Hidden away in the crypts beneath St Bride’s Church, Humble Grape Fleet Street has built a reputation for exceptional lesser-known wines and simple modern European plates. To find it, step away from the Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill junction and venture down Bride Lane to find St Bride’s Passage. Here, you’ll find Humble Grape Fleet Street in all its glory, serving 400 artisan wines and unfussy dishes made with sustainably sourced British ingredients.
Starting out as a wine importer, Humble Grape has matured into one of London’s favourite wine bars and tasting destinations. Set within the 17th-century vaults designed by Sir Christopher Wren, Humble Grape Fleet Street is an expansive restaurant, where contemporary features like bright teal blue banquettes, suspended modern lighting, and natural wood tables compliment imposing stone archways and exposed brickwork.
Whether as a large group or a date night duo, it’s a convivial setting for lunches, post-work drinks with snacks, as well as lengthy evenings over several glasses of wine. The Humble Grape Fleet Street menu is broadly European and fairly priced, starting (as all wine-friendly menus should) with a selection of nibbles and bread. From here, go for juicy nocellara olives and cheese croquettes, and follow with small plates of glazed pork belly, blistered padron peppers, and cured salmon with caper berries, lemon, and whipped creme fraiche.
Main dishes include grilled chicken salad, courgette fritters and 35-day dry-aged British ribeye but you can also build your own cheese plate with your choice of either three or six cheeses accompanied by seasonal chutney and sourdough. Throughout, you’ll be guided towards the best pairings by a brigade of knowledgeable staff armed with stories and details about each bottle in Humble Grape's stock of sustainable and independent wines. Humble Grape Fleet Street also hosts ever-changing weekday events and offers, all of them wine-related of course!