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Bangkok, Thailand
The Wine Merchant Park Silom is the group's most ambitious outpost yet, occupying the ground floor of the new Park Silom development on Si Lom Road in Bang Rak. Bangkok's wine bar scene has grown sharply in recent years, and this address positions itself at the more serious end of that spectrum, where format, selection depth, and setting carry as much weight as the pour itself.
Pretoria, South Africa
A wine shop and on-site tasting space in Pretoria East's Alphen Park, The Wine Shop by Caraffa offers a selection broad enough to drink in or take home. For those who treat wine selection as the evening's main event rather than a prelude, it occupies a distinct niche in a city where dedicated wine retail-bars remain uncommon.
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Relocated from Alcudia's port to a prime address on Passeig de Mallorca, The Wine Side has grown into one of Palma's most considered wine bar formats: a larger space with a private room, a terrace, and a list built around discovery rather than familiarity. For anyone serious about drinking well in the Balearics, this central Palma address now sets the reference point.
San José del Cabo, Mexico
The Wine Spot Bar in San José del Cabo holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, placing it among a small tier of recognized drinks programs on the Los Cabos peninsula. Located in Plaza Los Pescador, the bar covers wine, beer, spirits, and sake under one roof, making it a practical and credentialed stop for visitors looking beyond the resort-corridor cocktail circuit.
London, United Kingdom
A Farringdon wine bar that began as an importer of serious Italian producers, The Winemakers Club carries that sourcing rigour directly to the glass. The cellar-like setting on Farringdon Street draws a crowd that knows what it's ordering, and the list reflects a commitment to growers who farm with intention. Few wine bars in the City fringe manage this depth of producer relationships.
Stockholm, Sweden
Consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2025 and 2026 places The Winery Hotel in Solna among Stockholm's more seriously curated wine destinations. Set on Rosenborgsgatan 20, the property sits at the intersection of hotel hospitality and wine-focused programming — a combination that positions it differently from the city's standalone bars and restaurants. For travellers who weight the cellar as heavily as the room, it earns close attention.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A basement cocktail bar in Soho's Staunton Street, The Wise King has held a position inside Asia's 50 Best Bars for four consecutive years, peaking at #18 in both 2019 and 2020. The bar operates in Hong Kong's mid-tier Soho corridor, where low ceilings and close quarters set the register for serious drinking rather than spectacle. It earns its place in the city's ranked cocktail tier through consistency and craft.
Slad, United Kingdom
The Woolpack Inn in Slad occupies a particular corner of the Cotswold pub tradition where literary history and serious cooking share the same scuffed floorboards. Associated with author Laurie Lee and set into the Slad valley, it pairs Adam Glover's French-inflected European cooking with locally made cider on tap. The vine-shaded garden and atmospheric small rooms make it a destination in its own right.
San Francisco, United States
Open Wednesday through Saturday from 5 pm, it holds a 4..
Picton, Canada
Theia sits on Elizabeth Street in Picton with a wine list that runs deliberately against the grain of Prince Edward County convention. Where most county pours skew local and safe, Theia reaches toward progressive, small-producer selections that have earned it serious attention from wine-literate visitors making the trip from Toronto and beyond.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Curated by two working sommeliers, ThinkWine occupies a second-floor perch on Shelley Street in Central's Soho district, where the drink list does the heavy lifting and the food stays deliberately in the background. For Hong Kong's serious wine crowd, it sits in a small tier of bars where the people pouring the wine are the same people who built the list.
Chicago, United States
A tiki bar operating below street level in Chicago's River North, Three Dots & a Dash earned a spot at #27 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2014, placing it among the more recognized rum-forward programs in North America. With a 4.,000 reviews and late hours running to 2am most nights, it functions as both a serious cocktail destination and one of the city's more durable late-night institutions.
New York City, United States
Hidden beneath Chanson New York in a pre-war Flatiron cellar, Thyme Bar operates in the niche tier of New York drinking where experiential tasting menus and culinary cocktails define the format. The subterranean setting and structured approach place it among the city's more considered beverage programs, well removed from the high-volume bar scene above ground.
Mexico City, Mexico
Ranked 82nd on the World's 50 Best North America's Best Bars list for 2025, Ticuchi operates at the serious end of Polanco's cocktail scene. The bar sits on Petrarca in Chapultepec Morales, drawing a crowd that treats drinking as a considered activity rather than a preamble. With a 4.,000 reviews, its reputation holds across a wide range of visitors.
