and the story behind each glass is even better. For orange wine curiosity or a first taste of regenerative viticulture, start here.
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Moi
Restaurant · 84 Wardour St, London W1F 0TQ
Soho's Wardour Street hides MOI, a Japanese-inspired grill and omakase bar where live-fire cooking and hand-crafted sushi showcase British and Japanese produce with understated, contemporary flair. The wine programme takes the adventurous route: natural, low-intervention and orange wines dominate, with more than 40 pours available by the glass. Pét-nat brings the fizz, bottles from regenerative viticulture and organic farming supply the conscience, and off-the-beaten-track finds keep even seasoned drinkers guessing. It is a progressive list for a progressive kitchen, each glass chosen to flatter smoke, umami and precision in equal measure. Among Soho's crowded drinking options, MOI stands out as the place where natural wine meets the omakase counter.
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Murano
Restaurant · 20 Queen St, London W1J 5PP
Angela Hartnett's ode to her Italian family heritage, Murano brings humble Italian cooking and Michelin-star flair together on Queen Street in Mayfair. The seasonal menu takes British produce from farm to fork, and the wine list strikes the same balance of prestige and genuine curiosity: more than 40 wines by the glass, weighted towards Italian producers and increasingly towards natural, organic and low-intervention bottles. Off-the-beaten-track finds sit comfortably beside established names, and sweet wines close the meal properly. It is a list that trusts the drinker — approachable at first glance, quietly adventurous underneath. Among Mayfair's grander addresses, Murano remains one of the most warmly personal places to drink Italian wine in London.
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Pavyllon London - Four Seasons Park Lane
Restaurant · Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, Hamilton Pl, Park Lane, London W1J 7DR
Yannick Alléno's first UK restaurant earned its Michelin star within months of opening in July 2023, and Pavyllon London wears the accolade lightly. Inside the Four Seasons at Park Lane, the mood is neighbourhood dining by Mayfair standards: refined yet approachable modern French cooking built on seasonal British ingredients with global influences. The wine list follows the same philosophy, pouring more than 45 wines by the glass across Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux alongside emerging regions and Italian finds. It is a programme that invites the classicist and the curious alike to explore without committing to a bottle. For a Michelin-starred glass of Burgundy on Park Lane, this is the address to know.
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Pinna Restaurant
Restaurant · 43 Curzon St, London W1J 7UF
An elegant, intimate Sardinian-inspired Italian restaurant in the heart of Mayfair, Pinna is lively yet refined, with informal but professional service that keeps the mood convivial rather than stiff. The wine list spans the globe with over 300 bins — Italian bottles at its core — and 24 premium wines are available by the glass at any one time, rotating through names such as Sine Qua Non, Tignanello, Keller and Krug Grand Cuvée. Specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Italy and Super-Tuscan, it is one of the few Mayfair addresses where you can order a glass of Vega Sicilia alongside a plate of the finest land-and-sea produce available.
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Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay
Restaurant · Kinnerton Street, 1, SW1X 8EA
Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay sits on quiet Kinnerton Street between Belgravia and Knightsbridge, a Michelin-starred dining room whose modern French cooking is matched by a cellar of genuine depth — including vintages from its namesake Château Pétrus. What makes it essential for by-the-glass drinkers is the generosity of the pour list: more than 40 wines by the glass, taking in rare Bordeaux and Burgundy that would normally demand a full-bottle commitment. Champagne opens proceedings, Italian and Loire wines add range through the middle, and Port and sweet wines close things properly. For anyone who wants to taste the upper reaches of the classic French regions without buying whole bottles, this is one of London’s most rewarding addresses — prestige drinking made unusually approachable.
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Raffles London At The OWO
Restaurant · 57 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BX
Churchill once walked the corridors of the Old War Office; today Raffles London at The OWO fills them with Edwardian grandeur, contemporary glamour and very good wine. Across the hotel's bars and dining spaces on Whitehall, a by-the-glass selection of more than 40 wines takes in prestige Champagne, structured Bordeaux and mature Burgundy, with English sparkling wine striking a patriotic note entirely in keeping with the address. Sherry, Port and sweet wines extend the list's reach for slow afternoons and nightcaps. Few settings in London lend a single glass this much sense of occasion — history, architecture and wine brought together in one of the capital's true landmark buildings.
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Restaurant 1890
Restaurant · Savoy Hotel Strand, London WC2R 0EU England
History pours generously at Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay, the Michelin-starred, 24-seat dining room overlooking the Savoy's iconic entrance on the Strand. The cooking pays homage to Auguste Escoffier, and the wine list matches that ambition with more than 40 wines by the glass — Burgundy and Champagne leading the way, followed by remarkable depth in Port and Madeira, including bottles dating back to 1779, among the oldest Madeira found anywhere in the world. Sweet wines from Portugal and beyond round out an intimate, vintage-driven programme sourced from all corners of the globe. In one of London's most storied hotels, this is fine drinking measured in centuries as well as glasses.
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SAEL
Restaurant · 1 St James's Market, London SW1Y 4AH
British woodfire cooking gets the Jason Atherton treatment at SAEL in St James's Market, where charred meats and crisp salads emerge from the flames into a relaxed, social dining room. The wine list is built for exactly this kind of eating: 41 wines by the glass, chosen to stand up to smoke and char. Earthy Barolo and spicy Barossa Shiraz meet the grill head-on, refined English sparkling wine cuts through the richness, and there is thoughtful depth in Riesling, Rioja and biodynamic bottles for those inclined to wander. A short stroll from Piccadilly's crowds, it makes a persuasive case that serious wine and fire-licked British cooking belong together — and that St James's still knows how to have fun.
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Shambles Restaurant & Winebar
Restaurant · 83, High Street, Teddington TW11 8HG
Teddington rarely features in London wine conversations, which makes Shambles all the more rewarding a discovery. The independently run restaurant and wine bar on the High Street is led by siblings Margherita and Massimo, who bring a Michelin-star background to a room styled after a local Italian osteria — rustic charm, innovative cooking and a properly relaxed atmosphere. For by-the-glass drinkers the draw is obvious: 40 wines poured by the glass, a list that leans into Italy, with organic bottles and Super-Tuscans among the highlights. The siblings' passion for food and drink shows in how the two sides of the operation talk to each other, with dishes built to meet the wines halfway. Proof that some of the capital's best glass-in-hand drinking happens well beyond Zone 1.
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The Don
Restaurant · 21-23 St Swithin's Ln, London EC4N 8AD, Royaume-Uni
Few London wine venues carry history like The Don, whose St Swithin’s Lane cellars aged and bottled the Sandeman Ports and sherries from 1805 until 1967. Today the classic City restaurant above them serves modern British cooking from a list of more than 800 references, with over 40 wines by the glass covering an exceptionally broad sweep: Burgundy, Champagne, German Riesling, the Loire, English sparkling, Provence rosé and plenty from Spain and South Africa besides. True to the building’s past, the Port and sherry selection remains among the finest in the Square Mile — reason enough for a visit on its own. It is the sort of place where a working lunch quietly turns into a tour of Europe’s cellars, one considered glass at a time.
