newtownTue-Sat 4pm-late
Vermouth and sherry bar on King Street, Newtown, Sydney. Tinned-fish pintxos, Spanish-leaning tapas and a list of 40+ vermouths by the glass.
Signature pour: Manzanilla sherry flight
Wine focus: Vermouth, sherry, fortified wines
Food: Spanish tapas
redfernTue-Sat 5pm-late
French wine bar attached to Porcine restaurant on Marian Street, Redfern, Sydney. Natural wines by the glass and charcuterie in a 24-seat room.
Signature pour: Loire cabernet franc
Wine focus: French growers, biodynamic-leaning
Food: Charcuterie and rillettes
darlinghurstMon-Sat 5pm-late
Champagne-led wine bar on Stanley Street, East Sydney. Caviar service, grower-Champagne pours by the glass, the kind of room booked for celebrations.
Signature pour: Grower Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Champagne and traditional-method sparkling
Food: Caviar service and oysters
paddingtonTue-Sat 5pm-11pm
Paddington's natural-wine ground zero on William Street, Sydney. Pasta of the day, Italian-leaning list, a small upstairs counter, nightly seating.
Signature pour: Pinot grigio from Friuli
Wine focus: Minimal-intervention Italian and Australian growers
Food: Italian antipasti and daily pasta
darlinghurstTue-Sat 5pm-11pm
Back-alley natural-wine bar on Crown Lane, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Matt Swieboda's room has poured one of Australia's deepest minimal-intervention lists.
Signature pour: Skin-contact gewurztraminer from Alsace
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic wines
Food: Charcuterie and bar snacks
potts-pointTue-Sun 5pm-late
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.
Signature pour: Beaujolais cru by the glass
Wine focus: French natural growers
Food: Mediterranean small plates