The Oxford Wine Cellar

You'll descend into a proper cellar—timber-beamed, candlelit, the kind of place that feels like a secret even though it's slap bang on High Street. The vibe is conspicuously grown-up: locals nursing serious wines alongside visitors who've heard the word has got out. The thing that separates this from other wine bars is the curation—there's real thought behind what's here, from interesting English stuff to properly sourced European selections. It's the sort of place where you can spend £25 on a glass or £60 on a bottle and feel equally at home either way.