IT'S NOT the same as going to the tasting room on a wine farm in amongst the vines, but sometimes a wine bar in town can be just as much fun, sometimes more so, entertaining even. The following comprise the more notable Cape Town options as of 2025 – just click on the links for more info:
Bouchon Wine Bar & Bistro
95 Hout Street, CBD. Set in an urban winery, home of Dorrance wines. French touch.
Cooper Wine Bar
315 Main Road, Sea Point. Early days…
Culture Wine Bar
103 Bree Street, CBD. Next to Grub & Vine restaurant. Wine Library upstairs. Regular wine-tasting events.
Furny’s Fine Wines & Taste Room
67 Beach Road, Chapman's Peak Village, Noordhoek. Tiny inside, with outdoor seating under milkwood trees.
Jack@SKYE Rooftop Bar
On the pool deck of the Hyde Hotel, 13 London Road, Sea Point. Bruce Jack Wines of Napier/Rawsonville.
Leo’s Wine Bar
120 Bree Street, CBD. Bagel shop by day, tiny wine bar by night.
Novel Wine Bar
45 Yew Street, Salt River. An “exceptional selection of wines and coffee.”
Openwine
72 Wale Street, CBD. “The first enoteca in Cape Town.”
PUBLIK Wine Bar
11D Kloofnek Road, Tamboerskloof. Artisan wine specialist.
• For wine bar recommendations in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Hermanus and Stanford as of 2025, click here.
