The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in the World

Addison

San Diego, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Addison is San Diego’s high-form tasting-menu address for California gastronomy, framed through French technique, regional produce, and a resort setting that keeps the room insulated from the city’s casual dining tempo. William Bradley’s kitchen carries heavy external validation, including La Liste 95 points for 2026, Les Grandes Tables du Monde membership, and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Alain Ducasse- Louis XV

Monte Carlo, Monaco

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Three Michelin stars held continuously, a 99-point La Liste score in 2026, and a position in the top 15 of OAD Classical Europe: Louis XV has anchored the upper tier of Riviera dining since 1987. The kitchen works within a strictly Provençal and Mediterranean frame, drawing ingredients from the surrounding hinterland, while a cellar of 350,000 bottles and 1,000 selections places the wine program among the more serious on the Côte d'Azur.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Alfredo Di Roma Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside the Presidente Intercontinental in Polanco, Alfredo Di Roma Mexico brings a European dining tradition to one of Mexico City's most established hotel corridors. The wine program spans 2,110 selections across 40,000 bottles, with coverage running from Champagne and Bordeaux through to Mexican and South American labels. Lunch and dinner service, with cuisine priced at the accessible end of Polanco's restaurant spectrum.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Antica Bottega Del Vino

Verona, Italy

Wine Spectator Grand Award

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.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Opinionated About Dining

Atrio

Cáceres, Spain

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Atrio brings Cáceres' Extremaduran pantry into the formal tasting-menu register, with Toño Pérez using contemporary technique to reframe local tradition rather than escape it. The draw is not only the cooking: the restaurant's deep wine program, 2026 Guía Repsol 3 Soles recognition, La Liste score, and hotel-restaurant setting place it in Spain's serious destination-dining tier.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Aux Beaux Arts

Macau, Macau

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Aux Beaux Arts at MGM Macau brings classic brasserie-style French dining to the NAPE waterfront, with an open terrace that opens onto the hotel's central plaza. The wine program, ranked No. 1 by Star Wine List in 2025, carries 1,585 selections across 11,000 bottles, with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, Portugal, and California. Lunch and dinner service makes it one of Macau's more versatile French addresses for milestone occasions.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Berria

Madrid, Spain

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Berria occupies a privileged position on Plaza de la Independencia, Madrid's grand neoclassical square beside the Puerta de Alcalá gate. Ranked three times in Star Wine List's top positions for 2025 and 2026, and listed in Opinionated About Dining's European casual rankings, it operates as a serious wine bar with an outside terrace that draws both locals and informed visitors seeking quality pours in one of the city's most architecturally charged settings.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Tarrytown, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Blue Hill at Stone Barns is the Hudson Valley's defining argument for farm-led American dining: a working agricultural campus, a progressive kitchen, and a wine program with serious depth. The restaurant's recognition, from Michelin 2 Stars in 2024 to Star Wine List accreditation and La Liste scoring, matters because the format is not conventional luxury; it is a meal built around land, season, and supply.

Also recognized by AAA, Chef's Table, Forbes, James Beard Award

Casa Don Alfonso

Macau, Macau

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Casa Don Alfonso sits on the third floor of the Grand Lisboa Macau, bringing the Campania tradition of Don Alfonso 1890 to southern China's casino capital. Ranked #63 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia (2024), it pairs a serious Italian kitchen under Chef Francesco Magni with one of Macau's deeper wine programs — 500,000 bottles, 17,400 selections — in a room that runs warmer and less formal than the building around it.

Also recognized by Gambero Rosso, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Clos Maggiore

London, United Kingdom

Wine Spectator Grand Award

A Covent Garden fixture with Michelin Plate recognition and one of London's most serious wine lists, Clos Maggiore occupies a particular niche in the city's French dining scene: seasonal, French-inspired cooking in a room that earns its reputation for atmosphere rather than spectacle. The conservatory with its retractable roof draws consistent demand; the 7,550-bottle cellar, strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux, does the rest.

