The Best Natural Wine Bars in London

The bar that defined what a London natural wine bar could be. Brawn has been doing this since 2010 and has never drifted from its original mission: a short seasonal food menu, a wine list focused on small French producers, and a room that feels like the best possible version of a Parisian neighbourhood restaurant. The natural wine selection is among the most authoritative in London — heavy on Loire, Beaujolais, Jura, and Alsace, with a rotating selection of skin-contact whites that are always worth asking about. Book well ahead for tables; bar stools take walk-ins.

Order: A glass of whatever pét-nat is open and the bone marrow on toast, if it's on

The wine bar that proved East London had appetite for serious natural wine at serious prices. Sager + Wilde has expanded since its early days but the Hackney Road original remains the best: a railway arch space with exposed brick, exceptionally good wine, and food that earns its place rather than just providing ballast for the bottles. The list is global, with particular strength in Georgian and Central European natural producers that don't appear widely elsewhere in London. The by-the-glass programme is genuinely generous.

Order: A Georgian amber wine — the staff know their producers and will pick the right one for you

The bar attached to the influential wine magazine of the same name, and one of the very best wine bars in London by any measure. Noble Rot's list includes conventional fine wine alongside natural and biodynamic producers, which is a feature rather than a contradiction — the team is interested in quality and provenance, not ideology. The Soho space is the more atmospheric of the two London locations: dark panelling, closely set tables, the sense that something interesting is being discussed at every seat. Very difficult to book but worth the persistence.

Order: A bottle from their selection of aged biodynamic Burgundy — expensive but precise

Named after the colour of a certain category of skin-contact wine, Violet is Dalston's most approachable natural wine bar — which is saying something, given the competition. The space is small and genuinely unpretentious: mismatched furniture, a blackboard list, and a crowd that spans art world professionals, local residents, and anyone who's wandered in from the nearby market. The selection focuses on small producers across France, Italy, and the Caucasus, with a particular strength in Sicilian and Sardinian naturals that the owner imports directly.

Order: A Sicilian rosso or a skin-contact Trebbiano — both are reliably excellent here

The anchor of Peckham's food and drink scene and one of South London's best wine bars by any standard. Peckham Cellars operates as a shop by day and a wine bar by evening, with a selection that leans heavily natural and a staff who are knowledgeable without making you feel tested. The outdoor terrace in summer is one of the better places to drink in South London. The food programme — cheeses, charcuterie, and a changing selection of hot dishes — is simple and well-matched to the wine.

Order: A bottle of something Loire — Muscadet or Chenin Blanc — to share on the terrace

The more formal entry in the South London natural wine world. Levan is technically a restaurant but the bar area operates as a genuine destination, and the wine programme is one of the most thoughtfully constructed in South London. The list focuses on low-intervention European producers with a particular strength in Austrian, Greek, and South African naturals — categories that most London natural wine bars underserve. The food is genuinely excellent and enhances rather than competes with the wine. Book in advance; it is consistently one of South London's most popular reservations.

Order: An Austrian Grüner Veltliner or a Savagnin from the Jura — both unexpectedly available at Levan

One of the original London natural wine bars and still, fifteen years later, one of the best. Terroirs is a wine bar in the continental European sense — it feels like you could spend an entire afternoon there without anyone suggesting you leave, and the wine list has the depth to support that ambition. The selection covers France, Italy, and Spain with authority, with a natural wine focus that was radical when the bar opened and is now a well-worn tradition. The charcuterie and cheese selection remains the best accompaniment to an afternoon of serious drinking in central London.

Order: A glass of cru Beaujolais — Morgon or Moulin-à-Vent — with a charcuterie board

A Soho institution that keeps the natural wine list tight — around 60 labels — and exceptionally well-edited. Duck Soup doesn't try to be encyclopaedic; instead, every bottle on the list is something the team is actually enthusiastic about. The atmosphere is the most Soho thing imaginable: small, loud, warm, full of people who are clearly regulars. The food is the kind of seasonal small-plates cooking that pairs naturally with light, low-intervention wine. The bar seats are the best seats in the house; arrive early or expect to wait.

Order: Whatever unfiltered red is currently available by the glass — the selection rotates as bottles are finished