The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in New York City

Ai Fiori

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Grand Award

On the second floor of the Langham Hotel on Fifth Avenue, Ai Fiori translates the cooking traditions of the French and Italian Riviera into a Midtown dining room defined by marble, thick linens, and a wine list of 1,750 selections across 8,000 bottles. Ranked #235 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list and awarded Star Wine List's top position in 2025, it occupies the formal end of New York's Italian fine dining tier.

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

Aquavit

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Aquavit has served Scandinavian cooking in Midtown since 1987. Today Emma Bengtsson leads the two-Michelin-star kitchen, with lunch and two tasting-menu formats that bring seafood, preserved flavors and seasonal produce into a contemporary Nordic dining room.

Also recognized by AAA, La Liste, New York Times, Opinionated About Dining

Atera

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Atera holds two Michelin stars and an AAA 5 Diamond rating, placing it among a small tier of New York tasting-menu counters where Danish-influenced technique and seasonal ingredients converge. Chef Ronny Emborg's menu spans numerous courses that move between delicacy and richness, anchored by a wine program of 1,500 selections across 7,000 bottles. Dinner runs nightly at 77 Worth Street in Tribeca.

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

Atoboy

New York City, United States

A Gramercy set-menu counter where Modern Korean cooking meets French technique at an accessible price point. Atoboy's $75 format and Opinionated About Dining recognition place it in a distinct tier below the city's Korean tasting-menu flagship while offering a sharper, more relaxed alternative to both. Ranked #115 in North America by OAD in 2025, it remains one of NoMad's most consistent reservation targets.

Also recognized by New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Atomix

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars

Atomix is where New York's Korean fine-dining conversation becomes precise, formal, and deeply contemporary. The counter format, illustrated course cards, and Junghyun Park's modern Korean cooking turn the meal into a study of accompaniment, sequence, and cultural translation rather than a conventional luxury tasting menu.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, New York Times

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, Babbo has anchored New York's serious Italian dining scene for over two decades. Ranked #269 in Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2024 and recognised with a White Star on Star Wine List, it operates within a small tier of Italian restaurants where the wine program and kitchen are treated as equal disciplines. Chef Rob Zwirz leads a kitchen with a clear Italian-American point of reference.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Café Boulud

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Café Boulud holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining recognition at its relaunched Upper East Side address on 63rd Street and Park Avenue. The prix fixe format moves between classic French technique, seasonal market cooking, and international influences, with a wine list of 825 selections and 8,000 bottles in inventory rated Star Wine List number one in 2024.

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

Café Carmellini

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Housed inside NoMad's Fifth Avenue Hotel, Café Carmellini is Andrew Carmellini's return to formal fine dining after more than a decade building a more casual portfolio. The room, designed by Martin Brudnizki, sets a Gilded Age register with double-height ceilings and jewel-toned banquettes. The menu moves between Italian and French traditions, anchored by signatures like Duck-Duck-Duck Tortellini and squab en croûte with foie gras.

Also recognized by Esquire, Forbes, James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining

Carbone

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Carbone in Greenwich Village is New York's defining address for mid-century Italian-American dining, where tuxedoed captains, plush banquettes, and a menu of red-sauce classics command prices and reservation scarcity that place it well above the neighbourhood's casual trattoria tier. Ranked #307 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2024 and holding a Star Wine List White Star, it operates at a consistent remove from fashion.

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

Casa Mono

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Casa Mono holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining top-500 ranking, operating from a compact Irving Place address with tapas rooted in the Costa Brava tradition. Lunch and dinner run daily until midnight, with cuisine priced in the $40–$65 two-course range and a 4,800-bottle Spanish wine inventory. For New York's Spanish dining tier, it is the benchmark casual counter.

Also recognized by New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Caviar Russe

New York City, United States

On the upper floor of a Madison Avenue townhouse, Caviar Russe has anchored Midtown's luxury dining tier for more than two decades. The French-inflected menu runs from three to eleven courses, with caviar woven through at every level, sourced from a German sturgeon farm that separates it from the industry norm. Ranked #229 among North America's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it operates in a category of its own.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining

Chambers

New York City, United States

A Tribeca contemporary with exposed brick and a wine program that runs to 89 pages, Chambers sits at the intersection of Greenmarket cooking and serious vinous depth. Master Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier's cellar spans several thousand bottles, from cult favorites to obscure small-producer finds, while the kitchen delivers product-focused plates grounded in seasonal produce.

