The Best Wine Bars in Perth

Bar Rogue

Perth, Australia

Bar Rogue sits on Beaufort Street in Highgate, one of Perth's most concentrated strips for serious drinking, and holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. The bar occupies a compact upstairs address that rewards visitors who treat wine as inseparable from the food beside it. It belongs to a small cohort of Perth bars where the drinks programme and the kitchen operate as a single, considered proposition.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Bar Vino

Perth, Australia

Bar Vino in Mount Lawley operates as a café through the day before shifting into a wine bar after dark, with Italian food and wine at the centre of both modes. The list leans toward Italy with a selection broad enough to reward exploration. It sits among Perth's more characterful neighbourhood drinking spots, a few kilometres north of the CBD on Central Avenue.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Cherubino City Cellar

Perth, Australia

Cherubino City Cellar, on Rokeby Road in Subiaco, holds a 2026 Star Wine List award and sits within Perth's growing constellation of serious wine-focused venues. The address places it at the western edge of the city's inner suburbs, where an increasingly engaged drinking culture has taken root over the past decade. For visitors tracking quality wine programming across Australia, it belongs on the itinerary.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Madalena's Bar

Perth, Australia

In South Fremantle's sun-bleached streetscape, Madalena's Bar sits at the intersection of neighbourhood wine bar and seafood kitchen, with a program built around local fishmongers rather than imported prestige. The format suits the coastal rhythm of the suburb: unhurried, produce-led, and grounded in the Western Australian coastline that supplies it. A useful address for those who want the region on a plate.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Nieuw Ruin

Perth, Australia

A neighbourhood bar and eatery operating from a building that has stood for nearly 150 years in the heart of Fremantle, Nieuw Ruin has built a quiet but committed local following since opening. Its verandah-wrapped heritage facade places it firmly within the older, character-rich end of Fremantle's drinking scene, offering a counterpoint to the port city's newer bar openings.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Pep's

Perth, Australia

A neighbourhood wine bar on Stirling Highway in Peppermint Grove, Pep's keeps its list succinct and its atmosphere unhurried. The focus is on a carefully chosen premium wine selection served without ceremony in one of Perth's quietest affluent pockets. It fits the model of the local bottle-shop-meets-bar that Perth's inner suburbs have quietly developed over the past decade.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Petition Wine Merchant

Perth, Australia

Petition Wine Merchant occupies a corner of the State Buildings on St Georges Terrace, where heritage sandstone and a deep cellar list create one of Perth's more considered wine-bar settings. The collection spans both the seasoned drinker and the genuinely curious, with Margaret River and broader Western Australian producers sitting alongside international references. It operates as a credible anchor point in Perth's growing wine-bar circuit.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth

Perth, Australia

Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth sits inside Crown Perth's Burswood complex, operating at the premium end of the city's steakhouse and bar scene. The wine program has earned Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it alongside a short peer group of seriously credentialed dining rooms in Western Australia. It is a reliable address for high-format dining when the occasion demands it.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Shadow Bar & Kitchen

Perth, Australia

The venue sits within a competitive local tier that includes technically oriented cocktail bars and wine-forward operators, offering a format that bridges the gap between destination drinking and considered eating.

Sonny’s

Perth, Australia

Sonny's on Hobart Street is the kind of neighbourhood wine bar Mount Hawthorn has quietly needed. Owned by Jessica Blyth, it trades on a relaxed but professionally run atmosphere, with a wine list that shifts with the seasons and a tone that sits closer to a well-travelled friend's living room than a formal cellar door. Perth's inner-north drinking scene has a strong anchor here.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Steves Bar & Cafe

Perth, Australia

Steves Bar & Cafe sits on The Avenue in Nedlands, one of Perth's quieter riverside suburbs, and carries a 2026 Star Wine List award that places it in a specific tier of wine-serious Perth venues. The recognition signals a curated list with genuine depth, positioning Steves alongside the city's more considered bar and cafe operations rather than its high-volume dining rooms.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Strange Company

Perth, Australia

A Star Wine List–recognised bar on Nairn Street in Fremantle, Strange Company sits within Perth's most concentrated pocket of serious drinking culture. The venue draws on Fremantle's port-town character to offer a wine and drinks program that holds its own against the city's stronger lists. For milestone occasions or considered evenings out, it belongs in the conversation alongside Perth's most regarded bars.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

The Heritage Wine Bar & Restaurant

Perth, Australia

Four consecutive cycles of recognition signal a list with genuine depth and editorial discipline, not a curated shelf assembled for appearance.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Vincent Wine

Perth, Australia

Vincent Wine has earned its place as a reliable fixture in Perth's wine bar scene, anchored by an extensive French-focused list and a frequently rotated selection of wines by the glass. Positioned on William Street in Northbridge, it speaks to a city where serious wine culture has steadily matured beyond cellar-door tourism. For those who want considered pours without ceremony, this is where Perth's wine conversation happens.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Wines of While

Perth, Australia

Perth's most established natural wine bar, Wines of While operates from the top end of William Street in Northbridge, drawing a crowd that takes its pours seriously. The list skews toward low-intervention producers, the room stays deliberately low-key, and the bar has held its position at the front of Perth's natural wine scene for years. Booking ahead is advisable.

Also recognized by Australian Bar Awards, Star Wine List