Noble Rot Soho
Restaurant
London, UK
Noble Rot Soho Wine List
About Noble Rot Soho
Noble Rot Soho is the second venue from the team behind the wine magazine and Bloomsbury bar/restaurant of the same name, installed in the former home of the Gay Hussar, the iconic Soho restaurant loved by politicians and writers, established in 1953.
There’s no bar space here, instead two classy but cosy restaurant floors and a stylish private dining room up top. ‘Old Soho’ is reflected in the interior with proper wooden furniture; antique mirrored walls and vintage decanters line the length of the walls along a ceiling height shelf give full bistro glamour. The first floor features wall-sized murals of Soho at night time, painted by the same artist responsible for the Political cartoon portraits that lined the ground floor of Gay Hussar and a walk in glass wine cellar.
The menu is a European bistro in style, with a few nods to the Hungarian Hussar classics – game stuffed cabbage leaves, beef shin goulash. There’s snacks to share or graze, plus starters/mains/desserts if you want a proper meal, including a show piece finale of Armangnac Baba with an 1869 Extra Vieille Armangnac upgrade.
If there’s somewhere you won’t go hungry, thirsty or unwelcomed, it’s here.
About the Noble Rot Soho Wine List
The wine list follows a similar format to their original on Lamb’s Conduit Street. Several hundred bins, listed by region that also takes style into consideration, eg. ‘Beaujolais, Burgenland & Jura - Gamay, Trousseau, Blaufrankisch & similar’ or ‘Loire and Loire Inspired’.
Despite a lean towards the Old World, the best of the New is far from overlooked. Diversity is key and as such it’s hard to sum up a ‘Noble Rot wine’ – the best bottles made by the most interesting people from the world’s greatest regions, perhaps? The list is full of them, featuring many producers that have graced the pages of the magazine and would tick many a wine lover’s bucket list (Jacques Selosse, Frederic Mugnier, Emidio Pepe, Cecile Tremblay, Auguste Clape, to name a few). A few iconic estates and domaines get multiple listings (Penfold’s, Tempier, Trevallon, Chave, PYCM).
Co-owner and MW Mark Andrew’s interest and knowledge of Greek wines is reflected, plus 40 or so Grower Champagnes and a ‘Coravin list’ of special bottles by the glass. The glassware is on point, the staff passionate and prepped. The main by the glass list is 8 of each colour, plus sparkling/rose/sweet, with 75ml pours available. Wine starts at a £5 for 125ml.
BYO
Corkage: £25 per 750ml bottle, £50 per magnum
Great for
- Big wine list
- Bistro
- By the glass
- Drinks & a light bite
- Greek wines
- Old world
- Private dining
More recommendations
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If you've visited Noble Rot in Lambs Conduit and enjoyed it, you will feel no different about their Greek Street sister restaurant. Much smaller than the original NR, it is informal and intimate, a perfect place for a date, a business dinner or a night out with friends. The wine list has so many exciting wines you would probably never try if not by recommendation, take a leap of faith and go all in on Greece, Italy and all the other gems.
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The sign of a good wine by the list is that you want to try everything. Great choices here and a fine wine Coravin list too, said jury member Ronan Sayburn MS about the winning wine list in Best By-the-Glass List 2023.
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A generous and accessible range of Bordeaux, with superb value across the board and a real embrace of smaller new wave producers. Very much shows the region off to it's full potential, said jury member Ruth Spivey about Noble Rot Soho's wine list when they won New Generation Bordeaux List 2023.
Star Wine List Of The Year
- By the Glass List of the Year UK 2024
- Best Long List of the Year UK, presented by Matteo Lupi Wines 2024
- Sparkling Wine List of the Year UK, presented by Nyetimber 2024
- By the Glass List of the Year UK, presented by Catena Zapata 2023
- New Generation Bordeaux List UK, presented by Bordeaux Wines 2023
- Grand Prix UK, presented by Bibendum 2023
- International By the Glass List of the Year 2023
- By the Glass List of the Year UK 2022
- German Wine List of the Year UK, presented by Wines of Germany 2022
- Grand Prix UK 2022
- By the Glass List of the Year UK, presented by Fine Wines Direct UK 2021
- Grand Prix UK, presented by Austrian Wine 2021
Wine team
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Mark AndrewCo-founder
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Dan KeelingCo-founder