True hipster wine dives seem impossible in London (precluded by economics and/or perpetual lowkey class war), you're better off Eurostar'ing direct to B̵e̵l̵l̵e̵v̵i̵l̵l̵e̵ Montreuil. But if you just want awesome obscure wine and ££ nibbles by candlelight, wallet be damned, you could do worse than this tiny Clapton joint (N.B. almost always rammed... but opens at 2pm on Fridays)
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Mar 5, 2025

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Oh and re: (non-hip) wine dives there is a long-running spot in Ealing called Crispin’s that has a piano, a 2am close and a mildly rowdy reputation… have not checked it out myself but it sounds vaguely hilarious
Mar 5, 2025
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Second this
Mar 5, 2025

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