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Natural-wine bars, bottle shops and restaurants in Melbourne, from the isitfunky index.

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The guide in brief · checked 2026-09-26

Natural wine in Melbourne

The short answer: The best-proven places to drink natural wine in Melbourne are Bar Spontana (Brunswick), Samuel Pepys Wine (Northcote) and WoodsYard (South Melbourne). Each names natural producers on its own wine list, which we read and matched against known natural winemakers. We rank by strength of proof, not popularity, and last checked on 2026-09-26.

isitfunky lists 22 places in Melbourne with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 9 wine bars, 6 bottle shops, 3 restaurants, 2 bars and 2 cafés. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are CBD (3), Abbotsford (2) and Armadale (2).

Highest Funk Scores

The Funk Score adds up proof, not popularity. How it works

  1. 1.
    Bar SpontanaFunk Score79

    café · Brunswick

    own site says natural. Source: barspontana.com. Checked 2026-09-26.

  2. 2.
    Samuel Pepys WineFunk Score78

    wine bar · Northcote

    own site says natural. Source: samuelpepyswine.com.au. Checked 2026-09-26.

  3. 3.
    Pepe's Italian & LiquorFunk Score72

    restaurant · CBD

    own site says natural. Source: pepesitalian.com.au. Checked 2026-09-26.

  4. 4.
    Diggin' In The CellarsFunk Score72

    bottle shop · Prahran

    own site says natural. Source: ditc.wine. Checked 2026-09-26.

  5. 5.
    Mr West Bar & Bottle ShopFunk Score72

    bottle shop · Footscray

    own site says natural. Source: mrwest.com.au. Checked 2026-09-26.

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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walkable nights · Melbourne

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 Melbourne: questions

Where can I drink natural wine in Melbourne?

isitfunky lists 22 places in Melbourne with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 9 wine bars, 6 bottle shops, 3 restaurants, 2 bars and 2 cafés. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are CBD (3), Abbotsford (2) and Armadale (2). Good places to start, by Funk Score: Bar Spontana (Brunswick), Samuel Pepys Wine (Northcote) and Pepe's Italian & Liquor (CBD). The short answer for Melbourne →

What are the best natural wine bars in Melbourne?

We rank by strength of proof, not popularity or reviews. The highest Funk Scores in Melbourne are Bar Spontana (Funk Score 79: own site says natural), Samuel Pepys Wine (Funk Score 78: own site says natural) and Pepe's Italian & Liquor (Funk Score 72: own site says natural). Every place shows its source and the date we checked (latest 2026-09-26). Best-proven in Melbourne →

Where can I buy natural wine in Melbourne?

The bottle shops and grocers with the strongest proof in Melbourne are Organic Wine (Brunswick East), Diggin' In The Cellars (Prahran) and Mr West Bar & Bottle Shop (Footscray). Organic Wine: own site says natural. Organic Wine →

How does isitfunky know a place in Melbourne 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 Bar Spontana a natural wine bar?

Bar Spontana is a café in Brunswick rather than a bar, and yes, it pours natural wine. isitfunky has it as "Proven list": own site says natural; 9 natural producers on list. Source: barspontana.com. Last checked 2026-09-26. Bar Spontana 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 Melbourne?

CBD has the most proven venues in our index for Melbourne (3). Our crawl planner's densest walkable route starts in CBD: Elio’s Place → Pepe's Italian & Liquor → City Wine Shop → Blackhearts & Sparrows, about 40 minutes of walking between stops (straight-line estimate). Open this crawl →

Do I need to book natural wine bars in Melbourne?

4 of the 10 venues above link a booking page from their own site: WoodsYard (OpenTable), Pepe's Italian & Liquor (SevenRooms), Toorak Cellars (OpenTable), Elio’s Place (SevenRooms). For the others we have no booking link on file; check their own site or Instagram before you go.