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The Life Goddess Kingly Court
Restaurant · Carnaby St, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW
Greek wine gets surprisingly little airtime in London, which makes The Life Goddess in Kingly Court such a valuable address. This Carnaby restaurant pours 35 wines by the glass — the only dedicated Greek by-the-glass experience of this scale in the capital — alongside food built on ingredients raised in ideal Mediterranean conditions, from sun-ripened produce to fish and meat reared by traditional methods. Indigenous Greek varieties lead the list, joined by cool-climate Pinot Noir, traditional-method sparkling, rosé and Syrah, so there is a way in for drinkers at every stage of Greek wine curiosity. The setting suits the informal approach: order a few plates in the middle of Carnaby’s buzz, work through a few glasses, and discover why Greece belongs among Europe’s great wine countries.
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Three Darlings
Restaurant · Pavilion Rd, London SW1X 0BP
Pavilion Road, Chelsea's pedestrianised food street, has an all-day darling in Three Darlings, a chic wine bar with a playful mood and polished small plates. Breakfast rolls into lunch and dinner on a seasonal, locally sourced menu, while the by-the-glass list — more than 40 pours strong — favours summery Grenache rosé and easy-drinking Pinot Grigio, with English sparkling wine adding a local flourish. Look deeper and there is proper substance too: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Pinot Noir and finds from Portugal and New Zealand. Take a counter seat or spill onto the terrace and watch the neighbourhood drift by. This is relaxed, sociable Chelsea drinking at its most effortless.
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Traders Wine Bar
Wine Bar · Ivory House, Central Basin St Katharine Docks, Tower Bridge, London E1W 1AT
Yachts bob outside the windows at Traders Wine Bar, a laid-back retreat in Ivory House at the centre of St Katharine Docks, moments from Tower Bridge. Quiet corners, a covered terrace and top-quality cheese and charcuterie boards set the tone, and the wine list is far more ambitious than the easy-going mood suggests: more than 40 wines by the glass, roaming from zesty Sauvignon Blanc and hearty Tempranillo to Kentish sparkling, Jura curiosities, orange wine and old-school sherry. The broader list stretches from Barolo to the Barossa. Every bottle is available to take away, so a favourite discovery can follow you home. A dockside find that east-of-the-City drinkers may prefer to keep to themselves.
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Trivet
Restaurant · Snowsfields, 36, SE1 3SU
Few wine lists tell a story like Trivet's. At this informal two-Michelin-starred restaurant and wine bar on Snowsfields, south of the river, Master Sommelier Isa Bal and chef Jonny Lake arrange the cellar chronologically, charting the global progress of viticulture from its ancient roots onwards. More than 50 wines and sakes pour by the glass: Champagne, Burgundy and Barolo share space with amber wines from Georgia, old-vine Armenian treasures and under-the-radar Turkish varietals, while Greece, the Rhône and Super-Tuscans deepen the plot. The cooking is precise but the mood stays relaxed — history, culture and heritage in every pour. For curious drinkers, it may be London's most educational night out.
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Wine Bar at Farm Shop Mayfair
Wine Bar · 64 S Audley St, London W1K 2QT,
Tucked inside Farm Shop on Mayfair’s South Audley Street, this wine bar pours 40 wines by the glass from a 200-bin list — an unusually generous ratio that rewards repeat visits. The global range takes in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy and Spain, but the distinguishing thread is homegrown: the bar showcases wines from its own vineyard in Bruton, Somerset, alongside seasonal produce from the same farm and its neighbouring growers. Commissioned artworks by Royal Drawing School alumni line the walls, and a second seating area has been added following the bar’s early success. It adds up to something rare in Mayfair — a wine bar with a genuine farm-to-glass story, where English wine sits comfortably beside the French classics and the by-the-glass drinking never runs dry of ideas.
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Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal
Restaurant · 68 Regent St., London W1B 4DY
Alex Dilling opened his first standalone restaurant on the first floor of Hotel Café Royal on Regent Street on 1 September 2022, with views across one of London's most historic addresses. The kitchen delivers the finest ingredients through a lens of French classical cooking, and the wine list is selected to reflect that ambition: around 25 wines by the glass, ranging from Burgundy and Piedmont to McLaren Vale and Oregon, with each selection designed to elevate every course. Glass highlights have included Krug Grand Cuvée 172ème Édition alongside bottles from emerging regions that feel genuinely surprising in a room this formal. The list is described as one of both iconic and undiscovered regions, with refined classics, hidden gems and deliberate surprises. For a restaurant of this standing, the by-the-glass programme is unusually curious.
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Amelie's Wine House
Wine Bar · 37 Store St, London WC1E 6HE
Amelie’s Wine House brings a corner of southern France to Store Street in Bloomsbury, a cosy bar backed by a cellar of more than 300 bins. The constantly changing by-the-glass selection — pitched between 20 and 40 wines — captures the list’s full personality, from big, bold Bordeaux reds to funkier orange wines and even the occasional sparkling red; a good Lambrusco is the house’s cheerful answer to convention. Seasonal small dishes, continental cheese and charcuterie handle the pairing, and the intimate room suits both a quick glass and a slow evening of exploration. In a neighbourhood better known for bookshops and university buildings, Amelie’s makes a persuasive case for Bloomsbury as a drinking destination in its own right.
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Angelique's Wine House
Wine Bar · 18 St Christopher's Pl, London W1U W1NN
A few steps from the crowds of Oxford Street, St Christopher’s Place hides Angelique’s Wine House, a room inspired by the intimate bars of the South of France — marble-topped tables, a striking bar and a terrace made for people-watching. The by-the-glass menu is eclectic, offering between 20 and 40 pours that move from dry Alsatian Riesling to juicy Chianti Classico and uplifting West Sussex sparkling, with the longer list reaching into Burgundy, the Rhône, Rioja and well beyond. Organic and biodynamic producers feature throughout, and the cosy styling makes lingering feel like the whole point. It is the kind of sanctuary central London needs: close enough to the shopping streets for convenience, far enough removed in spirit to feel like a genuine escape.
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Aspen & Meursault
Wine Bar · 96 Westbridge Rd, London SW11 3PH
On Westbridge Road in Battersea, Aspen & Meursault sets out to demystify natural wine — no small ambition, given how opaque the category can feel. Part wine shop, part bar, part café, it puts knowledge and service at the centre of everything, walking drinkers through the differences between organic, biodynamic and low-intervention farming rather than assuming they already know. The by-the-glass selection sits in the 20-to-40 range, roaming through orange wines, pét-nat and off-the-beaten-track bottles that reward curiosity, with sustainably sourced food to match. It's the sort of place where a question about a cloudy glass of something gets a proper answer rather than a shrug. For anyone easing into London's natural wine scene, this is a genuinely friendly place to start.