Berlin, Germany
TiER sits in Neukölln, one of Berlin's most active drinking neighbourhoods, at Weserstr. 42. The bar operates within a Berlin scene that has moved well past novelty formats toward program-led venues where what's in the glass carries the weight. For visitors mapping the city's serious drinking circuit, TiER belongs on that list alongside the capital's more credentialed addresses.
Mexico City, Mexico
A wine bar on Colonia Roma's Sinaloa street that keeps its selection firmly anchored in Spain, Tierras de Uva operates on a direct editorial principle: nothing goes on the list unless the people pouring it would drink it themselves. The result is a focused, honest selection that sits apart from the broader cocktail-forward bar scene developing across the neighbourhood.
Nashville, United States
On Gallatin Pike in East Nashville, Tiger Bar runs a pre-1940s American theme with period-informed interiors and a drinks program built around fun and flavour rather than cocktail-bar solemnity. The room leans into an earlier era of American bar culture, making it one of the neighbourhood's more distinctive stops for anyone who prefers atmosphere with a point of view.
Geelong, Australia
A White Star-listed wine bar on Union Street, Timber Door Cellars occupies a niche that Geelong's bar scene has been slowly building toward: serious wine programming in a relaxed, neighbourhood-scaled format. Recognised by Star Wine List in early 2026, it sits in a small peer group of regional Australian bars where the list does the talking.
Tallinn, Estonia
Time to Wine Kopli 6 has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition from 2023 through 2026, placing it among Tallinn's most consistently regarded wine venues. Located on Kopli street in the city's post-industrial northern edge, it operates in a format where the wine list does the talking. A focused destination for those who treat the glass as the main event.
Tallinn, Estonia
Recognised by Star Wine List four consecutive years from 2023 through 2026, Time to Wine Rotermanni sits at the serious end of Tallinn's wine bar scene, occupying a converted industrial address in the Rotermanni quarter.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tirza is the wine-bar offshoot of OCD, one of Tel Aviv's most talked-about fine-dining restaurants, operating from Ha-Khalutzim Street in the Florentin neighbourhood. Where OCD runs a 16-course tasting format, Tirza trades the ceremony for a more relaxed register: serious wine, food that complements rather than dominates, and a room that rewards an unhurried evening.
Taipei, Taiwan
Da’an District and the Question of What a Name Promises Section 1 of Dunhua South Road sits at a particular remove from Taipei’s loudest dining corridors. The stretch around Lane 160 in Da’an District is residential in character, its low-rise...
Lisbon, Portugal
Ranked #254 in the Top 500 Bars (2025), Toca da Raposa occupies a specific niche inside Lisbon's increasingly competitive cocktail circuit: a bar at Rua da Condessa 45 in the Bica and Bairro Alto corridor that draws a loyal returning crowd rather than a tourist rotation.
Newquay, United Kingdom
Tom Thumb Cocktail Bar on East Street brings a technically minded drinks program to Newquay's social scene, pairing polished bartending with seasonal Cornish produce on a slow-evolving menu. The format sits closer to a neighbourhood specialist than a resort strip venue, with hospitality that runs warmer than the coastal town's more tourist-facing options. A practical entry point into Cornwall's emerging cocktail culture.
San Francisco, United States
It holds a 4.,200 reviews and sits in a different register from San Francisco's modern cocktail bars — theatrical, deliberately retro, and genuinely committed to the bit.
Asheville, United States
The address places it within easy reach of downtown Asheville's most concentrated stretch of independent bars and restaurants — a practical anchor for any evening that moves between venues.
Umeå, Sweden
Among Umeå's drinking establishments, Tornhuset holds a distinct position: a Star Wine List–recognised bar on Östra Rådhusgatan where the wine program carries the same editorial weight as the cocktail list. Positioned against peers like Facit Bar and Harlequin, it draws visitors who treat the glass as seriously as the meal. For northern Sweden, that level of beverage recognition is notable.
Carvoeiro, Portugal
Touriga Wine & Dine sits above the cliffs of Carvoeiro, where the Algarve's wine bar scene meets one of Portugal's most photographed coastlines. The focus is Portuguese wine in a setting that earns its position through geography as much as its list. For the Algarve, it occupies a distinct tier: serious about what's in the glass, unhurried about the rest.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Perched on the 19th floor of Av. Corrientes 222, Trade Sky Bar brings rooftop drinking to one of Buenos Aires' most central addresses. Ranked #464 in the Top 500 Bars 2025 list, it occupies the upper tier of the city's sky-bar scene. The setting makes it a natural choice for milestone evenings, when altitude and atmosphere do as much work as what's in the glass.
