Openwine is a wine bar in City Bowl, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: A short food menu to go with the wine, alongside a Sunday house band and jam session.
Tip: Go on a Sunday for the house band's improvised set and the jam session with visiting musicians that follows it.
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Address: 72 Wale Street, Cape Town 8001
Culture Wine Bar on Bree Street in Cape Town pours South African cult bottlings, natural wines and imports from France to Australia, with weekend live jazz.
PourA sommelier-led flight pairing a South African natural wine against an international counterpart.
WineA wall of South African cult bottlings and small-grower natural wines alongside special imports from France and Australia.
FoodSnacky bits from chef Matt Manning: charcuterie, cheese boards, a prawn po'boy and a signature croque monsieur.
TipGo at the weekend for the live jazz, and book a booth ahead; the R150 a head deposit comes off the final bill.
Tannin on Bree Street stocks 430 purely South African wine labels across three floors, one of the most serious new wine rooms in Cape Town today.
PourA glass from the rotating South African by-the-glass list, chosen fresh each week.
WinePurely South African, with 430 labels on the list and around 40 poured by the glass.
FoodSeasonal small plates and platters that change with what is available.
TipThe ground-floor bar is first come, first served, but the first-floor restaurant needs a booking.
Leo's Wine Bar shares a Bree Street room with a daytime bagel shop, then pours low intervention and natural wines after dark in central Cape Town.
PourA natural wine by the glass from a small, specialised producer
WineLow-intervention wines from small, specialised producers, with natural wine always on the list.
FoodLight bar snacks nightly, plus midweek pop-up chefs who take over the kitchen.
TipIt is Max Bagels by day and Leo's by night, so the wine list only starts at 5pm.
Lunacy on Harrington Street pours a mostly local wine list with small sharing plates in a relaxed dive bar setting, an East City spot in Cape Town.
PourA glass from the mostly-local list, picked by whoever is behind the bar that night.
WineA mostly local wine list with a little international flare, run as a wine dive rather than a formal cellar.
FoodSeasonal small plates for sharing, from cold starters to oxtail gnocchi and grilled prawns.
TipBook a seat online for the seasonal small plates, from oxtail gnocchi to grilled prawns, with the mostly local list.
Culture Wine Bar on Bree Street in Cape Town pours South African cult bottlings, natural wines and imports from France to Australia, with weekend live jazz.
PourA sommelier-led flight pairing a South African natural wine against an international counterpart.
WineA wall of South African cult bottlings and small-grower natural wines alongside special imports from France and Australia.
FoodSnacky bits from chef Matt Manning: charcuterie, cheese boards, a prawn po'boy and a signature croque monsieur.
TipGo at the weekend for the live jazz, and book a booth ahead; the R150 a head deposit comes off the final bill.
Publik Wine Bar on Kloof Nek Road pours independent, small-producer Cape wines with no reservations taken, a Tamboerskloof wine fixture in Cape Town.
PourA by the glass list of lesser known Cape growers that changes regularly
WineIndependent, small-producer South African wines chosen for character rather than label recognition.
FoodA short snacking menu built to sit alongside the glass, not compete with it.
TipNo phone and no bookings, so arrive early on a Friday if you want a seat at the counter.
Tannin on Bree Street stocks 430 purely South African wine labels across three floors, one of the most serious new wine rooms in Cape Town today.
PourA glass from the rotating South African by-the-glass list, chosen fresh each week.
WinePurely South African, with 430 labels on the list and around 40 poured by the glass.
FoodSeasonal small plates and platters that change with what is available.
TipThe ground-floor bar is first come, first served, but the first-floor restaurant needs a booking.
Leo's Wine Bar shares a Bree Street room with a daytime bagel shop, then pours low intervention and natural wines after dark in central Cape Town.
PourA natural wine by the glass from a small, specialised producer
WineLow-intervention wines from small, specialised producers, with natural wine always on the list.
FoodLight bar snacks nightly, plus midweek pop-up chefs who take over the kitchen.
TipIt is Max Bagels by day and Leo's by night, so the wine list only starts at 5pm.
Judd's Local on Kloof Street runs a free wine tasting every Tuesday evening alongside its kitchen menu, a Gardens neighbourhood room in Cape Town.
PourWhatever is poured at the free Tuesday evening tasting, usually a small Cape producer.
WineA quality-first wine list on Kloof Street, with a standing Tuesday tasting slot.
FoodAn all day restaurant menu from 08:30, served alongside the wine shop list
TipTurn up for the free Tuesday tasting between 6pm and 9pm if you want to try before you commit to a bottle.
Lunacy on Harrington Street pours a mostly local wine list with small sharing plates in a relaxed dive bar setting, an East City spot in Cape Town.
PourA glass from the mostly-local list, picked by whoever is behind the bar that night.
WineA mostly local wine list with a little international flare, run as a wine dive rather than a formal cellar.
FoodSeasonal small plates for sharing, from cold starters to oxtail gnocchi and grilled prawns.
TipBook a seat online for the seasonal small plates, from oxtail gnocchi to grilled prawns, with the mostly local list.
