Wine bar

  • The Bishop's Vaults is Liverpool Street's new wine bar

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    Now that Dry January's firmly behind us, what better time to announce a brand new wine bar in the city. The place in question is The Bishop's Vaults which takes over the former Boisdale of Bishopsgate site.

    The two-floored bar from the Young's pub group will, given its position in the heart of the city, feature a short list for a wine bar but one that focuses more on spendy options like Bollinger, Amarone

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  • Tooting Broadway Market’s Henny’s Wine Bar moves to Balham

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    Tooting Broadway Market’s loss is Balham’s gain, with the news that Henny’s Wine Bar has upped sticks and set up shop in leafy Balham. If you’re a fan of ethical and sustainably sourced biodynamic wines, you’ll no doubt already have Henny’s on your radar, but their new hangout space intends to be so much more than the place to quaff a Muscat from Conca de Barberà or discuss the merits of funky orange drop from Puglia.

  • The Drunken Butler to open wine bar Emmanuelle in Clerkenwell

    The Drunken Butler to open wine bar Emannuelle in Clerkenwell

    They've quietly been getting a strong following in Clerkenwell and now The Drunken Butler (now renamed Tehran-Berlin) are getting ready to open a wine bar opposite their restaurant. 

    Announced by owner Yuma Hashemi (who once had something of a

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  • Islington's Trullo has opened a wine bar next door

    Islington's Trullo has opened a wine bar next door

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    Highbury Corner in Islington is doing rather well for wine bars right now. Not only does it have Yield and, a short 10-minute walk away, Provisions (both shops by day, wine bars in the evening) but one of Islington's best restaurants has also just opened a wine bar next door. 

    Trullo's wine bar takes over what used to be their shop. It's a tiny space

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  • Test Driving 56 West Smithfield - a groundbreaking wine bar in the City

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    Given the current cost of living crisis we're all for a new wine bar that's bringing down the cost of drinking good wine.

  • The Bleeding Heart wine bar reopens its doors in Farringdon

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    In the same month we lost one of London's oldest restaurants (fingers crossed that's only temporary) it's good to hear that another of London's eighteenth century hostelries is being resurrected.

    The Bleeding Heart Wine Bar's doors have been closed since the pandemic. And faint hearts

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  • Oranj, a new natural wine bar and kitchen, to open in Shoreditch

    Oranj, a new natural wine bar and kitchen, to open in Shoreditch

    Updated 7/11/22 with opening date

    It was only a matter of time: Shoreditch is getting its first natural wine bar. Starting out in 2020 as a next-day-UK-wide-wine-delivery service during lockdown, Oranj is morphing beyond being an online portal to a dedicated bar and kitchen, where you can sip low-ABV reds from Jura while chatting with rotating guest chefs doing residencies in a

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  • 56 Smithfield gives Farringdon an affordable new wine bar

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    We're always keen to hear about new wine bars opening in London. The arrival of 56 Smithfield in Farringdon couldn't be more handy in these cash-pressed times, particularly when you hear that this new spot is selling all the wines at their original, local winery prices. If you fancy drinking in, then just add a fiver as a corkage fee.

    The folk behind it are the family who run organic vineyard Château De La

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  • The Drop wine bar heads west to Kensington

    The Drop wine bar heads west to Kensington

    They already have wine bars on Drury Lane and in Clapham and now Drop Wine bar has just opened another - this time in Kensington.  

    The Drop (also a wine delivery app) comes from Ian Campbell and Will Palmer, who also happen to be the pair behind The Ten Cases and Parsons in Covent Garden. The Drops are all run independently, however, and this West London outpost is owned and

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  • Test Driving Cadet - an instant wine and charcuterie hit on Newington Green

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    Bring two wine importers, a charcuterie genius and a chef trained up at London's hottest restaurants together and you have the team behind this hit wine bar on Newington Green.

  • Test Driving Bottle + Rye - a Parisian-style wine bar in the heart of Brixton

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    Robin and Sarah Gill, who are the people behind Darby's The Dairy and more, have transformed a corner of Brixton into a small Parisian-style wine bar. We went down for a look. 

  • Test Driving Caia - an absolute gem of a neighbourhood wine spot on Golborne Road

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    Notting Hill has a bouji new wine bar with some serious open-fire cooking going on. We headed west to try it out. 

  • Robin and Sarah Gill are opening Bottle & Rye - a Parisian-style wine bar in Brixton

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    Updated 5/7/22 with opening date and soft launch info

    Irish chef Robin Gill is keeping himself nicely busy this summer. In an announcement today, one day before the opening of his new Kensington restaurant, Maria G's, Gill revealed that he and his wife Sarah also have a

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  • Test Driving Provisions Wine Bar on Holloway Road - the return of a real neighbourhood gem

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    Provisions on Holloway Road has reopened its wine bar for the first time since the lockdowns. We went to try their amazing charcuterie boards and wines by the glass.

  • Highgate's Bottle wine shop expands to become a licensed cafe too

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    Back in the dark days of the lockdowns, we happened about Bottle - a lovely wine shop in Highgate that seemed to stock some particularly good wines and beers. Now we hear that they've just expanded into the site next door to become a fully-fledged 'licensed cafe and store'.

    That licensed cafe bit is important because while they are now a wine bar, they're also going to be open from breakfast serving up

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