107 Wine Shop & Bar

Not a huge amount has changed at 107 Wine Shop & Bar since the site’s incarnation as beloved P. Franco. It’s still a cosy Clapton wine bar, shop, and small plates restaurant. The single sharing table remains. The former manager remains. The cutlery is still the same. But when a place has perfected the atmosphere of an open-door dinner party with one of London's best wine lists, the lack of change isn’t a bad thing. Drop in for a glass and a lean if the handful of stools are taken. It’s the kind of place where the list of biodynamic rieslings and lambruscos exists only in the staff’s heads but they’ll remember if you want to sit down for food later. The chalkboard of snacks will change depending on the resident chef on the hobs. For now it leans European—get the excellent crispy skate schnitzel with tangy caper and green herb sauce if it’s on. But if things continue as before, the food is always guaranteed to be great.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch