Whole Venue at Ebi Wines

A calm, design-led Clerkenwell wine bar for small off-sites, client drinks and team dinners, five minutes from Farringdon. The 452 sq ft room is quiet and considered: slender brushed-metal shelves carrying books on art and ceramics, a buttermilk-yellow tiled bar and an open-plan kitchen along one side. One table seats up to eight, with counter seating and a window nook for two alongside it, so a team can take over the room without it feeling staged. Raku Oda, formerly of The Fat Duck, sets a wine and sake list built for sharing, with British cheese and charcuterie plates to put in the middle of the table.

An intimate independent wine bar and bottle shop on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, from sommelier Raku Oda (formerly The Fat Duck). The compact room has window seating, a counter and a handful of small tables. The list covers sparkling, white, orange, rose and red wine plus sweet wine and sake, matched with British cheese, charcuterie, homemade crackers and Japanese-inspired dishes. Best for small tastings, client drinks, team socials and informal receptions; hire and capacity by arrangement.