Also recognized by AA Rosettes

Cracco in Galleria

Milan, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of Milan's most recognisable 19th-century arcades, Cracco in Galleria holds a Michelin star and an OAD Top 100 Europe ranking. Chef Luca Sacchi leads a tasting menu and à la carte that reference contemporary Italian technique while keeping classic Milanese touchstones — notably vitello alla Milanese — in frame. The wine programme, spanning 2,500 selections and 18,000 bottles, is among the more comprehensive French-leaning lists in Italy.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, World's 50 Best, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Daniel

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Daniel Boulud’s Upper East Side restaurant offers seasonal French cooking by Executive Chef Eddy Leroux. Guests can choose prix-fixe, tasting or vegetarian menus in the formal dining room, or visit the Lalique-designed bar and lounge.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

Eleven Madison Park

New York City, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Eleven Madison Park is where New York fine dining's old signals of luxury meet a plant-based tasting-menu format built around provenance, restraint, and a serious wine program. Daniel Humm's kitchen carries major recognition, including OAD's 2026 North America ranking, La Liste scoring, Star Wine List inclusion, and Les Grandes Tables du Monde membership, but the more interesting story is how the room tests what luxury means without meat at the center.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

Emeril’s

New Orleans, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Emeril's opened on Tchoupitoulas Street in 1990 and built a category of its own: New New Orleans cooking that placed Louisiana's produce at the centre of serious fine dining. Now holding two Michelin stars and a 2026 La Liste score of 92 points, the Warehouse District flagship operates under Chef E.J. Lagasse, whose tasting menu reframes the restaurant's founding classics through a lens shaped by Frantzén and Core by Clare Smyth.

Also recognized by AAA, Esquire, Food & Wine, James Beard Award

Enoteca Pinchiorri

Florence, Italy

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

One of Italy's eleven three-Michelin-star restaurants, Enoteca Pinchiorri has occupied its 17th-century palazzo on Via Ghibellina since 1972, building one of Europe's most celebrated wine cellars alongside a kitchen that draws from both Italian and French traditions. Rated 94 points on La Liste 2026 and ranked in the Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe list, it operates dinner service Tuesday through Saturday at the upper tier of Florentine fine dining.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Epicure

Paris, France

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Epicure, the three-Michelin-star restaurant inside Le Bristol Paris on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, operates as one of France's most decorated dining rooms. Chef Arnaud Faye leads the kitchen, while Wine Director Baptiste Gillet-Delrieu oversees a cellar of 135,000 bottles. Ranked 24th in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list for 2025, and awarded 98 points by La Liste in 2026, it represents the formal French haute cuisine tradition at full commitment.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Gabriel Kreuther

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Two Michelin stars, an AAA Five Diamond rating, and a La Liste score of 93 points position Gabriel Kreuther among Midtown Manhattan's most serious fine-dining addresses. The kitchen channels French-Alsatian technique through a menu that runs from foie gras terrine to hay-smoked duck, while a 10,000-bottle cellar with particular depth in Alsace, Burgundy, and Bordeaux makes it as strong a wine destination as a culinary one.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

Geranium

Copenhagen, Denmark

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Denmark's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, Geranium occupies the eighth floor of Copenhagen's Parken stadium with a menu that runs approximately 80% plant-based across 20-plus courses. Chef Rasmus Kofoed — the sole chef to have won gold, silver, and bronze at the Bocuse d'Or — leads a program recognised by the World's 50 Best (#1, 2022) and La Liste (98pts, 2026). The wine list, curated by co-owner Søren Ledet, spans 6,085 selections across 22,900 bottles.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, The Best Chef

Graycliff Restaurant

Nassau, Bahamas

Wine Spectator Grand Award

On West Hill Street in Nassau's historic core, Graycliff Restaurant pairs French-Bahamian cuisine with one of the Caribbean's most serious wine programs: 279,350 bottles across 5,575 selections, with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne. Recognized with a White Star on Star Wine List, it occupies a tier well above the island's casual dining circuit and rewards guests who treat the cellar as seriously as the kitchen.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World Culinary Awards, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Griggeler Stuba

