Set upstairs at this homely shepherds bush wine bar, albertines restaurant has a lovely understated cosiness about it. Excellent food in a great atmosphere albertine, london. Author tania teschke, food and wine gourmet, photographer, and lifelong student of french culture will take us on a cultural and culinary journey into the world of traditional french cuisine and french wine, and tips for ancestral living on the occasion of the publication of her book. A few weeks ago sophie, one of our members, suggested a little place called albertine wine bar in shepherds bush, west london. The wine list hosts some international wines with many available as a glass option. To throw away unopened is a memoir about family and relationships, told in vignettes, that is set in a backdrop of her mothers final months and days and the authors vigil. With over 100 wines on offer, including around 40 by the glass. Albertine s wine list is an eclectic, thorough romp around the world, showing off the best grapes, producers and techniques on the planet. Throw in the fact that they host live music, and it becomes obvious that the spotty dog is a. Albertine wine bar, an oasis of civility off shepherds bush green, reopened with a new restaurant under the watchful eye of allegra mcevedy, daughter of the bars original owner sarah. The concept of coffee shops in book stores has seen millions of lattes served in between the shelves. But as far as nicole sullivan, the owner of the bookbar, is concerned, any time spent with a book and a glass of wine is a good time. Im heading to book club this evening, which if you remember essentially means wineandcheesetalkaboutbookfor5minsclub. Books cookbooks, cocktails, chef recipes, wine guide food.
It was great to meet folk and swap stories, jokes and memories. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for. They also sell art supplies, making the spotty dog the type of eclectic salon that has something for everyone. With its own dedicated bar, chilledout vibe and sky views, you feel lightyears away from the madding crowd of shepherds bush below. In london we run our courses at albertine wine bar in shepherds bush.
Cosy wine bar with excellent selection of wine and food. Our first floor restaurant is a relaxed, airy room providing the perfect contrast to the busy bar downstairs. I found the albertine wine bar one nippy evening when i was searching for somewhere for a drink and a bite to eat before a gig nearby. With rustic wooden furniture, twinkly lights, a small bar area and a wall of wine bottles, its the perfect place for a quiet catch up with friends or date night. Sunrisesunset is the best and only wine bar in bushwick. I rarely travel there but id definitely come back for this gem of a wine bar. Its the perfect place to decompress after an accidental trip to westfield.
Nov 07, 2018 albertine wine bar, an oasis of civility off shepherds bush green, reopened with a new restaurant under the watchful eye of allegra mcevedy, daughter of the bars original owner sarah. Albertine wine bar in london, united kingdom facebook. Pairing wine and food can bring out the best qualities in each. We only reserve tables for up to 8 guests at the restaurant, but we have a private room at the top floor for private parties. An eastenders institution, albertine reopened under the tutelage of allegra. A cosy italianinfluenced eatery above the albertine wine bar. They also have their own wine store called henry, so the servers actually know what theyre talking about if you ask. Make a beeline for glorious lunches of relaxed mediterranean food from an everchanging menu in the upstairs dining room, or drop in for charcuterie and superb wines by the glass. The mussels in an nduja sauce on garlic bread was especially satisfying. It broke down the barriers to hardtofind wines by selling. Set upstairs at this homely shepherds bush wine bar, albertines restaurant has. Chef, author, tv presenter and proud west londoner allegra mcevedy has reopened the wine bar and upstairs restaurant which her late mother started in 1978 and where the first script for eastenders was written.
Mcevedy, who recently finished filming cbbcs restaurant dream team with. Once a regular for bbc staff in the late 70s and 80s, albertine is, apparently, the birthplace of eastenders, with its founders writing its first script there and taking the name albert square from the wine bars name. A man browses at albertine, a ravishing new independent bookstore in new york. Albertine is a candlelit wine bar with a gorgeously intimate atmosphere. Upstairs the restaurant is calmer and has a broader menu. Built in a refurbished firehouse, a local historic landmark, they pride themselves on a local selection of beer and wine. May, 2019 this wine bar was a bit of a gamechanger when it first opened in 20, and its still just as trendy a hangout on the hackney road. Sep 24, 2014 we visited an old bbc haunt of mine, albertines wine bar in shepherds bush, near television centre, for a gettogether with former work colleagues. Albertine restaurant restaurants in shepherds bush, london.