London, United Kingdom
A Portobello Road tiki bar that earned a place at #22 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2009, Trailer Happiness trades in low-lit rum-forward excess and a deliberately cramped, basement atmosphere that has made it one of Notting Hill's most recognisable late-night addresses. The 4..
Rome, Italy
Trastevere is one of Rome's most characterful neighbourhoods for evening drinking, where cobbled lanes and medieval courtyards set the scene for everything from natural wine bars to craft cocktail programs. The area draws a mix of locals and travellers who treat the rione as a destination in itself rather than a stop on the way somewhere else. Bars here tend to run late and reward those who stay past the tourist hour.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
On a crowded stretch of Zeedijk, steps from Amsterdam Central Station and the edge of the red light district, Trees takes its name from flamboyant local diva Trees Schneider. The bar wears its neighbourhood history openly, sitting at a junction where Amsterdam's oldest streets, its port-city past, and a contemporary drinks culture all converge.
Philadelphia, United States
Tria, on South 18th Street in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, earned a Star Wine List award in 2026, placing it in a small tier of Philadelphia bars where wine program depth is a genuine editorial distinction. The format skews toward a knowledgeable, wine-forward experience in a city whose drinking culture has historically centered on craft beer and cocktails.
Somerville, United States
Trina's Starlite Lounge on Beacon Street has anchored Somerville's bar scene for years, operating as a neighborhood institution where the kitchen and bar function as genuine partners rather than afterthoughts. The food programme holds its own alongside a serious drinks list, and the room carries the kind of lived-in comfort that only comes with time. A reference point for understanding how Somerville drinks and eats.
Freiburg, Germany
Trotte Weinbar sits along Freiburg's Fischerau canal, holding a Star Wine List recognition for 2026 that places it in a small peer group of serious German wine bars. The atmosphere runs quiet and focused, shaped more by what's in the glass than what's on the walls. For anyone tracing Baden's wine culture through a city glass, this is a considered starting point.
Riga, Latvia
Among Riga's wine-focused venues, Truff Le Pig at Antonijas iela 11 positions itself in the specialist tier, earning Star Wine List recognition in both 2023 and 2026. For visitors comparing options in the Centrs district, it signals a list with genuine depth rather than a decorative supplement to food.
Vienna, Austria
Truth & Dare occupies a compact ground-floor space on Schönlaterngasse in Vienna's Innere Stadt, a few minutes' walk from Stephansplatz. The bar operates within the city's growing technical-cocktail scene, where clarified formats and ingredient-driven programmes have displaced earlier speakeasy theatrics. Limited public information means advance contact is advisable.
Vienna, Austria
Tür 7 sits in Vienna's 8th district, where the American bar tradition — long absorbed into the city's own drinking culture — gets a considered, neighbourhood-scaled treatment. The address on Buchfeldgasse places it at some distance from the tourist circuit, drawing a crowd that navigates Vienna's bar scene by recommendation rather than proximity. A strong autumn option for those working through the city's serious cocktail programme.
New York City, United States
On the corner of 33rd Street, Turntable Chicken Jazz occupies a particular niche in Midtown Manhattan's daytime dining scene — a spot where the register of the room shifts meaningfully between lunch and dinner. The name alone signals something off the usual grid, and the address places it within walking distance of Penn Station and the Empire State Building, squarely in the path of both commuters and visitors.
València, Spain
Open since 1916, Ultramarinos Agustin Rico is a century-old neighbourhood fixture on Gran Via de les Germanies in L'Eixample, where Valencians stop for a small snack and an affordable glass of wine. The format is simple and the prices are low, which is precisely the point. It occupies a category that Valencia's newer wine bars have largely abandoned: the everyday local place that asks nothing of you.
Lisbon, Portugal
ULYSSES is an intimate four-seat, reservation-only cocktail experience on Rua da Regueira 16A in Alfama. Founder-bartender Manuel Barreira runs private sittings of about two hours with no menu: guests answer four questions and he builds bespoke cocktails (€30 each). Book at least 24 hours ahead via Instagram @ulysseslisbon or WhatsApp on the Google listing; there are no walk-ins. Guests travel specifically for this destination room.
