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1707

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Cellar Gascon
Attached to the much-fêted Club Gascon, this is a room with City workers in mind: leather-style banquettes line a cool blue wall for a clubby vibe – an odd look, perhaps, for a region that’s known for stuffing corn down goose necks. There’s a large selection of expertly chosen bottles from south-west France, and a delicious range of nibbles including slices of fatty, rich Gascon black ham.
Cellar Gascon, 9 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DS (020 7600 7561/www.cellargascon.com) Barbican tube.
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Green & Blue
A shabby-chic look is the backdrop for 150 carefully chosen wines, and it's packed, even on a Sunday afternoon. Although few wines are priced under £10, this isn’t a place setting out to rip you off. £1 will bring you a one-litre bottle of filtered water, and for £3 you can take in your own food (they’ll provide the plates and cutlery). These are remarkable concessions to what customers might want, and the most imaginative wine list of any shop or bar in London adds to the appeal.
Green & Blue, 36-38 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HJ (020 8693 9250/www.greenandbluewines.com) East Dulwich rail/37, 40, 176, 185 bus.
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1707
At the heart of the new basement in the famous old store, 1707 shows off F&M’s outstanding wine collection in fine style, from the hand of restaurant designer-to-the-celebrity-chef David Collins. You can bring in bottles from the shop if nothing on the list appeals, with corkage at £10. Decent food is a bonus.
1707, Lower ground floor, Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER (020 7734 8040/www.fortnumandmason.com) Piccadilly Circus tube.
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Wonder Bar
The showpiece ‘wine jukebox’ that gave wine fans the chance to sample up to 52 fine wines in three small measures has gone, its departure forced by trading standards officials. Nevertheless, the bar still provides an excellent chance to taste Selfridges wine department’s top wines. Yellow-fin tuna plus niçoise salad is a typical food offering.
Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 2LR (0800 123 400/www.selfridges.com) Bond Street or Marble Arch tube.
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Vinoteca
The compact main room has the feel of a packed tapas bar in Spain rather than an old-fashioned English pub, a young crowd sitting down to enjoy the outstanding choice of wine plus Simon Hopkinson-inspired food. There’s a new private room in the basement for larger parties, but this busy bar is worth savouring among the general public.
Vinoteca, 7 St John St (020 7253 8786/www.vinoteca.co.uk) Farringdon tube/rail.
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