80 MA Restaurants Earn 2022 Wine Spectator Awards: See Which Ones

BOSTON — Massachusetts may be known for its wide variety of beer and pubs, but it is also home to a wide variety of specialty wine restaurants. From the North Shore to the Cape and Islands, wine gurus from all over can be sure to find a spot in Massachusetts to fit their taste buds.

Wine Spectator unveiled the 2022 Restaurant Awards winners, which honor the world's best restaurants for wines. This year's awards program recognized 3,169 dining destinations from all 50 states and more than 70 countries.

In Massachusetts, 80 restaurants earned recognition. Since 1981, the Restaurant Awards have had three distinct levels: The "Award of Excellence," the "Best of Award of Excellence" and the "Grand Award."

Only 97 restaurants around the world have received the coveted Grand Award. That includes two in the Bay State: Grill 23 & Bar (161 Berkeley St, Boston), which made the list in 2017, and Topper's at The Wauwinet (The Wauwinet Inn, 120 Wauwinet Road, Nantucket), which earned the accolade in 1996.

Then there's the Award of Excellence, given to restaurants that carefully choose their wine lists to have 100 or more selections, containing both quality and diverse wines, according to the magazine. There were 1,782 Award of Excellence winners this year.

The Best of Award of Excellence is given to restaurants that "go the extra mile," with lists of 350 or more selections from top producers, with a wide variety of regions and vintage depths. These restaurants might also carefully design the presentations of the list, train their staff to assist diners with the list and have curated wine dinners, according to Wine Spectator. Worldwide, 1,290 restaurants received the Best of Award of Excellence award.

Here are Massachusetts's 2022 winners:

Best of Award of Excellence
Abe & Louie's (793 Boylston St., Boston)

• wine strengths: France, California
• cuisine: steak house

Angelo's Ristorante (239 Main St., Stoneham)

• wine strengths: California, Tuscany, Piedmont, Italy
• cuisine: Italian

Barcelona Wine Bar (525 Tremont St., Boston)

• wine strengths: Spain
• cuisine: Spanish, Tapas

Barcelona Wine Bar (1700 Beacon Street, Brookline)

• wine strengths: Spain
• cuisine: Spanish, Tapas

Bettini (The Harbor View Hotel, 131 N. Water St., Edgartown)

• wine strengths: California, Italy
• cuisine: regional

Cafe Escadrille (26 Cambridge St., Burlington)

• wine strengths: California, France
• cuisine: American

City Winery Boston (80 Beverly St., Boston)

• wine strengths: France, Burgundy, Italy, California, Spain
• cuisine: American, regional

Contessa (3 Newbury St., Boston)

• wine strengths: Piedmont, Tuscany, Italy, Burgundy, France, California, Bordeaux
• cuisine: Italian, European

Coquette (Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, 450 Summer St., Boston)

• wine strengths: Burgundy, Champagne, France
• cuisine: French, seafood

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse (250 Northern Ave., Boston)

• wine strengths: California, Bordeaux, Italy, Burgundy, Rhône, France
• cuisine: American, steakhouse

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse (888 Boylston St., Boston)

• wine strengths: California, Bordeaux, Burgundy, France, Italy
• cuisine: American, steak house

Deuxave (371 Commonwealth Ave., Boston)

• wine strengths: Burgundy, Bordeaux, France, Italy, California
• cuisine: French, seasonal

Garde East (Vineyard Haven Marina, 52 Beach Rd., Vineyard Haven)

• wine strengths: France, Burgundy, California
• cuisine: American, French

Harvest (44 Brattle St., Cambridge)

• wine strengths: France, Burgundy, California, Italy, Spain
• cuisine: American

Lucca North End (226 Hanover St., Boston)

• wine strengths: Italy, California
• cuisine: Italian

Mastro's Ocean Club (25 Fan Pier Blvd., Boston)

• wine strengths: California, Italy, France
• cuisine: steak house

Oran Mor (2 S. Beach St., Nantucket)

• wine strengths: France, Italy, California'
• cuisine: American, regional

Pellana Steak House (9 Sylvan St., Peabody)

• wine strengths: California, France, Italy
• cuisine: American, steak house

Rare Steakhouse (Encore Boston Harbor, 1 Broadway, Everett)

• wine strengths: California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, France, Italy
• cuisine: steak house

Smith & Wollensky (294 Congress St., Atlantic Wharf, Boston)

• wine strengths: California, France, Italy
• cuisine: steak house

Stars (Chatham Bars Inn, 297 Shore Road, Chatham)

• wine strengths: France, California
• cuisine: American, regional

Taberna de Haro (999 Beacon St., Brookline)

• wine strengths: Spain, Sherry
• cuisine: Spanish, tapas

The Brant Point Grill (White Elephant Hotel, 50 Easton St. Nantucket)

• wine strengths: California, France, Italy
• cuisine: American, steak house

The Chanticleer Restaurant & Gardens (9 New St., Siasconset)

• wine strengths: France, Burgundy, Bordeaux, California
• cuisine: American, French

The Nautilus (12 Cambridge St., Nantucket)

• wine strengths: California, France, Italy, Spain
• cuisine: Asian, seafood, Spanish

The Portico at Wheatleigh (Wheatleigh Hotel, 11 Hawthorne Road, Lenox)

• wine strengths: California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy
• cuisine: American, French

The Red Lion Inn (The Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge)

• wine strengths: California, France, Italy
• cuisine: American, regional

Troquet on South (107 South St., Boston)

• wine strengths: France, California, Bordeaux. Burgundy
• cuisine: American, French

Award of Excellence

• Alchemy (71 Main St., Edgartown)
• Alcove (50 Lovejoy Wharf, Boston)
• Arya Trattoria (253 Hanover St., Boston)
• Bistro du Midi (272 Boylston St., Boston)
• Black & Blue Steak & Crab (400 District Ave., Burlington)
• Boston Chops (1375 Washington St., Boston)
• Brava (65 Church St., Lenox)
• Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse (4 Depot Road, Harwich)
• Catalyst (300 Technology Square, Cambridge)
• Cibo Matto Caffe (245 Chauncy St., Mansfield)
• Corfino (285 Washington St., Easton)
• Cru Restaurant (1 Straight Wharf, Nantucket)
• Cuvée at Chatham Inn (Chatham Inn, 359 Main St. Chatham)
• Daniella's Ristorante (41 Cross St., Peabody)
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse (75 Arlington St., Boston)
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse (1250 Market St., Lynnfield)
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse (55 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill)
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse (236 Patriot Place, Foxborough)
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse (26 Fan Pier Blvd., Boston)
• Del Frisco's Grille (60 University Ave., Westwood)
• Dune (20 Broad St., Nantucket)
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood (50 South Ave., Burlington)
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood (800 Boylston St., Boston)
• Fogo de Chão (200 Dartmouth St., Boston)
• Fogo de Chão (Burlington Mall, 75 Middlesex Turnpike Space 1630 Burlington)
• La Famiglia Giorgio (112 Salem St., Boston)
• La Fina Restaurant (27 Main St., Andover)
• La Morra (48 Boylston St., Brookline)
• Ledger Restaurant (125 Washington St., Salem)
• Lucca South Shore (933 Hingham St., Rockland)
• Mariel (10 Post Office Square, Boston)
• Morton's, The Steakhouse (2 Seaport Lane, Boston)
• Old Yarmouth Inn (223 Massachusetts 6A, Yarmouth Port)
• Punch Bowl (700 Brookline Ave., Brookline)
• Seagrille (45 Sparks Ave., Nantucket)
• Seasons 52 (220 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill)
• Seasons 52 (6 Wayside Road, Burlington)
• Ship's Inn (13 Fair St., Nantucket)
• Smith & Wollensky (583 Washington St., Wellesley)
• Tavolino (274 Patriot Place, Foxborough)
• The Banks Fish House (406 Stuart St., Boston)
• The Bistro & Wine Bar (Mirbeau Inn & Spa at the Pinehills, 35 Landmark Drive Plymouth)
• The Capital Grille (250 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill)
• The Capital Grille (900 Boylston St., Boston)
• The Capital Grille (10 Wayside Road, Burlington)
• The Oceanaire Seafood Room (40 Court St., Boston)
• The Palm Boston (1 International Place, Boston)
• Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener(201 Washington St., Boston)
• Yvonne's (2 Winter Place, Boston)
• Zuma (1 Dalton St., 2nd Floor Boston)

Find more info on all 2022 Restaurant Award Winners from Wine Spectator.