WC Wine and Charcuterie Review: The Wine Bar in the Old Toilets | Built in a converted Victorian public lavatory, WC turns the initials for ‘water closet’ into ‘wine and charcuterie’ – a witty transformation
Porky’s Review: The Cheerful Pig and the Warm Personal Name | A warm, fun, characterful name – ‘Porky’s’ evokes the cheerful pig and the friendly personal nickname
Pedro’s Wine Bar Review: A Near-Perfect Portuguese Welcome | A near-perfect-scored Portuguese wine bar in Bermondsey, flying a warm personal name that promises the generous hospitality of the Iberian table
Bar Douro Review: The Great Wine River of Portugal at London Bridge | A well-scored Portuguese bar at London Bridge, named for the Douro – the terraced river valley of northern Portugal that gives the world port and its greatest reds
Bar 1790 Review: A Date From the Height of the Leather Age | A well-scored wine bar flying a date-name – 1790, the late-Georgian year that, in this very district, marked the height of Bermondsey’s great age of leather
La Bodega Review: The Word Means Warehouse, and Then It Meant Everything | A bodega is a cellar in Spain, a corner shop in New York, and a wine bar in Notting Hill, and the drift is the story
Kenrick’s Wine Merchant Review: The Superb Wine Bar of Wandsworth Bridge Road | A superbly-rated wine merchant and wine bar on Wandsworth Bridge Road, pairing a hand-picked range of wines with a warm, knowledgeable welcome and a lovely place to drink them
The Chilled Eskimo Review: A Cool Name for a Relaxed Wine Bar | A 4.2 wine bar from 39 reviews named the Chilled Eskimo, a playful, cool name promising a relaxed, chilled wine bar
Humble Grape Review: The Modest Fruit Behind All the Glory of Wine | All the glory and complexity of wine begins with the humble grape – a lovely, self-effacing name for a wine bar
Streatham Wine House Review: The Honest Local Wine Bar | A plain, honest name – the wine house of Streatham – in the warm tradition of the neighbourhood wine bar
Finch Wine Bar Review: The Cheerful Little Songbird | The finch is one of our most familiar and cheerful little birds – a warm, bright, characterful name for a neighbourhood wine bar
All Bar One Review: The Chain the Last Survey Put on Trial | A 4.6 branch of the chain whose matched pairs proved, last time, that the street matters more than the bar
Franklin’s Wine Review: A Wine Bar Under a Free Man’s Name | A 4.5 wine bar from 172 reviews named Franklin’s Wine, a personal name of old English pedigree for a serious wine bar
All Bar One Review: The Chain That Named Itself a Paradox | A 4.5 wine bar, part of the All Bar One chain, whose very name plays a curious little logical game
All Bar One Review: The Airy Bar That Changed the High Street | The pioneering chain that brought bright, airy, welcoming bars to the British high street – and whose name is a witty pub-name pun
Old Mary’s Review: A Warm Personal Name for a Wine Bar | A 4.6 wine bar from 181 reviews named Old Mary’s, a warm, personal, affectionate name for a characterful wine bar
Lillie’s Wine Bar Review: A Warm Personal Name for a Fine Wine Bar | A 4.9 wine bar from 73 reviews named Lillie’s, a warm personal name for a highly-rated wine bar, on a smaller sample
Vagabond Wines Review: The Self-Pour Wine Bar of Fulham | A smart, welcoming wine shop and self-pour tasting bar on Vanston Place, offering over a hundred wines by the glass from enomatic machines, with nibbles and expert staff
All Bar One Richmond Review: The Bright and Welcoming All-in-One | The Richmond outpost of All Bar One – the popular chain whose name promises a bright, welcoming, all-in-one bar for everyone
Bertie Blossoms Review: A Charming Name for a Notting Hill Wine Bar | A 4.6 wine bar from 277 reviews named Bertie Blossoms, a charming, whimsical name for a stylish Notting Hill wine bar
Harty’s Review: The Fine Art of Wine and Charcuterie | A wine and charcuterie bar named ‘Harty’s’ – the warm personal name and the fine art of good wine and the charcuterie board
All Bar One Holborn Review: The Fourth Matched Pair Completes the Proof | A fourth All Bar One for the survey, a 4.6, cementing the chain’s role as this project’s definitive evidence on ratings
Stanley’s Wine Bar Review: A Personal Name and the Pleasure of Wine | A wine bar named Stanley’s, pairing a warm, personal, slightly old-fashioned name with the pleasures of the grape
Humble Grape Review: The Honest Celebration of the Vine | A wine bar named ‘Humble Grape’ – celebrating the humble grape from which all wine springs, with an honest, unpretentious love of good wine
Harbour Bar Review: The Chelsea Harbour Newcomer to Watch | A wine bar at Chelsea Harbour with only a single early review – far too new for any verdict, but noted honestly as a brand-new venue to watch in a lovely waterside setting
Antipode Review: The Australian Cafe-Bar Brightening Fulham Palace Road | An Antipodean-style speciality coffee spot by day and a wine, cocktail and Australian-beer bar by night, a breath of fresh air on Fulham Palace Road
Notes Review: The Coffee, the Wine, and the Notes of Both | A coffee roaster and bar named ‘Notes’ – the tasting notes of fine coffee and wine, and the musical notes of a lively day-to-night spot
