Neighbourhood Wine

Hidden above a nondescript pizza shop on a quiet street in Fitzroy North, stepping into Neighbourhood Wine feels like entering the wine world’s version of Narnia. The surprisingly airy main room, which once housed an illegal casino and a gentleman’s club, now sports hundreds of bottles from all over the world, many of which qualify as organic, biodynamic and/or natural. The wines are served alongside a well-executed seasonal menu of ideal drinking food (think charcuterie, bavette steak, cured trout, etc.) and by a staff charming enough to keep you here far longer than you anticipated.