San Diego, United States
Underbelly occupies a corner address in San Diego's Little Italy, operating at the intersection of serious cocktail craft and neighborhood bar culture. The Kettner and Fir location places it within walking distance of the quarter's dining corridor, making it a natural stop within San Diego's increasingly ambitious bar scene. Booking details and current hours are best confirmed directly with the venue.
San Francisco, United States
A Dogpatch wine bar and retail shop run by two Advanced Sommeliers, Ungrafted operates at the intersection of serious wine credentials and neighborhood accessibility. The dual retail-and-bar format means you can drink a bottle at the communal table or take it home, often at the same price. It sits comfortably outside the polished formality of downtown San Francisco wine culture.
Poznań, Poland
Uniesienie Wine Bar holds a Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it among a select tier of wine-focused venues in Poznań. Located on Strzeszyńska in the western districts, it draws guests who prioritise list depth and curation over nightlife spectacle. For wine-serious visitors to Poznań, it represents a calibrated alternative to the city centre scene.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Union Brasserie, Bakery and Bar has appeared on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year between 2016 and 2021, reaching as high as #33 on the regional ranking. Positioned at Plaza Senayan in central Jakarta, it operates across an all-day format that moves from bakery and brasserie service through to a full bar program.
Waterford, Ireland
UNioN Wine, Bar & Kitchen on Waterford's The Mall has earned Star Wine List recognition three consecutive times — 2023, 2024, and 2026 — placing it among Ireland's most consistently awarded wine-focused bars. The format blends a thoughtful wine list with a kitchen and bar programme in a city that has historically been underserved by that kind of specialist attention.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Positioned beside Champagnebaren on Kyrkogatan 13, Unity Jazz is Gothenburg's central address for live jazz and an accessible bistro-bar format. Regulars return for the music schedule rather than the menu alone, treating the programme as the anchor and the drinks list as the supporting cast. Check the schedule before you go — it shapes everything else about the visit.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Uppi occupies the upper floor of Fiskmarkaðurinn on Aðalstræti 12 in central Reykjavík, operating as a bar extension of one of the city's most recognised seafood restaurants. The format shifts the focus from the dining room below to a more drinks-led experience, with the address placing it at the heart of the old town's most walkable stretch.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ranked #396 in the 2025 Top 500 Bars, Uptown occupies a measured position inside Buenos Aires's increasingly competitive cocktail circuit. Located on Arévalo 2030 in Palermo, the bar operates in a neighbourhood where craft drinking culture has deepened considerably over the past decade. A useful reference point for visitors tracking the city's bar scene beyond the well-worn tourist trail.
Vienna, Austria
Urbanek occupies a stall at Vienna's Naschmarkt, one of the city's oldest and most densely traded open-air markets, where the format is built around counter eating and a menu shaped entirely by what the market offers that day. The approach places it firmly in the tradition of market-adjacent eating rather than destination dining, making it a reference point for understanding how Vienna's food culture operates at ground level.
Stockholm, Sweden
Recognised by Star Wine List in 2026, Uva vinbar on Kommendörsgatan 46 sits inside Stockholm's tightening circle of serious wine bars where the glass list and the food programme are designed to work together rather than operate as separate departments. The format is compact, the selection deliberate, and the editorial proposition clear: wine as the anchor, food as its natural complement.
Norrköping, Sweden
V Bar occupies an address on Gamla Rådstugugatan in central Norrköping, operating as one of the city's few wine-focused bars to hold recognition from Star Wine List, the pan-European award program that evaluates list depth and curation. The recognition places it in a specific competitive tier within a mid-sized Swedish city that has been quietly building a more considered drinking culture over the past decade.
Vadstena, Sweden
A medieval monastery turned hotel, Vadstena Klosterhotel occupies a site with origins in the 13th century — one that housed both a royal palace and a monastic community. The weight of that history is present in every stone corridor and vaulted ceiling, making it among the more architecturally layered places to stay in Sweden's Lake Vättern region.
Seoul, South Korea
Vampire Weekend Cheong Dam occupies a basement address in Gangnam's most wine-forward neighbourhood, running weekly house wine rotations, monthly pairing menus, and pop-up events that make it a genuinely restless venue. A 1+1 BYOB policy sets it apart from the standard bar format. For celebrations or milestone nights in Seoul, it offers more structure than a cocktail bar and more flexibility than a fixed tasting counter.