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Bar 1790
Wine Bar · 21-23 St Swithin's Ln, London EC4N 8AD, Royaume-Uni
Wine heritage runs deep at Bar 1790 on St Swithin's Lane: the cellars below aged and bottled Sandeman ports and sherries from 1805 until 1967, and now host private events. The bar above is contemporary and relaxed, with more than 20 wines by the glass spanning Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Alsace and Adelaide Hills, plus emerging producers from as far afield as Slovenia. True to the building's history, the fortified selection is a genuine speciality — sherry and port take equal billing with signature cocktails and a well-judged food menu, while sweet wines and traditional-method sparkling round things out. A little gem for wine lovers in the heart of the City, and a reminder that the Square Mile's wine trade is centuries old.
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BiBi
Restaurant · 42 North Audley Street, Mayfair W1K 6ZP
BiBi, chef-patron Chet Sharma’s award-winning Mayfair restaurant on North Audley Street, serves progressive cooking drawn from ingredients and memories of the Indian subcontinent — and the wine list is every bit as free-thinking. From a by-the-glass selection of 20 to 40 wines come aromatic orange Muscat, juicy Gamay and refined Sussex sparkling, while the wider list roams from the Jura and German Riesling to Tasmania, with organic and biodynamic producers well represented. Spice-led food is famously tricky to pair, which makes drinking by the glass here doubly rewarding: the room’s energy encourages experimentation, and the staff steer guests towards combinations they might never have chosen alone. It is one of Mayfair’s most persuasive arguments that Indian food and fine wine belong together.
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Booking Office 1869
Restaurant · St. Pancras, Euston Rd., London NW1 2AR
Grand doesn't begin to cover it: Booking Office 1869 occupies the reimagined 19th-century ticket hall of St Pancras station, now a destination bar and restaurant at the heart of King's Cross, open daily with a late licence and DJ nights. The wine list is boutique rather than sprawling, but the by-the-glass pours are remarkable — cult classics such as Napa's Inglenook Rubicon and Château d'Yquem can be enjoyed without committing to a full bottle, alongside Barolo, Barbaresco, Bordeaux and Burgundy. Cocktails conceived by the bar team complement the menus. For travellers with time before a train — or Londoners who simply love the architecture — this is one of the city's most theatrical settings for a serious glass of wine.
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Brunswick House
Restaurant · 30 Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LG
Few London dining rooms come with a backstory like Brunswick House, a Grade II* Georgian mansion built for the Duke of Brunswick in 1758 and now serving lunch and dinner amid antique-filled, crumbling grandeur near Vauxhall. There's a café, a cocktail bar, an outdoor terrace, intimate private rooms and a historic vault room, plus a list of rare wines worthy of the setting. Around 30 wines pour by the glass, and the range rewards the curious: Kent sparkling and Georgian skin-contact blends share space with Chenin Blanc, Riesling and Italian bottles. In a city with no shortage of atmospheric places to drink, this one is a genuine original — the room is half the pleasure, and the glass in hand finishes the job.
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CORD
Restaurant · 85 Fleet St, London EC4Y 1AE
The fine dining restaurant from Le Cordon Bleu occupies a Grade II listed building on Fleet Street designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens — a setting of timeless architectural elegance that sets the tone for what follows. Head Sommelier Jiachen Lu, a WSET Diploma holder and Cordon Bleu Diplôme de Cuisine alumna, brings genuine intellectual breadth to a by-the-glass list of around 20 wines that deliberately refuses to stay within comfort zones. Classic Bordeaux, Tuscany and Rioja sit alongside Xynesteri from Cyprus, Riesling from the Ningxia region of China and Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir from Oregon. Fortified wines, cool-climate whites, traditional-method sparkling and off-the-beaten-track sweet wines all feature. For those who want to drink across the full width of the wine world in a single, beautifully designed room, CORD offers something genuinely distinct.
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Clemence Bar
Restaurant · 46 Shepherd Market, Mayfair, W1J 7QS
Clemence Bar sits in the warren of lanes and passages that make up Shepherd Market — Mayfair's most characterful and least corporate corner — and the setting suits its identity well. The bar and cocktail programme matches an exclusively Italian food offering from its collaboration with Cucina Bettina, a celebrated Italian restaurant group whose pizza and pasta menu provides the kitchen's direction. The wine list is selected to pair with that food, with a focus on Italian varieties including Prosecco, Italian reds and Tuscan wines, alongside several fine wines available by the glass. Glass highlights include an Amarone della Valpolicella — made from grapes dried for six months to achieve its characteristic depth and intensity — which is the kind of wine that rewards a long evening in a room like this.
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Cloth Restaurant
Restaurant · 44 Cloth Fair, London EC1A 7JQ
Cloth wears its ambitions lightly: a stylish neighbourhood restaurant on Cloth Fair in Farringdon, pairing seasonal produce with one of the area's most serious wine programmes. The cellar runs to more than 800 references, and over 30 wines pour by the glass at any time — a spread that might take in Alsace, Barolo and Barbaresco, Jura curiosities and pét-nat, with biodynamic and low-intervention producers woven throughout. Burgundy, Champagne and English sparkling cover the classics; Greece, Oregon and orange wines reward the adventurous. Few London restaurants of this size offer such range without a sommelier's ceremony. For drinkers who plan their evenings around the list rather than the menu, Cloth is one of EC1's essential addresses.
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Comptoir Cafe & Wine
Wine Bar · 21-22 Weighhouse St, London W1K 5LU
Master Sommelier Xavier Rousset’s Comptoir Café & Wine leads a double life on Weighhouse Street in Mayfair: an easy-going café serving coffee and brunch by day, an intimate wine bar and restaurant by night. The constant is the drinking — more than 30 wines by the glass from a constantly evolving list, strong on Burgundy, Champagne and Italian finds, backed by a cellar of over 500 bottles and a wine shop downstairs for anything that deserves to follow you home. Small plates, cheese and charcuterie keep the evening pours company. The sommelier pedigree shows in the confidence of the selections rather than any stuffiness; this is fine wine made casual, and few corners of Mayfair let you drink this well at café ease.
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Courtyard Wine Cellars
Wine Bar · Covent Garden,17, The Marketplace, London WC2E 8RB
Beneath the bustle of Covent Garden’s central marketplace, Courtyard Wine Cellars offers a pocket of calm under vaulted brick arches. The by-the-glass selection — a rotating cast of 20 to 40 pours — champions approachable drinking: spritzy Portuguese Vinho Verde, plush Argentine Malbec and crisp Hampshire sparkling all feature, though the broader cellar wanders much further, into the Jura, pét-nat and orange wine for the curious. Private rooms make it a natural pick for pre-theatre gatherings or after-work drinks, and artisanal cheese, charcuterie and seasonal dishes keep the wine company. It is a relaxed place to experiment without pressure, which in the middle of one of London’s most heavily touristed squares is a genuinely valuable thing to find.
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Dave's Wine Bar
Wine Bar · 2 St James's Passage, London EC3A 5DE
Hidden in the historic alleyways off St James's Passage in Aldgate, Dave's is a City bolthole with an unpretentious streak. The chalkboard changes daily, and the pouring is generous: more than 20 wines by the glass, from creamy Chardonnay and Burgundy to Riesling, Pinot Noir and crisp, slightly savoury Essex sparkling, with Champagne on hand when the occasion demands. Business lunches, client drinks and wine tastings are the bread and butter here, matched with inventive pairings of good wine and seasonal British food, taken in the cosy interior or at seats outside. Friendly staff put novices at ease — a rarer quality in the Square Mile than it should be — making this one of the City's most welcoming after-work stops.
