Over the past ten years, a new wave of modern wine bars has risen in London and since spread around the UK. Whether you’re a seasoned drinker or just starting to explore, there’s no better place to enjoy a glass or a bottle. The best are run by wine fanatics that understand how to make a wine really shine: a relaxed atmosphere, friendly service and some good simple food to go with it. Below is a personal selection of UK wine bars that are well worth a visit.

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• 10 Cases Cave a Vins

  London WC2H 9BD

  020 7836 6801

• 110 de Taillevent

  London W1G 9DD

  020 314 16016

• 161 Kirkdale

  London SE26 4QJ

  020 3602 7980

• 1865 Oxford

  Oxford OX1 1AY

  01865 247 217

• 28-50 Wine Workshop & Kitchen

  Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1BT

  0207 242 8877

• 28-50 Wine Workshop & Kitchen

  Maddox Street, London W1S 2QH

  0207 495 1505

• 28-50 Wine Workshop & Kitchen

  Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2NE

  0207 486 7922

• 40 Maltby Street

  London SE1 3PA

  020 7237 9247

• Albertine

  London W12 7DP

  020 8743 9593

• Antidote

  London W1F 7RR

  020 7287 8488

• Bar Buvette

  Bristol BS1 1RG

  0117 3709667

• Barrica

  London W1T 4NE

  020 7436 9448

• Brackenbury Wine Rooms

  London W6 0NQ

  020 3696 8240

• Brawn

  London E2 7RG

  0207 729 5692

• Brilliant Corners

  London E8 4AE

  020 7812 9511

• Cambridge Wine Merchants Wine Bar

  Cambridge CB2 1UJ

  01223 568989

• Capote y Toros

  London SW5 0LJ

  0207 373 0567

• Cépage[s]

  London W2 5QH

  0203 602 8890

• Charlotte’s Bistro

  London W4 1QP

  020 8742 3590

• Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels

  London WC2H 9DP

  020 7734 7737

• Copita

  London W1F 8EP

  0207 287 7797

• Corkage Chapel Row

  Bath BA1 1HN

  01225 423417

• Corkage Walcot Street

  Bath BA1 5BG

  01225 422577

• Divino Enoteca

  Edinburgh EH1 2QD

  0131 225 1770

• Drakes Tabanco

  London W1T 2HY

  020 7637 9388

• Fourth & Church

  Hove BN3 2EB

  01273 724709

• Fox

  London EC2Y 5JA

  0203 823 9623

• Humble Grape Battersea

  London SW11 1ED

  020 3620 2202

• Humble Grape Fleet Street

  London EC4Y 8EJ

  020 7583 0688

• Humble Grape Islington

  London N1 0QY

  020 3904 4480

• Humble Grape Liverpool Street

  London EC2M 4RH

  020 3887 9287

• José

  London SE1 3UB

  020 7403 4902

• Kensington Wine Rooms

  London W8 7LP

  0207 727 8142

• Le Di-Vin

  Edinburgh EH3 7TE

  0131 538 1815

• Le Vignoble Bath

  Bath BA1 1BZ

  01225 465907

• Le Vignoble Plymouth

  Plymouth PL1 3RP

  01752 222892

• Legs

  London E9 6LH

  0203 441 8765

• L’Escargot Blanc

  Edinburgh EH2 4QW

  0131 226 1890

• Lobos

  London SE1 9QG

  0207 407 5361

• Loki Birmingham

  Birmingham B2 5HU

  0121 212 9440

• Loki Edgbaston

  Edgbaston B15 3AU

  0121 455 0793

• Mele e Pere

  London W1F 9TF

  020 7096 2096

• Negozio Classica

  London W11 2QA

  0207 234 0005

• New Street Wine Shop

  London EC2M 4TR

  020 3503 0795

• Oxford Wine Café

  Oxford OX1 2HU

  01865 604334

• P. Franco

  London E5 0NP

  020 8533 4660

• Passione Vino

  London EC2 A4QS

  0203 487 0600

• Pepito

  London N1 9FD

  0207 7841 7331

• Planet of the Grapes Bow Lane

  London EC4N 4SJ

  020 7248 1892

• Planet of the Grapes Leadenhall

  London EC3V 1LU

  020 7929 7224

• Planet of the Grapes Sicilian Avenue

  London WC1A 2QH

  020 7831 2181

• Sager + Wilde Hackney Road

  London E2 8JL

  020 8127 7330

• Sager + Wilde Paradise Row

  London E2 9LE

  020 7613 0478

• Salon

  London SW9 8LD

  0207 501 9152

• Salut

  Manchester M2 2FW

  0161 236 2340

• Shampers

  London W1B 5PE

  020 7437 1692

• Shepherd Market Wine House

  London W1J 7PN

  020 7499 8555

• Smith & Gertrude

  Edinburgh EH3 5AU

  0131 629 6280

• Social Wine & Tapas

  London W1U 1DL

  0207 993 3257

• Soif

  London SW11 1HG

  020-7223 1112

• Super Tuscan

  London E1 7LJ

  020 7247 8717

• Ten Green Bottles

  Brighton BN1 1GE

  01273 567176

• Terroirs

  London WC2N 4DN

  0207 036 0660

• The Last Wine Bar

  Norwich NR3 1AB

  01603 626626

• The Laughing Heart

  London E2 8NA

  020 7437 1692

• The Mountgrove Bothy

  London N5 2LT

  07591 206378

• The Old Bridge Hotel

  Huntingdon PE29 3TQ

  01480 424300

• The Remedy

  London W1T 6PG

  020 3489 3800

• The Streatham Wine House

  London SW2 4TS

  020 8678 8997

• Trangallan

  London N16 9PX

  020 7359 4988

• Unwined

  London SW17 0SN

  020 3583 9136

• Vagabond Battersea Power Station

  London SW11 8EZ

  0203 9144 655

• Vagabond Charlotte Street

  London W1T 1RW

  0203 441 9210

• Vagabond Fulham

  London SW6 1AX

  0207 381 1717

• Vagabond Northcote Road

  London SW11 1NT

  0207 738 0540

• Vagabond Victoria

  London SW1W 0AJ

  0207 630 7693

• Vindinista

  London W3 6DH

  07703 502520

• Vinoteca Chiswick

  London W4 2HD

  020 3701 8822

• Vinoteca City

  London EC4N 8AR

  020 3150 1292

• Vinoteca Farringdon

  London EC1M 4AA

  020 7253 8786

• Vinoteca Kings Cross

  London N1C 4BU

  020 3793 7210

• Vinoteca Marylebone

  London W1H 5BD

  020 7724 7288

• Vinoteca Soho

  London W1F 9SH

  020 3544 7411

• Winemakers Club

  London EC4A 4AN

  020 7236 2936

• Yield N16

  London N16 9QH

  0207 354 5912