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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Mendoza from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza in our guide counts 32 exceptional wine programs, citywide, and 6 Michelin-starred restaurants with 6 Michelin stars in total. Those programs sit at tasting-menu restaurants on winery properties and in town, where sommelier-led lists accompany modern Argentine cooking. Pairings draw on Catena Zapata's premium wines at Angélica Cocina Maestra in Luján de Cuyo, El Enemigo wines at Casa Vigil in Chachingo, Maipú, and Zuccardi wines at Piedra Infinita Cocina in La Consulta. Luján de Cuyo and Centro each hold 9 venues, the highest neighborhood counts in our guide. Azafrán in Godoy Cruz holds a Star Wine List, and Riccitelli Bistró in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo pours natural wine on an exceptional list. Bistro M in Mendoza City Center holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Citywide, the guide also counts one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. VinoBien in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo pours rare wines from small Argentine producers.

Michelin-starred restaurants

Our guide counts 6 Michelin-starred restaurants in Mendoza, citywide, and 6 Michelin stars in total. The restaurants below each have a latest Michelin award of a star for 2026.

  • Azafrán

    Azafrán in Godoy Cruz serves a tasting menu of creative Argentine cooking with wine pairings. Its latest Michelin award is a star for 2026. Chef Sebastian Weigandt pairs regional ingredients with an exceptional, sommelier-led, extensive list. It also holds a Star Wine List and The Best Chef One Knife.

  • Angélica Cocina Maestra

    Angélica Cocina Maestra in Luján de Cuyo runs a wine-first tasting menu and prix fixe, with dishes inspired by Catena Zapata's premium wines. The latest Michelin award is a star for 2026, after an earlier star and a Michelin Plate. Chefs Josefina Diana and Juan Manuel Feijoo use regional produce with an exceptional, sommelier-led, extensive list. Wine Enthusiast named it Best Winery Restaurant for 2026.

  • Casa Vigil

    Casa Vigil in Chachingo, Maipú serves a modern Argentinian tasting menu paired with El Enemigo wines. The latest Michelin award is a star for 2026. It also holds Michelin stars from earlier years. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. The restaurant holds The Best Chef One Knife. Vineyard tours here take Dante's Divine Comedy as their theme.

  • Riccitelli Bistró

    Riccitelli Bistró in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo is a farm-to-table bistro with a vegetable focus inside a boutique winery. The latest Michelin award is a star for 2026, after an earlier Michelin Plate and a star. The formats are a tasting menu and a set menu, paired with estate wines. The wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with an extensive list and natural wine.

Winery restaurants and estate wines

These restaurants pair tasting menus with wines from the estate or a named producer. Zonda Cocina de Paisaje is in Luján de Cuyo, Ruca Malen is in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Piedra Infinita Cocina is in La Consulta, and Espacio Trapiche is in Maipu.

  • Zonda Cocina de Paisaje

    Zonda Cocina de Paisaje in Luján de Cuyo serves a tasting menu of traditional Argentine creative fine dining at Bodega Lagarde, with estate wines. The latest Michelin award is a star for 2026. It also holds Michelin stars from earlier years. Chef Augusto García works with the agricultural surroundings. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.

  • Ruca Malen

    Ruca Malen in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo serves a tasting menu paired with its own premium wines, looking over vineyards and the Andes. The latest Michelin award is a Plate, and Opinionated About Dining ranked it number 80 among top restaurants in South America, both for 2026. The cuisine is modern Argentinian fine dining. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.

  • Piedra Infinita Cocina

    Piedra Infinita Cocina in La Consulta serves multi-course tasting menus paired with Zuccardi wines, with views of the Andes and vineyards. The Michelin award is a Plate for 2024. The cuisine is Argentine fine dining with wine pairing. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.

  • Espacio Trapiche

    Espacio Trapiche in Maipu serves wine-paired tasting menus of modern Argentine fine dining inside Bodega Trapiche, with vineyard views. The latest Michelin award is a Plate for 2026. It also holds Michelin Plates from earlier years. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.

Wine Spectator, Star Wine List, and open fire

Bistro M in Mendoza City Center holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. El Hornero in La Morada and VinoBien hold Star Wine List awards, and 1884 Francis Mallmann cooks on wood-fired grills.

  • Bistro M

    Bistro M in Mendoza City Center is a Mendocinian bistro with an open kitchen and wood-fired dishes from regional ingredients. Service is a la carte and prix fixe. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. It holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026 and a Star Wine List for 2026.

  • El Hornero in La Morada

    El Hornero in La Morada in Los Chacayes, Valle de Uco cooks in wood-fired ovens at 300 to 500 degrees Celsius. The cuisine is Argentine wood-fired parrilla, served a la carte and as a tasting menu. Sommelier Andres Rosberg curates an exceptional Argentine wine cellar. Edward Holloway runs the kitchen. The wine program is extensive and sommelier-led, and the restaurant holds a Star Wine List for 2026.

  • 1884 Francis Mallmann

    1884 Francis Mallmann in Godoy Cruz cooks Argentine parrilla on wood-fired grills and roasting ovens inside its historic wine cellar, with an open-air courtyard. The formats are a tasting menu and prix fixe. The latest Michelin award is a Plate for 2026. It also holds Michelin Plates from earlier years. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led.

  • VinoBien

    VinoBien in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo is a bar for underground cellar tastings of rare wines from small Argentine producers, guided by a sommelier. The pours cover conventional wine and natural wine. It holds a Star Wine List for 2026.

Planning FAQ

Where are the exceptional wine lists in Luján de Cuyo?

