Bomba

wine · Modern Bomba is the Lonsdale Street Spanish wine bar from chef Jesse Gerner that has built one of the most committed single-country wine programmes in Australia. The list runs deep into Catalan and Galician producers — Envinate, Mendall, Cara Sur, Forjas del Salnés — with a serious sherry and cava section drawn from Bodegas Tradición and Recaredo respectively.

The rooftop bar adds the Melbourne novelty of a Spanish wine programme served outdoors. Ranks third because the single-country focus genuinely outclasses every Spanish-leaning room in the country and the by-the-glass rotation runs around eighteen references with weekly turn, which is rare commitment for the format.

For the full ranking, see our editorial round-up of the 10 best wine bars in Melbourne, the broader Melbourne wine bars guide, and our category index of wine bars worldwide.