Wine bar

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...

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

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

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

29/4/25 - updated with the opening date

As longstanding Hot Dinners readers should know, we do love a good wine bar. So we're very interested in combo wine bar and French restaurant Marjorie's which is opening in Soho soon.

It comes from a duo that are new to hospitality, Michael Searle & Josh Anderson but who have brought in someone very interesting on

If you've ever fancied the idea of ditching the drudgery of office work and running your own business, we might have the perfect thing for you. Chatsworth Road wine bar Nobody Asked Me has gone up for sale and the owners are offering it as a turnkey opportunity.

"The bar will be sold ready to go and set up for someone to walk in and start serving," said current owner Jamie Isaac. "After 5 1/2 years of

Here's our list of the best places to drink wine in East London

The coolest wine bars might be predominantly found in East London, but central London has plenty to offer the discerning oenophile. Here's our pick of the best new wave and old school places to drink wine in the middle of town. 

Two-part Japanese restaurant in Mayfair

Amid all the festive craziness pre-Christmas, a new wine bar opened its doors for the first time in E10. Swirl is a new bar that sees three local entrepreneurs joining forces. Arch Deli owner Michaela Zelenaska has teamed up with Pandemonium Wines founders Viliam and Prianka for the new wine bar in one of Tilbury Road's railway arches.

It sounds like they're bringing something genuinely new to London's burgeoning wine bar

Goodbye Horses has opened a combo wine and ice cream bar just across the road, and it looks spectacular. We went down to have a scoop of ice cream and behold The Dreamery.  

If you're a wine buff who loves the thrill of the new then heading out in London on Beaujolais Nouveau night is the perfect pairing for you. Be the first to try the fruits of the latest harvest with various events, wine tastings and parties going on around town for it. 

If you've enjoyed a great biodynamic or organic bottle of wine in a London restaurant recently, there's a decent chance that it was imported by Dynamic Vines. They supply restaurants across the capital from Mountain and Lita to The Plimsoll and Peckham Bazaar. Now the wine buyer team there are getting ready to open their first wine shop and bar, dealing directly with the public. They've picked a good spot too, a

If the enticing cakes and pastries at Quince Bakery weren't enough to prompt a visit, the arrival of a new wine bar residency at the bakery is a further reason to go. Basket Press Wines is an importer of low-intervention wines and ciders from Central and Eastern Europe. Run by husband and wife team Jiri Majerik and Zainab Majeriková, they're now popping up every weekend at Quince.

Zainab used to be head

Christmas season has now properly kicked off, and as the nights get colder the idea of mulled wine becomes very attractive. Making the most of that is a wine bar group in London that's created a mulled wine trail. 

Coming from the people behind the new wine bar Quill (in Borough Yards) and Plume (in Covent Garden) the trail is between those two venues, starting at either one (just turn up, no