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Dinings SW3
Restaurant · Walton House, Lennox Gardens Mews, Walton St, London SW3 2JH
Set on Walton Street where Knightsbridge shades into Chelsea, Dinings SW3 blends authentic Japanese technique with European twists, its signature sushi and sashimi built on local, seasonal ingredients from ethical suppliers. The drinking follows the same cross-cultural logic: sake and delicate Japanese Koshu sit alongside Burgundy, Champagne and crisp English sparkling, with organic and biodynamic producers threaded through a by-the-glass selection in the 20-to-40 range. Seats around the sushi counter offer the best view of the knife work, and the daily specials menu gives the kitchen — and the pour list — room to follow the freshest ingredients of the moment. It is a quietly confident spot where the pairing of east and west feels natural rather than novel.
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Diogenes the Dog
Wine Bar · 96 Rodney Rd, London SE17 1BG
On Rodney Road in Walworth, well off the established wine-bar circuit, Diogenes the Dog makes a virtue of the undiscovered. Around 90% of the list is available by the glass — comfortably more than 20 pours at any moment — which is precisely the point: exploring and learning without committing to a full bottle. Natural and low-intervention wines lead, with orange wines, pét-nats and organically farmed bottles alongside finds from regions as unexpected as Texas, Poland and Taiwan, many imported direct from the vineyard. Thoughtful small plates and genuinely warm hospitality complete the picture. For South London drinkers tired of seeing the same grapes on every list, this stylish little bar is one of the city's most quietly adventurous addresses.
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Dove - Notting Hill
Restaurant · 31 Kensington Park Rd, London W11 2EU
Jackson Boxer's neighbourhood restaurant on Kensington Park Road brings elevated comfort food — built from seasonal British ingredients — to one of London's most storied postcodes. The wine list takes an unusual operational approach: around 20 wines are available by the glass, with many served fresh from keg for both sustainability and the vibrancy that keg-preserved wine delivers. The selection moves between classic regions and distinctive individual finds: Pauillac second wines, Sicilian Grillo and rare grower Cava sit alongside Chablis from Alice & Olivier de Moor and a 70-year-old vine Cabernet Franc from Saumur producer Sylvain Dittière. The keg format is not a shortcut — it is a considered choice that keeps each pour in better condition than many bottles. Specialising in Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne as its anchors, Dove adds the kind of left-field selections that make the list worth reading before the menu.
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Duchy
Restaurant · 18 Phipp St, London EC2A 4NU
Alpine is the organising idea at Duchy, a small Shoreditch restaurant on Phipp Street inspired by the historic Duchy of Savoy — the dukedom that once controlled the French and Italian Alps. Nearly everything served comes from within 200km of Mont Blanc, and head chef Simon held a Michelin star for several years. The wine list champions the underappreciated: more than 20 wines by the glass take in biodynamic Burgundy and Chardonnay, Jura, cool-climate alpine varietals and low-intervention producers, with Italy and the Rhône filling out the map. Part restaurant, part intimate wine bar, it offers a kind of drinking hard to find anywhere else in London — mountain wines, poured with conviction, a few steps from the Shoreditch bustle.
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El Vino Blackfriars
Wine Bar · 30 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6BJ
Position is everything at El Vino Blackfriars: close to the Thames at Ludgate Circus and a stone's throw from Blackfriars Bridge and station, it may be the most accessible wine bar in the neighbourhood. The menu runs to small plates, sharing boards and seasonal specials, while the list — featuring exclusive and award-winning bottles — offers around 25 wines by the glass, with access to premium labels. Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne form the classical spine, but there's plenty for the adventurous too, from orange and low-intervention wines to Portugal and Rioja. Where the Fleet Street site trades on history, Blackfriars feels contemporary — well suited to riverside evening drinking as the City empties out.
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El Vino Fleetstreet
Wine Bar · 47 Fleet St, Temple, London EC4Y 1BJ
El Vino has been synonymous with Fleet Street since the press was here, and the ground-floor bar retains the colourful history and character that made it famous. The wine list features many bottles exclusively shipped by El Vino, and around 25 wines are available by the glass — with access to premium labels usually reserved for the bottle list. Small plates and tapas, with seasonal specials, make it easy to settle in for the evening. Specialities include Barossa, Biodynamic, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Champagne, Chardonnay and Grenache, among others. A classic after-work address that has survived the exit of the press industry entirely on the strength of its wine.
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El Vino London Bridge
Wine Bar · 5a More Place, London SE1 2BY
Terrace seating is the calling card at El Vino London Bridge, an all-day bar between London Bridge station and More Place that works as well for a brisk brunch as for after-work drinks. The terrace makes a fine people-watching perch, with alfresco eating and drinking whatever the season. Around 25 wines pour by the glass, and the list digs deeper than the setting might suggest: Rioja and Spanish bottles alongside sherry, English sparkling, Burgundy and Rhône, with organic, biodynamic and low-intervention producers well represented. It's the kind of flexible, unfussy spot this stretch of the river does best — a place to catch up with friends or colleagues over a well-chosen glass, then be on your way.
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Elystan Street Restaurant
Restaurant · 43 Elystan Street, Chelsea SW3 3NT
Phil Howard's Chelsea restaurant on Elystan Street is guided by a clear and specific philosophy: pure, seasonal, ingredient-led dishes, gimmick-free and full of vitality. The wine list follows the same sensibility — around 25 wines by the glass from all over the world, mixing crowd pleasers with genuinely niche selections from some of the world's finest winemakers. A Timorasso from Claudio Mariotto in Piedmont features as a glass highlight — an indigenous white variety with hints of mineral, dried fruit and white flowers, rarely seen by the glass. The list also includes a dessert wine called Solaris, made by Winnica Turnau in Poland, which is likely unique on London's by-the-glass scene. Specialities cover Burgundy, Port and sweet wines, but the real point of difference is the chef's commitment to wine that behaves like his food: specific, honest and flavour-first.
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Enoteca da Luca - Devonshire Square
Wine Bar · Enoteca da Luca - Devonshire Square, 7 western courtyard, London EC2M 4AE
'Piccolo e bello' — small and beautiful — is the guiding philosophy at Enoteca da Luca, an authentic Italian enoteca in the Western Courtyard of Devonshire Square. True to the name, this is an Italian wine bar that serves food, and the drinking is the point: 25 wines by the glass, from bold Barolo and Super Tuscans to crisp Chardonnay, on a list that rotates frequently enough to give regulars something new with each visit. Italy dominates, as it should. In the heart of the City, it makes a persuasive case for the long Italian lunch surviving in EC2 — and for the idea that a Square Mile wine stop needn't be all pinstripes and Bordeaux.