Also recognized by Bureau du Champagne, USA, James Beard Award, New York Magazine, New York Times

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars

Tucked behind a Hell's Kitchen grocery store, The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare operates at the summit of New York's counter-dining tier — two Michelin stars, a La Liste score of 91 points in 2026, and a ranked position in Opinionated About Dining's North America list. Chefs Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins lead a seafood-forward Japanese-French tasting menu served at a walnut counter where the kitchen has nowhere to hide.

Also recognized by AAA, La Liste, New York Magazine, Opinionated About Dining

Chez Fifi

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Open since winter 2024, Chez Fifi has secured one of the Upper East Side's hardest reservations — a wood-paneled French bistro at 140 E 74th Street with a 4,200-bottle cellar ranked three times by Star Wine List in 2025. The menu draws from classic French and Spanish traditions, with escargots, braised lamb, and a tableside baba au rhum anchoring a room that seats roughly a dozen tables under white linen.

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

COQODAQ

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

At 12 E 22nd St in Flatiron, COQODAQ pairs gluten-free Korean fried chicken with a 950-label Champagne list across 4,440 bottles — a combination that earned a 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand and the top spot on Star Wine List 2025. The format is deliberately compact: a set bucket meal with consommé, two rounds of chicken, perilla noodles, and yogurt soft serve. Demand routinely outpaces reservations, and a walk-in line forms most evenings.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Corner Bar

New York City, United States

Corner Bar at the Nine Orchard Hotel brings Mattos Hospitality's signature European-leaning sensibility to the Lower East Side, operating under the Opinionated About Dining-recognized banner that also covers Estela and Altro Paradiso. Chef Vincent D'Ambrosio helms a menu mixing new American cooking with French and broader European reference points, available from breakfast through late evening seven days a week.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Cote

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star

America's only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse, Cote occupies a dark, atmospheric room in the Flatiron District where tableside grills and dry-aged A5 Wagyu reframe what a steakhouse can be. The Butcher's Feast at $65 remains the entry point. Ranked No. 2 on Robb Report's 50 Best Steakhouses in North America 2025 and holding a Michelin star since 2024, it draws a global following without straying from its core premise.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report, Star Wine List

Crane Club

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Crane Club at 85 10th Ave in the Meatpacking District sets Tao Group's steakhouse ambitions against a dining room of dark scarlet curtains and sweeping banquettes. Chef Melissa Rodriguez moves beyond the genre's conventions with pasta courses, a custom-designed grill, and desserts that reframe what a steakhouse can do at the end of a meal. The wine list runs to 535 selections across 3,880 bottles, with particular depth in Piedmont and Burgundy.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Wine Enthusiast

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

Ernesto's

New York City, United States

At the foot of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in Lower Manhattan, Ernesto's has built a following through its commitment to Basque cooking and a wine list weighted toward small Spanish organic and biodynamic producers. Ranked #375 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2024 and climbing to #470 in 2025, it occupies a specific niche in the city's tapas conversation — convivial, technically grounded, and genuinely Spanish in orientation.

Also recognized by Eater, Opinionated About Dining

Frenchette

New York City, United States

Frenchette arrived in TriBeCa in 2018 and has since grown into the ageless French bistro it always promised to be, earning a 2025 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur and a place on La Liste's global ranking. Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr run a 100-seat room at 241 West Broadway where classic bistro cooking, smoked trout beignets to tarte au chocolat, sits alongside quietly confident service and a wine program recognised with a White Star from Star Wine List.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, La Liste, New York Magazine, New York Times

Frevo

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Frevo holds one Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining North America rankings (#174 in 2024, #186 in 2025) from an 18-seat counter in the West Village. Chef Franco Sampogna runs a dinner-only tasting menu that fuses French technique with Brazilian influence, drawing on Japanese-sourced proteins, long-aged European cheese, and a Star Wine List White Star-recognized cellar of 2,500 bottles weighted toward Burgundy, Italy, and Spain.

