Gordon's Wine Bar

Last night I went for a drink with a good friend of mine at London's oldest and probably most famous wine bar, Gordon's, on Villiers Street. You stumble down some narrow steps into the old wine cellar, choose from a great selection of wine and sit under the low arched stone ceiling and enjoy. 

We sat actually outside under the heaters and, although after half an hour lost feelings in most of our bodies, had a great time. It does get very busy but the hustle and bustle is part of Gordon's charm. It isn't just the wine and atmosphere that's great, though. You walk in and the waft of delicious smelling food makes it hard to leave...

Now you might be wondering what this great bar has to do with books. Well, if you've got a wine bar that's been around for hundreds of years in one of the most famous and literary cities in the world, you're going to have writers. Most famously, Rudyard Kipling and Samuel Pepys both lived in the building above Gordon's Wine Bar. It is thought that Rudyard Kipling wrote his famous novel, The Light that Failed, in the parlour above the bar. The building is now, fittingly, called Kipling House!

Gordon's Wine Bar
47 Villiers Street

London WC2N 6NE
United Kingdom
http://www.gordonswinebar.com