Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Verona
Three restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards. Antica Bottega Del Vino in Citta' Antica holds the Grand Award, with 4,700 labels and 22,000 bottles. Iris Ristorante in Citta' Antica and Borgo Antico in Pescantina hold the Best of Award of Excellence.
The Michelin-starred restaurants on this list are Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli, Iris Ristorante, and Il Desco, all in Citta' Antica. Every restaurant on the list keeps an exceptional wine program. Sommelier-led lists include those starred restaurants plus Antica Bottega Del Vino, Antica Torretta, Caffè Dante Bistrot, Ristorante Torcolo, Maffei, and Pescheria I Masenini. Al Bersagliere keeps 60 Amarone labels in a thirteenth-century cellar. Alcova del Frate is known for a 156-page wine list.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Al Bersagliere
Deep wine list
A Bib Gourmand-recognised trattoria in Verona's Borgo Filippi district, Al Bersagliere trades in the kind of Venetian cooking that regional restaurants spend decades trying to get right: bigoli with duck, pastissada de caval, and grappa-laced gelato, served in a room dense with mid-century memorabilia and a wine cellar that predates most of Verona's dining scene by seven centuries.
Alcova del Frate
Deep wine list
On Via Ponte Pietra, one of Verona's most photographed streets, Alcova del Frate has earned its status as a neighbourhood institution through a vast wine selection and a convivial interior that rewards those who linger. Outdoor seating faces the Roman bridge; inside, the atmosphere runs warm and close. It belongs to a category of Veronese dining rooms where the cellar does as much talking as the kitchen.
Antica Bottega Del Vino
Wine Spectator Grand Award · Deep wine list
Among Verona's most serious wine destinations, Antica Bottega Del Vino holds a 4,700-label list backed by an inventory of 22,000 bottles, with particular depth in Tuscany, Piedmont, and the Veneto. Ranked #554 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025, it operates from a historic vicolo in the city centre and serves lunch and dinner daily, eleven until midnight.
Antica Torretta
Deep wine list
Antica Torretta sits on Piazza Broilo in central Verona, earning a White Star listing on Star Wine List in October 2023, a recognition that signals a serious approach to wine programming. The address places it within the historic core where Venetian culinary tradition and local sourcing converge. For visitors mapping Verona's wine-serious dining options, this is a reference point worth noting.
Borgo Antico
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Borgo Antico is a restaurant and hotel in Pescantina, just outside Verona, recognised by Star Wine List as a White Star venue in November 2023. The property sits within the wine country north of the city, where the Valpolicella production zone begins to define both the landscape and the table. For travellers combining Verona's cultural programme with the Veneto's wine corridor, it offers a grounded base with serious cellar credentials.
Caffè Dante Bistrot
Deep wine list
On Piazza dei Signori, one of Verona's most architecturally charged squares, Caffè Dante Bistrot holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and serves Italian cooking at the €€ price point. The address puts it at the centre of the city's civic history, and the kitchen works within a tradition where regional recipes function as living inheritance rather than nostalgic decoration.
Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli
3 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Three-Michelin-starred Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli represents Giancarlo Perbellini's triumphant return to his Verona origins, where historic frescoed rooms and an intimate twelve-seat Chef's Table showcase Italy's most personal fine dining experience through three distinctive tasting menus.
Il Desco
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
In the heart of Verona’s storied center, Il Desco distills the soul of Italian gastronomy into an experience of rare poise and intimacy. Refined tasting menus unveil the dialogue between heritage and innovation—local ingredients reimagined with sculptural precision, plates that whisper of gardens, orchards, and the Adriatic breeze. Service is measured and discreet, the room softly lit with the patina of history, and the wine program—rooted in Veneto nobility and global breadth—guides each course with quiet confidence. For travelers who collect moments rather than reservations, Il Desco offers a serenely orchestrated evening where flavors linger, conversation deepens, and Verona reveals its most elegant self.
Iris Ristorante
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Housed in the medieval Palazzo Soave on Via Leoni, Iris Ristorante holds a Michelin star and occupies a distinctive position in Verona's fine-dining tier: contemporary, regionally rooted cooking with a green-forward menu, Adriatic fish, and a wine list of over 800 labels. The setting spans a 14th-century wine cellar, where aperitivi are served, and a dining room where Roman stonework meets modern furnishings.
Maffei
Deep wine list
On Verona's Piazza delle Erbe, one of northern Italy's most charged public spaces, Maffei occupies a position that few dining rooms in the Veneto can match for sheer historical weight. The kitchen works with ingredients sourced from the agricultural traditions of the surrounding region, placing it in a longer conversation about what Veronese cooking actually means at the table.
Pescheria I Masenini
Deep wine list
At Piazzetta Pescheria, steps from the Adige river and the city's old fish market, Pescheria I Masenini occupies one of Verona's most historically loaded addresses. The setting draws on the square's centuries-old trading character, making it a reference point for seafood in a city more often associated with Valpolicella and slow-braised meat. For visitors working through Verona's dining scene, this is where the city's relationship with the Adriatic comes into focus.
Ristorante Torcolo
Deep wine list
One of Verona's most durable addresses for traditional Veronese cooking, Ristorante Torcolo has operated near the Roman Arena since the 1930s under the Barca family. It occupies a distinct position in the city's dining scene: a working trattoria-style restaurant committed to regional recipes at a time when many peers have shifted toward modern reinterpretation. For visitors seeking honest Veronese cuisine in a historically grounded setting, it remains a clear reference point.
Vescovo Moro
Deep wine list
Occupying a renovated workshop fifty metres from the Basilica of San Zeno, Vescovo Moro holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025). Its contemporary Italian menu balances Mediterranean seafood, raw fish preparations, and Italian caviar with traditional regional flavours, making it one of the more serious mid-tier tables in Verona's west-bank dining quarter.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Verona
- Which places on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?
- Antica Bottega Del Vino in Citta' Antica, Iris Ristorante in Citta' Antica, and Borgo Antico in Pescantina hold the Wine Spectator awards on this list. Antica Bottega Del Vino holds the Grand Award for 2026. Iris Ristorante holds the Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. Borgo Antico holds the Best of Award of Excellence for 2026.
- Which restaurants on this list hold Michelin stars?
- Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli, Iris Ristorante, and Il Desco, all in Citta' Antica, hold the Michelin stars on this list. Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli holds three stars in the 2026 awards and serves three tasting menus and a prix fixe. Iris Ristorante holds one star in the 2026 awards and serves a tasting menu. Il Desco holds one star in the 2026 awards and serves a tasting menu and a la carte.
- Which neighborhood has the most wine restaurants on this list?
- Citta' Antica has eleven of the restaurants on this list: Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli, Iris Ristorante, Il Desco, Antica Bottega Del Vino, Al Bersagliere, Antica Torretta, Caffè Dante Bistrot, Ristorante Torcolo, Alcova del Frate, Maffei, and Pescheria I Masenini. Vescovo Moro is in S. Zeno. Borgo Antico is in Pescantina.
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