Denver, United States
On South Broadway's low-key stretch, Vaultaire brings French-inspired small plates and a wine program serious enough to earn Star Wine List recognition in 2026. The room draws regulars from the neighbourhood as much as destination seekers, and the list rewards the kind of considered ordering that most Denver bars don't ask of you.
Pretoria, South Africa
A wine bar, bottle store, and delicatessen on the corner of Lynnwood and Daventry Street, Vee & Forti is one of Pretoria's more considered addresses for fine wine. Wall-to-wall bottle storage and a deli counter create a format that sits between retail and hospitality, making it equally suited to serious wine shopping and an extended glass at the bar. The Lynnwood Glen location places it firmly in the city's northern suburbs dining corridor.
Tallinn, Estonia
A wine bar on Rataskaevu street in Tallinn's Old Town, Veino has held Star Wine List recognition in 2024, 2025, and 2026, placing it among the consistently awarded wine destinations in the Baltic region. The list draws from serious European producers and the format rewards slow, unhurried exploration. It is a reference point for anyone building an itinerary around what Tallinn's wine culture has quietly become.
Prague, Czech Republic
Veltlin, in Prague's Karlín district, is one of the city's most focused wine bars, built around the vineyards and traditions of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Its programme of natural and biodynamic wines draws a serious crowd that comes to drink carefully and stay unhurried. For anyone approaching Central European wine with genuine curiosity, this is the address in Prague that earns repeated visits.
Berlin, Germany
Located on Ganghoferstraße in Berlin's Neukölln district, Velvet occupies a corner of the city where neighbourhood dining culture and fine-leaning ambition have long overlapped. The address places it within a competitive local tier that rewards evolution over time. Detailed current programming should be confirmed directly with the venue before visiting.
Las Vegas, United States
On a stretch of South Main Street that defines Las Vegas's most credible off-Strip bar scene, Velveteen Rabbit holds a 2025 Top 500 Bars ranking (No. 403 globally) and a reputation built on craft cocktails and an atmosphere that reads closer to a literary salon than a nightlife venue. It is one of the few Las Vegas bars to earn consistent international recognition outside the casino corridor.
Portland, United States
Its focus on craft beverages built around locally sourced and botanically driven ingredients reflects a wider shift in the American bar scene toward ingredient-led programming over spirit-forward orthodoxy.
London, United Kingdom
Veraison Wines on Camberwell Church Street has earned Star Wine List recognition in both 2023 and 2026, placing it among London's more credentialled neighbourhood wine bars. The format leans toward serious list-building over atmosphere theatrics, making it a reference point for south London's quietly growing wine culture. For those tracking the city's shift away from central bar districts, Veraison is a useful marker.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Veranda is a wine-focused bar on Griffenfeldsgade in Copenhagen's Nørrebro district, recognised by Star Wine List in 2026. The address places it within a neighbourhood that has shifted from cheap-rent creative to a more considered dining and drinking circuit over the past decade. Booking ahead is advisable for anyone planning a specific evening here.
Gävle, Sweden
Verovin is a wine bar on Norra Kungsgatan run by rare wine specialist Robert Olsson, where a 1945 Bordeaux might appear on the list alongside well-chosen modern pours by the glass. It occupies a distinctive position in Gävle's drinking scene: a serious wine program in a city where that kind of depth is rarely found outside the capital corridor. Visit for the list; stay for the atmosphere.
Málaga, Spain
Vertical Cervantes holds a Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it among Málaga's more considered drinking destinations. Located on Calle Juan de Padilla in the city centre, the bar operates at an address that rewards those who treat wine and drinks as the main event rather than an afterthought. For travellers who take their glass seriously, it earns a closer look.
San Francisco, United States
Vesuvio Cafe on Columbus Avenue is one of North Beach's most storied bars, operating since 1948 and inseparable from the Beat Generation writers and poets who made it their living room. The bar sits directly opposite City Lights Bookstore, and the two have functioned as a cultural axis for San Francisco's literary counterculture ever since. It remains an open, unpretentious room where the history is in the walls, not the branding.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires's first wine bar to install pour-yourself dispensers, Vico in Palermo keeps 85 wines — drawn predominantly from Argentine producers — loaded into gleaming machines that guests operate with a prepaid card. The format turns the ritual of choosing and pouring into the experience itself, making it a practical entry point into the country's wine culture without the ceremony of a sit-down tasting room.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ranked #87 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2025, Victor Audio Bar in Buenos Aires operates at the intersection of serious cocktail craft and a genuine neighbourhood sensibility. Located on Soler 5130 in Palermo, it draws a loyal crowd that returns not for spectacle but for the quality of what's in the glass and the consistency of the room. Among Buenos Aires bars with international recognition, it occupies a distinct position.
