220 Grenfell Street · Adelaide East End
Bar SeptimusAdelaide wine bar and cheese bar, East End
French and Australian wine by the glass and bottle, cheese at its peak and charcuterie sliced to order, across two candlelit floors.
Mon 4–9pm · Thu 4–9pm · Fri 3–11pm · Sat 12–11pm · Sun 12–9pm
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday · Walk-ins welcome
★ 4.9 from 168 Google reviews · White Star, Star Wine List
The cheese bar
An Adelaide wine bar built around cheese
Cheese sits at the centre of the menu. We buy from French affineurs and South Australian makers and serve each one at its peak: soft-ripened, washed-rind, blue and long-aged hard styles, cut to order with seasonal accompaniments. Charcuterie is sliced to order.
Ask for a pairing and we will match a glass to the board. The list moves between Champagne growers, Burgundy, the Rhône, the Barossa and the Clare, with back vintages you rarely see by the glass. Bring a special bottle for $20 corkage.
See the menu
Functions
Your people, our room, a list that runs deep
The upstairs lounge seats twenty. The whole venue takes up to fifty, for birthdays, Christmas parties, client drinks and engagements. We match the wines to the boards and set the room, so you can host rather than organise.
Minimum spend, no hire fee. Tell us the date and numbers and we’ll quote.
Check your date
What’s on
Meet the makers, test your palate
Winemaker masterclasses and wine tastings most months, and the Wine Options League, a blind tasting on the first Monday of every month. Twenty-four seats each.
See what’s onThe mailing list
First to the seats
Masterclass seats and Reserve List allocations go to the list before they go anywhere else. One email a fortnight, no more.
Septimus Cellar · Wine delivered
Wine you won’t find on the bar list
Unusual quaffers, rare back vintages and hard-to-get releases from Septimus Cellar, the online merchant run by our Adelaide wine bar. Delivered across Adelaide on Saturdays, $7.50 flat, order by Friday 10am.
Shop the cellarPackaged liquor licence 57712771. Delivery only.
From our guests
Why guests rate us among the best bars in Adelaide
A great place to come on your own and sit at the counter. Such an incredible wine list and cheeses.Kumi Taguchi · Google review
The wine list is best in Adelaide. And staff are welcoming and knowledgeable.Marcus H. · Google review
Great wine bar in the east end! Perfect on a rainy Sunday afternoon.Antony C. · Google review
Behind the bar
The people behind this Adelaide wine bar
Bar Manager & Wine Director
Edward Rava
Studied viticulture and oenology at the University of Adelaide. Builds the list, the by-the-glass pours and the boards, working directly with the growers.
Winemaker in Residence
Grace Douglas
Head and consultant winemaker in South Australia and Victoria. Leads our tastings and masterclasses.
Second in Charge
Darian Sarellano
Worked harvest at Kenneth Volk Vineyards and ran the tasting room at Riverbench in California’s Santa Maria Valley.
Find us
220 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
On the corner of Liberman Close in the East End, in the 1904 market building. Read the history of the room.
Mon 4–9pm · Thu 4–9pm · Fri 3–11pm · Sat 12–11pm · Sun 12–9pm
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday · Walk-ins welcome
0484 746 344 · hi@septimus.au
Adelaide wine bar and cheese bar, East End
Bar Septimus is an Adelaide wine bar and cheese bar at 220 Grenfell Street, in the 1904 market building on the corner of Liberman Close. Two candlelit floors, about fifty seats, a counter for walk-ins and an upstairs lounge for groups.
The list is French and Australian: grower and house Champagne, Burgundy and the Rhône beside the Barossa, the Clare, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills, with back vintages and small allocations poured by the glass. Read more in our guide to French wine in Adelaide.
Cheese comes first on the menu. Boards are built to the season and to the wine, and the team will put a flight and a board together if you would rather not choose. Guests treat us as their cheese bar in Adelaide for exactly that. We also hold a White Star on Star Wine List, the international guide to wine bars.
Walk-ins are welcome Monday and Thursday to Sunday, and bookings are taken online. BYO is $20 corkage; see our corkage and BYO guide.
Common questions
Do I need to book?
Walk-ins are welcome whenever we are open. Booking is a good idea for Friday and Saturday evenings and for groups.
What cheese do you serve?
As a cheese bar in Adelaide, we serve French and South Australian cheeses across soft-ripened, washed-rind, blue and hard styles, changed with the season. Boards come in sizes from two people up to a full table, with charcuterie sliced to order.
Is Bar Septimus a good Adelaide wine bar for functions?
Yes. The upstairs lounge seats twenty and the whole venue takes up to fifty. There is a minimum spend and no hire fee. Check your date.
Can I bring my own wine?
Yes. Corkage is $20.
When are you open?
Monday 4–9pm, Thursday 4–9pm, Friday 3–11pm, Saturday 12–11pm and Sunday 12–9pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.