Forza Wine at National Theatre

This chic wine bar and restaurant at the National Theatre is a sister venue to Peckham's celebrated rooftop wine bar Forza. 

On the drinks menu is an expertly curated selection of interesting and accessible natural wines and a regularly changing seasonal house cocktail list featuring drinks like frozen peach margaritas and cherry negronis. While the food menu is a ‘sort of Italian’ selection of small plates such as cauliflower fritti with aioli, mozzarella with figs and hazelnuts, pancetta potato cakes and pickled cabbage. For dessert, Forza’s signature Soft Serve is a must and make sure to try the famous custardo.

The 160-cover indoor and outdoor space takes up the north-west terrace of South Bank’s famous Brutalist landmark overlooking the river and the Queen’s Walk. On warm evenings the terrace is a magical spot to sit and relax while soaking up the South Bank atmosphere and golden hour sunsets over the water.

The seating inside is split between banquettes and high-top tables with a great 24-seater long table for private dining tucked away in an intimate section of the balcony surrounded by greenery.

Forza Taps

From April 17 Forza's al fresco space gets even bigger with the addition of the Forza Taps pop-up on the Weston Terrace (the terrace just below Forza's permanent space in the National Theatre).

Seating 60, Forza Taps operates on a casual walk-in only basis and serves drinks and snacks. In typical Forza style, these are elevated snacks, including Arrosticini, Forza’s playful take on Abruzzo’s famous kebab-like skewers. The 'tap' drinks on offer include Frizzante, rosé, white and red wines, negronis, Spicy Palomas, and a lineup of classic spritzes and posh sodas.