There’s no shortage of restaurants in Michigan with top of the line wine selections, and chances are, you’re located very close to one of them. 52 restaurants from across the state have just been recognized as being among the world’s best restaurants for wine.
The listing comes from Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue, which has unveiled that nearly 4,000 dining destinations from all 50 U.S. states and more than 75 countries have made its list for having the best wine selections around.
“The restaurant industry is growing and thriving, with restaurant openings surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time. To take advantage of the uptick, restaurateurs are investing in their wine programs,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator.
He added, “Restaurants that make wine a priority are what the Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards program is all about. I’m pleased to congratulate all 3,777 restaurants for their dedication to wine and exemplary wine lists.”
You can find the list of all 52 restaurants in Michigan from Wine Spectator’s listing here. MLive has also listed them below. The Restaurant Awards issue will become available to readers on Tuesday, July 9.
Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Awards launched in 1981. The wine service awards are assigned on three levels: The Award of Excellence, The Best of Award of Excellence and The Grand Award, with 2,150; 1,531; and 96 winners this year in each respective category.
Michigan restaurants featured in Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Awards issue for best restaurants for wine:
- Butch’s Dry Dock in Holland
- Copper Rock Steakhouse at Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo
- Kankakee Grille at Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo
- Nibi at FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek
- Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant in Grand Rapids
- Prime and Proper in Detroit
- Salle à Manger on Mackinac Island
- The Capital Grille in Troy
- The Earle in Ann Arbor
- The State Room in East Lansing
- The Station 100 in Frankemuth
- Vertical Detroit
- Aerie in Acme
- Alchemi in Royal Oak
- Artisan in Traverse City
- Brentwood Grill in Novi
- Bridge Street Social in DeWitt
- Cafe Mamo in Grand Rapids
- Coast 236 Restaurant and Bar in Saugatuck
- Coeur in Ferndale
- Cork Wine and Grille in Grand Rapids
- Cut River Grille in Roscommon
- Dusty’s Wine Bar in Okemos
- Eddie Merlot’s in Bloomfield Hills
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood in Troy
- Emilio’s Prime in Lexington
- Five Steakhouse in Plymouth
- Fogo de Chao in Troy
- Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse in Northville
- Highlands in Detroit
- Joe Muer Seafood in Bloomfield Hills
- Lake Bluff Grille in Muskegon
- Madam in Birmingham
- Morton’s, The Steakhouse in Troy
- Paesano Restaurant and Wine Bar in Ann Arbor
- Reds at Thousands Oaks in Grand Rapids
- Seasons 52 in Troy
- Streetside Seafood in Birmingham
- Sullivan’s Steakhouse in Detroit
- Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro in Birmingham
- The Apparatus Room in Detroit
- The Blue Llama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor
- The English Inn in Eaton Rapids
- The Main Dining Room at the Highlands in Harbor Springs
- The Windjammer Bar and Grill in Lexington
- The Wine Grotto in Plymouth
- Two Tonys Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar in Spring Lake
- Veritas in Jackson
- Vernales Restaurant in Harbor Springs
- Vintage Chophouse in Bay Harbor
- Volare in Wixom
- Weber’s in Ann Arbor
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