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

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

Gramercy Tavern

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Thirty years into its run, Gramercy Tavern remains one of New York's most dependable American restaurants — a Union Square Hospitality Group landmark that holds nine James Beard Awards and a La Liste ranking, serving seasonal farm-to-table cooking across two distinct formats: a walk-in Tavern and a reservations-only Dining Room. Chef Michael Anthony leads a kitchen anchored in local sourcing, backed by a wine list of 2,225 selections and sommelier depth that few American restaurants match.

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

Huso

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Tucked behind a caviar boutique on Greenwich Street in TriBeCa, Huso is the more ambitious second act of chef Buddha Lo's New York presence. The tasting menu deploys French technique around cured fish eggs and seasonal produce, with a wine list of 1,500 selections and sommelier Michael O'Callaghan steering it. Opinionated About Dining ranked it #244 in North America for 2025.

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

Ilili

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Ilili has anchored New York's Lebanese dining scene from its Flatiron address at 236 5th Avenue since its opening, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognitions through 2025. Chef Philippe Massoud's kitchen runs a menu that moves through mezze, grill, and slow-cooked formats in a room built for both weekday lunch and long weekend dinners. For Lebanese cooking at this level of ambition in Manhattan, there is no closer peer.

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

Jean Georges

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Jean Georges holds two Michelin stars and, where Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's French technique meets Thai-inflected flavor logic across an ever-evolving tasting menu. The dining room's curved white seating and sheer drapes overlook Central Park, framing one of Manhattan's most recognized fine-dining addresses. A member of Les Grandes Tables du Monde and a La Liste Top 100 entry with 95 points in 2026.

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

Jungsik New York

New York City, United States

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Jungsik New York helped move Korean fine dining in Manhattan from novelty to serious dining category. The TriBeCa restaurant links Korean structure and fermentation with contemporary tasting-menu technique, backed by James Beard recognition, La Liste scoring, Opinionated About Dining placement, and a cellar noted for Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, California, Italy, and Germany.

Also recognized by AAA, James Beard Award, La Liste, New York Magazine

Junoon

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A long-running Flatiron Indian restaurant with consistent Opinionated About Dining recognition and a wine program strong enough to earn a Star Wine List White Star. Junoon pairs a 300-selection cellar with a menu that works spice architecture as deliberately as any French kitchen works sauce. Lunch and dinner service runs Tuesday through Sunday at 19 W 24th St.

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

Keens

New York City, United States

Operating since 1885, Keens is one of Midtown Manhattan's oldest chophouses and a James Beard America's Classic. The dry-aged USDA Prime cuts, broiled on a high-temperature grill, anchor a menu that also features the signature mutton chop and prime rib hash. Ranked #150 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list, it remains a reference point for old-school New York steakhouse tradition.

Also recognized by New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Steaks

La Tête d’Or

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Opened in November 2024 at One Madison Avenue, La Tête d'Or is Daniel Boulud's first dedicated steak restaurant, bringing French technique to the American steakhouse format. The Flatiron room features Art Deco design with walnut floors, marble, and blue velvet, while the menu pairs dry-aged and oak-grilled cuts with French sauces and a prime rib trolley that arrives tableside.

Also recognized by World's Best Steaks

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 Coucou

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Le Coucou brings classical French cooking into SoHo with the kind of precision and confidence that earned it a Michelin star and a place among Opinionated About Dining's top restaurants in North America. Chef Daniel Rose, an American who cooked in Paris's Second Arrondissement, applies Gallic technique to a room that reads as much downtown New York as it does brasserie. The wine program runs to 3,500 bottles with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Loire.

Also recognized by Esquire, New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Marc Forgione

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A TriBeCa address with serious wine credentials, Marc Forgione occupies a specific position in New York's New American scene: dinner-only, chef-driven, and built around a wine list that Star Wine List ranked #1 in 2024. Opinionated About Dining has placed it among the leading North American restaurants in consecutive years. The cooking is American in constitution, European in reference, and grounded in a neighbourhood that rewards that kind of ambition.

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

Marea

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Opened during the 2008 financial crisis as a deliberate bet on unapologetic fine dining, Marea has held its position on Central Park South for over fifteen years, earning placement on La Liste's 2026 Top Restaurants list and consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining. The focus is Italian seafood — crudo, house-made pasta, and whole fish — served in a room that draws power crowds without the stiffness of many peers at this price point.

