The Brisbane wine scene is thriving and many Brisbane Bars have turned their focus to wine. A number of great Brisbane wine establishments are opening, and with the development of other existing venues has seen the quality and quantity of wine bars exploding. There is a great love affair between Australians and wine and sitting back on a hot day with a glass of wine watching the world go by is a fabulous experience. Brisbane now has some great places that you too can enjoy a glass (or two), with the Best Brisbane Wine Bars listed below… Happy Drinking!!
1. 5ifth Element - Corner of Tribune & Little Stanley Streets, South Bank
Positioned on the edge of the beautiful Southbank parklands, 5ifth Element Bar and Cellar offers Brisbane’s diners innovative and contemporary cuisine. It has Australia’s largest excerpt of wines by the glass, and seamless, world-class service.
2. Claret House Wine Bar – 36 Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe
Tucked away in the London Woolstores building in Teneriffe, Claret House is stylish, laid back and feels a bit like home. A relaxed space by day, with a breezy deck perfect for people watching, it positively twinkles at night thanks to the lights peeking through an array of old-fashioned bentwood chairs dangling from the high ceiling beams. As the name suggests, Claret House takes an obsessive delight in wine. The list is varied, fairly priced, and well matched to the Modern European menu designed by rising star, Chef Dan Cossart.
3. Laruche – 680 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
The anticipation of possibilities is what Laruche seeks to deliver each time you visit. Whether it is your drink or food, the bar, the seat or even the person standing next to you, Laruche knows you will find your morsel of delight inside its walls that will entice you. Laruche offers impeccable service, tailored cocktails and delectable food located in the heart of the entertainment precinct of the Fortitude Valley. The decor is beautifully eclectic with plump sofas, flamboyant lounge chairs and spectacular chandeliers.
4. Belle Epoque - 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Each month for the last year, the First Tuesday Champagne Club has seen hundreds of Belle Epoque’s guests focus on a different vintage. And for the ultimate indulgence, and quintessential culinary pairing, guests sipped and slipped their way through freshly shucked seasonal Oysters to accompany the champagne house.
5. Cha Cha Char Wine Bar - Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane
Cha Cha Char Wine Bar & Grill is a stylish, contemporary restaurant specialising in high quality, cooked to perfection steaks. While enjoying sweeping views of the Brisbane River, diners peruse a menu unlike any other: each meat's breed, paddock address, age (12 months to 30 months and older), size (200g to 600g), accompaniments and diet (grass fed/grain fed) is provided. The menu also features shots of rare, medium rare, medium and well-done steaks to help diners choose their preferred style.
6. Cru Bar – 22 James Street, Fortitude Valley
Cru Bar aims to provide patrons with genuinely considered wine, cocktails, spirits and food; whilst encompassing the delight of a relaxed and sophisticated atmosphere, executed with grace and precision by the skilled and friendly staff.
7. 1889 Enoteca - 2 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
The Enoteche of Rome have been the inspiration behind 1889 Enoteca. Like its Roman cousins, we have merged a restaurant, wine bar, wine store and cellar and found the perfect home in the heritage listed Taylor-Heaslop building (circa 1889), located in the antique quarter of Woolloongabba.
8. Greystone Bar & Cellar – 166 Grey Street, South Bank
A comprehensive selection of wine by the glass is available with over 150 wines available by the bottle. Boasting over 40 types of beer Greystone can quench a thirst of any proportion. Treat yourself to a unique cocktail creation or take comfort in an old favourite. With lazy views out to the parklands and conveniently located directly across from South Bank Cineplex Greystone is the perfect meeting place to catch up with friends.
9. Peasant – 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
The concrete floor and the brushed-aluminum chairs send off warning signals. Is Peasant, despite the name, going to be an exercise in deficiency chic? The whitewashed brick walls and bare wood tables don't offer much hope. But closer critique suggests that all is not as it seems. At the far end of the room, a brick pizza oven radiates heat. On a counter in front of the open kitchen, apricots, tomatoes and grapes have been massed in abundant display. Even the ominous industrial chairs spring a surprise. They are form fitting and inexplicably comfortable. The black-clad waiters turn out to be Jimmy Olsen's in disguise, full of gee-whiz enthusiasm and can-do optimism. Peasant may be cool, but it's not cold.
10. Bistrot Bistro – 14 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
Unless you've been living under a rock (or hiding inside the nearby Clem 7 steam tower) for the last few months, you'll know that Woolloongabba is the talk of this town for all the right reasons. 

And now that the much anticipated Bistrot Bistro has made its grand entrée, Stanley Street's cul-de-sac cluster of multicultural haute-cuisine eateries is feeling almost picture perfect. So nice they named it twice, Bistrot's restaurant space doubles as a bar, triples as a café in between meals and features an amazing secret cellar.
