Wine bar

  • Humble Grape's latest wine bar is in a City of London 11th century crypt

    Humble Grape's latest wine bar is in a City of London 11th century crypt

    A new Humble Grape wine bar is on the way to the City, and this one has managed to grab a pretty special location. It'll be opening in the 11th-century crypt of St Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside (taking over the space that used to be Café Below). 

  • Bar crawl - squeezing into Tiny Wine, a pocket-sized wine bar with a big heart

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    Expect low intervention wines and interesting crudos at this new Fitzrovia opening Tiny Wine.

  • Passione Vino are opening a new wine bar in Clerkenwell

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    For more than two decades, Luca Dusi's vibey wine bar in East London has built up a reputation for being a fabulous place to sit and sip good wine. And now the team behind it are gearing up to open a brand new wine bar and restaurant in Clerkenwell. They've taken over an old tattoo parlour on Exmouth Market.

    As with their original bar in Shoreditch, the Clerkenwell branch will focus exclusively on great Italian wine

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  • Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant

    Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant

    If sustainable dining is close to your heart, then keep your eye on East London, as we bring you big news from Ivan Tisdall-Downes, former executive chef and cofounder of Native Restaurant: he’s opening a new venture in London Fields. Called Field Notes (we see what you did there), the restaurant and wine bar will feature dishes inspired by his global travels as well as

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  • Ria's expands to Soho with its mix of Detroit pizzas and natural wine

    Ria's is coming to Soho

    Since opening in Notting Hill a couple of years ago, Ria's mix of Detroit-style pizzas and natural wine has proved to be a winning formula. So much so that the people behind it, David and Ria Morgan-Ratcliffe, are getting ready to open a follow-up in Soho. 

    Opening just off Carnaby Street, the Soho Ria's will follow a similar approach to the original, although they're describing it as "the older sibling: same DNA, a

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  • Forza Wine's next stop will be Soho

     Forza Wine's next stop will be Soho

    Following up on their rooftop original and the very successful National Theatre follow-up, Forza Wine are gearing up for their next big launch.

    This time they're opening in Soho, taking over the Daroco site (which, to be honest, we hadn't realised had closed a few months back). That's a big old space and, importantly, has a pretty extensive terrace, something which has proved to be pretty useful at Forza

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  • Test Driving Luna - a Thameside wine bar forging its own path

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    Popular Shad Thames restaurant Legare has expanded its empire by opening up a cosy wine bar that bucks the London trend, opting for a more classic than natural list. We grabbed a table to see how that's working for them. 

  • Vagabond are opening London's biggest urban winery and bar at Canada Water

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    If you live or work in the Docklands and have been wondering what's going to take over the space at the recently completed Dock Shed at Canada Water, then we're here to enlighten you. It's going to be an absolutely massive new wine bar and winery. The space has been taken up by Vagabond wine bars: if you haven't been to one before, they're the bars where all the wines are on an enomatic-style system and you get to

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  • The best wine bars in South London

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    South London's wine bar scene is in rude health, with a strong selection of independent bars offering everything from classic cuvees to the funkiest of orange wines. Here's our pick of the best places to go for a good glass of wine south of the river.

  • Shoreditch wine bar Oranj is on the move

    Shoreditch wine bar Oranj is on the move

    One of East London's wine bars is on the move. Oranj, which originally opened back in 2022, was at the forefront of the new wave of wine bars that have opened across East London in the past couple of years. According to an Instagram post, they've been looking at making changes to their existing space, and to allow that to

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  • Luna wine bar sees the Legare team expanding their empire in Shad Thames

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    30/6/25 - Updated with menu details and the opening date

    Sipping a glass of rosé on a sun-soaked terrace with glorious views over Tower Bridge may feel like a pipe dream when London's temperature is currently in single figures but that's the goal when new wine bar Luna opens on Shad Thames next year. The wine bar is the latest opening from the same team behind nearby Legare, restaurateur Jay Patel and chef

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  • Test driving Marjorie's - a wine bar with lots of Parisian style in Soho

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    Marjorie's in Soho combines a wine bar with a menu of French small plates and is just what Soho needs. We went down to try it out...

  • 10 new wine bars in London that you need to try

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    Keep on top of London's dynamic wine bar scene with our guide to the new wine bars across town to check out.

  • Lardo is opening Bastardo, its new next-door wine bar

    Bastardo is Lardo's new next-door wine bar

    It's been promised for a few weeks and now Lardo's new wine bar is nearly upon us. Bastardo is opening right next door to the popular East London pizzeria, and as their window proclaims, it's focusing on low-intervention wine and "mighty fine snacks". 

    Starting with those snacks, they're clearly sharing the same DNA as the main Lardo. So, there will be pizza fritti, sharing "trough plates" of

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  • Blinds is a 'groovy new wine bar' opening on Hackney Road

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    If you feel that your part of London could do with a few more decent wine bars, then you might feel that one particular part of East London has more than its fair share. Hackney Road is already home to the likes of Sager + Wilde (the OG natural wine bar) and Provisions but it's gearing up for another new opening this summer.

    Blinds is a new bar that's opening up in a former blinds shop, hence the name, almost

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