39 MI Restaurants Win 2026 Wine Spectator Awards

Several Michigan restaurants have been honored by Wine Spectator for wine programs that stand out for selection, service and how well they pair with the food.

Wine Spectator recently released its 2026 Restaurant Awards, honoring 4,012 restaurants around the world for excellence in wine service.

The awards are given in three tiers: Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence, and Grand Award. This year, Wine Spectator recognized 2,083 restaurants with the Award of Excellence, 1,830 with the Best of Award of Excellence, and 99 with the Grand Award.

Michigan restaurants receiving honors include the following:

Best of Award of Excellence

• Bridge Street Social, Detroit
• Butch's Dry Dock, Holland
• Copper Rock Steakhouse, New Buffalo
• Noto's Old World Italian Dining, Grand Rapids
• Prime + Proper, Detroit
• San Marello, Detroit
• Salle a Manger, Mackinac Island
• The Capital Grille, Troy
• The Earle, Ann Arbor
• The State Room, East Lansing
• The Station 100, Frankenmuth

Award of Excellence

• Adelina, Detroit
• Antidote, Detroit
• Aventura, Ann Arbor
• Big Rock Italian Chophouse, Birmingham
• Bistro Bella Vita, Grand Rapids
• The Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor
• Brentwood Grille, Novi
• Cafe Mamo, Grand Rapids
• Cantoro Trattoria, Plymouth
• Coast 236 Restaurant & Bar, Saugatuck
• Cut River Grille, Roscommon
• Dixboro House, Ann Arbor
• Echelon Kitchen & Bar, Ann Arbor
• Eddie Merlot's, Bloomfield Hills
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Troy
• The English Inn, Eaton Rapids
• Five Steakhouse, Plymouth
• Morton's, The Steakhouse, Troy
• Nibi, Battle Creek
• Paesano Restaurant and Wine Bar, Ann Arbor
• Season's 52, Troy
• Streetside Seafood, Birmingham
• Sullivan's Steakhouse, Detroit
• Two Tonys Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar, Spring Lake
• Vernales Restaurant, Harbor Springs
• Vintage Chophouse, Bay Harbor
• Weber's Restaurant, Ann Arbor
• The Wine Grotto, Plymouth

Wine Spectator said the program recognizes restaurants with thoughtful wine selections that complement the menu and appeal to a range of diners.

“The restaurant industry is rapidly transforming as diners become more selective about when, how and what they drink,” Marvin R. Shanken, chairman and CEO of Wine Spectator, said in the announcement. “As wine drinkers grow more mindful, restaurants are adapting with creative wine programs.”

The Grand Award, Wine Spectator’s highest honor, went this year to two additional restaurants: Caruso’s in Montecito, California, and Berria Wine Bar in Madrid, Spain.

Wine Spectator launched the Restaurant Awards in 1981. The full 2026 list includes restaurants in all 50 states and more than 80 countries and territories.

Diners can search winners by restaurant name, location, award level, cuisine, wine specialty and pricing here.