Best Wine Bars in Bath: Top 9 Places for a Good Glass
Nine of the best wine bars in Bath, from orange and low-intervention wine on Walcot Street to grower Champagne, sherry and wine shops you can drink in, each checked on its own website on 21 October 2026.
In short: the best wine bars in Bath are Wolf Wine on Walcot Street for orange and low-intervention bottles, Corkage Bath on Chapel Row for a long, award-winning list by the glass, and The Beckford Bottle Shop for over thirty wines by the glass and shop bottles at £15 corkage. 18 Green Street and Pintxo de Bath take no bookings, so go early at the weekend.
Nine places for a good glass of wine in Bath: three proper wine bars, three wine shops you can drink in, and three kitchens whose lists are worth the trip on their own. Every one is in our directory, and we checked each venue's own website on 21 October 2026 for hours, booking and prices. Chain bars and places whose websites we could not read are left out for now.
| Venue | Best for | Area | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Wine | Orange and low-intervention wine | Walcot | Walk in or book |
| 18 Green Street Wine Co. | A glass after work | City Centre | No bookings |
| Corkage Bath | A long list by the glass | City Centre | Book ahead |
| The Beckford Bottle Shop | Shop bottles at the table | City Centre | Book online |
| Comptoir+Cuisine | Grower Champagne | City Centre | Book online |
| Woods Restaurant | Dinner and a wine shop | City Centre | Book, card needed |
| OAK Restaurant | Natural wine with dinner | City Centre | Book online |
| Pintxo de Bath | Sherry and tapas | City Centre | No bookings |
| The Circus Restaurant | Old-world family growers | City Centre | Book online |
What are the best wine bars in Bath?
Wolf Wine, 18 Green Street Wine Co. and Corkage Bath: the three places in town built around the wine rather than a kitchen with a list attached.
Wolf Wine
A bar and bottle shop on Walcot Street that leans towards orange, skin-contact and other minimal-intervention wines, often unfiltered and a little funky. There are three rooms: the main bar for up to 24, an upstairs nook for 10 and a downstairs warehouse.
- 🍷 Orange, sparkling, low intervention
- ⏰ Table slots Tue to Thu 12pm to 8pm, Fri and Sat 2pm to 10pm
- 🎟️ Walk in or book online
- 📍 89 Walcot Street, Walcot
Good to know: private tastings start at £40 a head for six wines over two hours, for up to 25 people. A tasting of five funky wines against five funky beers runs on Friday 13 November, 7pm to 9pm.
18 Green Street Wine Co.
A walk-in wine bar on Green Street in the city centre. It takes no bookings, so arrive early on a Friday or Saturday and take your chance on a seat.
- ⏰ Wed to Fri 4pm to 11pm, Sat 2pm to 11pm, Sun 4pm to 9pm
- 🚶 No bookings
- 📍 18 Green Street, City Centre
Corkage Bath
An independent restaurant and wine bar on Chapel Row, off Queen Square, with a list sorted by style from skin-contact to bold reds. Most wines come in 125ml, 175ml and 250ml glasses, and a Coravin list opens rarer bottles by the 125ml pour.
- 🍷 Bottles £27 to £1,100
- 🍽️ Set lunch, two courses £22.50 (Wed to Sat)
- ⏰ Mon and Tue 5pm to midnight, Wed to Sat 12pm to midnight
- 🐕 Dogs welcome
- 📍 5 Chapel Row, City Centre
Good to know: it holds the AA Notable Wine List Award 2025/26 and was the IWC Restaurant Wine List of the Year 2025. Every wine can be taken home at off-sales prices, listed at the bar. Book ahead: walk-ins are only sometimes possible. The Beaujolais Nouveau dinner on Thursday 19 November is £35 for three courses and a glass.
Where can I buy a bottle and drink it there?
The Beckford Bottle Shop, Comptoir+Cuisine and Woods Restaurant all pour wine at the table and sell bottles to take home, and so does Corkage.
