7 wine bars worth the trip across Australia, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Australia guides.
Bar Liberty ★ 4.7 · Melbourne
fitzroy · 234 Johnston Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Bar Liberty in Fitzroy North is the natural wine bar that launched a thousand imitators: ferments and pours that changed how Melbourne thinks about wine.
Embla ★ 4.7 · Melbourne
cbd · 122 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Embla in the CBD pairs an extraordinary natural wine list with wood-oven cooking: snacks designed around whatever was poured, all day and into the evening.
Carlton Wine Room ★ 4.6 · Melbourne
carlton · 172-174 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Carlton Wine Room on Faraday Street has the suburb's most serious wine list: old-world depth and a kitchen that holds its own beside the bottles.
Neighbourhood Wine ★ 4.5 · Melbourne
fitzroy · 1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North VIC 3068
Neighbourhood Wine in Fitzroy North fills a double-fronted terrace with Victorian producers and low-intervention pours from a thoughtful and well-priced list.
Blackhearts and Sparrows ★ 4.5 · Melbourne
fitzroy · 14 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Blackhearts and Sparrows is Melbourne's best independent bottle shop for discovering something new: natural and biodynamic wines across six Melbourne stores.
Marion ★ 4.5 · Melbourne
fitzroy · 53 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Marion on Gertrude Street is the Fitzroy neighbourhood wine bar: an ever-changing natural wine list and snacks designed around what was opened.
Builders Arms Hotel ★ 4.3 · Melbourne
fitzroy · 211 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
The Builders Arms on Gertrude Street does a double life as a local pub and a seriously curated wine room: natural bottles, good food and a courtyard.