In Dublin
Loose Canon
29 Drury Street, Dublin 2; loosecanon.ie
Natural wine, cheese toasties and great people-watching.
Piglet
5 Cow’s Lane, Dublin 2; 01-7079786, pigletwinebar.ie
A Temple Bar respite with an epic wine list.
The Wine Pair
79 Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8; 087-9813586, thewinepairdublin.com
Lively neighbourhood wine bar with plenty of interesting bottles and small plates.
Around Ireland
The Black Pig
66 Lower O’Connell Street, Kinsale, Co Cork; 021-4774101, theblackpigwinebar.com
Sharing plates, local suppliers and sustainable wines.
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Cava Bodega
1 Middle Street, Galway; 091-539884, cavarestaurant.ie
Tapas, pintxos and an extensive Spanish wine list.
Ely Wine
Convent Lane, Maynooth, Co Kildare; 01-5043709, elywinebar.ie
Lunch, dinner, small plates and loads of wine.
L’Atitude 51
1 Union Quay, Cork; 021-2390219, latitude51.ie
Natural-wine bar and shop with simple small plates.
MacCurtain Wine Cellar
11 MacCurtain Street, Cork; 021-4551533, maccurtainwine.ie
New kid on the block with a unique selection.
Ox Cave
3 Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LA; 048-90232567, oxbelfast.com
Michelin-starred Ox’s little sibling, with just as much class.
Sheridan’s Wine Bar
14 Churchyard Street, Galway; 091-564832, sheridanscheesemongers.com
Atmospheric wine bar above the famous cheese shop.
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