Openwine

Go on a Sunday night, when the by-the-glass list turns into a jazz set and the room fills with people who came for one glass and stayed for three. It's a wine bar for tasting rather than drinking on autopilot — the owner, an Italian from Trieste, pours natural wines by the glass so you can work through a few before committing to a bottle. Good for a solo seat at the counter with a cheese plate, or a couple settling in for the evening; groups work too if you book. What's unusual is the depth of the by-the-glass list in a city where that's still rare, and staff who'll talk you through South African wine without the tasting-menu formality.