Steam Wine Bar opened on 1 St George's Lane in 2005. A basement room in the middle of the City, with a proper wine list and food worth sitting down for. Twenty years later, we are still on the same corner.
2026 is a reset. A new owner in day-to-day charge, a new chef in the kitchen, and a programme of events that reflects where the City spends its time now. Less about chasing trends, more about doing the basics exceptionally well.
What is new
A sharper kitchen, a deeper cellar, a broader programme.
The kitchen is led by Jeff, who has brought a simple, sharper menu and a respect for seasonal cooking that the old kitchen had started to drift away from. The bar is still the bar. The cellar is deeper than it has ever been.
The events calendar runs across corporate lunches, private hire, music sessions, themed evenings, and the quiz night that has been packing teams in for years. The programme is curated rather than advertised. If it is on the Steam calendar, there was a reason it earned the slot.
There is a long history behind us. Respect to twenty years of regulars, to the name that Steam has built, and to every guest who has ever walked down the stairs and stayed longer than they intended. None of that gets thrown away. What we are doing in 2026 is turning the volume on the bits that matter back up.
A short note from Tom will land here.
Tom Quick, Director
Come back in
The door is at the corner of St George's Lane, EC3.
If you have been here before, we think you will recognise what has always been best about Steam. The welcome, the wine, the feeling that the room is yours for the afternoon. If you are new, welcome.
Come and find the lunch, the wine, or the evening that works for you. Monday to Thursday for public lunches, Friday for private hire, weekends for the events you book in advance.
Ready when you are
Come and see the place in person.
Book a lunch table, enquire about private hire, or browse what is coming up.