Wine bar

• Bar Aspen pops up in Camden serving natural wines and acoustic tunes

  

  Lovers of natural wine should make note of a new one night a week pop-up opening in Camden this month. Bar Aspen will serve up natural and minimal intervention wines from the cosy cellars of Music and Beans on Camden High Street.

  The Friday night only popup has brought in Sunny Hodge, founder of Diogenes The Dog wine bar in Elephant & Castle, to curate the wine list. And - if you're a little concerned this might all be barnyard stuff - we're

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• Peckham Cellars is a new neighbourhood kitchen, wine bar and shop opening on Queens Road

  Three Peckham locals are behind this new opening which hopes to be a cool place to drop in and enjoy wine and food.

• Lyon's Seafood & Wine Bar brings a top restaurant team to Crouch End

  A restaurant team with tonnes of experience are behind this sustainable seafood restaurant and wine bar in the heart of Crouch End.

• Violet are opening a new bakery and wine bar in London Fields - there will be cake

  

  They sprang to instant fame when they created the wedding cake for Harry and Meghan and now Violet are about to open a new wine bar in Hackney - tentatively called Violet Corner (after The Corner building that it's in) - 

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• Vinery London is a pop up honesty wine bar where you pay what you think it's worth

  

  Would you describe yourself as an honest person? One way to really put that to the test is with the return of Vinery London next month. This irregular pop-up boasts that it's the only honesty wine bar in London where they trust you to pay what you think you should.

  The idea is that you buy a ticket (£7.50) which gives you entry plus a wine glass which you can then top as much as you like throughout the evening. When you head off into the night,

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• Humble Grape wine bar and shop is opening in Canary Wharf

  Canary Wharf is getting a next-level wine bar, open all day with space for meetings and a lovely waterside terrace.

• Vagabond wine bar has arrived in Paddington

   

  There's have been changes afoot at Paddington Central recently (that's the space by the canal near the Hammersmith and City line). We've had the recent opening of The Grand Duchess, and now we've just learned of a brand new Vagabond wine bar that's opened in the area, immediately becoming the areas first wine bar. 

  If you're unfamiliar with Vagabond, let us enlighten you. The whole operation is

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• Bacchus N4 serves up wine and snacks on Stroud Green Road

  

  Stroud Green Road, just north of Finsbury Park station, is a lovely hotchpotch of indie bars, coffee shops and restaurants, so we're glad to see the trend continuing with the arrival of new wine bar and shop Bacchus N4.

  Owner Tolga used to run The Harvest deli in Crouch End and has been busy over the first two weeks of opening, honing the list here.

  "This is my third shortlist," he told Hot Dinners. "I'm a bit picky. But generally people

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• The Wine Parlour bottle shop and bar opens in Brixton Village

  

  Newly open in Brixton Village is The Wine Parlour - a second opening from the folks who also run a bar of the same name on Atlantic Road. This new bottle shop hopes to introduce Brixton folk to interesting wines - either to take home or try there and then in the shop.

  Their focus will be on sustainable wines and lesser known grapes from small family-run vineyards - and if you're looking for craft beers and spirits they're also on sale too.

  If you'd

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• London's first all South African wine bar Protea is opening in Farringdon

   

  

  Over in Farringdon, South African braai restaurant Hammer & Tongs are just getting ready to unveil their new wine bar. They've taken over the old basement bar to launch The Protea Wine Bar - a space devoted to South African wine.

  The new bar will feature a 100% South African wine list - covering South African Cabernet Sauvignons, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and more. They'll also be doing wine flights if you fancy trying something a little

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• Chez Maiss is a new Hammersmith wine bar

  

  Heading to the tube at Hammersmith and really fancy a good glass of wine? This could be the place. 

• Test Driving Top Cuvee in Highbury - a top team for a new neighbourhood spot

  

  With wine as its focus, but some cracking cocktails as well, this neighbourhood small plates spot is a welcome addition to the area.

• Clerkenwell gets a new wine and tapas bar on St John Street with Le Cellar

  The former wine buyer at Club and Cellar Gascon has come back to the area to open a wine and tapas bar on St John Street.

• Test Driving The Drop - the Harts Group's gem of a wine bar at Coal Drops Yard

  London's wine bar scene gets raised a notch with the arrive of the Harts Group new wine bar in King's Cross.

• Tupps Cheese and Wine Bar pops up in Brixton

  

  Two sisters, who grew up on a vineyard, have teamed up to trial their idea for the perfect cheese and wine spot for Londoners. Max and Kelly Tupper's two month pop-up in Brixton will be all about the holy trinity of cheese, meat and wine.

  "We don’t pretend to be connoisseurs," says Kelly, "but [we do] want to serve interesting wines from small producer vineyards without baffling guests with a confusing list [and] create a relaxed setting for an indulgent and fun

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