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97 venues · 68 cities · 18 countries · 2026

Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards

The global standard for restaurant wine programs, awarded by Wine Spectator magazine since 1981. It judges the cellar, not the kitchen, which makes it a good complement to the food-first guides and explains why sommeliers keep these plaques polished. Three tiers run from a well-chosen list up to the Grand Award's vast, deep cellars. A Grand Award restaurant is a destination for the wine list every bit as much as the cooking.

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Grand Award
The highest honor, for the world's greatest wine programs. Only a very small number of restaurants worldwide hold one.
Best of Award of Excellence
Extensive lists with real depth and breadth.
Award of Excellence
Well-chosen lists that pair thoughtfully with the menu.
Venues
97
Countries
18
Cities
68
Years
2026

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Geranium

2026 · Grand Award

On the eighth floor above Copenhagen's football stadium, an unlikely setting for one of the world's very best.

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Creative
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Atrio Cáceres

2026 · Grand Award

In medieval Cáceres, a three-star restaurant as famous for its wine cellar as its cooking.

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Creative
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Enoteca Pinchiorri

2026 · Grand Award

A Florentine legend with one of the greatest wine cellars on earth — the rare Italian three-star you visit as much for the bottles as the plates.

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Italian Contemporary
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SingleThread Farm - Restaurant - Inn

2026 · Grand Award

Healdsburg's three-Michelin-star experience where farm-driven cooking meets extraordinary ambition and precision.

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Contemporary
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Robuchon au Dôme

2026 · Grand Award

French fine dining charted among the world's best, worth the detour to Macao.

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French Contemporary
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Restaurant · Monte-Carlo

Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris

2026 · Grand Award

The first hotel restaurant in the world to win three Michelin stars — Alain Ducasse's gilded Riviera landmark on Monaco's Place du Casino.

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Mediterranean Cuisine
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Cocktail bar

Eleven Madison Park

2026 · Grand Award

A plant-based three-Michelin-star landmark on Madison Square Park — once named the best restaurant in the world.

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Contemporary
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Le Bernardin

2026 · Grand Award

Chef Eric Ripert's Midtown temple to seafood, and one of New York's most quintessential rooms.

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Seafood
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Per Se

2026 · Grand Award

Chef Thomas Keller's New York counterpart to The French Laundry, with Central Park laid out below.

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Contemporary
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Epicure

2026 · Grand Award

Three Michelin stars in a palace-hotel garden off the Faubourg Saint-Honoré — Parisian haute cuisine at its most polished.

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Modern Cuisine
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La Pergola

2026 · Grand Award

On the top floor of the Rome Cavalieri, the Eternal City's only three-Michelin-star restaurant — with one of the great views in all of dining.

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Mediterranean Cuisine
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ADDISON BY WILLIAM BRADLEY

2026 · Grand Award

Southern California's first three-Michelin-star restaurant, high on a bluff above San Diego's Carmel Valley.

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Contemporary
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Les Amis

2026 · Grand Award

Singapore's first independent fine-dining restaurant, and the city-state's enduring temple to classical French haute cuisine.

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French
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The French Laundry

2026 · Grand Award

Chef Thomas Keller's Napa landmark — and the kitchen that quietly trained a generation of America's best.

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Contemporary
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Joël Robuchon

2026 · Grand Award

Two Michelin stars anchor Hong Kong's most refined French technique and luxurious fine dining.

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French Contemporary
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Griggeler Stuba

2026 · Grand Award

Two Michelin stars in Lech for refined, ambitious cooking that earns every bit of the recognition.

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Modern Cuisine
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Emeril's

2026 · Grand Award

Two Michelin stars anchor New Orleans' most ambitious American cooking, worth building a night around.

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American
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Gabriel Kreuther

2026 · Grand Award

Alsatian-rooted French cooking in Manhattan, elevated to two Michelin stars with exceptional technique.

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French
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Jean-Georges

2026 · Grand Award

Two Michelin stars anchor a contemporary kitchen that's been charted globally for decades.

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Contemporary
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The Modern

2026 · Grand Award

New American cooking in Manhattan that's charted internationally and worth building a night around.

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Contemporary
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Le Taillevent

2026 · Grand Award

Classic French cooking elevated to two Michelin stars, polished and deeply assured.

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Classic Cuisine
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Acquerello

2026 · Grand Award

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Italian
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Lazy Bear

2026 · Grand Award

San Francisco's two Michelin star destination for inventive, hyper-seasonal cooking that's earned global recognition.

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Contemporary
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Saison

2026 · Grand Award

Californian cooking elevated to art form — two Michelin stars and a quietly commanding presence.

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Californian
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Blue Hill at Stone Barns

2026 · Grand Award

Progressive American cooking in Pocantico Hills that's earned worldwide recognition for ingredient-driven craft.

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American
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The Inn at Little Washington

2026 · Grand Award

Two Michelin stars anchor American cooking elevated to the level of art in Virginia.

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American
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Restaurant · Atherton

Selby's

2026 · Grand Award

American cooking in Redwood City that's charted internationally — worth building a night around.

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American
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Cracco

2026 · Grand Award

Milan's modern cuisine earns its Michelin star with cooking that reflects the city's forward momentum.

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Modern Cuisine
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Daniel

2026 · Grand Award

Chef Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side flagship — old-world French grandeur, going strong for three decades.

