Wine Spectator has named 85 New Jersey restaurants among the top wine destinations in the world in its 2025 Restaurant Awards.
The annual list, released Thursday, honors more than 3,800 restaurants across all 50 U.S. states and 80-plus countries. The awards aim to highlight venues that offer thoughtful, well-curated wine programs across a range of styles, prices, and cuisines.
Started in 1981, the awards program encourages excellence in wine service. Wine Spectator sets out each year to recognize the restaurants across the globe that are raising the industry standard on wine.
“A wine list is a restaurant’s identity in print,” said Wine Spectator Editor and Publisher Marvin Shanken. “This year’s winners reflect deep knowledge and a passion for discovery.”
Shanken praised the honorees for their commitment to quality, saying, “We raise a glass to all our winners.”
The Best Wine Lists in NJ, According To Wine Spectator
1776 – Morristown
Amada – Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City
American Bar & Grille – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
Americana Kitchen and Bar – East Windsor
Angeline by Michael Symon – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
Artemio’s Prime and Proper – Ringwood
Avalon Prime Steakhouse – Avalon
Avenue – Long Branch
B Prime Steakhouse – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
Barcari Grill – Township of Washington
Battello – Jersey City
Berta’s Chateau – Wanaque
Birravino – Red Bank
Blu on the Hudson – Weehawken
Brazeiro Churrascaria – North Bergen
Caffe Aldo Lamberti – Cherry Hill
Capriccio – Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
Council Oak Steaks & Seafood – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
Court Street Restaurant & Bar – Hoboken
Cree Wine Co. – Hampton
Del Frisco’s Grille – Hoboken
Dock’s Oyster House – Atlantic City
Drift Restaurant & Bar – Weehawken
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – Cherry Hill and Paramus
Elements – Princeton
Felina – Ridgewood and Summit
Felina Steak – Jersey City and South Orange
Finch – Stockton
Fogo de Chao – Paramus, Wayne and Bridgewater
Halifax Restaurant – Hoboken
Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern – Ho-Ho-Kus
Hudson & Co – Jersey City
Hunan Taste – Denville
II Capriccio Ristorante – Whippany
Knife and Fork Inn – Atlantic City
Kuro – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City
La Griglia Seafood Grill & Wine Bar – Kenilworth
Linguini by the Sea – Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City
Maddy Rose – Jersey City
Molos Restaurant – Weehawken
Morton’s, The Steakhouse – Caesars, Atlantic City and Hackensack
Nero’s Grille – Livington
Ninety Acres – Peapack
Nostrana Ristorante – Boonton
Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill – Fair Lawn
Ocean Steak – Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City
Old Homestead Steak House – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
Rails Steakhouse – Towaco
Rat’s Restaurant – Hamilton Township
Red Horse by David Burke – Bernardsville
Restaurant Latour – Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg
Ristorante Lucca – Bordentown
River Palm Terrace – Edgewater
River Pointe Inn – Rumson
Seasons 52 – Edison, Princeton, Cherry Hill, Bridgewater, Paramus and Hanover
Son Cubano – West New York
Sorellina Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar – Hoboken
Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas – Clifton
Stage Left Steak – New Brunswick
Stone House at Stirling Ridge – Warren
The Capital Grille – Paramus and Parsippany
The Clinton House – Clinton
The Ebbitt Room – Cape May
The Frog and the Peach – New Brunswick
The Palm – Atlantic City Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City
The Perch – Princeton
The Pluckemin Inn – Bedminster
Undici Taverna Rustica – Rumson
Uproot – Warren
Ventanas Restaurant & Lounge – Fort Lee
Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse – Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
Washington Inn – Cape May
Water & Wine Ristorante-Taverna – Watchung
Witherspoon Grill – Princeton
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