50 best wine bars worth the trip across every TableJourney city. Editor-ranked. Natural and classic wine bars worldwide.

Bern's Wine Room ★ 4.9

$$$Wine barHyde ParkTampa

Bern's Wine Room runs the in-cellar dining experience at Bern's Steakhouse, with table service inside the 500,000-bottle, 6,500-label wine cellar.

Maeve ★ 4.8

Brisbane

Maeve is a wine bar upstairs at Level 1, 39 Melbourne Street in South Brisbane, with plenty of wines by the glass from small producers and a menu to share.

TipReservations are online only, with no phone bookings, though walk-ins are warmly received when seats are available.

The Winery ★ 4.8

Wine barSurry HillsSydney

The Winery is an urban wine bar at 285a Crown Street, Surry Hills, with a leafy laneway and terrace and over 30 meticulously selected wines by the glass.

TipOpen from noon every day, until 11pm Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

O boufes ★ 4.8

Wine barInnere StadtVienna

O boufes serves Mediterranean-Greek inspired dishes in smaller portions for sharing, in an industrial-chic bistro next to Konstantin Filippou's restaurant.

TipCancel 24 hours ahead or a fee of €50 per person is charged; for more than 6 people, send an email.

Quatre Vins ★ 4.8

Bruges

Quatre Vins at Philipstockstraat 8 serves honest wines and dishes built on a few top-quality ingredients, with Olivier running the kitchen and natural wines.

TipMake a reservation or just swing by; the dishes are made to be placed in the middle of the table and shared.

SIP27 wine & tapas bar ★ 4.8

Split

SIP27 wine & tapas bar at Obrov ul. 9 in Split is a cozy spot with Mediterranean tapas for sharing, hand-selected organic wines and an extensive wine list.

OrderPoljički soparnik, served as four pieces on the tapas list.

TipPair the tapas with a glass from the extensive wine list, as the menu page suggests.

Le Bar a Vin du CIVB ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barGolden TriangleBordeaux

Le Bar a Vin du CIVB in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the wine council's tasting bar in the 18th-century Maison du Vin. At 3 Cours du 30 Juillet.

TipPours from €3 to €9, the cheapest tasting flight in Bordeaux; bring an empty stomach for the cheese plate.

Pepie ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barMarseille

Pepie in Marseille's 6e celebrates natural wines from organic, biodynamic and low-intervention growers, a small room with a tight small-plates menu.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; arrives full by 20:00 most nights.

La Buvette ★ 4.8

Wine barParis

La Buvette is a natural wine merchant and wine bar at 67 Rue Saint-Maur in Paris, open every day from 5pm to 10pm, with no reservations taken.

TipNo reservations are taken at La Buvette, so turn up and ask for a seat.

Tanica ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barBelgisches ViertelCologne

Tanica on Engelbertstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng is a natural wine bar and bottleshop listed by Star Wine List; kitchen serves small plates.

Weinbar im Haerlin ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barNeustadtHamburg

The Weinbar at the three-star Haerlin restaurant in the Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg pours German and Burgundy fine wines with the kitchen's small.

TipWalk-up bar seats available; the wine list shares the dining-room cellar.

GRAPES Weinbar ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barAltstadt LehelMunich

GRAPES Weinbar in Munich's Altstadt is the Cortiina Hotel's wine room; Austrian sommeliers Stefan Grabler and Markus Hirschler keep just under 1,300 labels.

Heteroclito ★ 4.8

Wine barSyntagma Historic CentreAthens

Heteroclito opened in 2012 as a wine destination in the historic center of Athens, with more than 200 Greek labels and an emphasis on natural wines.

TipA second space opened right next door in 2019 and pours only wines of mild, natural winemaking.

La Cabane Wine Bistro ★ 4.8

Wine barSohoHong Kong

La Cabane Wine Bistro on Hollywood Road in Soho belongs to La Cabane, a Hong Kong natural wine dealer since 2010 that picks its wines from small growers.

TipLa Cabane's cheeses arrive fresh from Paris weekly, so ask what has just come in to go with your glass.

Vinikli ★ 4.8

Wine barBudapest

Vinikli is a boutique wine bar and cafe at Múzeum krt. 27 in Budapest that also runs a wine webshop and a membership where guests collect points.

TipTables can be booked on its website, and it is closed on Sundays.

Wine Not ★ 4.8

Wine barBudapest

Wine Not at Nádor u. 20 in Budapest calls itself a Hungarian wine bar and shop, and its site has a downloadable drink list, reservations and a webshop.

