Cadet is a chic Newington Green wine bar that serves up exquisite French charcuterie and elegant small plates, perfect for leisurely afternoons with a glass of vino.
"Cadet is one of the best wine bars in London, and its pâté en croûte looks like something out of an impressionist’s workshop. But it's the effortlessly cool atmosphere of this Newington Green spot that means minutes so quickly turn into hours. The crowd can feel a little exclusive here, but Cadet is exclusively welcoming—especially at the bar. Here you can talk about what bottles are open, pick at the elegant European small plates, and be easily cajoled into another glass." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Cadet is a matchbox-sized, oat-toned, chalk-and-board N16 wine bar that’s big on bottles and small on plates. It all sounds very familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because it is. But it’s still completely wonderful. This place is an example of everything working in tandem. Immaculate wines are poured, peerless, classic French charcuterie is served, and elegant small plates are lazily forked by candlelight." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna
"Corridor-sized and full of cheese-grating cheekbones, Cadet is a Newington Green wine bar so European that the chippy two doors down feels out of place. The high chairs mean it’s not exactly a crowd-pleaser but for small plates aficionados, few do it better." - jake missing
"Pâté-en-croûte Food is often described as art and, although it’s a cliché, there’s also a part of us that looks at the pâté-en-croûte from Cadet and thinks, ‘that would look great in a floating box frame in the hallway’. All of the charcuterie coming out of this Newington Green wine bar is superlative, but the pâté-en-croûte is our favourite of the lot. The combinations change, but the depth of flavour doesn’t. A slice of this meaty pie is simultaneously rugged and delicate. It’s a sort of edible terrazzo floor. Beautiful hints of green (pistachios), sweet warm oranges (apricots), embedded in a pastel pink (pork) base. It’s best paired with a glass or, rather, a bottle, and you best be prepared to reorder it, pronto." - daisy meager, jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"Cadet is a safe pair of hands—that happens to be carrying something crisp and fizzy. The Newington Green wine bar is our preferred spot for drinking pinot noir and lazily spreading mousse de canard when the sun is shining. It’s small and the tiny handful of outside tables fill up quickly, but it’s also walk-in only so you’ve got a fair shot. " - jake missing, sinead cranna
