Noir Paddington

Overview

Located in Brisbane's Paddington, Noir is the quintessential neighbourhood wine bar. On the ground floor, you'll find an intimate bar with enough stools for you and a couple of mates, while a few extra high tops flesh out the room. Upstairs, you'll find a small but comfortable loft with some leather lounge furniture and a view of the scene below. The place is cosy and dimly lit, with fresh sounds and artwork on the wall and staff who'll make you feel right at home.

It has a rotating wine list, so you'll never know what you'll find at Noir. But the team does focus on local producers, minimal intervention wines and harder-to-find varietals. Trust them to know what they're doing and follow their advice.

Noir is run by the crew behind Blackout Paddington, so you know you can trust them when it comes to world-class snacks, too. The focus here is charcuterie — think locally sourced cheese, premium grade salamis from Saison Salumi, and all the fresh pickles and condiments you could poke a breadstick at. 

It's open Wednesday to Friday, from 4pm until 10pm or 11pm, and from 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. This isn't the kind of joint to rock up close to midnight with six of your boozed-up mates — rather it's the place to come in the early afternoon and catch up with someone over a bottle of wine and a charcuterie board, who you're actually interested in talking to. It could be an old friend, could be a first date, could be the old folks. The music here is chill so you'll be able to hear one another over the top of it, and the service is intimate and friendly. 

If Noir is your local neighbourhood wine bar, we're more than a little bit jealous.