The best by-the-glass wine lists in the UK 2025
Here is the guide to the best spots in the UK to drink wine by the glass.
These venues were all finalists in Star Wine List of the Year UK with The Buyer 2025 presented by Majestic Commercial. Check out all the venues and the winning wine lists!
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![Wild Corner, a restaurant in London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 20 8191 0704
Address: 8 Elystan Street, London
Best By-the-Glass List UK, presented by Lingua Franca 2026
Wild Corner is the wine bar little sister to Wild Tavern across the road. It’s small and cosy yet glamourous - well suited to its very smart address in Chelsea/South Kensington. For somewhere small the wine list is long – an incredible 200 bottles are available by the glass (or carafe) with vintages spanning decades (the 1939 Pichon Lalande has sadly just sold out). The menu is produce led; a reduced version of that they serve over the road, simply cooked top quality ingredients that let the wine shine. Fresh langoustines and raw fish, Gillardeau oysters, beef tartare, USDA Sirloin, charcu...
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![Interior of Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit, London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 20 7242 8963
Address: 51 Lamb's Conduit St, London
Best By-the-Glass List UK, presented by Lingua Franca 2026
Noble Rot is now a global name, with its quarterly magazine and multiple venues earning a reputation for making wine feel relaxed and for everyone, without compromising on the seriousness of their lists. Lambs Conduit is the original Fitzrovia location, with the street named after William Lambe, a wealthy Tudor who built a conduit to supply the city with water. The wine bar and restaurant opened in 2015, with a handful of coveted outdoor tables for warmer months and plenty of light streaming into the bar through the large front windows. The food is bistro-style and unapologetically wine-centr...
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![Les 110 de Taillevent, a restaurant in London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 20 3141 6016
Address: 16 Cavendish Square, London
Best By-the-Glass List UK, presented by Lingua Franca 2026
This is the sister establishment of Parisian Michelin restaurant Le Taillevent. Set in the site of an old bank in the heart of London, by Oxford Circus, the striking display of bottles behind the bar instantly signifies its wine focus. Ceiling-high windows create spaciousness yet the atmosphere remains welcoming. The kitchen delivers unpretentious but poised French dining, with both an à la carte and tasting menu (with a vegan option). Service is genuine and unfussy, with an understanding of how to treat fine wine, and the 110 wines by the glass available in both 125ml and 70ml, which makes fo...
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![Moor Hall, a restaurant in Aughton, UK.]()
Phone: +44 1695 572511
Address: Moor Hall, Prescot Road, Aughton, Ormskirk
Best Austrian Wine List UK, presented by Austrian Wine 2026
Moor Hall is a luxurious grade II listed restaurant with rooms, with a history dating back to the 13th century. Since being transformed in 2015 by the present owners they’ve received rave reviews and a coveted two Michelin stars. As well as the main restaurant they have private dining and a ‘kitchen experience’. The uber talented chef is ex-L’Enclume (another two star) and El Celler de Can Roca. The cuisine is new British - delicate and produce driven, presented in exceptional and natural surroundings. It’s all tasting menus, either four or eight courses at lunch, eight only for dinner and win...
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![Exterior of Noble Rot Soho, London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 20 7183 8190
Address: 2 Greek Street, London
Best By-the-Glass List UK, presented by Lingua Franca 2026
A cosier version of the original Bloomsbury Noble Rot, this second venue in Soho’s Greek Street is located in what was a famous Hungarian restaurant, The Gay Hussar – a haunt for left-wing politicians, journalists and intellectuals from when it opened in the fifties until it closed in 2018. The building has been brought to life again with its period features renovated and interiors done to encourage customers to enjoy the atmosphere of its past at the intersection of homely food, wine and gossip. With no bar it really is a place to enjoy a meal with some good conversation – either over a well...
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![Brooklands by Claude Bosi, a restaurant in London, UK.]()
Phone: 020 8138 6888
Address: The Peninsula, 1 Grosvenor Place, London
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![Claridge's Restaurant, a restaurant in London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 020 7629 8860
Address: Claridge's, Brook Street, London
Best Riesling Wine List UK, presented by Dr. Lippold 2026
Claridge’s Restaurant sits within its namesake luxury hotel in London’s Mayfair. It is the perfect place to feel both decadent and relaxed at the same time – a difficult balance and one they successfully achieve. The wine list is extensive – incredibly strong in the classic regions though there is exploration to be had. Venture into places like China or Slovenia, or take on the well-integrated skin-contact wines. Champagne is particularly well represented, with striking full-page producer features to linger over. Without favouring any one particular region, nice verticals can be discovered as...
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![Doppo, a restaurant in London, UK.]()
Phone: +44 020 7183 2100
Address: 33 Dean Street, London
Best Italian Wine List UK 2026
Doppo, a casual Tuscan-accented restaurant, is definitely a hidden gem in the heart of London’s buzzy Soho. With no website, you could easily think it was just a pop up or fly-by-night place. Instead, this is a spot I recommend time and again to visitors in London who just want good wine and food, and would otherwise never discover it. Bookings are taken via an OpenTable reservation link on their Instagram page or through a Google search, and while the process is a little unconventional, it is by no means difficult. The list, at around 700 refere...
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![Interior of Row on 5 restaurant, London, UK.]()
Address: 5 Savile Row, London
Best By-the-Glass List UK, presented by Lingua Franca 2026
Located in London’s prestigious and quietly iconic Savile Row in Mayfair, this Michelin restaurant embodies luxury on many levels. Not only in the immaculate fit-out, but in the high-end, attentive service that truly defines the experience – from chefs presenting their precisely executed, seasonal British dishes to the warm front of house, whose members will even offer to dry clean your coat while you dine. Be ready for the tome-like wine list – with 2,400 listings, you will find almost anything you could wish for, be it traditional, innovative or saké. They have optimised Coravin, offering n...