Lech am Arlberg, Austria

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

At 1,700 metres in Oberlech, Griggeler Stuba holds two Michelin stars and a wine cellar of 50,000 bottles spanning Austria, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Dinner here belongs to the category of occasions that justify the altitude: regional cuisine framed with precision, a list ranked four consecutive years by Star Wine List, and a dining room that earns its place among Austria's serious mountain restaurants.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Guy Savoy

Paris, France

2 Michelin stars

Occupying the grand salons of the Monnaie de Paris on the Left Bank, Guy Savoy sits among the more decorated addresses in the French capital, carrying two Michelin stars, a 99-point La Liste score for 2026, and Les Grandes Tables du Monde recognition. Dinner here moves through a tightly sequenced progression of classical French technique, with a wine cellar spanning 34,000 bottles across Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, and beyond.

Also recognized by AAA, Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

House

Ardmore, Ireland

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Set within the Cliff House Hotel on the Waterford coast, House holds a Michelin star and an 81.5-point La Liste ranking for 2025. The kitchen anchors its classical French-informed menu in local sourcing — Lismore lamb and seasonal Munster produce feature prominently — with dinner served Wednesday through Sunday. At €€€€ pricing, it sits at the serious end of Ireland's destination-dining circuit.

Also recognized by La Liste

Il Poeta Contadino

Alberobello, Italy

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Il Poeta Contadino on Via Indipendenza sits at the serious end of Alberobello's dining scene, pairing regional Puglian cooking with a wine list of 2,800 selections and 25,000 bottles in inventory. Lunch and dinner service runs at a mid-range price point, while the cellar prices into premium territory.

Also recognized by World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Il Tufo Allegro

Pitigliano, Italy

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Carved into the tufa rock beneath Pitigliano's medieval streets, Il Tufo Allegro holds a 2025 Michelin Plate for Tuscan cooking grounded in local olive oil, cured meats, and cheeses sourced from the surrounding Maremma. The wine cellar, hewn from the same volcanic stone, carries over 5,850 selections. For the price bracket, the depth of both kitchen and list is difficult to match in this corner of southern Tuscany.

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Sylt-Westerland, Germany

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Hotel Jörg Müller has anchored Sylt's upscale dining scene for years, pairing regional North Sea and Schleswig-Holstein sourcing with a European kitchen that serves dinner at the $$$ price point. The wine program, ranked #1 by Star Wine List in both 2021 and 2023, holds 42,000 bottles across 1,595 selections, with particular depth in Germany, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. For a North Frisian island address, the cellar competes with serious city restaurants.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

La Ciau del Tornavento

Treiso, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Perched above the Barbaresco hills near Alba, La Ciau del Tornavento holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe ranking (163rd in 2025) that together locate it inside Piedmont's serious dining tier. Chef Marco Lombardo's menu moves across Piemontese tradition and contemporary Italian cooking, backed by a wine cellar of 60,000 bottles and 5,800 selections spanning Piedmont, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

La Pergola

Rome, Italy

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Rome's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, La Pergola sits atop the Roma Cavalieri hotel on Monte Mario hill, where chef Heinz Beck has held the kitchen since 1994 and sommelier Marco Reitano commands one of Italy's most decorated wine programs. Recognised by La Liste (96.5 points in 2025) and Les Grandes Tables du Monde, it occupies a tier of its own in the Italian capital's fine dining hierarchy.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

La Pergola

Sorrento, Italy

Wine Spectator Grand Award

La Pergola sits at the formal end of Sorrento dining, where chef Heinz Beck's Mediterranean-seasonal cooking meets a wine program spanning 4,000 selections and 80,000 bottles. Ranked among the leading classical European restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in both 2023 and 2024, it operates as the Amalfi Coast's most serious argument for pairing depth over spectacle.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

Latour

Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Latour holds a Michelin star on the North Sea coast in Noordwijk aan Zee, operating from a setting where beach and sea converge along the boulevard. Chef Kenny Friederichs works with local produce through structured, technically precise modern cuisine, and a vegetable menu sits as a permanent fixture alongside the main offering. Dinner service runs Wednesday through Saturday, with lunch available Thursday to Saturday.