Also recognized by Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Naro

New York City, United States

Occupying a discreet rink-level address at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Naro has built one of the more consistent records in New York's modern Korean dining scene since appearing on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2023. Chef Nate Kuester's kitchen holds a Michelin Plate and a 2025 La Liste score of 77 points, placing the restaurant in a competitive bracket that rewards precision over spectacle.

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

Nōksu

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Behind a code-locked door on West 32nd Street in Koreatown, Nōksu operates a black marble counter format that places modern Korean technique — particularly its squab prepared in the style of Peking duck — against a $$$$ price tier occupied by Michelin-starred peers. The restaurant earned its first Michelin star in 2024 and runs dinner service Wednesday through Sunday, with a wine program of 1,075 selections weighted toward France and California.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

One White Street

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin-starred farm-to-table address in a 19th-century Tribeca townhouse, One White Street pairs a 6,000-bottle cellar with a menu built around produce from the team's upstate New York farm. The wine program ranks among the more decorated in the city, with three consecutive Star Wine List top-three finishes. Dinner runs à la carte or tasting menu format, with a market operating next door.

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

Pasquale Jones

New York City, United States

On Mulberry Street in Little Italy, Pasquale Jones has earned a permanent place in New York's serious pizza conversation, appearing on 50 Top Pizza USA every year since the award launched and. The kitchen runs on wood fire, turning out Neo-NY style pizza alongside meats and fish from an open hearth.

Also recognized by 50 Top Pizza, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Peak with Priceless

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying the 101st floor of 30 Hudson Yards, Peak brings serious culinary intent to one of New York's most dramatically positioned dining rooms. Chef Rose Noel's New American menu — hiramasa with Kirby cucumber, roasted chicken with kabocha squash and kale pesto — holds its own against a wine list of 1,920 selections. Ranked #330 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list, this is not a view restaurant that happens to serve food.

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

Penny

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Penny opened above Claud in 2024, converting the East Village building's bright second floor into one of New York's most closely watched raw seafood counters. Chef Joshua Pinsky works from little more than a binchotan grill and a refrigerator, and the restraint shows in every dish. With a 6,000-bottle wine list anchored in Burgundy and Champagne, the bar-only format rewards early arrivals and walk-in diners equally.

Also recognized by Esquire, Food & Wine, James Beard Award, New York Times

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

Place des Fêtes

New York City, United States

Place des Fêtes brings the Oxalis team's French-leaning sensibility to a casual Clinton Hill wine bar format, ranking #41 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2024 and #92 in 2025. The kitchen handles seafood, grilled toast, and vegetable-forward plates with the same seriousness applied next door, while the bar pours natural wines from small Spanish and European producers.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Portale

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Set inside a former 19th-century carriage house on West 18th Street, Portale brings a contemporary Italian menu to Chelsea under the direction of chef Alfred Portale. Ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2024 and 2025, and recognised with a White Star on Star Wine List, the restaurant draws steady notice for its pasta work and wine program alike.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Red Hook Tavern

New York City, United States

Red Hook Tavern arrived in Brooklyn's rapidly evolving waterfront neighbourhood carrying the credibility of the Hometown BBQ team and a dry-aged burger that has drawn repeated recognition from Opinionated About Dining, ranking #52 in Casual North America for 2025. The kitchen runs a tight, focused American menu inside a room that feels like a tavern has always occupied this corner of Van Brunt Street.

Also recognized by Eater, James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Saint Urban

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

The address places it in a part of Manhattan where mid-tier and fine-dining restaurants compete closely, making its recognitions a meaningful differentiator. For wine-forward diners in New York, it merits a close look.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Sartiano’s

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Sartiano's occupies a prime position inside SoHo's Mercer Hotel on Prince Street, drawing a crowd that leans toward the well-dressed and well-connected. Holding a 3-Star Accreditation from the World's Best Wine Lists awards, it operates at the intersection of scene and substance. The address alone places it inside one of Manhattan's most competitive dining corridors.

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

Smithereens

New York City, United States

Opened in November 2024, Smithereens brings a subterranean New England seafood sensibility to the East Village, with Chef Nick Tamburo's tight, seafood-forward menu championing under-appreciated species like bluefish, mackerel, and whiting. A Star Wine List White Star and 2025 Resy Hit List pick, it occupies a dimly lit, counter-and-table space at 414 E 9th St with a wine program built almost entirely around high-energy whites.