TipThe drink list can be downloaded from its site, and the bar opens at 16:00 on most days, at 17:00 on Friday.

Slink and Bardot ★ 4.8

$$$$Wine barLower ParelMumbai

Slink and Bardot inside a refurbished colonial bungalow in Worli Village runs modern French small plates plus a sommelier-driven wine list and bar program.

OrderSommelier wine flight and the burrata with stone-fruit conserve.

TipBar seats are walk-in; dining room reservations needed at weekends.

Loose Canon ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barSouth City CentreDublin

Loose Canon on Drury Street in Dublin 2, a low-intervention wine bar pouring small-grower European bottles and toasted-cheese flatbreads, the southside.

TipTwenty-five seats; book the back stools online. The toasted-cheese flatbread is the only menu item, two varieties weekly.

Darog ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barWestendGalway

Darog on Lower Dominick Street Galway holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand; Zsolt Lukacs won the 2025 Michelin Sommelier Award for this natural wine bar.

Campagne ★ 4.8

€€€Wine barMedieval MileKilkenny

Campagne's wine list matches its Michelin kitchen, a curated French and European selection chosen by sommelier Brid Hannon for each tasting-menu course.

Osteria del Sole ★ 4.8

Wine barBologna

Osteria del Sole has stood in Bologna since 1465 and serves only drinks, wine and beer; guests bring their own food to the big wooden tables.

TipOutside food is welcome if you buy your drinks there; a booked table has a minimum order of 10 euros per person.

Vinoir ★ 4.8

Wine barNavigliMilan

Vinoir is a wine shop and bistro for artisan wines at Ripa di Porta Ticinese 93b, researching, telling the stories of and selling high-craft wines since 2012.

L'Ebbrezza di Noe ★ 4.8

Wine barChiaiaNaples

L'Ebbrezza di Noè is a wine bar in Chiaia, Naples, with Simone in the kitchen, sommelier Luca at the bar, and Campania and Piedmont wines on the list.

TipThe house suggestion in the kitchen is the famous stuffed fried pacchero.

VinAllegro ★ 4.8

Rome

VinAllegro at Piazza Giuditta Tavani Arquati, 114 is a wine bar on a quiet Trastevere square, with 500 Italian and foreign wines, beers and cocktails.

TipThe kitchen is rich in specialities and homemade desserts, with good background music to listen to by candlelight.

Enoteca Trastevere ★ 4.8

ItalianRome

Enoteca Trastevere at Via della Lungaretta, 86 has been in Trastevere since 1936, pairing a lively, creative kitchen with a selection of wines.

TipChef Gilberto Renna prepares dishes from fresh products that come from a short supply chain.

Fujimaru Winery Shimanouchi ★ 4.8

¥¥¥Wine barDotonbori and NambaOsaka

A Shimanouchi urban winery pouring its own Osaka-made bottles and other Japanese wine by the glass, with Italian plates coming out of the kitchen.

OrderHouse Yamabudo wine, Natural Koshu white, Fermented cheese platter

The Nikka Bar Sapporo ★ 4.8

¥¥¥Wine barSusukinoSapporo

Nikka Whisky's flagship Hokkaido bar in Susukino, pouring rare expressions of Taketsuru, Yoichi and Miyagikyo from the company's own cellar.

TipReservations via the Nikka site; the Yoichi single-cask flights need a week's notice.

Augurio ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barCentro HistoricoPuebla

Augurio is chef Angel Vazquez's Pueblan dining room on 9 Oriente, added to the 2026 Michelin Guide selection and built around a six-mole tasting in Puebla.

TipSommelier Gina de la Mora builds the list around the six-mole tasting, which is a harder pairing job than it sounds.

SEZON ★ 4.8

Wine barGdańsk

SEZON is a wine bar at ul. Grobla I 3/4, 80-834 Gdańsk.

Black Sheep Lisboa ★ 4.8

Wine barPrincipe RealLisbon

Black Sheep Lisboa is a shop and a bar at Praça das Flores 62 dedicated to small independent producers, with different bottles opened every day.

Locals and Nomads ★ 4.8

Lisbon

Locals & Nomads is a natural wine shop and bar at Tv. do Monte 1, with wines by the glass from €5, bottles to take away from €15 and mini tastings.

TipVisit in person to chat live, try before you buy and sit slowly with a glass of wine and snacks from the menu.

