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Updated: February 15th, 2018

A wine bar is a slippery thing to define. Should it only serve wine? What if it has restaurant-style seating and takes bookings?

We've taken the guesswork out. Without exception, these are places where vino is taken very seriously, and if you ask, the staff will be able to guide you. Most of the time, cheese and other European fare is part of the package.

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Bar Liberty

One of the city's best wine and beer lists, paired with extraordinarily attentive service.

234 Johnston Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065

Marion

Andrew McConnell's wine and snack bar, right next to Cutler & Co, with gun sommelier Liam O'Brien floating between the two.

53 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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The Town Mouse

A wine bar so popular, you need to book for nearly every visit. It's closing in March, so get in quick.

312 Drummond Street
Carlton VIC 3053
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Embla

The second venue from the crew at The Town Mouse, with the same level of service.

122 Russell Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Etta

Worth it for the bread and burnt butter alone.

60 Lygon Street
Brunswick East VIC 3057

The Alps

Where terroir and honest wine-making matter above all else.

64 Commercial Road
Prahran VIC 3181

The Hills

A neighbourhood wine bar from the crew behind Toorak Cellars, Milton Wine Shop and the Alps.

141 Union Road
Surrey Hills VIC 3127

The Moon

A wine bar and shop from the guys behind The Alps and Toorak Cellars.

28 Stanley Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

Arlechin

Whether it’s spaghetti, smoked-eel parfait or jelly slices, the Grossi family’s new venture will guarantee you’ll be eating (and drinking) in style, post midnight.

Mornane Place
Melbourne VIC 3000

Juliet Melbourne

A wine bar that's all about supporting women in the industry.

37-41 Little Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Henry Sugar

A rustic wine bar from two experienced hospo names.

298 Rathdowne Street
Carlton North VIC 3054
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Project 49

Before it was a wine bar, it was a brand of organic chardonnay from Beechworth.

107 Cambridge Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
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Kirk’s Wine Bar

Settle into a bentwood chair and pretend you're in Europe.

Corner Hardware Lane and Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC

City Wine Shop

Sit in or take a bottle home.

159 Spring Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Little Andorra

Half a dozen new wines each week, and jazz and blues records that change almost as much.

555 Nicholson Street
Carlton North VIC 3054

Seddon Wine Store

Five hundred bottles to take home or drink on site.

2/101 Victoria Street
Seddon VIC 3011

Union Wine Store

Number two from the couple behind Seddon Wine Store.

211 Union Road
Ascot Vale VIC 3032

Cumulus Up Wine Bar

The upstairs version of Andrew McConnell's Cumulus Inc has the same X factor.

Level 1 45 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Punch Lane

A city staple for more than 20 years. What more do you need to know?

43 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC
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Neighbourhood Wine

Japanese and Lebanese wines? You bet.

1 Reid Street
Fitzroy North VIC 3068
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Hudsons Road Wine and Beer

Two hundred wines and beers, to drink in or take home.

2 88 Hudsons Road
Spotswood VIC 3015

Wine 1160

A wine bar with no bar, to remove any separation between staff and customers.

1160 High Street
Armadale VIC 3143
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Smithward

This tiny Collingwood bar doesn't have a kitchen – so it serves a lot of cheese, including raclette.

48 Smith Street
Collingwood VIC 3066

Underwood Wine Bar

Knock back a glass or two while you're waiting for a spot at nearby Moroccan Soup Bar.

181 St George's Road
Fitzroy North VIC

Gerald's Bar

As little or as much sophistication as you need.

386 Rathdowne St
Carlton North VIC

Gertrude Street Enoteca

Where Italian food and wine matter.

229 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy VIC

HOST Dining

Low-intervention wines and refined food to go with.

4 Saxon Street
Brunswick VIC 3056
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Atlas Vinifera

A wine bar and bottle shop, with 350 wines from around the world.

274 Church Street
Richmond VIC 3121

Saint.Urban

The sister venue to Punch Lane carries over the charm.

213 Swan Street
Richmond VIC

Ugly Duckling

A sun-bathed greenhouse with a banging selection.

238 Swan Street
Richmond VIC 3121

South Press Wine House

Beef and banquettes.

27 Toorak Road
South Yarra VIC 3141

Hampton Wine Co.

There's no menu: just pick from the perimeter shelves.

444 Hampton Street
Hampton VIC 3188

Milton Wine Shop

Wine, cheese and a "no snobbery" policy.

1427 Malvern Road
Malvern VIC

Bellota Wine Bar

Sample 3,500 bottles from the neighbouring Prince Wine Store.

181 Bank Street
South Melbourne VIC

Harry & Frankie

Sit in or takeaway.

317 Bay Street
Port Melbourne VIC

The Milton

A buzzing, timber-clad cocoon.

134 Ormond Road
Elwood VIC 3184

The Valley Cellar Door

Skip the wine list and select directly from the wall.

18 18-20 Hall Street
Moonee Ponds VIC

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