A unique wine bar & restaurant

We’re all about the Riesling. We’re also all about making wine fun, and always looking to create a relaxed drinking and dining experience.

The Rizla wine list changes almost daily, with a strong feature on Riesling taking up most of the listings. Canberra wines feature strongly, with between 4 and 6 Canberra Rieslings by the glass with almost a dozen more by the bottle at any time. With many Reds, Roses, and local Sparklings from local producers we’ve created one of the best listings of Canberra District wines, and one of the the best small lists in the country (Australian Wine List of the Year Awards 2019-2024).

We also scour the country to find the best new and aged Rieslings we can source, alongside iconic and revered International producers from some of the world’s best Riesling regions, sometimes with half a dozen international Rieslings by the glass alone.

The dining menu changes seasonally with inspiration drawn from our wine list, instead of the other way around. Light and fresh seafood dishes dominate in the warmer months, while a more comforting approach is taken through winter. The kitchen operates all day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a menu of snacks and light dishes to be enjoyed over afternoon wines in between lunch and dinner service.

Our small space seating a maximum of 35 guests has become a blueprint for many new wine bars around Canberra, as the community recognises the higher levels of service and familiarity as a standard in small-scale venues.

Rizla’s mostly-enclosed alfresco setting has become the ideal spot for many Braddon locals for post-work drinks, as well as for interstate visitors wanting to try local wines, or a fine-casual dining experience, or a leisurely weekend afternoon spent with premium wines & cheese boards.