Angélica Cocina Maestra, Zonda Cocina de Paisaje, Osadía de Crear, and Fogón Cocina de Viñedo have exceptional wine lists in Luján de Cuyo. Each list is extensive and sommelier-led. Angélica Cocina Maestra serves dishes inspired by Catena Zapata's premium wines. Zonda Cocina de Paisaje pours Bodega Lagarde estate wines, and Fogón Cocina de Viñedo pairs tasting menus with estate wines. Osadía de Crear pairs seasonal produce from its organic garden with the bodega's wines.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Mendoza?

Our guide counts 6 Michelin-starred restaurants in Mendoza, citywide, and 6 Michelin stars in total. Each of those restaurants has a latest Michelin award of a star for 2026. They are Azafrán in Godoy Cruz, Angélica Cocina Maestra, Zonda Cocina de Paisaje, and Brindillas in Luján de Cuyo, Casa Vigil in Chachingo, Maipú, and Riccitelli Bistró in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo.

Where are the tasting menus?

Azafrán and 1884 Francis Mallmann serve tasting menus in Godoy Cruz. Angélica Cocina Maestra, Zonda Cocina de Paisaje, and Brindillas serve them in Luján de Cuyo. Casa Vigil is in Chachingo, Maipú, and Riccitelli Bistró is in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo. Tasting menus also feature at La Vida in Chacras de Coria, Centauro in center of Mendoza, Piedra Infinita Cocina in La Consulta, Ruca Malen in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, and Espacio Trapiche in Maipu.

Which places hold Wine Spectator awards?

Bistro M in Mendoza City Center holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026. Citywide, our guide counts one Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. At Bistro M the award sits on an exceptional, sommelier-led, extensive list, with wood-fired Mendocinian dishes served a la carte and as prix fixe.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Where to eat in Mendoza

Selected entries from the current guide for Mendoza.

Casa Vigil restaurant in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

Casa Vigil

Tucked amid storybook vineyards at the foothills of the Andes, Casa Vigil distills the soul of Mendoza’s terroir into a quietly ornate dining experience. The kitchen composes seasonal, vineyard-driven menus that echo the cadence of the cellar—each course a dialogue with rare pours and coveted labels selected by Argentina’s most lauded winemaking talent. Sunlight filters through olive trees onto stone patios, the scent of wild herbs and warm earth perfuming the air as sommelier-led pairings trace the contours of altitude, soil, and time. For guests seeking an intimate immersion into the art of food and wine, Casa Vigil offers an atmosphere of understated elegance and polished hospitality where every detail—crystalline glassware, hand-fired ceramics, a whisper of smoke from the asador—has been tuned to sharpen the senses.

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Mendoza

Where to stay in Mendoza

Selected entries from the current guide for Mendoza.

The Vines Resort & Spa hotel in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

The Vines Resort & Spa

Spread across 1,500 acres of Uco Valley vineyards at the foot of the Andes, The Vines Resort & Spa is one of Argentina's most purposefully conceived wine-country retreats. Its 22 villas, Francis Mallmann's open-fire restaurant Siete Fuegos, and a private vineyard ownership program place it in a different tier from standard Mendoza lodging. La Liste ranked it 91 points in 2026, and Leading Hotels of the World membership affirms its position among Argentina's premium rural properties.

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Entre Cielos Wine & Wellness Hotel hotel in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

Entre Cielos Wine & Wellness Hotel

A MICHELIN Selected property in Luján de Cuyo, Entre Cielos Wine & Wellness Hotel occupies one of Mendoza's more architecturally considered wine-country addresses, combining vineyard-facing accommodation with a dedicated spa program. The address at Guardia Vieja 1998 places guests inside the Luján de Cuyo appellation, where Malbec has its deepest regional roots. It sits in a competitive tier of boutique wine-estate hotels that includes design-led alternatives across the same valley.

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Casa Duhau hotel in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

Casa Duhau

Casa Duhau occupies a thoughtful position within Mendoza's premium accommodation tier, where the connection between wine country hospitality and the Andean landscape shapes the guest experience from arrival to checkout. The property sits within a city whose vineyard-adjacent hotels have redefined what Argentine wine tourism looks like at its most considered end. For visitors planning a serious Mendoza itinerary, it represents one of the more compelling base options in the city proper.

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El Cauce, Autograph Collection hotel in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

El Cauce, Autograph Collection

El Cauce, Autograph Collection sits within Mendoza's premium wine-country hospitality tier, where the Andes form a constant backdrop and the service model is shaped by the region's deep culture of unhurried, host-led hospitality. The Autograph Collection flag positions it inside Marriott's curated independent portfolio, signalling design and service standards that sit above the chain average without the full formality of a flagship luxury brand.

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Mendoza

Where to go for a drink in Mendoza

Selected entries from the current guide for Mendoza.

VinoBien bar in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

VinoBien

One of Mendoza's few dedicated wine bars, VinoBien recently relocated from the city centre to an open-air market in Luján de Cuyo, placing it directly inside Argentina's most concentrated winemaking zone. The move has sharpened its identity as a place built around serious wine exploration rather than the tourist-facing pours that dominate the city's main plazas. A short cab ride from central Mendoza, it rewards the effort with a format that suits slow, deliberate drinking.

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Ampora Wine Tours bar in Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

Ampora Wine Tours

Ampora Wine Tours operates from Av. Sarmiento 647 in central Mendoza, offering guided wine experiences rooted in the Mendoza region's Malbec-dominated production. The format sits within a growing tier of specialist operators that trade volume for depth, positioning itineraries around vineyard access and pours rather than generic tastings. Visitors looking for structured wine education alongside regional context will find this a practical base for Mendoza wine country.

Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza

Which wineries to visit in Mendoza

Selected entries from the current guide for Mendoza.