Where to drink well in Edinburgh by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Edinburgh. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Smith and Gertrude on Hamilton Place in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 30-cover natural wine bar with a cheese-led food list and a vinyl.
PourLoire valley natural Sauvignon Blanc, by the glass
WineLow-intervention wines and cheese
FoodCheese, charcuterie and seasonal small plates
TipBYO cheese policy from the deli next door at £5 corkage on a Tuesday. Pours are 100ml or 175ml from a chalkboard list.
Spry on Haddington Place at the top of Leith Walk in Edinburgh, a neighbourhood natural-wine bar and bottle shop with a basement cafe, pouring rotating.
PourSkin-contact whites by the glass from a rotating chalkboard
WineNaturally made wines from small producers
FoodSeasonal small plates and snacks
TipWalk-ins at the bar most nights, table reservations by email; the bottle shop downstairs sells the same wines at retail to take home.
Toast on The Shore in Leith Edinburgh, opened 2019, a daytime-into-evening wine bar pouring biodynamic European producers beside open-fire-toasted sourdough.
PourItalian piquette by the glass
WineNatural and biodynamic wines
FoodSmall plates, charcuterie and sourdough
TipWine flights of three pours run a fixed list at £18; lunchtime sandwiches double as a snack-with-wine programme.
The Sutherland brothers' natural wine cafe and cellars, moved from Stockbridge to Northumberland Street in the New Town, with growers by the glass and snacks.
PourTasmanian Pinot Noir by the glass
WineNatural wines and growers' Champagne
FoodCheese, charcuterie, daily snacks
TipThe retail cellars double as the drinking list, and online orders deliver free across Edinburgh; tastings run from the same room.
Stuart Ralston's Noto on Thistle Street in Edinburgh New Town, opened 2019, a Japanese small-plates dining room with a wine and sake list pairing modern.
PourAged Junmai sake or Mount Etna red
WineModern Italian and Japanese sake
FoodJapanese small plates
TipCounter seats look at the sushi pass; the wine list is short but unusually well-compiled for sake pairing.
Stuart Ralston's Parisian bar a vin on Broughton Street in Edinburgh, opened October 2025 on the former Fhior site, a wine-led restaurant with a rotating.
PourRotating Old World glasses overseen by sommelier Stuart Skea
WineOld World wines and smaller producers
FoodParisian bistro sharing plates
TipBookings via vinette.co.uk; for an aperitif first head one floor down to sister cocktail bar Vivien before sitting at the table.
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