Many of the names on this list may be familiar, from Daniel Boulud’s Restaurant Daniel and Dan Barber’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns on the East Coast to Thomas Keller’s French Laundry and Aisha Ibrahim’s Canlis on the West Coast, with 59 more besides. These restaurants present the pinnacle of American fine dining and have all won the highest accolade possible to honor their wine programs: A Wine Spectator Grand Award. Read on to discover the story behind how each of these 63 wine and dining destinations has perfected its craft in the kitchen and wine cellar alike, or use our free Restaurant Award Search to look them up now!
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