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A guide to where you can drink champagne by the glass in London. These 69 wine bars and restaurants each pour champagne among an ambitious by-the-glass list, from established favourites to neighbourhood finds.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 curated 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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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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Boot & Flogger
Restaurant · 10-20 Redcross Way, London SE1 1TA
The original Davy's Wine Bar, opened in 1965 on quiet Redcross Way near Borough Market, The Boot & Flogger trades in a very London kind of comfort: classic and seasonal small and large plates, quality meats and fish, daily specials, artisan cheese and traditional puddings. The wine list draws on an extensive range from Davy's Wine Merchants' cellars in Greenwich, with 20-odd wines by the glass spanning Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, plus English sparkling, Rioja and port for good measure. Little about the place chases fashion, which is precisely its charm. While Borough Market's crowds churn a few streets away, this remains one of SE1's most civilised places for a long, old-fashioned glass.
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Caractére Restaurant
Restaurant · 209 Westbourne Park Rd, London W11 1EA
Caractère is what happens when France and Italy share a kitchen. Diego Ferrari and Emily Roux — the latest generation of the Roux family in London — opened their Westbourne Park Road restaurant in 2018, and a first Michelin star followed in February 2025. The room keeps the cosiness and charm of a neighbourhood spot while the cooking works at fine-dining level, and the wine list carries the same dual passport: Bordeaux alongside Barolo, Champagne alongside cool-climate finds, with bio-dynamic and low-intervention producers threaded throughout. Twenty to forty wines are poured by the glass at any time, which makes it easy to move between the two traditions over a single dinner. For west London wine lovers, it is one of Notting Hill's most quietly serious lists.
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Champagne Charlies
Wine Bar · 17 Villiers St, London WC2N 6NG
Beneath the arches of Charing Cross, down Villiers Street, Champagne Charlies has been a local institution for wining, dining and entertaining. Wood panelling, exposed brick, intimate alcoves and candlelit tables set the tone — this is old-school London wine bar territory, done properly. The name signals the house strength: Champagne leads, backed by English sparkling wine made in the traditional method, while the still list ranges from Burgundy and Bordeaux through Rioja, Provence rosé and Port. Between 20 and 40 wines are available by the glass, so a post-work stop can wander from Chardonnay to Pinot Noir without committing to a bottle. Classic British food, built on seasonal ingredients, keeps the kitchen in step with the cellar. Few spots this central feel so tucked away.
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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 curated 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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Davy's At Holborn
Wine Bar · 57 High Holborn, London WC1V 6DT
An atmospheric cellar bar has long been the Davy's signature, and the Holborn outpost is a local institution for wine and food lovers around Chancery Lane. Descend from High Holborn and the pace changes: the award-winning wine list is extensive, spanning Bordeaux and Burgundy classics, Champagne and English sparkling wine, plus sherry, Port and off-the-beaten-track finds for the adventurous. Twenty to forty wines come by the glass, which turns a quick lunch or after-work stop into a chance to compare a cool-climate Chardonnay with a Spanish white, or a Pinot Noir with a Rioja. Classic British cooking built on seasonal ingredients anchors the food side, and the cellar hosts everything from tastings to private dinners. Legal-London drinking at its most civilised.
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Davy's At St James
Wine Bar · Crown Passage, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 6QY
Crown Passage, the narrow lane off Pall Mall, hides one of St James's most atmospheric drinking spots: a former Champagne cellar with vaulted ceilings that has long served as a popular local wine bar and restaurant. The Champagne heritage survives on the list, alongside Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rioja and further-flung bottles from Margaret River and New Zealand, with Port for those settling in. Between 20 and 40 wines are poured by the glass, ideal for the venue's twin trades of hearty lunchtime meals and after-work drinks. Classic British cooking with seasonal ingredients fills the menu, and an interesting selection of craft beers covers the rare guest who is not here for the wine. A vaulted slice of old London, hiding in plain sight.
