Rendezvous Wine Bar

You'll find Rendezvous tucked into one of Exeter's best stretches, on the tree-lined Southernhay East where the city's older buildings still feel like they've got something to say. This is where you come when you want to drink well without anyone making a fuss about it—the sort of place where regulars know their stuff but don't lecture you about it. The wine list punches above what you'd expect for a bar this relaxed, and the food's thoughtfully done rather than showy. It's got that rare quality of feeling like somewhere locals have claimed rather than somewhere tourists stumble into.