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Factory House
Restaurant · 37 Leadenhall Pl, London EC3M 7AA
In the heart of Leadenhall Market — opposite the Lloyds building and one of the City's most photographed Victorian settings — Factory House takes its food seriously: aged steaks and rare breeds sourced from across the UK and beyond, all cooked on Josper grills. The wine list is selected by Davy's Wine Merchants and built around robust reds that match the meat, with around 25 wines by the glass and access to premium bottles. Specialities include Aged Bordeaux, Biodynamic producers, Cabernet Sauvignon and Argentinian Malbec. The bar is also a destination for classic cocktails, making Factory House one of the more complete evenings-out in the City.
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Grapeshots
Wine Bar · 2-3 Artillery Ln, Liverpool St, London E1 7LJ
Tucked down a narrow Victorian passage near Liverpool Street — once walked by Jack the Ripper, as the bar's folklore goes — Grapeshots is a Davy's Wine Merchants site that earns its character through decades of accumulated antique curiosities and historic wine artefacts on show throughout. Wood panelling and candlelit tables create the warmth and intimacy you'd hope for from a City wine bar. The list celebrates both familiar favourites and rare finds, with around 25 wines by the glass and access to premium bottles usually reserved for the bottle list. Specialities include Biodynamic, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Grenache, off-the-beaten-track Iberian producers and a Valserrano Rioja Gran Reserva — a long-aged Tempranillo at Gran Reserva level that is genuinely rare by the glass. Classic British cooking serves as the anchor to an afternoon or evening.
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Hawksmoor - Air Street
Restaurant · 5A Air St, London W1J 0AD
Hawksmoor Air Street is where the seafood story began for the group, and the menu here is genuinely balanced between their acclaimed steaks and sustainable seafood — with award-winning Sunday roasts completing the picture. The room is the most architecturally striking of the London sites: high ceilings and ten specially commissioned floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows fill the space with light and provide views of the bustle below. The by-the-glass programme covers 25–30 wines including rare bottles — a 2017 Saint-Julien, a 2021 La Morra Barolo, a 2016 Ségla from Rauzan-Ségla — across Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Barolo, Ribera del Duero, Rhône, Rioja and beyond, with fresh site-specific finds that don't appear online. For Mayfair, the atmosphere feels refreshingly un-stuffy.
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Hawksmoor - Borough
Restaurant · 16 Winchester Walk, London SE1 9AQ
A former hops warehouse and auction hall on the edge of Borough Market gives Hawksmoor Borough a character all its own among London steakhouses. The formula is simple — some of the best steak and seafood in the city, a short walk from London Bridge — but the wine list rewards attention, with 25 wines by the glass. Reds built for beef lead the way: Barolo, Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Argentine Malbec, backed by Burgundy and Champagne, with sherry and port to bookend the meal. Organic and low-intervention bottles make quieter appearances too. Amid the buzz of one of the UK's foremost food markets, it's a persuasive argument that steak-and-wine pairing deserves better than house red.
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Hawksmoor - Guildhall
Restaurant · 10 Basinghall St, London EC2V 5BQ
Situated in the heart of the City of London, Hawksmoor Guildhall has become an institution in its own right — a weekday destination for a serious business crowd and, on Sundays, what the team describes as the best Sunday roast in Bank. The wine programme is guided by Clara Rubin's group-wide philosophy: lists that evolve constantly, with fresh finds, rare parcels and rare bottles that won't return the following season. The 25–30 glass options span Bordeaux, Burgundy, Barolo, Champagne, Ribera del Duero, Rhône, Rioja, Douro, Piemonte and Tuscany, with specific highlights including a 2017 Saint-Julien from Château Moulin Riche and the second wine of Margaux estate Rauzan-Ségla. The room is sophisticated and well-suited to the neighbourhood, the cooking is Hawksmoor's signature steak and seafood, and the list is never, ever boring.
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Hawksmoor - Knightsbridge
Restaurant · 3 Yeoman's Row, London SW3 2AL
Small by Hawksmoor standards, but the Knightsbridge site compensates in atmosphere what it sacrifices in scale. Art Deco interiors — lots of marble, brass and dark-leather banquettes — and a postcode just off Brompton Road combine to create what the team considers their best address for steak and seafood in SW3. The wine programme runs to 25–30 wines by the glass, covering Argentina, Barolo, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Douro and Piemonte among others, with rare bottles rotating season by season. Wine director Clara Rubin's guiding principle — that lists should feel clever, consistent and never boring — is perhaps best expressed in a room this polished.
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Hawksmoor - Seven Dials
Restaurant · 11 Langley St, London WC2H 9JG
Set on Langley Street in the middle of Covent Garden's shopping district, Seven Dials has a particular energy during the day — shoppers breaking for brunch or lunch giving the room a lively, unhurried rhythm that's quite different from the evening dinner crowd. The wine list follows the Hawksmoor group formula to excellent effect: 25–30 wines by the glass, from accessible everyday pours through to rare bottles including a 2017 Saint-Julien Château Moulin Riche, 2021 Corino Giovanni Barolo La Morra and a glimpse of First Growth Margaux in the form of Ségla 2016. The range covers Bordeaux, Burgundy, Barolo, Champagne, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Douro and Piemonte, with site-specific finds that rotate without notice. The same great steaks and seafood that define the brand, in a room that suits Covent Garden's energy perfectly.
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Hawksmoor - Spitalfields
Restaurant · 157A Commercial St, London E1 6BJ
The original Hawksmoor and still the one that carries the most East London grit, Spitalfields opened on Commercial Street in a room that genuinely cares whether you enjoy your evening. The list, overseen by wine director Clara Rubin — a WSET educator and international competition judge — runs to 25–30 wines by the glass, from everyday favourites through to rare bottles that won't appear again next season. Highlights have included a 2017 Château Moulin Riche Saint-Julien, a 2021 Corino Giovanni Barolo La Morra, and the second wine of Château Rauzan-Ségla — proper drinking for a steakhouse. The wine range spans Argentina, Barolo, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Chenin Blanc, Malbec, Organic, Port, Rhône, Ribera del Duero, Rioja and beyond. The atmosphere is buzzing, the steaks are serious, and the wine list refuses to be the supporting act.
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Hawksmoor - Wood Wharf
Restaurant · 1 Water St, London E14 5GX
Hawksmoor's most architecturally distinctive site is housed in an eco-friendly floating pavilion on the waterfront at Canary Wharf — Hawksmoor's largest London restaurant, gently rising and falling with the tide. A 120-seat waterside bar sits alongside the main restaurant. Weekdays draw the after-work crowd hungry for the best dining in East London; weekends turn a little more glamorous, with brunch and a celebrated Sunday roast also in the mix. The by-the-glass programme mirrors the wider Hawksmoor offer: 25–30 wines ranging from everyday regionals to rare bottles — including a 2016 Ségla from Château Rauzan-Ségla and a 2021 La Morra Barolo — with site-specific fresh finds that never appear online. The wine range covers Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Douro, Piemonte and Tuscany among others.
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Holly Bush
Wine Bar · 22 Holly Mount, London NW3 6SG
Up a cobbled lane in Hampstead village, at the top of Holly Mount, the Holly Bush is North London's gastropub of choice — a warren of firelit rooms where AA Rosette cooking meets proper British pub fare. The by-the-glass list is rooted in Old World structure: Bordeaux and Burgundy lead, with cool-climate Pinot Noir, New Zealand bottles and the odd Californian detour for variety, and 20-odd wines open at any time. Toby and the team keep the welcome warm and the atmosphere unhurried. It's the rare pub where the wine is chosen with as much care as the ale, and the climb up from Hampstead's high street is repaid several times over.
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Kitchen W8
Restaurant · 11-13 Abingdon Rd, London W8 6AH
That rare thing — a genuinely relaxed, Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant — Kitchen W8 sits on Abingdon Road in Kensington, where multi-award-winning chef Mark Kempson turns the best seasonal produce into intensely flavourful dishes of deceptive simplicity. The wine list matches the cooking's precision: more than 20 wines by the glass spanning Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy and traditional-method sparkling. It's cooking and drinking of real pedigree, delivered without the starch that so often accompanies the star. Kensington locals guard the place jealously, and the by-the-glass list is one more reason why — few starred rooms in London make drinking broadly and well feel this easy, or this unforced. A neighbourhood restaurant in the truest sense.
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La Trompette
Restaurant · 3 Devonshire Rd, Chiswick, London W4 2EU
Chiswick's Michelin-starred stalwart, La Trompette pairs polished modern British cooking with an 800-bin cellar reaching every corner of the wine world. The by-the-glass selection — around 20 pours — leans on Burgundy and the Rhône, with thoughtful rosé and sweet-wine choices to open and close the meal properly. It's West London dining at its most quietly assured: a neighbourhood restaurant in scale and spirit, with a cellar most destination restaurants would envy, on leafy Devonshire Road. Nothing here is showy; everything is considered. For wine lovers west of the centre, this remains one of the most reliable rooms in London in which to drink seriously well by the glass, whatever the occasion.
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Lita
Restaurant · 7-9 Paddington St, London W1U 5QH
Lita — short for “abuelita” — is a modern Mediterranean bistro on Marylebone’s Paddington Street, where open-fire cooking and a produce-driven, seasonal menu celebrate the flavours of southern Europe. The wine list reads as an ode to the Old World with flashes of modern flair, favouring artisanal producers whose wines taste of the places they come from. By the glass, expect a selection of 20 to 40 wines in which Spain shines — citrusy Albariño, aged Rioja Reserva — alongside a lively sparkling rosé from Kent flying the flag for English wine. Ribera del Duero, Burgundy and Barolo wait deeper in the list for those settling in. Between the fire, the seasonal plates and the glass pours, this is Marylebone neighbourhood dining at its warmest.
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Lower Wine Bar
Wine Bar · 19 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RJ
Part neighbourhood bar, part working cellar shop, Lower Wine Bar on Lower Marsh pours an ever-changing list to drink in or take away. Waterloo's theatre crowd is well served — The Old Vic, Young Vic, National Theatre, BFI and Southbank Centre are all close at hand — making it a natural pre- or post-show stop. The rotating selection keeps a spotlight on Italy, Spain and Austria, and with 20-odd wines open by the glass at any time, there's always something new to try before curtain-up. The cellar-shop model means anything that impresses can go home with you. In a stretch of London better known for hurrying commuters, this is a genuine local, run for people who like to browse as much as drink.
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Maltby Street Wine House
Wine Bar · 34 Maltby Street, London Bridge, London, SE1 3PA
Beneath Bermondsey's railway arches — some of the most characterful drinking real estate in South London — Maltby Street Wine House blends industrial charm with European elegance. The wine list stretches to over 200 bottles, with an emphasis on rare European vintages and small-batch producers spanning Adelaide Hills, Alsace, Barossa, Biodynamic, Burgundy, Champagne, Cool Climate, Loire, Orange and South Africa. Fine cheeses and charcuterie make this the ideal setting to drink slowly and eat well, with artisan accompaniments matched to each pour. Prestige bottles — including Domaine Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Montes Alpha Purple Angel — by the glass in surroundings that feel like a discovered secret rather than a destination.
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Medlar Restaurant
Restaurant · 438 King's Rd, London SW10 0LJ
Independently owned since it opened in April 2011, Medlar has spent well over a decade earning its place as a King’s Road favourite, with chef Joe Mercer Nairne in the kitchen and David O’Connor running the room. The wine offer matches the restaurant’s elegant-but-approachable register: more than 20 wines by the glass, spanning Bordeaux, Burgundy, Grenache and Italian gems, with the Loire, Spain, South Africa and a thoughtful sherry selection deepening the list. The pleasure here is in the balance — iconic names made accessible by the glass, sitting alongside quieter discoveries that reward trusting the team. Loyal regulars are the surest sign of a Chelsea restaurant done right, and after all these years Medlar has them in numbers.
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Mug House
Wine Bar · 1-3 Tooley St, London SE1 2PF
Tucked away beneath London Bridge, The Mug House is a Davy's Wine Merchants bar with decades of accumulated character: antique curiosities and historic wine artefacts line the walls, and candlelit tables invite lingering. Around 25 wines come by the glass, with premium bottles unlocked that would otherwise demand a full-bottle commitment — a gift for anyone wanting a serious taste of Burgundy, Bordeaux or Barossa without the outlay. Biodynamic and organic bottles, Rhône reds and Champagne broaden the picture, while classic British cooking made from seasonal ingredients anchors the food. For those weaving to or from Borough Market, it's a reliable, characterful stop — and one of the neighbourhood's cosiest places to drink well by the glass.
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Muse by Tom Aikens
Restaurant · 38 Groom Pl, London SW1X 7BA
Five tables and two kitchen counters — that is the entirety of Muse, Tom Aikens' intimate Belgravia dining room on Groom Place. At the counters, guests watch the dynamics of cooking unfold directly in front of them, with dishes often served by the chefs themselves, each plate carrying a story. The wine experience is built primarily around tasting menu pairings, but the small space creates an unusual advantage: because every bottle must rotate frequently due to limited storage, every bottle on the list can be offered by the glass. Currently around 20 wines by the glass are available, including dessert wines, with a dedicated Women in Winemaking selection running through the programme — a focus on female producers that adds a distinct curatorial point of view. The list covers Alsace, Barolo and Cabernet Sauvignon, and changes more regularly than almost anywhere else in London.
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Newcomer Wines
Wine Bar · 5 Dalston Ln, London E8 3DF
Wine bar, shop and garden in one, Newcomer Wines is the heartbeat of Dalston's low-intervention scene. The list is written from scratch every week, championing independent growers from Austria and across Central and Eastern Europe, with organic and biodynamic farming as the through-line. That weekly rewrite keeps the by-the-glass selection — more than 20 pours strong — in constant motion, so no two visits taste the same, and anything loved at the bar can be carried home from the shelves. The bar has collected back-to-back accolades for its extensive list, yet the mood on Dalston Lane stays easy and unpretentious. For East London drinkers who treat wine as an ongoing education, this is one of the city's essential classrooms.
