8 late wine bars in Sussex, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Sussex nightlife.

Plateau ★ 4.6

Brighton hinterland · 1 Bartholomews, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1HB, England

A natural wine and cocktail bar in the South Lanes that keeps pouring after the kitchen closes, with the last seating at 21:30 and the bar running to midnight at the weekend.

Cases ★ 4.4

Brighton hinterland · 34-35 Western Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 1AF, England

The Hove room that stays open latest without turning into a cocktail bar: wine, charcuterie and a bottle shop from 10am to midnight Tuesday to Saturday.

Burnt Orange ★ 4.4

Brighton Lanes · 59 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL, England

Fire cooked small plates on Middle Street with the latest licence of any wine focused room in the Lanes, running to 1am from Thursday through Saturday.

Tapestry ★ 4.1

Hove · 10 Victoria Grove, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2LJ, England

A Victoria Grove neighbourhood bar with an east facing terrace, live music and an Argentinian small plates kitchen, open to midnight at the weekend.

Bar 50ml ★ 4.0

Brighton Valley Gardens · 10 St Georges Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4GB, England

An aperitivo room on St Georges Place pouring sparkling red Lambrusco until 11.30pm, which is not a style anywhere else in Brighton builds a list around.

Mange Tout ★ 4.2

Brighton North Laine · 81 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4EB, England

A French bistro at the top of Trafalgar Street that turns into a low intervention wine room on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Curio Cafe Bar ★ 4.1

Brighton Preston Circus · 1 Clyde Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4NN, England

A Clyde Road cafe that doubles as a bottle shop and pours keg wine, rotating the tap every quarter. Open until 10pm from Tuesday through Saturday.

Le Flamant ★ 4.3

Mid Sussex Weald · 64 High Street, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 2HL, England

A French leaning small plates room on Lindfield High Street, open to 11pm Wednesday to Saturday, and the only late wine list of note between Haywards Heath and the Ashdown Forest.