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Dear Sainte Éloise

So many wine bars strive for the look and feel of a place you stumble upon in Europe, but few nail it quite like the smooth operators at DSE. Ò5/ 29 Orwell St, Potts Point 2011 (off Llankelly Pl). 02 9326 9745. dearsainteeloise.com. Mon-Thu 5pm-midnight; Fri, Sat noonmidnight; Sun noon-10pm.

The Dolphin Wine Room

Tight on space but big on pushing boundaries, the Dolphin remains a go-to for indulging the esoteric side of the wine spectrum and that gloriously cheap aperitivo hour. Ò412 Crown St, Surry Hills 2010. 02 9331 4800. dolphinhotel. com.au/wine-room. Mon-Thu 5pm-midnight; Fri, Sat noon-midnight; Sun noon-10pm.

Monopole

You could spend all day and night muscling through the jaw-dropping selection of global benchmarks, cult classics and back vintages at this admired Potts Point stalwart. Ò71a Macleay St, Potts Point 2011. 02 9360 4410. monopolesydney.com.au. Mon-Fri 5-11pm; Sat 3-11pm; Sun 3-10pm.

Wyno x Bodega

Every wine on the 300-plus label list is available by the glass, and now it’s home to some of the most celebrated tapas in town. Party on. Ò50 Holt St, Surry Hills 2010. 02 9212 7766. bodegatapas.com. Tue-Fri noon-midnight; Sat 3pm-midnight.