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Park Corner Brasserie
Restaurant · 22 Park Ln, London W1K 1BE
Park Corner Brasserie occupies a bright, contemporary corner of the London Hilton on Park Lane, with Hyde Park’s greenery filling the view and an all-day menu that runs from casual lunch to traditional Sunday roast. The kitchen’s obsessively seasonal, low-waste approach comes with a self-confessed love of wine and cheese, and the glass list follows suit: a focused selection of 20 to 40 wines mixing Champagne and Italian Vermentino with Alsace Riesling, Provence rosé, Rioja and local Sussex sparkling, plus Port and sweet wines to finish. It is an easy place to drink a little more adventurously than the hotel-brasserie setting might suggest — order a glass at the bar and watch the park change with the seasons, or work through several pours over a long lunch.
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Ploussard
Restaurant · 97 St John's Rd, London SW11 1QY
Named after the Jura grape variety, Ploussard wears its allegiances openly. Chef Patron Matt Harris is an avowed lover of Jura — and that passion shapes a wine list built around low-intervention producers, with Jura as its spiritual home and Burgundy as its natural neighbour. Wine Director Ola Bober trained at Terroirs, Soif and Brilliant Corners before arriving here in 2023, and her knowledge of the natural wine world runs deep. The interior is elegantly understated — wood panelling, soft ambient lighting — and the menu is an ever-changing collection of modern French-inspired plates made from top-quality seasonal produce. Over 15 wines are available by the glass from a 200-bottle list, offering rare Jura and Old World finds rarely seen by the glass. The experience is relaxed and low-key; the wines are anything but.
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Restaurant St. Barts
Restaurant · 63 Bartholomew Cl, London EC1A 7BF
Holder of both a Michelin star and a Green star, Restaurant St. Barts hides in Smithfield overlooking the historic Church of St. Bartholomew the Great. The 14-course menu celebrates world-class seasonal produce from across the British Isles, applying techniques from around the world to show each ingredient at its best. The wine list follows the same convictions: low-intervention, terroir-led producers from the UK, Europe and beyond, with organic, biodynamic and natural bottles throughout. Thirty wines are available by the glass, supplemented by weekly-changing pairing wines that evolve alongside the menu — a rare degree of flexibility at this level of dining. For a tasting menu where the drinking is taken as seriously as the cooking, this is one of London's benchmarks.
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Shepherd Market Wine House
Wine Bar · 21-23 Shepherd Market, London W1J 7PN
Shepherd Market has always felt like a village hiding inside Mayfair, and its Wine House suits the setting: wooden beams, candlelight and a cosy, French-styled bar that could have been lifted from a Paris side street. French wines lead the broad global list, but the by-the-glass pouring — a surprisingly extensive selection of 20 to 40 wines — happily strays further, from savoury Tuscan Sangiovese to nutty sherry and fresh English sparkling, with Riesling, Rioja and the Rhône among the deeper options. It is a place built for lingering: after-work drinks that stretch into dinner, or a quiet celebratory glass away from the Mayfair bustle. The team pours with obvious pleasure, and the historic market’s lanes make the walk there part of the charm.
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Story Cellar
Restaurant · 17 Neal's Yard, London WC2H 9DP
Story Cellar brings the Restaurant Story brand to Neal’s Yard in Seven Dials, trading tasting-menu formality for counter-style dining built around a Parisian-style rotisserie. Chicken turning on the spit anchors the menu; the wine list is where the discovery happens. Between 20 and 40 wines pour by the glass, taking in crisp Loire Chenin Blanc, textured Rioja Blanco, Italian bottles and refreshing Hampshire sparkling, with a low-intervention streak running through the choices. The counter seats put the cooking at eye level, and the informal pace makes it easy to move through two or three glasses across a meal. In a neighbourhood that styles itself London’s creative heart, this is a lively, deeply likeable spot for eating and drinking well without ceremony.
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Sushi Kanesaka at 45 Park Lane
Restaurant · 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
Behind a discreet doorway at 45 Park Lane, Sushi Kanesaka transplants the precise Edomae technique of chef Shinji Kanesaka’s Ginza original into Mayfair — an omakase experience where every course is chosen for you by a master. The drinks list is as considered as the sushi: Junmai Daiginjo sake naturally leads, but the by-the-glass options, a small and sharply chosen selection of 20 to 40 pours, extend into grower Champagne and elegant English sparkling wine, each pairing built to highlight the purity and umami of the seafood. This is not a place for sprawling wine lists; it is a lesson in how a few well-judged glasses can elevate a meal. For a London omakase with drinking to match the knife work, it stands apart.
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The Abingdon Restaurant
Restaurant · 54 Abingdon Rd, London W8 6AP
A cherished Kensington fixture since the Staples family took it on in 1998, The Abingdon pairs unfussy, flavour-led cooking with a wine list of more than 200 bottles from around the world. Its wine bar is a destination in its own right, and the by-the-glass offer — upwards of 20 pours — takes in buttery Chardonnay, silky Pinot Noir and crisp English sparkling, while the broader list ranges from Bordeaux and Champagne to Italy. The mood on Abingdon Road is understated and quietly confident, the sort of neighbourhood restaurant every corner of London wishes it had. For west London drinkers who prefer their wine without ceremony, it remains one of Kensington's most dependable spots for a proper glass.
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The Anglers in Teddington
Restaurant · 3 Broom Rd, Teddington TW11 9NR
At the far southwestern edge of London, where the Thames slows at Teddington Lock, The Anglers pairs riverside gardens with a wine list that outperforms its family-friendly pub setting. The by-the-glass selection — pitched between 20 and 40 wines — runs from crisp Sauvignon Blanc and silky Pinot Noir to lively Surrey sparkling, with Champagne and a few off-the-beaten-track finds for good measure. Drink in the new-look bar, over dinner in the conservatory restaurant, or best of all in the glorious riverside garden as the boats work through the lock. It is a pastoral escape that never requires leaving the capital — and a reminder that some of London’s most pleasant by-the-glass drinking happens a long way from Zone 1.
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The Black Book
Wine Bar · 23 Frith St, London W1D 4RR
Soho keeps late hours, and The Black Book on Frith Street keeps pace — a low-lit, genuinely cosy late-night wine bar co-founded by Master Sommeliers Xavier Rousset and Gearoid Devaney. The by-the-glass offer runs to 25-plus wines, mixing Burgundy and Champagne staples with rotating rare finds from classic regions and the New World alike, so the list rewards regulars as much as first-timers. Weekly specials are the insider move, putting serious bottles within reach of anyone perched at the bar. The founders’ sommelier backgrounds translate into thoughtful service without a whiff of pretension, and the hideaway atmosphere makes it dangerously easy to stay for one more. When the rest of the West End is winding down, this is where wine lovers wind up.
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The Dysart Petersham
Restaurant · 135 Petersham Rd, Richmond TW10 7AA
A handsome Arts and Crafts house on the edge of Richmond Park is home to The Dysart Petersham, a family-owned restaurant of just 12 tables and a small private dining room, where quality decisively outranks quantity. Menus feature ingredients grown in the restaurant's own local gardens, and the warmth of the room is matched by the welcome. The wine list is similarly understated: between 20 and 40 wines by the glass, ranging from local English sparkling to classical aged Bordeaux and biodynamic Burgundy, with South African bottles and sweet wines adding range. On the leafy south-western edge of London, it's a place to linger over a glass and let the afternoon slow to Richmond's pace.
