Restaurants & Bars
170+ NorCal Restaurants Honored With Wine Spectator Awards
Two NorCal restaurants received the Grand Award, out of only four in the entire world.
![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.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/24074589/20240628/091848/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-370957280___28211817528.jpg)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Two NorCal restaurants were awarded Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, an ultra-prestigious designation that was awarded to only four total restaurants in the world. 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.
Grasing’s, which serves steak and California coastal cuisine in Carmel-by-the-Sea, boasts a wine list that is “among the most compelling in the world,” according to a profile from Wine Spectator. Lazy Bear, which serves local and seasonal food in San Francisco’s Mission District, features four large wooden tables, an open kitchen, and is modeled after a “retro summer camp” - one that serves more than 2,300 bottles of the world’s best wines, that is.
365 restaurants in California and 171 in Northern California have been recognized for their wine programs, joining 3,700 establishments worldwide as winners in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards.
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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 in the world. The only two American restaurants to win the Grand Award are located in California.
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.
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Here is a list of winning restaurants in NorCal. See here for more information, and enter a particular restaurant in the search bar.
- Acquerello, 1722 Sacramento St., San Francisco
- Grasing's, Sixth & Mission Streets, Carmel-by-the-Sea
- La Toque, 1314 McKinstry St., Napa
- Lazy Bear, 3416 19th St., San Francisco
- Press Restaurant, 587 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena
- Restaurant 301, Carter House Inns, 301 L St., Eureka
- Restaurant Gary Danko, 800 N. Point St., San Francisco
- Saison, 178 Townsend St., San Francisco
- Sierra Mar, 47900 Highway 1, Big Sur
- SingleThread Farms, 131 North St., Healdsburg
- Spruce, 3640 Sacramento St., San Francisco
- The French Laundry, 6640 Washington St., Yountville
- The Plumed Horse, 14555 Big Basin Way, Saratoga
- The Village Pub, 2967 Woodside Rd., Woodside
- A16, 2355 Chestnut St., San Francisco
- Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, 398 Hayes St., San Francisco
- Alexander's Steakhouse, 448 Brannan St., San Francisco
- Allora, 5215 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
- Angler, 132 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
- Anzu, 222 Mason St., San Francisco
- Aphotic, 816 Folsom St., San Francisco
- Auberge Du Soleil Restaurant, 180 Rutherford Hill Rd., Rutherford
- Auro, 400 Silverado Trail N., Calistoga
- Be.Steak.A, 1887 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell
- Bear, 200 Stanly Crossroad, Napa
- Birdsong, 1085 Mission St., San Francisco
- Bouchon Bistro, 6534 Washington St., Yountville
- Brix Napa Valley, 7377 St. Helena Hwy., Napa
- C29, 1320 Main St., St. Helena
- Café Tiramisu, 28 Belden Pl., San Francisco
- Californios, 355 11th St., San Francisco
- Che Fico, 1302-A El Camino Real, Menlo Park
- Coastal Kitchen, 400 Cannery Row, Monterey
- Cole's Chop House, 1122 Main St., Napa
- Commis, 3859 Piedmont Ave., Oakland
- Compline Restaurant, 1300 First St., Napa
- Dio Deka, 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos
- Dry Creek Kitchen, 317 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg
- Eight Tables by George Chen, 8 Kenneth Rexroth Pl., San Francisco
- Ella Dining Room and Bar, 1131 K St., Sacramento
- Fandango, 223 17th St., Pacific Grove
- Forbes Mill Steakhouse, 206 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos
- Harris', 2100 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
- Hawks, 5530 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay
- Hazel Hill, 100 Montage Way, Healdsburg
- High Steaks Steakhouse, 1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln
- Il Vigneto, 1 Cordevalle Club Dr., San Martin
- In Bloom, 1845 Spring St., Paso Robles
- John Ash & Co., 4330 Barnes Rd., Santa Rosa
- Kitchen Istanbul, 349 Clement St., San Francisco
- LB Steak, 334 Santa Row, San Jose
- LB Steak, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon
- La Connessa, 1601 Mariposa St., San Francisco
- Little Saint, 25 North St., Healdsburg
- Luce, 888 Howard St., San Francisco
- Lucia Restaurant & Bar, 415 W. Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley
- Madera, 2825 and Hill Rd., Menlo Park
- Morton's, The Steakhouse, 400 Post St., San Francisco
- Mourad, 140 New Montgomery St. #1, San Francisco
- Navio, 1 Miramontes Point Rd., Half Moon Bay
- Niku Steakhouse, 61 Division St., San Francisco
- O' by Claude Le Tohi, 165 O'Farrell St., San Francisco
- One Market Restaurant, 1 Market St., San Francisco
- Paradiso, 685 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro
- Posada Alta Cocina, 988 Murrieta Blvd., Livermore
- Pèppoli, 2700 17 Mile Dr., Pebble Beach
- Quince, 470 Pacific Ave., San Francisco
- Roy's Pebble Beach, 2700 17 Mile Dr., Pebble Beach
- San Francisco Wine Society, 408 Merchant St., San Francisco
- Selby's, 3001 El Camino Real, Atherton
