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Wine Spectator Award-Winning Restaurants in the United States

Across the United States, this list brings together 60 restaurants that hold a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award, including Eleven Madison Park, Kabawa and Saison. Many hold Michelin stars, and many also have recognition from Opinionated About Dining. We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards.

Browse entries in alphabetical order. Each shows the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, including Wine Spectator.

How this list is chosen: Every restaurant here holds a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award. When more qualify than the list can hold, En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.

  • Acquerello

    San Francisco, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

    Open since 1989, Acquerello holds two Michelin stars and operates from a converted chapel on Sacramento Street, where classical Italian cooking — shaped by French technique — meets one of San Francisco's most serious wine programs. Wine Director Gianpaolo Paterlini oversees a cellar of 15,000 bottles with particular depth in Piedmont, Tuscany, and California. La Liste placed it among the world's top restaurants in both 2025 and 2026.

    Also recognized by Bureau du Champagne, USA, James Beard Award, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

  • 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

  • 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

  • Atelier Crenn

    San Francisco, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Atelier Crenn is San Francisco fine dining at its auteur end: Modern French technique filtered through California sourcing, seafood, vegetables, and the biographical poetry of Dominique Crenn. The restaurant carries Michelin three-star recognition and a 2026 OAD Top Restaurants in North America ranking, placing it in a rarefied bracket where provenance and precision matter more than luxury theater.

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

  • 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

  • Atlas

    Atlanta, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Atlas Atlanta merges Michelin-starred seasonal American cuisine with a rotating contemporary art program inside the St. Regis Buckhead, where Chef Freddy Money's daily-changing tasting menus unfold among works by Alexi Torres, Hunt Slonem and Hijack, curated with Carousel Fine Art Galleries. This intimate 60-seat sanctuary represents Atlanta's pinnacle of fine dining sophistication. Atlas is a restaurant with a full bar, not a wine bar.

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

  • Birdsong

    San Francisco, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Birdsong holds two Michelin stars and a consistent top-60 ranking on Opinionated About Dining's North America list, placing it among San Francisco's most decorated progressive American tables. Chef Chris Bleidorn works a live-fire format at 1085 Mission Street, combining Pacific Northwestern ingredients with technique-driven plating and a wine program of 450 selections weighted toward Burgundy, Oregon, and California.

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

  • 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

  • Californios

    San Francisco, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Californios holds two Michelin stars and a consistent position inside Opinionated About Dining's North American top 100 for its contemporary Mexican tasting menu rooted in California's pre-statehood history. Chef Val Cantú structures each course around nixtamalized heritage corn, named local purveyors, and the agricultural traditions of both California and Mexico. The SoMa dining room operates Tuesday through Saturday for dinner only.

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

  • Canlis

    Seattle, United States

    Wine Spectator Grand Award

    Open since 1950 and now in its third generation of family ownership, Canlis holds a position near the upper end of Seattle fine dining that few restaurants in any American city can match across seven decades. Ranked #64 in North America by Opinionated About Dining (2025), it pairs mid-century architecture and Lake Union views with a multicourse tasting menu rooted in Pacific Northwest sourcing, anchored by one of the region's most decorated wine programs.

    Also recognized by Food & Wine, James Beard Award, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

  • Caruso's

    Montecito, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

    Michelin one-star Caruso's sits within Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, serving a seafood-forward, Italian-leaning tasting menu with direct Pacific views. Chef Massimo Falsini builds each course around hyper-local ingredients — Santa Barbara uni, onsite-garden produce, and coastal California seafood. Reserve at least a week ahead; patio tables facing the ocean book fastest.

    Also recognized by Forbes, James Beard Award, La Liste

  • Claud

    New York City, United States

    Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    A few steps below street level on East 10th Street, Claud has become one of the East Village's most closely watched dinner reservations. Ranked #1 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in both 2024 and 2025, it operates at the intersection of French-leaning bistro technique and ingredient-forward New American cooking, with a wine program running to 1,400 selections and 5,000 bottles in inventory.