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French
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La Tour d'Argent

2026 · Grand Award

Paris dining at the Michelin-starred level, with modern cuisine worth the detour.

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Modern Cuisine
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PRESS Restaurant

2026 · Grand Award

Modern cuisine with one Michelin star in Napa Valley wine country—worth building a night around.

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Modern Cuisine
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Plumed Horse

2026 · Grand Award

Saratoga's one Michelin star contemporary destination, charted for its ambition and polish.

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Contemporary
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La Ciau del Tornavento

2026 · Grand Award

One Michelin star contemporary Italian in Treiso's wine country, charted and worth the detour.

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Italian Contemporary
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PM & Vänner

2026 · Grand Award

Växjö's creative kitchen, charted with one Michelin star for cooking worth the detour.

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Creative
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Fiola

2026 · Grand Award

Italian cooking in the capital, recognized with one Michelin star since 2025.

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Italian
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The Village Pub

2026 · Grand Award

Woodside's contemporary cooking, recognized with one Michelin star, is worth the detour.

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Contemporary
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Restaurant · Beverly Hills

Spago

2026 · Grand Award

Californian
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The Yeatman Hotel

2026 · Grand Award

Porto dining with two years of Best Chef Awards recognition and serious culinary ambition.

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Canlis

2026 · Grand Award

New American cooking in Seattle with a wine program that earned James Beard's highest honor.

New American
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Bern's Steak House

2026 · Grand Award

Tampa's charted steakhouse with a James Beard-recognized wine program worth building a night around.

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THE GRILL

2026 · Grand Award

American cooking in New York with serious recognition — charted for two consecutive years.

American
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Ai Fiori

2026 · Grand Award

Italian cooking in Manhattan with the polish and ambition that gets it charted internationally.

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Italian
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Gary Danko

2026 · Grand Award

New American cooking in San Francisco that's charted internationally and worth building a night around.

New American
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Opus Restaurant

2026 · Grand Award

Canadian cooking charted by OAD, worth the detour when you roam through Toronto.

Canadian
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Commander's Palace

2026 · Grand Award

Creole cooking in New Orleans, charted by both Opinionated About Dining and La Liste.

Creole
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Capo

2026 · Grand Award

Italian cooking in Santa Monica, charted three years running by discerning appetites.

Italian
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Post Hotel Dining Room Lake Louise

2026 · Grand Award

Canadian cooking in Lake Louise that's charted internationally—worth the detour when you roam through the Rockies.

Canadian
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Sierra Mar

2026 · Grand Award

New American cooking in Big Sur that's charted internationally—worth the detour along the coast.

New American
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The Pluckemin Inn

2026 · Grand Award

New American cooking in Bedminster that's charted internationally and worth building a night around.

New American
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Joel Robuchon

2026 · Grand Award

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TOPPER'S

2026 · Grand Award

Nantucket dining charted by La Liste — a keeper when island roaming calls for something serious.

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Element 47

2026 · Grand Award

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Flagstaff House

2026 · Grand Award

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Restaurant Guy Savoy

2026 · Grand Award

French haute cuisine in Las Vegas, refined and ambitious, with global recognition to prove it.

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The Stonehouse Restaurant

2026 · Grand Award

American cooking in Montecito that's charted on OAD for three years running—worth the detour.

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Alfredo Di Roma

2026 · Grand Award

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French
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Antica Bottega del Vino

2026 · Grand Award

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Aux Beaux Arts 寶雅座

2026 · Grand Award

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Barolo Grill

2026 · Grand Award

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Berria

2026 · Grand Award

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Billy Crews Dining Room

2026 · Grand Award

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Bleu Provence

2026 · Grand Award

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Brennan's

2026 · Grand Award

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Caruso's

2026 · Grand Award

Californian cooking with one Michelin star in Montecito—charted by La Liste and worth the detour.

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Casa Don Alfonso

2026 · Grand Award

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Clos Maggiore

2026 · Grand Award

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Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Delmonico Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Grasings

2026 · Grand Award

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Graycliff Restaurant

2026 · Grand Award

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Grill 23 & Bar

2026 · Grand Award

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HMF

2026 · Grand Award

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Il Poeta Contadino

2026 · Grand Award

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Restaurant "JM"

2026 · Grand Award

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La Toque

2026 · Grand Award

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Le Bistro de L'Hôtel

2026 · Grand Award

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Le Bon Georges

2026 · Grand Award

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Restaurant Le Coureur des Bois

2026 · Grand Award

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Mastro's Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Metropolitan Grill

2026 · Grand Award

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Nice Matin

2026 · Grand Award

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Palais Coburg

2026 · Grand Award

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Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

2026 · Grand Award

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Restaurant 301

2026 · Grand Award

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Rekondo

2026 · Grand Award

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Sistina

2026 · Grand Award

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Soby's

2026 · Grand Award

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Spruce

2026 · Grand Award

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The American Hotel

2026 · Grand Award

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Angus Barn

2026 · Grand Award

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The Barn

2026 · Grand Award

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The Kittle House Inn

2026 · Grand Award

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Via Allegro Ristorante

2026 · Grand Award

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Restaurant · Beverly Hills

Wally's Beverly Hills

2026 · Grand Award

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Wickens At The Royal Mail Hotel

2026 · Grand Award

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Charted across 68 cities

Worth the detour.