Also recognized by New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, Resy, Star Wine List

Sushi Nakazawa

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Sushi Nakazawa's ten-seat Commerce Street counter has ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top North American restaurants every year from 2023 through 2025, placing it firmly in New York's upper tier of omakase dining. Chef Daisuke Nakazawa's 20-course format draws on Jiro Ono lineage and sources fish both locally and from Japan, with wine director Dean Fuerth overseeing a 1,580-bottle list strong in Champagne and Burgundy.

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

Sushi Noz

New York City, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A two-Michelin-star Edomae-style omakase on the Upper East Side, Sushi Noz operates at the precise end of New York's high-end sushi market. Chef Nozomu Abe presides over a 200-year-old hinoki counter in a hushed, temple-like room, where seasonal otsumami give way to nigiri of considerable technical discipline. Ranked 29th in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it belongs to a small peer group of counters where Tokyo-calibre sourcing meets Manhattan pricing.

Also recognized by La Liste, New York Times, OpenTable, Opinionated About Dining

Terroir

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying a former cheese production facility on Harrison Street, Terroir Tribeca is a 65-seat wine bar from the team behind Hearth, built around bottle-lined counters and a darkly polished interior that feels closer to a wine cellar than a bar. The focus here is naturalistic: producers, provenance, and the kind of food that earns its place on the table rather than decorates it. In a city of $$$$ tasting menus, it represents a considered alternative.

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

The Bazaar

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Where most steakhouses along the NoMad corridor default to white tablecloths and tradition, The Bazaar by José Andrés operates on a different register entirely: large-cut meats over live fire, Japanese Wagyu served on sizzling Ishiyaki stone, and small plates shaped by molecular technique. Located on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, it earns a White Star recognition from Star Wine List, signaling a wine program that runs well beyond a standard steakhouse list.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Steaks

The Four Horsemen

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star

A Williamsburg wine bar and restaurant built around natural wine and seasonal New American plates, The Four Horsemen holds a 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Program and ranks #26 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Casual North America list. With 40 seats and a list spanning over 750 bottles, it operates in a tier where the wine program and the cooking carry equal weight.

Also recognized by Eater, James Beard Award, New York Magazine, New York Times

The Grill

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Housed in the landmarked Seagram Building, The Grill is Midtown's definitive mid-century chophouse, operated by Major Food Group inside one of New York's most architecturally significant dining rooms. The all-American menu anchors around tableside-carved prime rib, crab cakes, and a celebrated lemon chiffon cake, backed by a wine list of 3,515 selections and floor service pitched at a theatrical register.

Also recognized by New York Magazine, New York Times, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report

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 Musket Room

New York City, United States

1 Michelin star

On a well-worn stretch of Elizabeth Street in Nolita, The Musket Room operates in the tier where tasting-menu ambition meets genuine flexibility: omnivore or vegan menus alongside à la carte options, all driven by seasonal sourcing under Chef Mary Attea. Ranked #207 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list, it holds a position well above its neighbourhood's casual baseline and closer to the city's serious contemporary dining set.

Also recognized by Food & Wine, James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

The River Café

New York City, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Open since 1977 beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, The River Café holds a Michelin star and one of New York's most recognized wine lists, with over 5,100 bottles across 580 selections. A jacket requirement and prix fixe format place it squarely in the old-guard fine dining tier, where the Manhattan skyline view is part of the proposition, not a bonus.

Also recognized by OpenTable, Opinionated About Dining

Wallse

New York City, United States

Wallse is a West Village Austrian restaurant that ranks among the more awarded wine programs in North America, holding multiple top positions on Star Wine List and appearing consistently in Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings. Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner's kitchen operates Tuesday through Saturday evenings, with Saturday lunch the quieter entry point. Book well ahead: the room is small and the wine list commands serious planning.

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

Wildair

New York City, United States

Wildair on Orchard Street operates at the intersection where natural wine culture and bold small-plates cooking meet Lower East Side energy. Ranked on Opinionated About Dining's North America list multiple years running, it draws a consistent crowd to its loud, convivial room. The format rewards sharing and rewards return visits — the wine list alone justifies both.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report