Six Louisville Bars/Restaurants Land Wine Spectator Awards

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

Nine Kentucky establishments earned honors.

In Louisville, Jeff Ruby’s, Repeal Oak-Fired Steakhouse, Cuvee Wine Table, Morton’s the Steakhouse, Nouvelle Bar & Bottle and Swizzle Dinner & Drinks at the Galt House received honors. Jeff Ruby’s in Lexington and two other Kentucky restaurants were honored as well.

“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, Wine Spectator, said in a news release. “I proudly present the 3,811 restaurants worldwide that earned a Restaurant Award this year—we raise a glass to all our winners.”

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards represent the world’s only program focused exclusively on restaurant wine service. They are assigned on three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award, with 2,010; 1,704; and 97 winners this year in each respective category.

This year, Wine Spectator has granted three new Grand Awards: Selby's in Atherton, CA, Soby's in Greenville, SC and Le Bon Georges in Paris, France. The Restaurant Awards issue includes exclusive profiles on each winner and the talent behind each of the wine collections that earned them this honor.

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 15th.