It’s like Christmas, but with even more wine
Beaujolais Nouveau Day is a celebration of when the first vintages of wine produced in the Beaujolais region of France are released, typically just after midnight on the third Thursday of November, and wine lovers enter a cross-country race to get their hands on the fresh batch. Bojo Novo is a very big day in the wine world, so naturally that means lots of wine-tasting parties, and these are the best Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2025 ones in London.
Noble Rot
Noble Rot’s Fête Du Beaujolais is back at the Lamb’s Conduit restaurant and this year it coincides with the restaurant’s tenth birthday – so even more reason to celebrate. Parisian wine bar Vantre will be in the house, with owner Marco Pelletier pouring from a specially curated list and head chef Satria Vue cooking up dishes like native oyster & pig’s trotter terrine and Cantonese steamed turbot with spinach & cockle escabeche. They’ll also be hosting a tasting of Beaujolais from 4.30pm – 7pm in the bar so you can walk up and join in.
Thurs 20th November 2025
51 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NB
noblerot.co.uk
The Mulwray
The Mulwray is slipping into the Beaujolais action with a two-day run that starts with a trade-only tasting in partnership with Uncharted Wines on Wednesday, 19 November. Then it is all about the fresh stuff on the 20th, when the bar opens the bottles to everyone else. Expect a sharp little selection, a knowledgeable crowd and that cosy upstairs hush the venue does so well.
Thurs 20th November 2025
16a Greek Street, Soho W1D 4DR
themulwray.com
Finley’s Hoxton
Finley’s is going all-in with a Beaujolais Nouveau party on the 20th, complete with magnums, jeroboams and an atmosphere that tends to escalate in the best way. If you have followed our previous pieces on them, you know what to expect: great music, a crowd that does not leave early and glasses that keep getting topped up.
Thursday 20 November
297 Hoxton St, London N1 5JX
wheresfinley.com
Joyau
Joyau is marking the day with a six-wine tasting that spans both the fresh arrivals and a trio of standout crus. Expect new releases from Lapalu, Elisa Guerin and Domaine Bulliat, then deeper bottles from recent vintages. It is £30 for the full session, though swinging by for a glass of Lapierre and potato pie is just as encouraged.
Thursday 20 November
353 Winchelsea Rd, London E7 0AQ
joyau.co
The Buxton
Lyon restaurant Le Kitchen is coming to town for the first time to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day at The Buxton. Le Kitchen founder Connie Zagora will be cooking a four-course menu, including dishes like smoked duck heart with beetroot & star anise purée and marinated beetroot; oeuf en meurette with croutons and crispy bacon; and chou farçi with vegetable broth, kimchi and pickled red cabbage, paired with low-intervention wines. Post-dinner more wines will be poured from magnums and offered by the glass at accessible prices.
Thurs 20th November 2025
42 Osborn Street, London, E1 6TD
@thebuxtonlondon
Galvin Bistrot & Bar
The Bojo Novo celebrations are starting early at Galvin Bistrot & Bar as the restaurant hosts its annual Beaujolais breakfast. There’s nothing like a cheeky morning tipple so sip on a glass of the good stuff as you tuck into the likes of croque madame and scrambled eggs & truffle.
Thurs 20th November 2025
35 Spital Square, London E1 6DY
galvinrestaurants.com
Top Cuvée
Natural wine masters Top Cuvée will be celebrating Beaujolais Noveau in style at both the Finsbury Park restaurant and at Cave Cuvée in Bethnal Green. Top Cuvée will be doing a set menu featuring sausages from Perry’s Butchers and a Bojo Novo happy hour, Cave Cuvée will be doing hot dogs and a happy hour all night long.
Thurs 20th November 2025
Top Cuvee | 177B Blackstock Road, London N5 2LL
Cave Cuvee | 250A Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0AA
@topcuvee
Forest Wines
Walthamstow’s Forest Wines is doing not one but two Bojo Novo dinners this year, with chef Marie cooking up a three-course French menu on 20th and 21st November. Tuck into pâté à la Provençale, crispy pork belly with lemongrass broth, and grandma Eleanore’s choux pastry along with the just-released wines.
Thurs 20th & Fri 21st November 2025
149 Forest Road, London E17 6HE
forestwines.com
Lulu’s
Herne Hill wine bar Lulu’s is doing a one-off four-course dinner for Bojo Novo Day. For £45, including dishes like ox tongue & snail skewer, saucisson brioche with frisée and mustard vinaigrette, and coq au vin with roasted grapes, with wines available by the glass.
Thurs 20th November 2025
291 Railton Rd, London SE24 0JP
lulus.london
Toklas Bakery
Toklas Bakery will be pouring a Beaujolais Nouveau wine flight on the big day, featuring six wines from producers Christophe Pacalet, Château des Vergers, Château Thivin, Château Cambon, Domaine Lapalu and Domaine St Cyr. There’ll be Lyonnaise dishes and madeleines to pair with the food, plus bottles available to take home too.
Thurs 20th November 2025
9 Surrey Street, London, WC2R 2ND
toklaslondon.com
Gordon’s Wine Bar
Wine for breakfast? It’s totally appropriate on Bojo Novo Day and Gordon’s Wine Bar is starting early. Head in from 8am to get a full English, freshly squeezed orange juice, coffee and Beaujolais Nouveau. The brekkie is running until 11am but if that’s still too early for you, Gordon’s will be pouring the Bojo Novo for the rest of the month.
Thurs 20th November 2025
47 Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NE
gordonswinebar.com
Sune
Charlie Sims and Honey Spencer are celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau Day at Sune with a barrel of fresh wine from Obora Wines. You can try the first bottles from the barrel with a prix fixe Lyonnais-inspired lunch, or you can head in for dinner for the full a la carte menu and more wine. And if you can’t make either of those, drop by the barrel bottling street party, where you can get Lyonnaise hot dogs, oysters and whatever’s left in the barrel.
Thurs 20th November 2025
129A Pritchard’s Rd, London E2 9AP
If you’re curious about which wines to sip, we asked Luke West-Whylie, Director at Peckham Cellars, about the bottles he recommends to explore the wines of Beaujolais, see here.
