Gordon's Wine Bar
8 expert reviews
“This wine bar is arguably the oldest in the capital, tucked into a quiet corner of the West End close to Covent Garden; it first started doling out snifters of Bordeaux in the 1890s.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
"Without reservation, one of Soho's most prized drinking holes. Boasting nothing less than claim to be London's oldest wine bar."
"Younger members of the family of Luis Gordon, Rose and Sophie, have just opened their own restaurant and bar on Villiers Street and have given it a great look but the food just isn't up to par." Full review
"Like the crowds, which are younger and livelier than you might expect, the wine list is surprisingly modern, hopping readily from the classic regions of France to South America and beyond." Full review
"Established in 1890, this is the oldest wine bar in London." Full review
"The city’s most storied wine bar has been operating as such since 1890, and today you can relish a glass of one of 80 wines (a blackboard shows daily specials) within the subterranean medieval vaults that literally drip with ambience" Full review
"The wine list is really impressive even for a bar so central, and there’s something about a candlelit evening with friends that adds to a memorable night out." Full review
"The atmosphere is matchless at London’s most vaunted and vaulted casual wine bar...everything is suffused in a mustardy ochre from more than 42,000 past evenings of indoor tobacco smoke" Full review
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Come down in mid-afternoon, well before offices let out, or you won’t secure seating.