Dozens Of VA Restaurants Win 2026 Wine Spectator Awards

Fifty-two restaurants in Virginia have been honored by Wine Spectator for wine programs that stand out for selection, service and how well they pair with the food.

Wine Spectator recently released its 2026 Restaurant Awards, honoring 4,012 restaurants around the world for excellence in wine service.

The awards are given in three tiers: Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence, and Grand Award. This year, Wine Spectator recognized 2,083 restaurants with the Award of Excellence, 1,830 with the Best of Award of Excellence, and 99 with the Grand Award.

The Inn at Little Washington was the only Virginia restaurant Wine Spectator recognized with its Grand Award in 2026.

The 52 restaurants in Virginia honored by Wine Spectator this year include the following:

Grand Award

• The Inn at Little Washington — Middle and Main Streets, Washington, VA

Best of the Award of Excellence

• The Ashby Inn & Restaurant — 692 Federal St., Paris, VA
• Barcelona Wine Bar — 12023 Town Square St., Reston, VA
• Buckhead's Restaurant & Chop House — 8510 Patterson Ave., Henrico, VA
• Byrd & Baldwin Bros. Steakhouse — 116 Brooke Ave., Norfolk, VA
• The Capital Grille — 12169 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax, VA
• The Capital Grille — 1861 International Drive, McLean, VA
• Cork and Bull Chophouse — 600 Belaire Ave., Chesapeake, VA
• Crush Pad Wines — 118 W. Main St., Suite B, Charlottesville, VA
• Fahrenheit 132 — 318 William St., Fredericksburg, VA
• Grayson's at Goodstone — 36205 Snake Hill Road, Middleburg, VA
• Harrimans Grill— 500 N. Pendleton St., Middleburg, VA
• Houndstooth — 1482 Zachary Taylor Highway, Huntly, VA
• L'Auberge Provençale — 13630 Lord Fairfax Highway, Boyce, VA
• Leatherflower — 2000 Busted Rock Road, Meadows of Dan, VA
• Lehja — 11800 W. Broad St., Suite 910, Richmond, VA
• Mermaid Winery — 101 Granby St., Norfolk, VA
• Mermaid Winery — 4401 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA
• Pazzo Pomodoro— 19825 Belmont Chase fmerDrive, No. 185, Ashburn, VA
• Pazzo Pomodoro — 118 Branch Road S.E., Vienna, VA
• River Stone Chophouse — 8032 Harbour View Blvd., Suffolk, VA
• Shagbark Restaurant — 4901 Libbie Mill E. Blvd., Suite 175, Richmond, VA

Award of Excellence

• Amiraj — 204 Monticello Ave., Williamsburg, VA
• Carmello's — 9108 Center St., Manassas, VA
• Chima Steakhouse — 8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Tysons Corner, VA
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse — 1902 Reston Metro Plaza, Suite 100, Reston, VA
• Echelon Wine Bar — 32 S. King St., Leesburg, VA
• Frankie Rowland's Steakhouse — 104 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA
• Hondos Steakhouse — 4120-B Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA
• Landini Brothers — 115 King St., Alexandria, VA
• Lemaire — 101 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA
• Lightfoot Restaurant — 11 N. King St., Leesburg, VA
• The Local Restaurant & Catering — 824 Hinton Ave., Charlottesville, VA
• Luce Secondo— 1500 Summit Pointe Drive,Chesapeake, VA
• Masala Bites — 2133 Upton Drive, Suite 128, Virginia Beach, VA
• Morton's The Steakhouse — 1750 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
• Morton's The Steakhouse — 11956 Market St., Reston, VA
• Napa Kitchen and Wine — 15825 WC Main St., Midlothian, VA
• Oak Steakhouse — 901 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria, VA
• Opus 9 Steakhouse — 5143 Main St., Williamsburg, VA
• The Palm Tysons Corner — 1750 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA
• Perry's Steakhouse & Grille — 11788 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA
• The Red Fox Inn & Tavern — 2 E. Washington St., Middleburg, VA
• Schlesinger's Chophouse — 1106 Williams Styron Road, Newport News, VA
• Seasons 52 — 7863L Tysons Corner Center, McLean, VA
• 1799 at the Clifton — 1296 Clifton Inn Drive, Charlottesville, VA
• Tashi — 7929 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA
• Tautog's — 205 23rd St., Virginia Beach, VA
• Tuscarora Mill — 203 Harrison St. S.E., Suite 230, Leesburg, VA
• Vintage Restaurant — 14079 Stones Throw Drive, Orange, VA
• Vintage Tavern — 1900 Governor's Pointe, Suffolk, VA
• Vínicola Wine Bar & Bottle Shop — 205A E. Main St., Front Royal, VA

Wine Spectator said the program recognizes restaurants with thoughtful wine selections that complement the menu and appeal to a range of diners.

“The restaurant industry is rapidly transforming as diners become more selective about when, how and what they drink,” Marvin R. Shanken, chairman and CEO of Wine Spectator, said in the announcement. “As wine drinkers grow more mindful, restaurants are adapting with creative wine programs.”

The Grand Award, Wine Spectator’s highest honor, went this year to two additional restaurants: Caruso’s in Montecito, California, and Berria Wine Bar in Madrid, Spain.

Wine Spectator launched the Restaurant Awards in 1981. The full 2026 list includes restaurants in all 50 states and more than 80 countries and territories.

Diners can search winners by restaurant name, location, award level, cuisine, wine specialty and pricing here.