Sophisticated and buzzing wine bar with standout plates and worldbeating charcuterie.
The name, to those of us who aren’t local, seems to suggest Van Gogh. His gorgeous oil painting of the Night Café, perhaps? His pursuit of love? His tortured soul? All things a wine bar can play witness to. But Vincent is the name of the council area, too, and this Frenchish wine bar plays the perfect host to locals and drop-ins alike.
Match a Petit Chablis with a glorious charcuterie plate, which might include a pâté en croûte with cornichons, a ham-hock terrine with pickled radish, or a smoky pork terrine with sauce gribiche, herbaceous chopped egg.
It’s a limited-bookings, no-cash space, where there’s no table service and no shortage of advice for the by-the-glass wine list scrawled on the white tiles at the front. Match a Petit Chablis with a glorious charcuterie plate, which might include a pâté en croûte with cornichons, a ham-hock terrine with pickled radish, or a smoky pork terrine with sauce gribiche, herbaceous chopped egg.
There could be Brussels sprouts, beautifully caramelised then paired seamlessly with tomato and yoghurt flavoured with a hint of anchovy. Dessert is no afterthought, either, the classic crêpes Suzette a textbook rendition of bitter orange sauce over the most delicate of crepes, boasting nothing but a scoop of vanilla ice-cream for company.
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