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Davy's Wine Vaults
Wine Bar · 161 Greenwich High Rd, London SE10 8JA
Greenwich wine drinkers have a proper local in Davy's Wine Vaults, set on Greenwich High Road and brimming with the character you would hope for from this historic royal borough. The wines are all sourced by Davy's Wine Merchants, giving the list an interesting, diverse spread: Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhône staples share space with English sparkling wine, Portuguese bottles and Port. With 20 to 40 wines available by the glass, it is easy to match something different to each course of the modern British menu. A spacious bar and dining area, outdoor terrace and two private dining rooms mean it handles everything from a quiet weeknight glass to a full celebration. South-east London's by-the-glass scene owes it a debt.
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Davy's at Plantation Place
Restaurant · Unit 8 Plantation Ln, Mincing Ln., London EC3R 7BD
In the heart of the City, directly opposite Minster Court on Mincing Lane, Davy's at Plantation Place trades the group's usual cellar shadows for floor-to-ceiling windows, outside seating and a light, contemporary feel. It works as both wine bar and restaurant: a spacious bar, elegant private rooms and a large dining area serving modern British cooking. The list carries the Davy's hallmarks — Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne at the core, with Rioja, Provence rosé, English sparkling wine and Port broadening the picture. Twenty to forty wines by the glass make it a sensible after-work choice, whether the plan is one restorative Chardonnay or a slow tour through the reds. City drinking without the crush.
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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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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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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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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 curated 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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Glue Wine Bar
Wine Bar · West Lane, 16, SE16 4NY
Glue is the sort of place London wine lovers hope to stumble upon: a small, cosy, eclectic wine bar on West Lane in SE16, deliberately off the beaten track and just 150 metres from the Thames Path and Bermondsey tube. Pre-loved vintage furniture, books, board games and chatty locals set the tone for anyone escaping the madding crowd. The carefully chosen menu runs to more than 25 wines, with a by-the-glass selection in the 20-to-40 range that roams from Burgundy, Champagne and English sparkling wine to Argentine Malbec, Riesling and the occasional orange wine. A friendly welcome is guaranteed. In a city of ever-bigger wine bars, this pocket-sized spot argues persuasively for staying small.
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Goodman Mayfair
Restaurant · 24-26 Maddox St, London W1S 1QH
The 2008 original. Goodman's Maddox Street flagship is where the group began — a premium Mayfair steak house serving British, American and world cuts. The wine list is built for beef: Cabernet Sauvignon leads, with California a particular strength and South Africa adding range and value. Champagne and traditional-method sparkling wine open proceedings, or there is a perfectly made Old Fashioned from the bar for those starting elsewhere. Twenty to forty wines come by the glass, which matters in a steak house — each cut can meet its match without a whole bottle's commitment, and a table of four can drink four different ways. Mayfair has plenty of glossier rooms, but few with this much quiet confidence in exactly what they do.
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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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Jul’s
Restaurant · 11 Waterloo Pl, London SW1Y 4AU
Design leads at Jul's on Waterloo Place, in the grand streets of St James's: marble, mosaic, scorched wood and clay, subtle Byzantine and Roman influences, and a 6.5-metre glass wine wall anchoring the room. The list behind that glass is European and Mediterranean-leaning, gathering renowned and artisanal producers — Super Tuscans and wider Italy, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Greece and Rioja, with Madeira for the finish. More than twenty wines pour by the glass, so the wall can be explored rather than merely admired. Nature and seasonality shape the cooking as much as the interiors. It's a strikingly contemporary place to drink for this corner of town — one of central London's more glamorous settings for working through a list glass by glass.