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The Flask Highgate
Wine Bar · 77 Highgate W Hill, London N6 6BU
Authors, playwrights and rockstars have all drunk at The Flask over the centuries, and this North London institution still looks the part: a quintessential London pub with snugs, real fires and a beer garden on Highgate West Hill. The wine list is taken seriously, proudly championing quality European wines from family-owned, sustainably conscious producers, with 20 to 40 wines poured by the glass at any time. Expect peppery Syrah and zippy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc alongside English sparkling, with cool-climate and off-the-beaten-track bottles for the curious. Few places better capture the pleasure of drinking well in North London — a fireside glass in winter, the garden in summer, and centuries of Highgate history soaked into the walls.
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The Harwood Arms
Restaurant · The Harwood Arms, Walham Grove
London’s only Michelin-starred pub hides in the back streets of Fulham, and The Harwood Arms wears the distinction lightly: this is still a pub, casual and relaxed, just one that serves award-winning British cooking with a game focus and as much wild food as the kitchen can source. The wine list follows the food’s earthy register. A by-the-glass selection in the 20-to-40 range takes in Rhône Syrah, crisp Austrian Grüner Veltliner and English sparkling wine, with Bordeaux, Burgundy and fine Chardonnay anchoring the longer list — serious bottles made sampleable without breaking the bank. Sustainability runs through everything here, plate and glass alike. For Michelin-level drinking in genuinely unbuttoned surroundings, nowhere else in the capital quite compares.
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The Olde Wine Shades
Wine Bar · 6 Martin Ln, Cannon St, London EC4R 0DP
The oldest wine bar in the City of London — and one of the very few buildings in the area to have survived the Great Fire of 1666 — The Olde Wine Shades carries a weight of history that no refurbishment could manufacture. Run by Davy's Wine Merchants, it offers around 25 wines by the glass alongside many exclusively shipped bottles not found elsewhere, and access to premium wines that would normally require a bottle commitment. The food menu stretches to tapas, making it equally suited to a leisurely lunch with friends or after-work drinks with colleagues. A Valserrano Rioja Gran Reserva is among the glass highlights — a polished, long-aged Tempranillo of a kind that is rare by the glass at any address.
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The Red Lion
Wine Bar · 2 Castelnau, London SW13 9RU
Barnes does village-in-the-city better than almost anywhere in London, and The Red Lion on Castelnau is its pub done properly — roaring log fires in winter, a heated deck and a much-loved beer garden in summer, and a warm welcome year-round. What earns it a place in a wine guide is the drinking: the team sources interesting bottles to sit alongside the ales, with 20 to 40 wines by the glass running from bold Malbec and supple Côtes du Rhône to cool-climate Pinot Noir, rosé and a celebratory English sparkling or two. Hearty pub classics handle the pairing. It is proof that swapping the pint for a glass needn’t mean leaving the pub — southwest London locals have known it for years.
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The Sourcing Table, Crystal Palace
Restaurant · 67 Westow Hill, Norwood, London SE19 1TS
In the heart of Crystal Palace, The Sourcing Table is a wine shop and bar that operates as one of London's most genuinely dynamic small-producer lists. Over 350 wines from independent producers are stocked, with any bottle available to drink in for a small corkage fee — and a by-the-glass specials list that changes weekly, with access to rare and exciting bottles. Specialities are Biodynamic, Cool Climate, Low Intervention and Natural wines, with the list specifically seeking out prestigious labels and hidden gems for customers to explore one glass at a time. Recent highlights have included Christopher Barth's Auf Dem Grun Riesling from Rheinhessen, the kind of specific, producer-led choice that reflects why this address has become a real discovery for South London wine drinkers.
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The Vintry
Wine Bar · Off Abchurch Yard, Abchurch Ln, London EC4N 5AX
Leaded windows and polished wood set the tone at The Vintry, an atmospheric bar hidden off Abchurch Yard in the City's winding lanes. The by-the-glass list is genuinely broad — 20 to 40 pours spanning Portuguese Douro blends, lush Australian Shiraz and refreshing Oxfordshire sparkling — while the full list roams from Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Noir to Provence, Spain, South Africa and California. Fresh, seasonal dishes keep pace with the wine, and the mood is relaxed rather than reverent. It's a lively spot for after-work tastings and unhurried lunches alike, and standing proof that some of the Square Mile's best drinking happens down its least promising alleyways.
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Truckles of Pied Bull Yard
Restaurant · Bury Pl, London WC1A 2JR
A stone’s throw from the British Museum, Truckles of Pied Bull Yard sits in a quiet Bloomsbury courtyard off Bury Place — large windows, a light and airy room, and one of the area’s most pleasant outdoor spots when the sun obliges. The wine list is diverse for a neighbourhood bar, with a by-the-glass selection of 20 to 40 wines spanning Champagne, Barossa Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, the Rhône and New Zealand, plus Port for colder afternoons and a few off-the-beaten-track finds for the curious. British comfort food does the pairing honours, and the after-work crowd gives the courtyard a convivial hum without ever tipping into chaos. For a restorative glass after a morning among the antiquities, few museum-adjacent options in London are this easy to like.
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Voila Wine Bar Shop
Wine Bar · 33 Catherine St, London WC2B 5JT
Part wine shop, part bar, Voila occupies a corner of Catherine Street in the heart of Theatreland, and the browse-then-drink format is half the pleasure: pick from the shelves, settle in, and let the evening take shape. The glass selection sits between 20 and 40 wines at any time, leaning towards aromatic whites — Alsace and Riesling in particular — alongside low-intervention and orange wines and a healthy showing of English sparkling. The cosy, elegant room suits a pre-theatre glass as well as a longer session with a cheese board, and the staff are as happy guiding a curious beginner as a seasoned drinker. In a district where drinking well before a show can be a challenge, Voila is Covent Garden’s reliable answer.
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Volta do Mar
Restaurant · 100 Draycott Ave, London SW3 3AD
Volta do Mar takes its name and its menu from the Portuguese-speaking world, serving dishes inspired by the cuisines of Brazil, Africa, Asia and Portugal from its home on Chelsea’s Draycott Avenue. The wine list is a similarly focused voyage: more than 20 wines by the glass championing Portuguese varietals, with pét-nat and traditional-method sparkling for the adventurous and a proper Port selection to finish. Portugal remains one of Europe’s most rewarding and least explored wine countries, which makes a dedicated Lusophone list like this genuinely useful — the by-the-glass format lets drinkers roam across unfamiliar grapes and styles in a single sitting. For a London wine experience that goes somewhere different, this Chelsea dining room delivers with real conviction and warmth.
View Full DetailsWine by the glass turns a single evening into a tasting flight, and the wine bars in London above show how far a thoughtful by-the-glass programme can travel — from grower Champagne to bio-dynamic reds. Use the map to plan a crawl by neighbourhood, and open each venue for opening hours, the current pour list, and booking details.
The Coravin Guide reviews each venue independently, focusing on the ambition and depth of what they pour by the glass. No venue pays to be included.