1 Union County Restaurant Earns 2023 Wine Spectator Awards

UNION COUNTY, NJ — One restaurant in Union County stands among Wine Spectator's 2023 Restaurant Award Winners.

Wine Spectator awarded more than 3,500 restaurants worldwide. To qualify for the "Award of Excellence," which 2001 locations received, a restaurant needs "well-curated lists with approximately 90 selections or more." The "Best of Award of Excellence" winners take it a step further, with 350 selections or more — 1,411 restaurants received the award.

La Griglia Seafood Grill & Wine Bar (740 Kenilworth Blvd. in Kenilworth) earned the Best of Award of Excellence.

The list's highest honor is the Grand Award, which goes to restaurants with "world-class wine programs" that typically feature at least 1,000 selections. Only 93 restaurants worldwide have received the accolade, including two in New Jersey: The Pluckemin Inn (Bedminster) and Restaurant Latour (Hamburg).

Sixteen New Jersey establishments earned Wine Spectator awards this year.

The awards include wine programs from all 50 states and more than 75 countries and territories.

"Even while dealing with the challenges that linger from the pandemic, restaurants around the world have found ways not only to excel and distinguish themselves with wine, but to exceed their previous accomplishments," Cassia Schifter of Wine Spectator writes.

View Wine Spectator's 2023 Restaurant Award Winners here.

— With reporting by Josh Bakan

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