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2025 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

2025 · 250 entries

Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence honors restaurants with more ambitious wine programs—showing strong breadth across regions and/or deep vertical strength from top producers, often with large inventories. It’s positioned above the Award of Excellence and indicates a serious destination for wine-focused dining. oai_citation:4‡Turner's Houston

2025 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
#VenueCityCountry
11919 RestaurantSan JuanPuerto Rico
253New York CityUnited States
371aboveLos AngelesUnited States
4AcreSan José del CaboMexico
5AestivumMelnikBulgaria
6Ahora by Sevda DimitrovaSofiaBulgaria
7Al MaharaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
8Alain Ducasse at MorpheusMacauMacau
9AllardParisFrance
10AlloraSacramentoUnited States
11Amelia by Paulo AiraudoSan SebastiánSpain
12ApéroWashington DCUnited States
13AquavitNew York CityUnited States
14Arco by Paco PérezGdańskPoland
15ArdenVillers-sur-LesseBelgium
16Atelier 33AarhusDenmark
17AteraNew York CityUnited States
18Atto di Vito MollicaFlorenceItaly
19Aurelia at Castle HillNewportUnited States
20AuroCalistogaUnited States
21AuroraMacauMacau
22AvraLos AngelesUnited States
23BacchusOlbiaItaly
24BarbettaNew York CityUnited States
25Bardot BrasserieLas VegasUnited States
26Barking FrogWoodinvilleUnited States
27BE.STEAK.ACampbellUnited States
28BeckonDenverUnited States
29Bistro LupaCopenhagenDenmark
30Bistro NapaRenoUnited States
31BlossomMálagaSpain
32BludornHoustonUnited States
33Blue by Eric RipertGeorge TownCayman Islands
34BODENDORF'STinnumGermany
35Bouchon BistroNapaUnited States
36Brasserie UnoZermattSwitzerland
37Bravas Bar de TapasHealdsburgUnited States
38buffet Kull barMunichGermany
39Café BouludNew York CityUnited States
40Cafe CentralEl PasoUnited States
41Cannavacciuolo Le Cattedrali AstiAstiItaly
42CaraNewportUnited States
43CarboneNew York CityUnited States
44Carne MareNew York CityUnited States
45Casa MonoNew York CityUnited States
46Cellar DoorWoudrichemNetherlands
47Cellar Door ProvisionsChicagoUnited States
48ChamplainQuebec CityCanada
49Chef Tam's SeasonsMacauMacau
50Chef's TableBangkokThailand
51ChiadoMacauMacau
52ChunShanghaiChina
53Cioppino’s Mediterranean GrillVancouverCanada
54ClaudNew York CityUnited States
55ClocktowerNew York CityUnited States
56Contessa MiamiMiamiUnited States
57COQODAQNew York CityUnited States
58CoquetteNew OrleansUnited States
59CraftsteakLas VegasUnited States
60Crown ShyNew York CityUnited States
61CruOsloNorway
62Cuisine CuisineHong KongHong Kong
63Cut at 45 Park LaneLondonUnited Kingdom
64CUT Beverly HillsBeverly HillsUnited States
65Del MarWashington DCUnited States
66DeuxaveBostonUnited States
67Dinner by Heston BlumenthalDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
68DômeAntwerpBelgium
69Don Alfonso 1890MacauMacau
70Don Manuel'sLos CabosMexico
71Dry Creek KitchenHealdsburgUnited States
72Edge Steak & BarMiamiUnited States
73estTokyoJapan
74FarinaKrakówPoland
75FeastGenkBelgium
76Ferreira CaféMontréalCanada
77Fleur de SelNovi SlankamenSerbia
78Fogo Island Inn Dining RoomJoe Batt's ArmCanada
79FontanaMacauMacau
80Fortaleza do GuinchoCascaisPortugal
81Franco'sLondonUnited Kingdom
82Frasca Food & WineBoulderUnited States
83French Alpine BistroAspenUnited States
84FrevoNew York CityUnited States
85GeorgieDallasUnited States
86Glenmere MansionChesterUnited States
87Glitretind RestaurantPark CityUnited States
88Gramercy TavernNew York CityUnited States
89Grand CruMoscowRussia
90Guard and GraceDenverUnited States
91Guincho a GaleraMacauMacau
92Hakkasan MiamiMiamiUnited States
93HarvestCambridgeUnited States
94HavenTampaUnited States
95Hazel HillSonomaUnited States
96HeronsCaryUnited States
97Huset RestaurantLongyearbyenSvalbard And Jan Mayen
98IKIGAIKrünGermany
99Il Gallo d'OroFunchalPortugal
100Il LagoGenevaSwitzerland
101Il PalagioFlorenceItaly
102Il Ristorante - Niko RomitoShanghaiChina
103ImàgoRomeItaly
104Imperial CourtMacauMacau
105Jacobs & Co. SteakhouseTorontoCanada
106Jade DragonMacauMacau
107Jade Seafood RestaurantRichmondCanada
108JôntWashington DCUnited States
109Jungsik New YorkNew York CityUnited States
110JunoonNew York CityUnited States
111Kabuki LisboaLisbonPortugal
112Kerridge's Bar & GrillLondonUnited Kingdom
113Kiki on the RiverMiamiUnited States
114Kitchen IstanbulSan FranciscoUnited States
115KuukMéridaMexico
116L'ÉcrinParisFrance
117L'OrygineQuebec CityCanada
118La Chèvre d'OrÈzeFrance
119La ChroniqueMontréalCanada
120La Cucina ItalianaGothenburgSweden
