Diogenes the Dog is a wine bar in Kennington, London.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Mediterranean small plates
Tip: Walk-up only Tue-Thu. Friday-Saturday books two weeks ahead. The wine focus is on growers Hodge knows personally.
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Address: 96 Rodney Road, London SE17 1BG
Mike Garrett and Bryan Connell's natural-wine bar on Blackstock Road in Highbury London, opened 2019, runs a small-plates kitchen and a wine club delivery.
PourWhatever German Pinot Noir is on
WineNatural and biodynamic wines from independents
FoodSmall plates and Sunday roast
TipSunday roast at £25 books a week ahead through Resy. The wine subscription delivers six independent bottles a month.
Gergovie Wines's importer-run wine bar and kitchen inside a Maltby Street railway arch in Bermondsey London, opened 2010, the home address of London.
PourWhatever Loire chenin blanc is open
WineNatural wines from Gergovie Wines
FoodDaily-changing kitchen chalkboard
TipOpen Wed-Sat only. Walk-up at the counter from 12:00. Closed Sun-Tue; the Saturday market crowd from 10:00 anchors the day.
Amit and Aneesh Patel's vinyl-and-natural-wine bar on Kingsland Road in Dalston London, opened 2013, runs a casual Japanese kitchen, Klipschorn speakers.
PourWhatever Jura or Loire red is on by the glass
WineNatural and low-intervention from European growers
FoodCasual Japanese small plates
TipThe downstairs hi-fi room books a week ahead; bar counter takes walk-ins. The kitchen runs late on Friday and Saturday.
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.
PourWhatever Italian skin-contact white is on by the glass
WineNatural wine, all-region with strong Italian and French focus
FoodSmall plates from a rotating chef-in-residence
TipWalk-up only. Tuesday-Thursday at 17:30 is the easy slot; Friday-Saturday queue 30 minutes for a counter seat.
Michael Sager and Charlotte Wilde's bar on Hackney Road in east London, opened 2013, ran the bridge between London's old wine-bar scene and the natural-wine.
PourWhatever German Riesling is on by the glass
WineInternational natural and low-intervention wines
FoodSmall plates and a famous grilled cheese sandwich
TipThe grilled cheese sandwich is the marquee bar snack. Wednesday and Thursday nights run a £25 menu pairing.
Bash Redford's wine bar atop the Peckham multistorey carpark in south London, opened 2018, runs Italian-leaning natural wines and small plates with a rooftop.
PourWhatever Italian skin-contact orange wine is on
WineItalian growers and natural-leaning
FoodItalian small plates
TipWalk-up only. Tuesday-Thursday from 17:30 walks in; Friday-Saturday queue runs to 90 minutes for the rooftop seats.