- Shalizaar Restaurant, 300 El Camino Real, Belmont
- Sons & Daughters, 708 Bush St., San Francisco
- Ssal, 2226 Polk St., San Francisco
- Tasting House, 368 Village Ln., Los Gatos
- The Barrel Room, 415 Sansome St., San Francisco
- The Bench, 1700 17 Mile Dr., Pebble Beach
- The Bungalow Kitchen by Michael Mina, 5 Main St., Tiburon
- The Charter Oak, 1050 Charter Oak Ave., St. Helena
- The Firehouse, 1112 Second St., Sacramento
- The Harbor House Inn, 5600 S. Highway 1, Elk
- The Kitchen Restaurant, 915 Broadway, Sacramento
- The Matheson, 106 Matheson St., Healdsburg
- The Pocket Carmel, 5 N.E. of Sixth Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea
- The Sardine Factory, 701 Wave St., Monterey
- The Tap Room, 1700 17 Mile Dr., Pebble Beach
- The Village Bakery, 3052 Woodside Rd., Woodside
- Torc, 1140 Main St., Napa
- Uncle Yu's at the Vineyard, 39 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore
- Velvet 48, 310 Lorton Ave., Burlingame
- Vintage Wine Merchants, 377 Santana Row, San Jose
- Wit & Wisdom, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma
- 3rd Cousin, 919 Cortland Ave., San Francisco
- Anomaly SF, 2600 Sutter St., San Francisco
- BarZola, 585 Bryant St., Palo Alto
- Birk's Restaurant, 3955 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara
- Bistro Jeanty, 6510 Washington St., Yountville
- C2 Steak & Seafood, 14455 Hwy. 16, Brooks
- Cafe Figaro, 1318 Broadway Ave., Burlingame
- Charlie's, 1327 Railroad Ave., St. Helena
- Che Fico, 838 Divisadero St., San Francisco
- Cook St. Helena, 1310 Main St., St. Helena
- Copra, 1700 Fillmore St., San Francisco
- Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, 3317 Forty Mile Rd., Wheatland
- Crustacean, 1475 Polk St., San Francisco
- Dalida, 101 Montgomery St., San Francisco
- Dawson's Steakhouse, 1209 L St., Sacramento
- Disco Ranch, 14025 Hwy. 128, Boonville
- Dry Creek Grill, 1580 Hamilton Ave., San Jose
- Fogo de Chão, 201 Third St., San Francisco
- Fogo de Chão, 377 Santana Row, San Jose
- Fogo de Chão, 5663 Bay St., Emeryville
- Forbes Mill Steakhouse, 200 W. Sycamore Valley Rd., Danville
- Friar Tuck's Restaurant, 111 N. Pine St., Nevada City
- Goose & Gander, 1245 Spring St., St. Helena
- HarborView Bistro and Bar, 500 Casa del Noyo, Fort Bragg
- Heirloom Café, San Francisco
- Highlands Ranch Resort, 41515 CA-36 E., Mill Creek
- Holbrook House, 1 Sansome St., San Francisco
- Idle Hour, 3351 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe
- Jacks Monterey, 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey
- Kalani's, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe
- La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, Pier 1 1/2 The Embarcadero N., San Francisco
- Ladera Grill, 17305 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill
- Left Bank Brasserie, 377 Santana Row, San Jose
- Left Bank Brasserie, 55 Webster St., Oakland
- Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur
- Left Bank Brasserie, 635 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park
- Lucas Lounge, 2151 Laurelwood Rd., Santa Clara
- Lucy Restaurant & Bar, 6526 Yount St., Yountville
- MKT Restaurant and Bar, 757 Market St., San Francisco
- Madcap, 198 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo
- Manzanita, 13031 Ritz-Carlton Highlands Court, Truckee
- Menlo Tavern, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
- Mesa Modern Mediterranean, 3060 Olsen Dr., San Jose
- Morton's, The Steakhouse, 621 Capitol Mall, Sacramento
- Morton's, The Steakhouse, 170 S. Market St., San Jose
- Olive & Hay, 875 Bordeauxway, Napa
- Osso Steakhouse, 1177 California St., San Francisco
- Paseo: A California Bistro, 17 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley
- Pausa, 223 E. 4th Ave., San Mateo
- Pomet, 4029 Piedmont Ave., Oakland
- Rainbird, 608 W. Main St., Merced
- Ravens' Restaurant, 44850 Comptche Ukiah Rd., Mendocino
- Restaurant Nisei, 2316 Polk St., San Francisco
- Rich Table, 199 Gough St., San Francisco
- Rollati Ristorante, 181 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose
- Rêve Bistro, 960 Moraga Rd., Lafayette
- STK San Francisco, 1 Market St., San Francisco
- Sabio on Main, 501 Main St., Pleasanton
- Salt & Stone, 9900 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood
- Scoma's Restaurant, 1965 Al Scoma Way, Pier 47, San Francisco
- Scopo Divino, 2800 California St., San Francisco
- Seasons 52, 1689 Arden Way, Sacramento
- Side Door Wine Bar and Cafe, 100 Canyon Blvd., Mammoth Lakes
- Six Two Eight Steakhouse, 2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning
- Solbar, 755 Silverado Trail, Calistoga
- Steamer's The Grillhouse, 31 University Ave., Los Gatos
- Sweet T's Restaurant + Bar, 9098 Brooks Rd. S., Windsor
- Taste Restaurant, 9402 Main St., Plymouth
- Terùn Pizzeria, 448 California Ave., Palo Alto
- The Spinnaker Restaurant, 100 Spinnaker Dr., Sausalito
- Tides, 312 Railroad Ave., Danville
- Tony's Pizza Napoletana, 1570 Stockton St., San Francisco
- Toro, Dolores St. between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Townes Restaurant & Bar, 610 Third St., Santa Rosa
- Trattoria Servino, 114 Main St., Tiburon
- Valette, 344 Center St., Healdsburg
- Vintage Steakhouse, 711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold
- Walnut Creek Yacht Club, 1555 Bonanza St., Walnut Creek
- Wildwood Kitchen & Bar, 556 Pavilions Lane, Sacramento
- iTalico, 341 California Ave., Palo Alto
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