Best Bottle Shops in Sydney

by Dan Cunningham and Holly Bodeker-Smith

Updated July 4th, 2022

Independent bottle shops often occupy a special place in our weekly routines. They're the first port of call before a dinner party, or the last stop on the way to our favourite BYO restaurants. They may be known for their interesting range of beer, wine and spirits, but our favourite bottle of red is always in the same spot.

Use this collection of Sydney's best bottle shops to meet your new local – it may be the start of a beautiful friendship.

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P&V Wine & Liquor Merchants
Shop
Natural wines, local beers and paper bags of Wapengo oysters make a perfect picnic at dog-watching hour at nearby Camperdown Memorial Rest Park.
P&V Wine & Liquor Merchants Paddington
Shop
Another instalment for the cult bottle shop. Swing past to pick up a bottle of skin-contact chardonnay or a slab of Heaps Normal non-alcholic beer. Or snag a seat in the courtyard out back for by-the-glass-wine and terrine by ex-Old Fitz chef Nicholas Hill.
Drnks
Shop
Like its cyberspace counterpart, Drnks bricks-and-mortar bottle shop stocks one of the country’s best selections of natural wine. You’ll also find Aussie spirits and beer, plus pantry items and ferments. Best of all – prices here are the same as online.
Paski Vineria Popolare
Restaurant
A bar and bottle shop styled after the enotecas of Italy. And a colourful upstairs restaurant with pasta and panache. Paski is a three-part stunner by wine importers Giorgio de Maria and Mattia Dicati, and chef Enrico Tomelleri.
Native Drops
Shop
A boundary-pushing bottle shop selling small-batch products.
Odd Culture
Bar
A theme of fermentation guides this cavernous King Street bar. Find a dizzying list of funky farmhouse ales, ciders and natural wines, plus a Euro-inspired all-day menu by a formidable kitchen team.
Bucket Boys
Shop
A bottle shop run like an art gallery.
The Oak Barrel
Shop
Featuring 800 beers; natural and organic wines; and stacks of Japanese and Scottish whisky.
Best Cellars
Shop
Wine selected by an industry legend.
La Salut
Bar
Inside the Norfolk Hotel’s former sports bar is a vibrant wine nook inspired by the Barcelona suburb it’s named after. Expect a range of vermouths, plus mussels and chips, crackers topped with Cantabrian anchovies, and skewers cooked over a flat grill. From the team behind Love, Tilly Devine.