9 Twin Cities Restaurants Honored With Wine Spectator Awards

TWIN CITIES, MN — Nine restaurants in the Twin Cities metro area have been recognized for their wine programs, joining 3,700 establishments worldwide as winners in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards.

Award winners are from all 50 states and more than 75 countries and territories. Awards are given across three categories: Award of Excellence, presented to about 2,150 restaurants; the Best of Award of Excellence, presented to about 1,531 restaurants; and the Grand Award, presented to only four restaurants, including two California restaurants, Grasing’s in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Lazy Bear in San Francisco.

Winning restaurants from the Twin Cities metro area:

Lake Elmo Inn — Lake Elmo, MN

Lela — Sheraton Hotel, Bloomington

The St. Paul Grille — Downtown St. Paul

801 Chophouse, Downtown Minneapolis

Fhima's, Downtown Minneapolis

The Capital Grille — Downtown Minneapolis

801 Fish — Downtown Minneapolis

Fogo de Chao — Downtown Minneapolis

The Oceeaire Seafood Room — Downtown Minneapolis

Wine Spectator said the Award of Excellence winners generally have a wine list of at least 100 vintages, while the Best of Award of Excellence winners generally have at least 350 selections. The Grand Award winners have 1,000 or more selections, presenting diners with a depth of vintages from some of the world’s most acclaimed winemakers.