Where’s Nick
Natural wines and flavour-led plates in a fuss-free local.
Critics' Pick
Mediterranean$$
To quote the Where’s Nick drinks menu, “The world is full of interesting wines”, which it goes on to prove with a 300-strong, global-roaming celebration of low intervention producers, plus two dozen specials by the glass, listed on a floor-to ceiling chalkboard.
If the names seem obscure – Moravia, Cadiz, Tirnavos, Tenerife and that little-known place called Mildura – fear not. This local is a playground rather than a classroom, and sommelier Bridget Raffal’s approachable ethos, shared by the team, embraces newbies and nerds alike.
Settle in at well-worn wooden tables for a snack party starting with spongy focaccia that loves a dunk in warm fava puree lifted with capers and sumac, then maybe retro-fabulous devilled eggs topped with fried curry leaf or chilli-spiked eggplant atop creamy ajo blanco.
Met a wine you love? Take it home from the bar’s Goblin Wine Shop next door.
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