14 wine bar rooms in Sydney we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Sydney | Wine Bar across every city.
The small wine bar is a defining part of how Sydney drinks and snacks, clustered through Potts Point, Surry Hills and the inner west. 10 William Street in Paddington and Dear Sainte Eloise in Potts Point are touchstones for the city's low-intervention, Italian-leaning approach, while Love Tilly Devine in Darlinghurst helped pioneer the format. Monopole nearby keeps the standard high in the eastern suburbs.
10 William Street ★ 4.8
paddington · 10 William Street, Paddington NSW 2021
Paddington's natural-wine ground zero on William Street, Sydney. Pasta of the day, Italian-leaning list, a small upstairs counter, nightly seating.
Love Tilly Devine ★ 4.7
darlinghurst · 91 Crown Lane, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Back-alley natural-wine bar on Crown Lane, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Matt Swieboda's room has poured one of Australia's deepest minimal-intervention lists.
Dear Sainte Eloise ★ 4.6
potts-point · 20 Llankelly Place, Potts Point NSW 2011
Natural wine bar on Llankelly Place, Potts Point, Sydney. Same crew as Love Tilly Devine; Mediterranean small plates and a deep Champagne-by-the-glass list.
Monopole ★ 4.6
potts-point · 71a Macleay Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt's wine bar on Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney. Open 7 nights; small-plates menu and natural-leaning wine list.
Wine Library ★ 4.4
woollahra · 18 Oxford Street, Woollahra NSW 2025
Wine Library on Oxford Street, Woollahra. Deep by-the-glass list, snack menu and a regular Sydney crowd through the late afternoon and evening.
Vini ★ 4.3
surry-hills · 118 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Italian-leaning wine bar on Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Italian small plates, low-intervention bottles by the glass, late seating common.
Where's Nick ★ 4.2
surry-hills · 200 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Eastern European-leaning wine bar on Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Natural-leaning by-the-glass list, walk-in friendly weeknights, small plates.
P&V Wine + Liquor Merchants ★ 4.5
newtown · 94 Enmore Road, Newtown NSW 2042
Bottle shop and bar on Enmore Road, Newtown, Sydney. Mike Bennie and Lou Dowling's natural-wine retail by day, by-the-glass and pintxos by night.
Vermuteria ★ 4.0
newtown · 117 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042
Vermouth and sherry bar on King Street, Newtown, Sydney. Tinned-fish pintxos, Spanish-leaning tapas and a list of 40+ vermouths by the glass.
Porcine Bar ★ 4.2
redfern · 11 Marian Street, Redfern NSW 2016
French wine bar attached to Porcine restaurant on Marian Street, Redfern, Sydney. Natural wines by the glass and charcuterie in a 24-seat room.
Della Hyde ★ 4.1
darlinghurst · 82 Stanley Street, East Sydney NSW 2010
Champagne-led wine bar on Stanley Street, East Sydney. Caviar service, grower-Champagne pours by the glass, the kind of room booked for celebrations.
Joe's Tavern ★ 4.4
newtown · 206 Australia Street, Newtown NSW 2042
Joe's Tavern is newtown bar room with a tiny kitchen out the back doing nose-to-tail italian plates and natural wine for 25 seats, sister to bella brutta.
Sippenham ★ 4.7
sydenham · 282 Unwins Bridge Road, Sydenham NSW 2044
Sippenham is sydenham wine bar in a converted shopfront on burrows road. 30 seats, ex-ester somms running the floor, blink-and-miss-it from the train station.
Ester Bar ★ 4.6
chippendale · 46-52 Meagher Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
Ester Bar is the walk-in stand-up bar inside ester on meagher street, chippendale, sydney. same wood-fired snacks as the dining room, no booking required.