Le Balto

Natural wine bar on Hobrechtstraße with hand-painted ceilings: wines from Austria, France and the Czech Republic, some on tap.

Le Balto on Hobrechtstraße is a natural wine bar from Aishah Bennett of Geist im Glas and Laurel Kratochvila of Fine Bagels. The ceilings of both rooms are hand-painted, one with clouds, the other with a night sky.

The wines come mainly from Austria, France and the Czech Republic; some are poured fresh from the tap, such as a biodynamic Riesling from Weingut Feth, the rest from the bottle. The selection leans towards the unusual and adventurous. There are small plates like challah toast with salmon or homemade labneh. Open every evening, from the afternoon at weekends.