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Best Wine Bars in London

Natural wine dens, classic cellars and great small plates: London's best wine bars.

Starting order is based on how often each place appears in London's major guides. Your upvotes move places up.

  1. 1King's Cross · 396 York Way, N7 9LWA shop, restaurant and wine bar on York Way with around 80 bottles and a strong showing across every list.
  2. 2Bloomsbury · Multiple locationsA wood-panelled institution with an outstanding, deep wine list and classic, seasonal cooking.
  3. 3Islington · 382 Essex Road, N1 3PFA self-styled wine pub on Essex Road with rotating kitchen residencies and an easygoing vibe.
  4. 4Clapton · 107 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NPA natural wine shop and bar championing low-intervention European growers.
  5. 5Farringdon · 41a Farringdon Street, EC4A 4ANAn atmospheric cellar bar under Holborn Viaduct, pouring wines from its own importer list.
  6. 6Strand · 47 Villiers Street, WC2N 6NELondon's oldest wine bar, a candlelit vaulted cellar recently named among Europe's best bars.
  7. 7Finsbury Park · 42 Quernmore Road, N4 4QPA Harringay neighbourhood wine bar ranked high on Time Out's 2026 list and loved by The Infatuation.
  8. 8Dalston · 5 Dalston Lane, E8 3DFA wine shop, bar and garden known for Austrian bottles and food from local partners.
  9. 9Dalston · 2-4 Tottenham Road, N1 4BZA natural wine bar with more than 600 wines, run by Natty Boy Wines' Dan Long.
  10. 10Waterloo · 19 Lower Marsh, SE1 7RJA small Lower Marsh wine bar praised by both Time Out and Hot Dinners.

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