The Beckford Bottle Shop
A wine merchant and bistro on Saville Row, opened in 2015, with over thirty wines by the glass. Take a bottle off the shop shelves and drink it in for £15 corkage, with sharing plates that hold a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
- 🍷 Over 30 by the glass
- 💷 Shop price plus £15 corkage
- 🧀 Cheese from £9, charcuterie from £10
- ⏰ Tue to Sat 11am to 11pm
- 📍 Saville Row, City Centre
Good to know: wines by the glass are not part of the corkage offer. Diners get 5% off bottles bought from the shelves to take home the same day, and a 12.5% service charge is added to bills.
Comptoir+Cuisine
A French bistro on George Street with a basement lounge given over to grower Champagnes by the glass. Upstairs there are over 30 wines by the glass from more than 100 French wines, with cheese boards, baked Camembert and fondue.
- 🥂 Grower Champagne by the glass
- 🛍️ French bottles to take home
- ⏰ Closed Tue and Wed
- 📍 5 George Street, City Centre
Good to know: it opens 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm on Monday, Thursday and Sunday, until 11pm on Friday, and 12pm to 11pm on Saturday. Regional wine tastings are ticketed, so check its website for the next date.
Woods Restaurant
A bar, brasserie and wine shop across five Georgian town houses opposite the Assembly Rooms, open since 1979. Browse the wine shop when you eat, or order bottles for delivery within 10 miles of Bath.
- 🍽️ British cooking with a French accent
- ⏰ Wed to Sat 12pm to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 8.30pm (last orders)
- 📅 Beaujolais Nouveau evening, Thu 19 Nov
- 📍 Alfred Street, City Centre
Good to know: book ahead; every booking needs card details. It also opens for lunch on the first Sunday of the month.
Where can I find natural wine and sherry in Bath?
OAK Restaurant for low-intervention wine with organic cooking, Pintxo de Bath for sherry, and Wolf Wine for orange and skin-contact bottles.
OAK Restaurant
A restaurant and grocer on North Parade Passage whose wine list comes from growers using low-intervention methods. Drop in for a bottle of natural wine to take home, or have wines matched to the five-course feast.
- 🍽️ Five-course feast £55, matched wines £27
- 🛍️ Natural wine to take away
- ⏰ Daily 12pm to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 9.30pm
- 📍 2 North Parade Passage, City Centre
Pintxo de Bath
A Basque-style tapas and sherry bar on Barton Street in the theatre district, with a dedicated sherry menu, wines from a local importer and a secluded sherry garden.
- 🍷 Dedicated sherry menu
- 🚶 No bookings
- 🐕 Dogs welcome inside and out
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm, Sat 12pm to 10pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm
- 📍 31 Barton Street, City Centre
Good to know: the last tables usually go an hour before closing. Groups of eight or more can email to ask about a midweek table.
Where should I drink wine with dinner in Bath?
The Circus Restaurant, whose list comes only from individual and family growers; Corkage, OAK and Woods also cook to match their wine.
The Circus Restaurant
An independent restaurant on Brock Street serving modern European food from a seasonal menu, with old-world wines. The list skips the big industrial names on purpose and sticks to growers it has chosen one by one.
- 🍷 Old-world family growers
- 🍽️ À la carte, set lunch and pre-theatre
- 🎟️ Book online
- 📍 34 Brock Street, City Centre
Frequently asked questions
What is the best wine bar in Bath?
Wolf Wine on Walcot Street for orange and low-intervention wine, and Corkage Bath on Chapel Row for a long, award-winning list by the glass.
Which wine bars in Bath take no bookings?
18 Green Street Wine Co. and Pintxo de Bath are walk-in only. Wolf Wine welcomes walk-ins but also takes bookings online.
Where can I buy wine to drink in or take home in Bath?
The Beckford Bottle Shop charges its shop price plus £15 corkage to drink a bottle in. Corkage Bath, Comptoir+Cuisine, OAK Restaurant and Woods Restaurant also sell bottles to take home.
Where can I drink Champagne in Bath?
Comptoir+Cuisine on George Street has a basement lounge pouring grower Champagnes by the glass.
Are wine bars in Bath open on Mondays?
Corkage Bath opens at 5pm on Mondays, and Comptoir+Cuisine, OAK Restaurant and Pintxo de Bath serve lunch and dinner. The Beckford Bottle Shop is closed on Sundays and Mondays.