Also recognized by We're Smart World

Lazy Bear

San Francisco, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Lazy Bear holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste placement in San Francisco's Mission District, running a dinner-party format that seats guests communally across a mezzanine and ground-floor dining room. The cooking draws on nostalgic American reference points, executed with technical precision, and a 10,500-bottle cellar overseen by a James Beard-nominated beverage director operates from a separate facility across the street.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report

Le Bernardin

New York City, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Le Bernardin New York reigns as the city's premier seafood destination, where Chef Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-starred artistry transforms ocean treasures into transcendent cuisine. This well-known Midtown institution has maintained The New York Times' four-star rating for over two decades, offering an unmatched fine dining experience centered on the philosophy that "the fish is the star."

Also recognized by AAA, Eater, Forbes, James Beard Award

Le Bon Georges

Paris, France

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Ranked #49 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025 and #1 on Star Wine List in 2024, Le Bon Georges is a 9th arrondissement bistro-wine bar with a cellar of 50,000 bottles and a list of 2,000 selections spanning Burgundy, Loire, Rhône, Bordeaux, and Champagne. Lunch and dinner, six days a week, at mid-range prices that sit well inside what this depth of wine program usually commands.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Le Coureur des Bois

Beloeil, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

A Franco-Canadian table in the Montérégie town of Beloeil, Le Coureur des Bois pairs a kitchen rooted in Canadian and French tradition with one of the more serious wine programs in the greater Montreal region. The list spans 5,310 selections and 17,550 bottles in inventory, with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Rhône. Lunch and dinner service at the $$$ price tier place it firmly in the upper bracket for the area.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Le Taillevent

Paris, France

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Open since 1946 and carrying two Michelin stars, Le Taillevent is one of the defining addresses of classical French gastronomy in Paris.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Les Amis

Singapore, Singapore

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Among Singapore's French haute cuisine restaurants, Les Amis has held its position at the summit tier since 1994, earning three Michelin stars and a 2025 ranking of #28 in Asia's 50 Best. The wine programme, spanning 1,900 labels and 7,500 bottles across 13 countries, is among the more serious cellar operations in Southeast Asia. Prix fixe menus run from five to seven courses, with ingredients sourced predominantly from France.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Opus Restaurant

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Located on Prince Arthur Avenue in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood, Opus Restaurant has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings since 2023, reaching #326 in 2025. Chef Jason Cox leads a European-influenced Canadian kitchen, while the wine program — directed by Tony Amaro — spans 2,100 selections across 52,000 bottles, with particular depth in Burgundy, California, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Palais Coburg Hotel Residenz

Vienna, Austria

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside a 19th-century Viennese palace on the Coburgbastei, Palais Coburg houses one of Europe's most ambitious wine collections: 60,000 bottles across 6,000 selections, anchored by deep runs in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Austria. Chef Silvio Nickol's French-European dinner menu sits above €66 per two courses, placing the restaurant firmly in Vienna's upper-tier fine dining bracket alongside Steirereck and Konstantin Filippou.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Per Se

New York City, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Per Se is New York's formal French-contemporary counterpoint to the city's looser bistro revival: a tasting-menu room built on ceremony, cellar depth, and Central Park views rather than neighborhood spontaneity. Chef Chad Palagi leads the kitchen, with Thomas Keller as owner; recognition includes three Michelin stars in 2024, La Liste 92 points in 2026, and OAD North America ranking in 2026.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

PM & Vänner

Växjö, Sweden

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

PM & Vänner gives Växjö a serious New Nordic address with a Michelin star, La Liste recognition, and a wine program of unusual scale for a small Swedish city. The cooking sits in the regional Scandinavian lane, while the cellar, with 6,200 selections and 20,350 bottles, makes the restaurant as much a wine destination as a dining room.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Post Hotel Dining Room

Lake Louise, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside the Post Hotel, one of the Canadian Rockies' most storied dining rooms pairs an extensive wine program of 25,000 bottles with chef Hans Sauter's regional Canadian cooking. Featured in Opinionated About Dining's top North American restaurants list and recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star, the Dining Room operates at a price point that reflects its position among Alberta's most serious tables.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux, Star Wine List