Folii ★ 4.8

Wine barSofoStockholm

Folii on Erstagatan in Stockholm's SoFo runs the sommelier-led wine bar from Jonas Sandberg and Beatrice Becher; DN Gulddraken Best Bar, White Guide Best.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The counter seats walk-in; the back tables book a week ahead.

Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.8

₺₺₺Wine barNişantaşıIstanbul

Foxy in Nişantaşı, Turkey's first natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, listing Anatolian growers nobody else pours.

Smith and Gertrude ★ 4.8

Wine barStockbridgeEdinburgh

Smith & Gertrude is a wine bar at 26 Hamilton Place in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, serving wines, cheeses and charcuteries, with a Private Wine Cellar for groups.

TipWalk in as at a local; tables of 5+ can be booked with a £50 deposit, and the Private Wine Cellar seats up to 14 people.

107 Wine Shop & Bar ★ 4.8

Wine barHackneyLondon

The Lower Clapton Road natural-wine room in Hackney London that traded as P. Franco from 2014, relaunched as 107 in 2023, wine shop by day, counter by night.

TipWalk-up only. Tuesday-Thursday at 17:30 is the easy slot; Friday-Saturday queue 30 minutes for a counter seat.

Casa Rondena Winery ★ 4.8

Wine barNorth ValleyAlbuquerque

Casa Rondeña Winery at 733 Chavez Rd NW in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque was established in late 1995; its Tasting Room is open daily, no reservations needed.

Black Mountain Cider + Mead ★ 4.8

Asheville

Black Mountain Cider + Mead at 104 Eastside Dr pours cider and mead on draft, and its hydromel meads are lower in alcohol than traditional meads, at 6-8%.

TipIt is open Thursday to Sunday only, from 15:00 on Thursday, with Friday and Saturday running until 21:00.

Birdie's ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barAustin

Birdie's in Austin is Arjav Ezekiel's natural-wine list paired with Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's bistro kitchen, the 2025 James Beard Outstanding Beverage.

TipThe by-glass list is the strongest in town; Arjav is at the bar and will route you through the strange bottles.

Bayonet Bar ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barDowntownBirmingham

Bayonet Bar on 2nd Avenue North downtown Birmingham serves coastal whites and grower champagne next to the raw bar, with tableside martinis and crudo.

Haley.Henry Wine Bar ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barBeacon HillBoston

Haley Fortier's Haley.Henry on Province Street has poured natural wine in Downtown Boston since 2016. 30 seats, small-grower European list, tinned fish.

TipWalk-ins from 17:00. The tinned fish board with butter toast is the food order; the Bugey-Cerdon is the cross-glass house pour.

Printers Row Wine Shop ★ 4.8

Chicago

Printers Row Wine Shop is a South Loop natural wine bar and retail boutique at 719 South Dearborn, a full service bar of low intervention wines.

TipTuesday and Wednesday have a happy hour from 5 to 7pm, and last call for the bar is half an hour before close.

EDWINS Wine Program ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barCleveland HeightsCleveland

EDWINS in the former Nighttown space on Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, Brandon Chrostowski's culinary training restaurant, runs a French-leaning.

Restaurant Olivia ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barDenver

Restaurant Olivia in Denver is chef Ty Leon and somm Austin Carson's Wash Park Italian pasta room and wine bar, with a 35-seat dining room, walk-in wine.

Selden Standard (bar seats) ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barMidtownDetroit

Selden Standard on 2nd Avenue in Cass Corridor pours by the glass at the bar next to the wood oven in Detroit. Located in Midtown. Open daily 17:00-22:00.

TipBar seats hold for walk-ins from 17:00. The wine team writes the list weekly.

Voltaire ★ 4.8

$$$Wine barWest BottomsKansas City

Voltaire in the Kansas City West Bottoms is the Moxie Industries wine bar and globally-inspired bistro, next to the sister Golden Ox in the Live Stock.

TipWeekend brunch Sat 10:00-14:00 and Sun 10:00-15:00; the bar takes walk-ins. Sister to Golden Ox on the same block.

Little Pearl ★ 4.8

$$$$Wine barOld TownKey West

Little Pearl calls itself a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar, matching a Key West seafood tasting menu to a cellar strong in halves and sake.

TipSeatings run at 17:00, 19:00 and 21:00 six days a week; the wine pairing leans on the half-bottle cellar and is worth it.

Bar Bandini ★ 4.8

Wine barLos Angeles

Bar Bandini at 2150 W Sunset Blvd in Echo Park pours natural wine and craft beer on tap and in bottle, with a Better Half comedy show every Wednesday at 8pm.

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