121La MaisonKyivUkraine
122La Maison 1888Da NangVietnam
123La MerNorderneyGermany
124Lago by Julian SerranoLas VegasUnited States
125Lambs ClubNew York CityUnited States
126Langdon HallCambridgeCanada
127LangosteriaMilanItaly
128Laurie RaphaëlQuebec CityCanada
129Le ChanteclerNiceFrance
130Le Cin5 - Au Cœur du VillageLa ClusazFrance
131Le CinqParisFrance
132Le Cirque Las VegasLas VegasUnited States
133Le ClarenceParisFrance
134Le CoucouNew York CityUnited States
135Le GeorgeParisFrance
136Le GrillMonte CarloMonaco
137Le Petit BellevueCogneItaly
138LilouGoesNetherlands
139Lobby Bar at the PeninsulaChicagoUnited States
140Lotus of SiamLas VegasUnited States
141LucaGrand CaymanCayman Islands
142Lucia Restaurant & BarCarmel ValleyUnited States
143Lung King HeenHong KongHong Kong
144Maison BouludSingaporeSingapore
145majordōmoLos AngelesUnited States
146ManhattaNew York CityUnited States
147ManuelaLos AngelesUnited States
148Maple & AshChicagoUnited States
149Mar'selRancho Palos VerdesUnited States
150MarcelAtlantaUnited States
151MareaNew York CityUnited States
152Masala LibraryDohaQatar
153MediciFrankfurt on the MainGermany
154MinglesSeoulSouth Korea
155Napa RoseLos AngelesUnited States
156Nine-TenLa JollaUnited States
157NiseiSan FranciscoUnited States
158Nobelhart & SchmutzigBerlinGermany
159NobuLondonUnited Kingdom
160NomadVannesFrance
161NoreetuhNew York CityUnited States
162NorthcoteLanghoUnited Kingdom
163OlivellaOjaiUnited States
164Oliver's RestaurantBuffaloUnited States
165OrsayJacksonvilleUnited States
166Osteria del ViandanteRubieraItaly
167Palace GardenMacauMacau
168ParadisoSt. MoritzSwitzerland
169ParadisoAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
170Paris 1930 de Hideki TakayamaTaipeiTaiwan
171PèppoliPebble BeachUnited States
172Piazza DuomoAlbaItaly
173Pin Yue XuanMacauMacau
174Polo GrillTulsaUnited States
175Pony RoomRancho Santa FeUnited States
176Prime SteakhouseLas VegasUnited States
177Principe CeramiTaorminaItaly
178ProvidenceLos AngelesUnited States
179Queen’s EnglishWashington DCUnited States
180Ramsay's KitchenBostonUnited States
181Restaurant MarcelAntwerpBelgium
182Restaurant PalægadeCopenhagenDenmark
183Ristorante Pizzeria VenedikIzmirTurkey
184River BarRotterdamNetherlands
185Rosa MadreDublinIreland
186SaddleMadridSpain
187Schloss RestaurantHof bei SalzburgAustria
188SepiaChicagoUnited States
189Shang PalaceSingaporeSingapore
190SjømagasinetOsloNorway
191SolbamSeoulSouth Korea
192SommHong KongHong Kong
193SomniLos AngelesUnited States
194Sons & DaughtersSan FranciscoUnited States
195Sorrel Restaurant and BarTorontoCanada
196Spago SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
197SpectrumAmsterdamNetherlands
198Spices Kitchen & TerraceObbürgenSwitzerland
199StripSteakLas VegasUnited States
200Stube HermitageMadonna di CampiglioItaly
201Sud 777Mexico CityMexico
202Summer PavilionSingaporeSingapore
203SW SteakhouseMacauMacau
204Tasting KitchenLos AngelesUnited States
205TerroirBangkokThailand
206The Cliff at CapGros IsletSt Lucia
207The ConservatoryTitchwellUnited Kingdom
208The Dining RoomNew MiltonUnited Kingdom
209The Grill RoomNew OrleansUnited States
210The Huaiyang GardenMacauMacau
211The KitchenSacramentoUnited States
212The KitchenMacauMacau
213The LoungeHong KongHong Kong
214The MathesonHealdsburgUnited States
215The Old ButchersStow-on-the-WoldUnited Kingdom
216The Perch at Peacock InnPrincetonUnited States
217The PocketCarmel-by-the-SeaUnited States
218The Pointe RestaurantTofinoCanada
219The Ranch at Rock CreekPhilipsburgUnited States
220The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea (RHW)WaileaUnited States
221The River CaféNew York CityUnited States
222The River HouseChengduChina
223The Sardine FactoryMontereyUnited States
224The StageDortmundGermany
225The Walled Gardens Underground RestaurantManchesterUnited Kingdom
226The White Room by Jacob Jan BoermaAmsterdamNetherlands
227The Wine Room on Park AvenueWinter ParkUnited States
228TollbuaTrondheimNorway
229Torralbenc MenorcaCala en PorterSpain
230TorrisiNew York CityUnited States
231Triple Creek RanchDarbyUnited States
232Twins GardenMoscowRussia
233Un Posto a MilanoMilanItaly
234VerandaCesenaticoItaly
235VerticalValènciaSpain
236Vic & Anthony’sHoustonUnited States
237Victoria & Albert'sOrlandoUnited States
238VINHOSeoulSouth Korea
239Vintage CaveHonoluluUnited States
240VueSingaporeSingapore
241Waku GhinSingaporeSingapore
242WakudaSingaporeSingapore
243WhiskHong KongHong Kong
244Wing LeiMacauMacau
245YangbanLos AngelesUnited States
246YingMacauMacau
247Yu Ting YuanBangkokThailand
248YutaPark CityUnited States
249Zi Yat HeenMacauMacau
250ZuichoHong KongHong Kong