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

  • Commis

    Oakland, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Two Michelin stars since 2010, Commis operates from Oakland's Piedmont Avenue as the East Bay's most decorated tasting counter. Chef James Syhabout draws on Laotian, Thai, and Chinese heritage alongside precise French technique to produce a menu rooted in local sourcing. Ranked 53rd in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it earns its place among the Bay Area's serious fine-dining tier.

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

  • Cote Miami

    Miami, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Miami's Design District has absorbed a number of New York transplants, but few have landed as credibly as Cote, the Korean steakhouse that earned a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025. Backed by a wine list of 1,145 selections and a format built around tableside butchery and Korean barbecue ritual, Cote sits at the point where American steakhouse ambition meets Seoul dining culture.

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

  • 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

  • Dōgon

    Washington DC, United States

    Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

    Opened in September 2024 inside the Salamander Washington DC hotel, Dōgon brings Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean vision to the capital with a shareable menu that moves between West African, Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Creole traditions. The Michelin Plate recipient earned a spot on Esquire's Best New Restaurants list for 2024 and Resy's Best of the Hit List in 2025. Chef de cuisine Martel Stone, a Chopped Next Gen winner, executes a tightly edited menu where every dish earns its place.

    Also recognized by Bon Appétit, Esquire, Food & Wine, New York Times

  • 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

  • Enclos

    Sonoma, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Enclos earned two Michelin stars in its first full year on Sonoma's East Napa Street, placing contemporary Californian cooking at the summit of the town's dining tier. Chef Brian Limoges and Wine Director Ian Cobb run a tight, focused operation with a 320-label list strong in California and France. For serious dining in Wine Country, this is the address that matters in 2025.

    Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Resy, San Francisco Chronicle, Sonoma Magazine

  • Frasca Food & Wine

    Boulder, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    The kitchen draws exclusively from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a mountainous northeast Italian region where Slavic, Austrian, and Mediterranean influences converge, matched by a 910-selection wine list with deep Italian and French depth.

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

  • 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

  • Gary Danko

    San Francisco, United States

    Wine Spectator Grand Award

    Open since 1999, Gary Danko has occupied a specific position in San Francisco fine dining: French-rooted technique, tableside ceremony, and a prix-fixe format that rewards guests who treat dinner as an event rather than a meal.

    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

  • Harbor House

    Elk, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 95.5 points place Harbor House among the more decorated dining destinations on the California coast. Chef Matthew Kammerer's hyper-local tasting menu draws from the Inn's own land and the Mendocino tidepools, placing it in the same conversation as Blue Hill at Stone Barns for sourcing discipline. Opinionated About Dining ranked it #7 in North America in 2024.

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

  • 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

  • Jônt

    Washington DC, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Washington D.C.'s two-Michelin-starred tasting counter at 1904 14th Street NW, Jônt sits above Bresca and operates within the Relais & Châteaux network. Chef Ryan Ratino's progressive menu draws on Japanese ingredients and French technique, earning placement at No. 13 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America ranking and 92 points from La Liste in 2025.

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

  • 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

  • Kabawa

    New York City, United States

    Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Kabawa brings Caribbean cooking into New York City's tasting-menu conversation without sanding away its heat, generosity, or regional range. The counter-format restaurant from Paul Carmichael and Momofuku opened in March 2025 in the former Ko space, serving a three-course prix fixe with choices, extra side dishes, and recognition from the James Beard Foundation as a 2026 Best New Restaurant semifinalist.

    Also recognized by Bon Appétit, Conde Nast, Eater, Esquire

  • Kato

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Kato reads Los Angeles through Taiwanese American fine dining rather than through imported tasting-menu orthodoxy. Jon Yao's cooking carries the speed, heat, and precision of Chinese technique into a composed dinner format, while Ryan Bailey's beverage program has become a major part of the restaurant's national standing.

