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Akra Bar
Wine bar · City Centre · ●●○○
Opened Nov 2025
own site says natural
Funk Score61
South Africa
Cape Town
Natural-wine bars, bottle shops and restaurants in Cape Town, from the isitfunky index.
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The guide in brief · checked 2026-10-03
Natural wine in Cape Town
The short answer: The best-proven places to drink natural wine in Cape Town are Brice & Burnett (Observatory), Culture Wine Bar (City Centre) and Leo's Wine Bar (City Centre). Each has evidence on file that it pours natural wine: Brice & Burnett, own site says natural; Culture Wine Bar, own site says natural; Leo's Wine Bar, own site says natural. We rank by strength of proof, not popularity, and last checked on 2026-10-03.
isitfunky lists 15 places in Cape Town with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 6 wine bars, 4 bottle shops, 3 restaurants, 1 bar and 1 grocer. The neighbourhood with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés is City Centre (6).
Highest Funk Scores
The Funk Score adds up proof, not popularity. How it works
- 1.Brice & BurnettFunk Score71
restaurant · Observatory
own site says natural. Source: briceandburnett.co.za. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 2.Culture Wine BarFunk Score63
wine bar · City Centre
own site says natural. Source: capetownmagazine.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 3.Leo's Wine BarFunk Score63
wine bar · City Centre
own site says natural. Source: starwinelist.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 4.Akra BarFunk Score61
wine bar · City Centre
own site says natural. Source: insideguide.co.za. Checked 2026-10-03.
- 5.Publik Wine BarFunk Score61
wine bar · Tamboerskloof
own site says natural. Source: decanter.com. Checked 2026-10-03.
How we prove a place
A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. The stamps
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3 or more places with proof on file, every walk between them about 12 minutes or less, about 30 minutes on foot in all.
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Natural Wine in Cape Town: Where to Drink It, With Proof
Cape Town's natural-wine bars, restaurants and bottle shops from our evidence file, with the proof for each and the date we checked. Updated automatically.
Questions
Natural wine in Cape Town: questions
Where can I drink natural wine in Cape Town?
- isitfunky lists 15 places in Cape Town with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 6 wine bars, 4 bottle shops, 3 restaurants, 1 bar and 1 grocer. The neighbourhood with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés is City Centre (6). Good places to start, by Funk Score: Brice & Burnett (Observatory), Culture Wine Bar (City Centre) and Leo's Wine Bar (City Centre). The short answer for Cape Town →
What are the best natural wine bars in Cape Town?
- We rank by strength of proof, not popularity or reviews. The highest Funk Scores in Cape Town are Brice & Burnett (Funk Score 71: own site says natural), Culture Wine Bar (Funk Score 63: own site says natural) and Leo's Wine Bar (Funk Score 63: own site says natural). Every place shows its source and the date we checked (latest 2026-10-03). Top 10 in Cape Town →
Where can I buy natural wine in Cape Town?
- The bottle shops and grocers with the strongest proof in Cape Town are GETWINE WAREHOUSE (Salt River), Vino Pronto (Gardens) and GETWINE & LIQUOR CAPE TOWN (District Six). GETWINE WAREHOUSE: own site says natural. GETWINE WAREHOUSE →
How does isitfunky know a place in Cape Town pours natural wine?
- A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. How the Funk Score works →
Is Brice & Burnett a natural wine bar?
- Brice & Burnett is a restaurant in Observatory rather than a bar, and yes, it pours natural wine. isitfunky has it as "Proven list": own site says natural; 6 natural producers on list. Source: briceandburnett.co.za. Last checked 2026-09-26. Brice & Burnett on isitfunky →
What is natural wine?
- Natural wine is made with minimal intervention: organically or biodynamically farmed grapes, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, and little or no added sulfites. There is no legal definition or certifying body. isitfunky only calls a venue a natural-wine venue when there is proof on file: its own site, its wine list, named press or natural importers. What is natural wine →
What's the best area for a natural wine crawl in Cape Town?
- City Centre has the most proven venues in our index for Cape Town (6). Our crawl planner's densest walkable route starts in City Centre: Openwine → Leo's Wine Bar → Akra Bar → Ouzeri, about 3 minutes of walking between stops (straight-line estimate). Open this crawl →
Do I need to book natural wine bars in Cape Town?
- None of the venues above links a booking platform from its own site, so we can't say. Check each venue's own site or Instagram before you go.