After the workday, in places like seville, milan, barcelona, and other cities that dot the mediterranean, people gravitate to wine bars to relax, meet friends, savor small dishes of flavorful food, and, of course, enjoy the local wines that perfectly complement the moment. Albertine has a great list, with a bunch of really good bottles under a tenner. Highest rated places of interest or tour operators on tripadvisor, promoting those where there is at least one tour or activity available to book on tripadvisor. It is a story of feminism, single motherhood, family struggles, the unique bond the author shares with her mother, and of woman growing up in the 50s, finding her place in.
Old spitalfields market 67 brushfield street, london e1 6aa. Indiefab book of the year awards 2014 gold winner for cooking 100 wines paired with more than 100 dishes, from two of the most respected experts in the business. Of our 150bottle list, some come from legendary producers and others are emerging talents of the wine making world. The menu is the same on both floors, only the atmosphere is a bit different. The albertine wine bar, in shepherds bush, is a lovely little place, which serves wine, food and beer in ample portions in an excellent atmosphere which. Drink at the albertine wine bar tired of london, tired of life. She set up a wine bar called albertine in shepherds bush in 1978. Make a beeline for glorious lunches of relaxed mediterranean food from an everchanging menu in the upstairs dining room, or drop in for charcuterie and superb. Albertine wine bar, shepherds bush perfect lighting at the albertine wine bar photo courtesy of ming tangevans i found the albertine wine bar one nippy evening when i was searching for somewhere for a drink and a bite to eat before a gig nearby. My mom had a thing for fake produce plastic grapes in particular. Apr 22, 2008 after the workday, in places like seville, milan, barcelona, and other cities that dot the mediterranean, people gravitate to wine bars to relax, meet friends, savor small dishes of flavorful food, and, of course, enjoy the local wines that perfectly complement the moment. Bottles wine bar in old spitalfields market and chelsea. The womenowned restaurants of london resy right this way. Mozzarella sticks are the og bar food, so it makes sense that its wine pairing should be iconic as well.
Wine bar in the heart of shepherds bush since 1978. The ground floor bar is ideal for drinks and sharing plates while the upstair restaurant offers a cosier atmosphere in a homefeel dining room. Albertine is a reading room and bookshop that brings to life frenchamerican intellectual exchange. Were on a mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends and sensations. For sameday bookings please call us on 020 7460 0158. And, as someone said, the wine bar is refreshingly unchanged it is friendly and homely, a quiet oasis in a busy city. While the bar is all hustle and bustle, the homely restaurant, with its shelves laden with cookbooks, is an altogether cosier. A cabernet sauvignon, like mottos backbone cabernet sauvignon. Albertine is a cute but busy little wine bar in white city. The third book by tired of londons tom jones, is out now. A permanent venue for free events and debates, the new space will offer more than 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from over 30 frenchspeaking countries around the world. Occasionally, instead of taking it in turns to host it at each others homes, we just meet at an actual wine and cheese bar and go sufficiently wild for a monday or wednesday night. Chef and food writer mcevedy whose late mother sarah ran the bar, which. Albertine is a laidback wine bar in shepherds bush set just down the road from the old bbc television centre, where eastenders writers used to drink in the 80s.
The best bars in bushwick bushwick new york the infatuation. Mar 02, 2020 an oasis of civility off shepherds bush green, albertine reopened with a new restaurant under the eye of allegra mcevedy, daughter of the bars original owner sarah. A wine bar where the creators of eastenders wrote the soaps first script is to. Albertine in shepherds bush was opened by mcevedys mother in 1978 and.
An oasis of civility off shepherds bush green, albertine reopened with a new restaurant under the eye of allegra mcevedy, daughter of the bars original owner sarah. This wine bar was a bit of a gamechanger when it first opened in 20, and its still just as trendy a hangout on the hackney road. Or book now at one of our other 6041 great restaurants in london. Bar downstairs is usually busy and buzzy and has a wellselected food menu to match. We visited an old bbc haunt of mine, albertines wine bar in shepherds bush, near television centre, for a gettogether with former work colleagues.