Berlin, Germany
Victoria Bar sits on Potsdamer Straße in the Tiergarten district, operating as a classic cocktail counter with a mid-century aesthetic. The room runs a traditional European bar programme, and the format leans on technique and ingredient discipline rather than theatrical presentation. It books walk-ins and holds a local reputation for consistency.
Rome, Italy
A wine bar in Rome's Pigneto neighbourhood, Vigneto takes its name from a wordplay on the area itself — 'vigneto' meaning vineyard in Italian. Set in a young, multicultural quarter popular with students and locals, it sits at the more accessible end of Rome's bar scene, where neighbourhood character matters as much as what's in the glass.
Girona, Spain
On Girona's Plaça del Vi, VII has earned recognition from Star Wine List 2026, placing it among Spain's better-regarded bars for its drinks programme. The address puts it at the social centre of the old city, where the square's medieval arcades frame an evening that leans toward serious wine and considered pours rather than volume drinking.
Tampere, Finland
Viinibaari Vinni on Hämeenkatu 30 is Tampere's Star Wine List-recognised wine bar, placing it among a small cohort of Finnish wine destinations that have earned editorial attention beyond the capital. The recognition signals a curated list with genuine depth, positioning Vinni within Tampere's growing serious-drinking scene rather than its more casual bar circuit.
Las Vegas, United States
A Scandinavian-inflected bar concept on South Main Street, Viking Mike's Alpine Yurt Bar brings mead, German wines, sausage platters, and schnitzel to a Las Vegas neighborhood better known for art-district dive bars and cocktail-forward independents. The yurt format and Nordic design premise make it a structural outlier in the city's bar scene, sitting at the intersection of novelty concept and comfort drinking.
Barcelona, Spain
A Ciutat Vella address in the Gothic Quarter's drinking circuit, Carrer dels Agullers, 7 sits in one of Barcelona's most concentrated bar corridors, where natural wine lists and conscientious sourcing have gradually displaced the neighbourhood's older tourist-bar economy. The address draws a crowd that knows the difference between convenience and intention, and drinks accordingly.
Seoul, South Korea
Named to Tatler Asia's Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025, Villa Records operates from a basement space in Gangnam where molecular technique meets Korean flavour in a Space Age interior. The bar sits in a tier of Seoul concept cocktail venues that prioritise technical ambition over volume, making it a reference point for the city's shift away from conventional cocktail programming.
Seoul, South Korea
One of Cheongdamdong's longest-running wine bars, VIN 114 has built a loyal following over years of consistent programming in a neighbourhood better known for flash-and-fade concepts. Located on Dosan-daero 56-gil in Gangnam, it occupies a quieter register than the district's louder bars — the kind of place where the list does the talking and regulars return for the conversation it starts.
Montieri, Italy
A Star Wine List-recognised hotel and restaurant in Montieri, deep in Tuscany's Maremma hill country, VIN Hotel e Ristorante positions its programme around serious wine credentials in a region where the cellar often matters as much as the kitchen. For travellers seeking a wine-anchored Tuscan retreat far from the Chianti Classico circuit, this is where Maremma's quieter ambitions are on clearest display.
Seoul, South Korea
A basement wine bar in Jung-gu built on more than two decades of sommelier expertise, Vin's takes its name from both its owner's family name and the French word for wine. The rotating seasonal selection signals a program that moves with the calendar rather than resting on a fixed list, making it a reference point for wine-focused drinking in central Seoul.
Stockholm, Sweden
VINA sits on Sofiagatan in Stockholm's Södermalm district, operating at the quieter end of a city whose fine-dining tier has expanded considerably over the past decade. With sparse public data and no current awards listing, it occupies a position that rewards direct investigation rather than advance reputation. For occasion dining in a neighbourhood with genuine character, it merits consideration alongside the capital's more documented alternatives.
Ostend, Belgium
A White Star-recognised wine bar on Madridstraat in Ostend, VINES by maQUINZE sits in the smaller, specialist tier of Belgium's coastal wine scene. Star Wine List's recognition in May 2025 places it alongside a select cohort of Belgian wine bars where list depth and curation matter more than volume. Worth knowing before the North Sea wind pushes you indoors.
