Best Wine Bars in Edinburgh
Whighams Wine Cellars and Le Di-Vin in Dean, One-20 in New Town and Little Rascal in Corstorphine hold Star Wine List awards for 2026. Whighams, Le Di-Vin and One-20 have exceptional programmes. Little Rascal and Panda & Sons in Dean have programmes. Panda & Sons is a cocktail bar that also pours natural wine.
Whighams is the oldest wine cellar in Scotland, with stone caves, an oval bar and historic cellars. Le Di-Vin holds over 100 bottles, with Loire, Burgundy and Bordeaux alongside New World selections, and it also pours natural wine. One-20 is family-run, with over 10,000 bottles and Italian-inspired cooking. Little Rascal is a shop and bar for natural and lo-fi wine, served with cheese and charcuterie. Panda & Sons works from a room arranged as a vintage barbershop.
How this list is chosen: Bars with a deep wine list, a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a natural-wine focus, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Le Di-Vin
Deep wine list
A French wine bar occupying a converted Georgian basement on Randolph Place, Le Di Van draws from a list of over 100 bottles spanning Loire, Burgundy, and Bordeaux at prices that sit well below comparable wine-focused rooms in Edinburgh's New Town. The physical space does as much work as the cellar: low ceilings, stone walls, and candlelight create the kind of environment where the wine becomes the conversation rather than the backdrop.
Little Rascal
The wooden facade and bottle-lined windows signal something more considered than the surrounding high street, drawing both neighbourhood regulars and visitors passing through on the city's western corridor.
One-20
Deep wine list
A family-run wine cafe, bar and restaurant at the foot of Dundas Street in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town, One-20 occupies a quieter register than the city's cocktail-focused venues. The format rewards unhurried visits: a considered wine list, a relaxed neighbourhood setting, and a pace that suits an afternoon glass as much as an evening meal.
Panda & Sons
One of Edinburgh's most recognised cocktail bars, Panda & Sons operates beneath Queen Street in a space designed to resemble a 1920s barber shop. The programme has evolved considerably since opening, moving from novelty concept to a serious technical operation that holds its own against the city's most ambitious drinking destinations. Book ahead: the format rewards those who arrive with purpose.
Whighams Wine Cellars
Deep wine list
A West End fixture that has drawn Edinburgh's professional crowd for decades, Whighams Wine Cellars on Hope Street operates as the city's default decompression chamber after the working day. The wine list anchors the offer, but the room does as much work as anything in the glass. One of those places that survives on genuine demand rather than novelty.
Planning wine bars in Edinburgh
- Which bars on this list hold a Star Wine List award?
- Whighams Wine Cellars and Le Di-Vin in Dean, One-20 in New Town and Little Rascal in Corstorphine hold a Star Wine List award for 2026. Whighams and Le Di-Vin have exceptional programmes, and Le Di-Vin pours Loire, Burgundy and Bordeaux alongside New World selections. One-20 has an exceptional programme and over 10,000 bottles. Little Rascal has a wine programme of natural and lo-fi wine, with cheese and charcuterie.
- How large are the lists at One-20 and Le Di-Vin?
- One-20 in New Town holds over 10,000 bottles in an extensive selection, and the wine programme is exceptional. Le Di-Vin in Dean holds over 100 bottles in an exceptional programme, spanning Loire, Burgundy and Bordeaux, plus New World selections.
- What does Panda & Sons pour?
- Panda & Sons in Dean pours craft cocktails and natural wine. The room is arranged as a vintage barbershop. Drinks use sub-zero techniques, including freeze distillation and sous-pressing. Europe's Best Bars ranks the bar 20th for 2026, and the Pinnacle Guide gives it two Pins. Small plates are served with the drinks.