Rekondo

San Sebastián, Spain

Wine Spectator Grand Award

A six-decade-old asador on the road to Monte Igueldo, Rekondo sits at the intersection of Basque tradition and careful evolution. The kitchen anchors itself in seasonality and classic technique, while the wine cellar — 98,500 bottles, 5,570 selections — represents among the more serious lists in the Basque Country. Ranked #51 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list (2025) and holding a Michelin Plate.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Robuchon au Dôme

Macau, Macau

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Macau's high-altitude French dining tier is defined by ceremony, cellar depth, and imported technique adapted to local supply lines. Robuchon au Dôme sits in that bracket with chef Julien Tongourian, contemporary French cooking, OAD Asia ranking recognition, La Liste 99-point scoring, and a wine program with six-figure inventory scale.

Also recognized by Black Pearl, Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Saison

San Francisco, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Saison belongs to the Bay Area's serious farm-to-table lineage, but its vocabulary is fire, coastal sourcing, and a dining room built around the kitchen rather than separated from it. Richard Lee's current era keeps the restaurant in San Francisco's high-end Progressive American conversation, backed by OAD, La Liste, James Beard, Relais & Châteaux, AAA, and World's 50 Best recognition.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

Single Thread Farm

Healdsburg, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Single Thread Farm sits at the point where Sonoma agriculture meets the discipline of Japanese multi-course dining. The Healdsburg restaurant carries three Michelin stars for 2025, La Liste 99 points for 2026, and a 2026 OAD North America rank of No. 4, with the farm, inn, wine program, and kitchen operating as one tightly controlled hospitality system.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

The French Laundry

Yountville, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Three Michelin stars and a Michelin Green Star since 2025, The French Laundry in Yountville operates a nightly tasting menu with reservations opening two months in advance. Chef David Breeden leads the kitchen under Thomas Keller's ownership, with a wine program spanning 3,000 selections across 22,000 bottles and a cellar weighted toward California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

The Inn at Little Washington

Washington, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

The Inn at Little Washington belongs to the rare American country-restaurant category where the drive is part of the dining premise, not an inconvenience. Its New American cooking, cellar depth, and long farm-to-table lineage place it outside ordinary city tasting-menu logic, with Patrick O’Connell’s formal, theatrical style anchored by Virginia produce and sustained national recognition.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

The Modern

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

The Modern sits inside New York's museum-district version of fine dining: contemporary American cooking shaped by French technique, a formal dining room overlooking MoMA's sculpture garden, and a looser Bar Room for à la carte eating. Recognition from Michelin, La Liste, Forbes Travel Guide, AAA, OAD and New York Magazine places it firmly in the city's serious tasting-menu conversation without making the room feel sealed off from Midtown life.

Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, La Liste, New York Magazine

The Yeatman Gastronomic Restaurant

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Holding two Michelin stars and 94 points on La Liste 2026, The Yeatman restaurant sits inside the Yeatman Hotel on the Gaia bank of the Douro, directly across from Porto's historic waterfront. Chef Ricardo Costa runs a single evolving tasting menu anchored in traditional Portuguese gastronomy and daily-sourced seasonal produce. The wine program, managed by Wine Director Elisabete Fernandes, draws on a cellar of 37,000 bottles across 1,600 selections.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

Tour d'Argent

Paris, France

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Holding a Michelin star under Chef Yannick Franques and ranked among the Opinionated About Dining classical European leaders, it pairs one of the world's largest wine inventories — 300,000 bottles across 14,000 selections — with a formal French kitchen rooted in centuries of tradition.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Wickens at Royal Mail Hotel

Dunkeld, Australia

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Wickens at Royal Mail Hotel operates in a category almost entirely its own: a serious fine-dining destination in rural Victoria, three hours from Melbourne, built around Australian produce and a wine list of 4,450 selections that earned Star Wine List's number-one ranking in Australia for 2025. Lunch and dinner service runs at the $$$ price point, and the cellar's depth across Burgundy, Bordeaux, and domestic regions gives the room a credibility that competes well beyond its postcode.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards