These Jersey Shore Restaurants Are The Best For Wine, Magazine Says

JERSEY SHORE — Several restaurants in Atlantic and Cape May counties are some of the best in the world when it comes to their wine offerings, a magazine says.

Wine Spectator recently announced the winners of the 2025 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. The program recognizes 3,811 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 80 countries internationally.

"A wine list is a restaurant’s identity in print, and this year’s Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners reflect both deep knowledge and a passion for discovery," Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher of Wine Spectator, said. "I proudly present the 3,811 restaurants worldwide that earned a Restaurant Award this year—we raise a glass to all our winners."

The awards have three tiers: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award, with 2,001; 1,411; and 93 winners this year in each respective category

So, those with a passion for fine wine will want to check out the local winners:

• Knife and Fork Inn (Atlantic City)
  • Best of Award of Excellence since 2009
• Angeline by Michael Symon (Atlantic City)
  • Best of Award of Excellence since 2018
• Capriccio (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2017
• Council Oak Steaks & Seafood (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2024
• Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse (Atlantic City)
• Best of Award of Excellence since 2015
• Old Homestead Steakhouse (Atlantic City)
• Best of Award of Excellence since 2007
• American Bar & Grille (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2022
• B Prime Steakhouse (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2023
• Ocean Steak (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2020
• Linguini by the Sea (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2021
• Amada (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2022
• Kuro (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2025
• Dock's Oyster House (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2003
• Morton's, the Steakhouse (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2016
• The Palm Atlantic City (Atlantic City)
• Award of Excellence since 2020
• Washington Inn (Cape May)
• Best of Award of Excellence since 2021
• The Ebbitt Room (Cape May)
• Award of Excellence since 2017
• Avalon Prime Steakhouse
  • Best of Award of Excellence since 2016

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards represent the world’s only program focused exclusively on restaurant wine service.

Also featured in Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue: “What’s Old is New Again,”
as restaurants place an emphasis on revisiting and uplifting tried and true classics.

The Restaurant Awards issue, which features a tribute to late Grand Award-winning American chef and restaurateur Charlie Trotter, becomes available to readers July 15.

See the full list of winners online here.