Bazaar & Bar
Wine bar · $$
own site says natural
Funk Score77
Australia
Sydney
Natural-wine bars, bottle shops and restaurants in Sydney, from the isitfunky index.
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The guide in brief · checked 2026-09-26
Natural wine in Sydney
The short answer: The best-proven places to drink natural wine in Sydney are The Dolphin Hotel, Bazaar & Bar and Best Cellars. 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 9 places in Sydney with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 5 bottle shops, 2 bars, 1 café and 1 wine bar.
Highest Funk Scores
The Funk Score adds up proof, not popularity. How it works
- 1.The Dolphin HotelFunk Score80
café
own site says natural. Source: broadsheet.com.au. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 2.Vaucluse CellarsFunk Score80
bottle shop
own site says natural. Source: vauclusecellars.com.au. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 3.Bazaar & BarFunk Score77
wine bar
own site says natural. Source: bazaarandbar.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 4.SPON Bottleshop and BarFunk Score74
bottle shop
own site says natural. Source: spon.bar. Checked 2026-09-26.
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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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Venues in Sydney
9 proven · 9 in the index
Questions
Natural wine in Sydney: questions
Where can I drink natural wine in Sydney?
- isitfunky lists 9 places in Sydney with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 5 bottle shops, 2 bars, 1 café and 1 wine bar. Good places to start, by Funk Score: The Dolphin Hotel, Bazaar & Bar and Best Cellars. The short answer for Sydney →
What are the best natural wine bars in Sydney?
- We rank by strength of proof, not popularity or reviews. The highest Funk Scores in Sydney are The Dolphin Hotel (Funk Score 80: own site says natural), Bazaar & Bar (Funk Score 77: own site says natural) and Best Cellars (Funk Score 72: own site says natural). Every place shows its source and the date we checked (latest 2026-09-26). Best-proven in Sydney →
Where can I buy natural wine in Sydney?
- The bottle shops and grocers with the strongest proof in Sydney are Vaucluse Cellars, SPON Bottleshop and Bar and Goblin Wine Shop. Vaucluse Cellars: own site says natural. Vaucluse Cellars →
How does isitfunky know a place in Sydney 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 The Dolphin Hotel a natural wine bar?
- The Dolphin Hotel is a café in Sydney rather than a bar, and yes, it pours natural wine. isitfunky has it as "Proven list": own site says natural; 2 natural producers on list. Source: broadsheet.com.au. Last checked 2026-09-26. The Dolphin Hotel 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 Sydney?
- Our crawl planner's densest walkable route: The Dolphin Hotel → Best Cellars, about 20 minutes of walking between stops (straight-line estimate). Open this crawl →
Do I need to book natural wine bars in Sydney?
- 2 of the 4 venues above link a booking page from their own site: The Dolphin Hotel (OpenTable), Bazaar & Bar (OpenTable). For the others we have no booking link on file; check their own site or Instagram before you go.