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Wine Spectator

2025 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

2025 · 246 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 BrasserieMiamiUnited 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
86Glitretind RestaurantPark CityUnited States
87Gramercy TavernNew York CityUnited States
88Grand CruMoscowRussia
89Guard and GraceDenverUnited States
90Guincho a GaleraMacauMacau
91Hakkasan MiamiMiamiUnited States
92HarvestCambridgeUnited States
93HavenTampaUnited States
94Hazel HillSonomaUnited States
95HeronsCaryUnited States
96Huset RestaurantLongyearbyenSvalbard And Jan Mayen
97IKIGAIKrünGermany
98Il Gallo d'OroFunchalPortugal
99Il LagoGenevaSwitzerland
100Il PalagioFlorenceItaly
101Il Ristorante - Niko RomitoShanghaiChina
102ImàgoRomeItaly
103Imperial CourtMacauMacau
104Jacobs & Co. SteakhouseTorontoCanada
105Jade DragonMacauMacau
106Jade Seafood RestaurantRichmondCanada
107JôntWashington DCUnited States
108Jungsik New YorkNew York CityUnited States
109JunoonNew York CityUnited States
110Kabuki LisboaLisbonPortugal
111Kerridge's Bar & GrillLondonUnited Kingdom
112Kiki on the RiverMiamiUnited States
113Kitchen IstanbulSan FranciscoUnited States
114KuukMéridaMexico
115L'ÉcrinParisFrance
116L'OrygineQuebec CityCanada
117La Chèvre d'OrÈzeFrance
118La ChroniqueMontréalCanada
119La Cucina ItalianaGothenburgSweden
120La MaisonKyivUkraine
121La Maison 1888Da NangVietnam
122La MerNorderneyGermany
123Lago by Julian SerranoLas VegasUnited States
124Lambs ClubNew York CityUnited States
125Langdon HallCambridgeCanada
126LangosteriaMilanItaly
127Laurie RaphaëlQuebec CityCanada
128Le ChanteclerNiceFrance
129Le Cin5 - Au Cœur du VillageLa ClusazFrance
130Le CinqParisFrance
131Le Cirque Las VegasLas VegasUnited States
132Le ClarenceParisFrance
133Le CoucouNew York CityUnited States
134Le GeorgeParisFrance
135Le GrillMonte CarloMonaco
136Le Petit BellevueCogneItaly
137LilouGoesNetherlands
138Lobby Bar at the PeninsulaChicagoUnited States
139Lotus of SiamLas VegasUnited States
140Lucia Restaurant & BarCarmel ValleyUnited States
141Lung King HeenHong KongHong Kong
142Maison BouludSingaporeSingapore
143majordōmoLos AngelesUnited States
144ManhattaNew York CityUnited States
145ManuelaLos AngelesUnited States
146Maple & AshChicagoUnited States
147Mar'selRancho Palos VerdesUnited States
148MarcelAtlantaUnited States
149MareaNew York CityUnited States
150Masala LibraryDohaQatar
151MediciFrankfurtGermany
152MinglesSeoulSouth Korea
153Napa RoseLos AngelesUnited States
154Nine-TenLa JollaUnited States
155NiseiSan FranciscoUnited States
156Nobelhart & SchmutzigBerlinGermany
157NobuLondonUnited Kingdom
158NomadVannesFrance
159NoreetuhNew York CityUnited States
160NorthcoteLanghoUnited Kingdom
161OlivellaOjaiUnited States
162Oliver's RestaurantBuffaloUnited States
163OrsayJacksonvilleUnited States
164Osteria del ViandanteRubieraItaly
165Palace GardenMacauMacau
166ParadisoSt. MoritzSwitzerland
167ParadisoAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
168Paris 1930 de Hideki TakayamaTaipeiTaiwan
169PèppoliPebble BeachUnited States
170Piazza DuomoAlbaItaly
171Pin Yue XuanMacauMacau
172Polo GrillTulsaUnited States
173Pony RoomRancho Santa FeUnited States
174Prime SteakhouseLas VegasUnited States
175Principe CeramiTaorminaItaly
176ProvidenceLos AngelesUnited States
177Queen’s EnglishWashington DCUnited States
178Ramsay's KitchenBostonUnited States
179Restaurant MarcelAntwerpBelgium
180Restaurant PalægadeCopenhagenDenmark
181Ristorante Pizzeria VenedikIzmirTurkey
182River BarRotterdamNetherlands
183Rosa MadreDublinIreland
184SaddleMadridSpain
185Schloss RestaurantHof bei SalzburgAustria
186SepiaChicagoUnited States
187Shang PalaceSingaporeSingapore
188SjømagasinetOsloNorway
189SolbamSeoulSouth Korea
190SommHong KongHong Kong
191SomniLos AngelesUnited States
192Sons & DaughtersSan FranciscoUnited States
193Sorrel Restaurant and BarTorontoCanada
194Spago SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
195SpectrumAmsterdamNetherlands
196Spices Kitchen & TerraceObbürgenSwitzerland
197StripSteakLas VegasUnited States
198Stube HermitageMadonna di CampiglioItaly
199Sud 777Mexico CityMexico
200Summer PavilionSingaporeSingapore
201SW SteakhouseMacauMacau
202Tasting KitchenLos AngelesUnited States
203TerroirBangkokThailand
204The Cliff at CapGros IsletSt Lucia
205The ConservatoryTitchwellUnited Kingdom
206The Dining RoomNew MiltonUnited Kingdom
207The Grill RoomNew OrleansUnited States
208The Huaiyang GardenMacauMacau
209The KitchenSacramentoUnited States
210The KitchenMacauMacau
211The LoungeHong KongHong Kong
212The MathesonHealdsburgUnited States
213The Old ButchersStow-on-the-WoldUnited Kingdom
214The Perch at Peacock InnPrincetonUnited States
215The PocketCarmel-by-the-SeaUnited States
216The Pointe RestaurantTofinoCanada
217The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea (RHW)WaileaUnited States
218The River CaféNew York CityUnited States
219The River HouseChengduChina
220The Sardine FactoryMontereyUnited States
221The StageDortmundGermany
222The Walled Gardens Underground RestaurantManchesterUnited Kingdom
223The White Room by Jacob Jan BoermaAmsterdamNetherlands
224The Wine Room on Park AvenueWinter ParkUnited States
225TollbuaTrondheimNorway
226TorralbencAlaiorSpain
227TorrisiNew York CityUnited States
228Twins GardenMoscowRussia
229Un Posto a MilanoMilanItaly
230VerandaCesenaticoItaly
231VerticalValènciaSpain
232Vic & Anthony’sHoustonUnited States
233Victoria & Albert'sOrlandoUnited States
234VINHOSeoulSouth Korea
235Vintage CaveHonoluluUnited States
236VueSingaporeSingapore
237Waku GhinSingaporeSingapore
238WakudaSingaporeSingapore
239WhiskHong KongHong Kong
240Wing LeiMacauMacau
241YangbanLos AngelesUnited States
242YingMacauMacau
243Yu Ting YuanBangkokThailand
244YutaPark CityUnited States
245Zi Yat HeenMacauMacau
246ZuichoHong KongHong Kong