The basics:

• 83 NJ restaurants make Wine Spectator‘s 2026 Restaurant Awards list
• 11 eateries ear honor for the first time
• Global awards recognize over 4K restaurants across all 50 states, 85-plus countries

Eight-three restaurants in New Jersey are among the best in the world when it comes to wine offerings, according to Wine Spectator magazine.

In its 2026 Restaurant Awards, the self-described “world’s leading authority on wine” recognized 4,012 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S., as well as more than 85 countries.

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards Program is designed to elevate wine selection and service around the world as well as encourage strong programs that complement a variety of cuisines, settings and prices.

Commenting on the awards, Wine Spectator Editor and Publisher Marvin Shanken said, “The restaurant industry is rapidly transforming as diners become more selective about when, how and what they drink. As wine drinkers grow more mindful, restaurants are adapting with creative wine programs.”

He went on, “Congratulations to the 4,012 restaurants that earned a Restaurant Award and continue to elevate the wine experience for guests around the world. We raise a glass to your success.”

Of this year’s honorees in New Jersey, 11 are making their debut.

These restaurants have the best wine lists in New Jersey, according to Wine Spectator:
Also including winning streak

• 1776 Morristown since 2023
• Amada, Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City since 2024
• American Bar & Grille, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City since 2022
• Americana Kitchen and Bar, East Windsor since 2024
• Angeline by Michael Symon, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City since 2018
• Artemio’s Prime and Proper, Ringwood since 2025
• Avalon Prime Steakhouse, Avalon since 2016
• B Prime Steakhouse, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City since 2023
• Barcari Grill, Township of Washington since 2000
• Battello, Jersey City since 2019
• Berta’s Chateau, Wanaque since 1991
• Birravino, Red Bank since 2015
• Blu on the Hudson, Weehawken since 2025
• Brazeiro Churrascaria, North Bergen since 2023
• Brick Farm Tavern, Hopewell
• Caffe Aldo Lamberti, Cherry Hill since 2008
• Capriccio Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City since 2017
• Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City since 2024
• Court Street Restaurant & Bar, Hoboken since 2016
• Cree Wine Co., Hampton since 2023
• Del Frisco’s Grille, Hoboken since 2016
• Drift Restaurant & Bar, Weehawken since 2025
• Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Cherry Hill since 2024; Princeton; and Paramus since 2023
• Fauborg, Montclair
• Halifax Restaurant, Hoboken since 2024
• Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern, Ho-Ho-Kus since 2012
• Hudson & Co., Jersey City since 2025
• Hunan Taste, Denville since 2007
• II Capriccio Ristorante, Whippany since 2016
• Judy’s, Asbury Park
• Knife and Fork Inn, Atlantic City since 2009
• Kuro Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City since 2025
• La Griglia Seafood Grill & Wine Bar, Kenilworth since 2004
• Linguini by the Sea Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City since 2021
• Lita, Aberdeen Township
• Molos Restaurant, Weehawken since 2017
• Morton’s, The Steakhouse Caesars, Atlantic City since 2016; Hackensack since 2016
• Nero’s Grille, Livingston since 2018
• Nostrana Ristorante, Boonton since 2025
• Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill, Fair Lawn since 2023
• Ocean Steak, Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City
• Old Homestead Steak House, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City since 2006
• Rails Steakhouse, Towaco since 2016
• Rat’s Restaurant, Hamilton Township since 2023
• Red Horse by David Burke, Bernardsville since 2024
• Restaurant Latour Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg since 2006
• Ristorante Da Benito, Union
• Ristorante Lucca, Bordentown since 2024
• River Palm Terrace, Edgewater since 2022
• River Pointe Inn, Rumson since 2025
• Seasons 52, Edison since 2014; Princeton since 2015, Cherry Hill since 2010; Bridgewater since 2016; Paramus since 2023; Hanover since 2023
• Son Cubano, West New York since 2021
• Sorellina Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar, Hoboken since 2017
• Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, Clifton since 2022
• Stage Left Steak, New Brunswick since 2001
• Stockton Inn, Stockton since 2025
• The Blue Pig Tavern, Cape May
• The Capital Grille, Paramus since 2024; Cherry Hill; and Parsippany since 2021
• The Clinton House, Clinton since 2020
• The Ebbitt Room, Cape May since 2017
• The Feathered Fox, Jersey City
• The Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick since 2016
• The Palm Atlantic City, Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City since 2020
• The Perch, Princeton since 2025
• The Pluckemin Inn, Bedminster since 2011
• The Sergeantsville Inn, Sergeantsville
• Undici Taverna Rustica, Rumson since 2009
• Uproot, Warren since 2024
• Ventanas Restaurant & Lounge, Fort Lee since 2019
• Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City since 2015
• Washington Inn, Cape May since 2021
• Water & Wine Ristorante-Taverna, Watchung since 2006
• Witherspoon Grill, Princeton since 2008