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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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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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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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Pied à Terre
Restaurant · 34 Charlotte St., London W1T 2NH
Pied à Terre holds a distinction no other London restaurant can claim: founded in 1991 and still owned and run by David Moore, it is the capital's longest-standing Michelin-starred restaurant. The wine programme matches that pedigree — joint first in Wine List Confidential's UK Top Restaurants for Wine 2024 — and rewards close reading, moving from Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne into connoisseur territory such as the Jura and the Loire, with English sparkling wine flying the home flag. On Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, it offers between 20 and 40 wines by the glass — a generous window into a cellar of this depth. For anyone drinking their way through London's fine-dining lists one glass at a time, this is essential ground.
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Restaurant Story
Restaurant · 199 Tooley St, London SE1 2JX
Tom Sellers tells his own story — and the story of British food — through an ever-evolving tasting menu of seasonal dishes at this Tooley Street restaurant. The accolades came fast: a first Michelin star within five months of opening in 2013, and a second in 2021. Wine here is treated as part of the narrative rather than a specialism in itself, with Champagne and Chardonnay the recurring threads on a list built to move with the menu. Between 20 and 40 wines are available by the glass, which matters at a tasting-menu restaurant, where no single bottle can suit every course. For anyone mapping London's serious by-the-glass dining south of the river, Story earns its chapter.
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Revery Bar
Restaurant · 22 Park Ln, London W1J 7DR
Revery is the sleek, contemporary bar within the London Hilton on Park Lane, born from a sweeping transformation of a Mayfair icon established in 1963. Bold interiors, rich textures and statement lighting balance glamour with warmth, and the room shifts character as the night deepens — relaxed in the early evening, vibrant late on, indulgent without tipping into excess. The wine focus is fittingly celebratory: Champagne leads, with Provence and rosé keeping the mood light. Twenty to forty wines are served by the glass, which feels right for a bar where one beautifully judged pour beats a lengthy commitment. Park Lane has never lacked glossy hotel bars, but Revery's mix of polish and warmth makes it one of Mayfair's more persuasive places for a glass.
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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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Sketch The Glade
Wine Bar · 9 Conduit St, London W1S 2XG
The Glade Bar at sketch, on Conduit Street, positions itself as the Mayfair institution's pinnacle of luxury. Bar Director Martino Franchi and his team have created a menu of 21 masterfully crafted cocktails blending timeless classics with bold contemporary creativity, while Wine Director Fred Brugues oversees the wine and Champagne selection. That list keeps its focus narrow and high: Champagne, Burgundy and rare, iconic wines — the sort of bottles most drinkers encounter only on paper. It makes the by-the-glass offer, running between 20 and 40 wines, unusually valuable: a chance to taste the top shelf without the top-shelf commitment. For a certain kind of London evening — celebratory, a touch theatrical — few rooms deliver quite like this one.
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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 Gun
Restaurant · 27 Coldharbour, Docklands, London E14 9NS
Steeped in history and renowned as one of London's finest riverside pubs, The Gun sits on Coldharbour in the Docklands, its magnificent Grade II listed building facing the Thames. The riverside terrace is the draw on a fine evening: sunset over the water, glass in hand. That glass has real options, too — the list concentrates on Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, and between 20 and 40 wines are poured by the glass, a depth few pubs anywhere in the city can offer. It suits proper wining and dining as much as a casual drink on the water. A reminder that some of London's best places to drink wine by the glass are not wine bars at all.
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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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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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The Winemakers Club
Wine Bar · 41a Farringdon St, London EC4A 4AN
By day, the vaults at 41a Farringdon Street serve as shop, tasting room and office; by night they transform into a candle-lit wine bar. The Winemakers Club is an importer first, working directly with small producers and representing nearly 40 wineries across Italy, France, Spain, Hungary, Germany and Australia, with a focus on indigenous grapes, experimental winemaking and authentic character. Bio-dynamic, organic and low-intervention bottles dominate, alongside Champagne, the Loire and properly off-the-beaten-track German finds. The Guide rates it a Hidden Gem: the by-the-glass selection is small but genuinely inspirational, shifting with whatever the vaults hold that week. For London drinkers who measure a wine bar by discovery rather than length of list, this is one of the city's essential cellars.
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.