    Also recognized by Chinese Restaurant Awards, James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining

  • 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

  • Lei

    New York City, United States

    Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Lei is a Chinese American wine bar on Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, recognized by Star Wine List's White Star and Resy's 2025 Hit List. The room fills fast — bottles stacked floor to ceiling, tables spilling into the alley — while the kitchen produces focused modern Chinese small plates alongside a deep list of low-intervention wines.

    Also recognized by Bon Appétit, Chinese Restaurant Awards, Eater, Esquire

  • March

    Houston, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    March holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking, positioning it at the summit tier of Houston fine dining. Chef Felipe Riccio and wine director June Rodil bring a Venetian-inflected Mediterranean menu to Westheimer Road, backed by a 10,000-bottle cellar with particular depth in Burgundy, Champagne, and Piedmont. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 PM.

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

  • Mélisse

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    A two Michelin-starred tasting counter inside Josiah Citrin's larger Citrin restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard, Mélisse operates at 14 seats with a menu that layers classic French technique over California seasonal produce. Recognized by La Liste (91pts, 2025), Les Grandes Tables du Monde, and the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants, it represents the city's most sustained argument for French fine dining on the Westside.

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

  • minibar

    Washington DC, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

    Two Michelin stars, a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking of #8 in North America, and a curved counter built around a stainless-steel workspace: minibar operates at the precise intersection of science and spectacle that defines avant-garde American tasting menus. Chef Sarah Ravitz leads a progressive format where each course is constructed to upend expectation, from chicharron-and-avocado bites to a fried ice cream donut that closes the meal.

    Also recognized by AAA, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report

  • Niku Steakhouse

    San Francisco, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Niku Steakhouse brings Japanese dry-aging discipline and wood-fired technique to San Francisco's Design District, operating under a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking among North America's top restaurants. The 18-seat chef's counter frames an open binchotan charcoal grill, and the wine list runs 730 selections with particular depth in Burgundy and California. Dinner runs $66 and above per person before wine.

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

  • 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

  • Osteria Mozza

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Open since 2007 on Melrose Avenue, Osteria Mozza holds a Michelin star and a James Beard Award in Nancy Silverton's corner, and it has shaped how Los Angeles understands Italian cooking at the table-cloth tier. The mozzarella bar anchors the room; handmade pasta and a wine list of serious depth do the rest. Ranked 30th on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list for 2024, it remains a benchmark in the city's Italian category.

    Also recognized by Chef's Table, James Beard Award, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining

  • 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

  • Press Restaurant

    St. Helena, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

    Press Restaurant holds a Michelin star and ranks among Napa Valley's most serious wine destinations, with a cellar of 2,700 selections and 10,000 bottles weighted heavily toward California. Chef Philip Tessier brings fine-dining credentials to a modern American menu that reads as distinctly Napa: produce-forward, technically precise, and calibrated to complement the valley's wines rather than compete with them.

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

  • Providence

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Providence is Los Angeles fine dining at its seafood end: formal, sustainability-minded, and built around Michael Cimarusti's long commitment to precise contemporary cooking. Its 2026 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality and OAD North America ranking place it in the city's serious dining bracket rather than its casual seafood lane.

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

  • Quince

    San Francisco, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Quince sits in San Francisco’s Jackson Square at the formal end of the city’s Italian-Californian dining spectrum, with three Michelin stars, a Michelin Green Star, and deep farm sourcing behind the polish. Michael Tusk’s kitchen uses Northern Italian structure rather than red-sauce nostalgia, placing pasta, produce, and cellar depth in a conversation with Bay Area seasonality.

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

  • République

    Los Angeles, United States

    Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Located in a 1928 building on La Brea Avenue, République operates as a French-inspired bakery, café, and formal dining room under chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke. The restaurant holds a 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, a Michelin Plate, and ranked #4 on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list in 2024. The wine program runs to nearly 1,845 selections and 9,280 bottles of inventory.

