5 Hell's Kitchen Restaurants Win 2021 Wine Spectator Awards

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — Five Hell's Kitchen restaurants with voluminous wine lists and caches of top-notch bottles have received a new honor: a 2021 Restaurant Award from Wine Spectator magazine.

The annual Restaurant Awards honor excellence in restaurant wine lists, and recognize those who have demonstrated passion and devoted extensive resources to creating outstanding wine programs. This year’s awards are featured in the Aug. 31 issue of Wine Spectator.

The Hell's Kitchen honorees are among more than 100 across the city.

Here are the five Hell's Kitchen winners:

• Masseria dei Vini (887 Ninth Ave.)
• Kochi (652 10th Ave.)
• Barbetta (321 West 46th St.)
• Nizza (630 Ninth Ave.)
• Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare (431 West 37th St.)

More than 2,900 restaurants in 50 states and 72 countries and territories earned awards this year. The awards are given across three categories: Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence and Grand Award.

The Grand Award is Wine Spectator’s most prestigious honor, given to the world’s most elite wine programs. Read profiles of all 100 current Grand Award winners.

Typically, recipients of the Grand Award offer at least 1,000 or more wine selections, showcasing “immense depth and breadth of regions, producers, vintages and bottle formats.” All Grand Award winners must also pass a rigorous inspection of their restaurants, including the wine cellars.

Three new restaurants won the Grand Award this year: Brennan's in New Orleans, Le Bernardin in New York and SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg, California.

See all winners of this year’s Wine Spectator awards.