Log in to My Time Out for your personalised guide to what's on in London. It's fast, easy and FREE!
Follow El Vino to receive updates on new events happening here.
What is 'following'?Time Out's guide to the best events, films, gigs and festivals happening in London in 2012.
Find gyms in north, south, east, west and central london with this definitive guide to London gyms.
Read which songs about London made Time Out's definitive list.
The television with the sound turned down, the red-and-white sign outside boasting wines from 'Spain, Portugal, France, Germany', the knowledgeable, softly spoken staff - everything about this wine bar ('est. 1879') is discreet and old-school.
A library hush reigns within the dark-wood surrounds, as a professional, middle-aged and mainly male clientele - no journos these days, chiz chiz - quaff well-chosen wines from a 200-strong list that features many lesser-known producers: a 2008 Viu Manent cabernet sauvignon, for example. The enterprise also operates as a wine shop and runs a delivery service.
Lunch includes the traditional likes of hot open sandwiches and ploughman's with five cheese choices, but also more exotic tapas: courgette and pine nut bruschetta, devilled whitebait and battered calamari.
Follow El Vino to receive updates on new events happening here.
What is 'following'?020 7353 6786
Open 8.30am-9pm Mon; 8.30am-10pm Tue-Fri. Food served 8.30am-8pm Mon; 8.30am-9pm Tue-Fri
Credit cards AmEx, DC, MC, V
Facilities
Tables outdoors ( 4, pavement ), Booking advisable, Function room ( 65 capacity )
Free tickets, exclusive offers and the best of London - from the Time Out team
© 2012 Time Out Group Ltd and Time Out Digital Ltd. All rights reserved. All material on this site is © Time Out
Share your thoughts