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

  • Saga

    New York City, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Perched on the 63rd floor of a Wall Street Art Deco tower, Saga holds two Michelin stars and a wine list of 8,000 bottles with strengths in Burgundy, France, and Italy. Chef Charlie Mitchell brings a Southern-inflected American menu to one of New York's most architecturally compelling dining rooms. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday; the bar at Overstory on the 64th floor rounds out the evening.

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

  • 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

  • Somni

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Somni, a 14-seat tasting counter in West Hollywood, holds three Michelin stars under Chef Aitor Zabala, whose training at El Bulli informs a menu that bridges Basque and Catalan technique with Californian produce. Wine Director Caroline Costarella oversees a 1,050-bottle list with particular depth in Spain, California, and France. La Liste placed Somni at 96 points in its 2026 ranking.

    Also recognized by La Liste, LA Times, Opinionated About Dining, Robb Report

  • Sons & Daughters

    San Francisco, United States

    2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Sons & Daughters holds two Michelin stars and draws from new Nordic principles to frame the abundant produce of Northern California inside a focused tasting menu format. Chef Harrison Cheney leads a kitchen where Scandinavian restraint and seasonal sourcing meet California's ingredient depth. The Mission District address and a 630-selection wine list anchored in Burgundy, France, California, and Italy complete the picture.

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

  • 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

  • Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

    New York City, United States

    Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

    At Lincoln Center, Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi plants Afro-Caribbean cooking inside one of New York's most storied cultural addresses. Oxtail marinated for over a day, egusi dumplings filled with crab and sea bass, and suya-dusted pastrami map a diaspora that runs from West Africa through the Bronx. La Liste awarded it 92 points in both 2025 and 2026; the Michelin Plate followed in 2024.

    Also recognized by Chef's Table, Esquire, James Beard Award, La Liste

  • 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 Kitchen

    Sacramento, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Sacramento's most decorated dinner destination, The Kitchen holds a Michelin star, AAA 5 Diamond recognition, and an 87-point La Liste score. Chef Kelly McCown leads a format-forward evening service at the Broadway address, drawing on California's agricultural abundance and a wine program of 2,500 selections weighted toward Burgundy and California producers. Book well ahead.

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

  • 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 Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil

    Napa, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Perched on a 33-acre olive grove above Rutherford, The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil has held a Michelin star since 2024 and a place in Napa's fine-dining conversation since 1981. Chef Robert Curry's California-rooted menu leans into local sourcing and Provençal sensibility, with a wine list that reads as a survey of the valley below. Ranked #560 on the 2024 Opinionated About Dining North America list.

    Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

  • The Restaurant at JUSTIN

    Paso Robles, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Set among the working vineyards of JUSTIN Winery on Chimney Rock Road, this Michelin-starred restaurant operates at the serious end of Paso Robles dining. Chef Rachel Haggstrom draws nearly 70 percent of her ingredients from the property's gardens, producing a four-course dinner menu that shifts with the harvest. La Liste ranked it among the leading restaurants in the world in both 2025 and 2026.

    Also recognized by AAA, Condé Nast Johansens, Forbes, La Liste

  • Torrisi

    New York City, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Housed in the landmark Puck Building on Mulberry Street, Torrisi is Major Food Group's Michelin-starred reimagining of New York's Italian-American dining tradition. Ranked #69 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it draws on the city's deli culture, Chinatown, and immigrant communities to produce food that reads as deeply local. The wine program runs to 850 selections and 4,700 bottles, with particular depth in Italy and Burgundy.

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

  • Victoria & Albert's

    Orlando, United States

    1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

    Victoria & Albert's at Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort holds a Michelin star, AAA 5 Diamond recognition, and a La Liste score of 93 points — placing it among Florida's most formally ambitious dining rooms. A seven- or ten-course tasting format, a 1,650-bottle wine inventory, and tableside French trolley service distinguish it from any comparable room in the state. Dinner runs three to four hours and requires advance planning.

    Also recognized by AAA, Forbes, La Liste

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