These 33 CT Restaurants Named Among Best In The World For Wine

CONNECTICUT — Several Connecticut restaurants have been honored in Wine Spectator’s 2019 Restaurant Awards issue, which highlights establishments around the world that offer the best wine selections.

This year, the Restaurant Awards program honors 3,800 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and 79 countries internationally.

Here is a look at how Connecticut fared:

Avon

• The North House, 1 Nod Road

Cheshire

• Viron Rondo, 1721 Highland Ave.

Danbury

• Castello Restaurant, 2 Padanaram Road.

Essex

• The Essex 30 Main St., Centerbrook
• The Griswold Inn Wine Bar, 36 Main St.,

Fairfield

• Barcelona Wine Bar, 4180 Black Rock Turnpike
• ARTISAN, 275 Old Post Road, Southport

Glastonbury

• 2Hopewell, located at 2 Hopewell Road in South Glastonbury

Greenwich

• L'Escale, Delamar Hotel, 500 Steamboat Road
• Rebeccas 265 Glenville Road

Hartford

• The Capital Grille, 44 Front St.
• Max Downtown, 185 Asylum St., City Place
• Porron & Pina, The Goodwin Hotel, 1 Haynes St.

Kent

• Fife N' Drum Restaurant, 53 N. Main St.

Killingworth

• La Foresta Restaurant & Wine Bar, 163 Route 81

Morris

• Winvian Farm Restaurant, Winvian Farm, 155 Alain White Road

Mystic

• The Restaurant, The Spicer Mansion, 15 Elm St.

New Haven

• Barcelona Wine Bar, 155 Temple St.
• Shell and Bones, 100 S. Water St.

Newington

• Ruth's Chris Sreakhouse, 2513 Berlin Turnpike

Newtown

• Nouveau Monde Wine Bar & Bistro, 6 Washington Ave., Sandy Hook

Norwalk

• Barcelona Wine Bar. 515 West Ave.

Norwich

• Kensington's, The Spa at Norwich Inn, 607 W. Thames St.

Simsbury

• Millwright's at 77 West St.

Southington

• Cava, located at 1615 West St

Stamford

• Barcelona Wine Bar, 222 Summer St.
• The Capital Grille, 230 Tresser Blvd.

Uncasville

• Caouto Trattoria, Foxwoods Resort Casino
• David Burke Prime Steakhouse, Foxwoods Resort Casino
• Vue 24, Foxwoods Resort Casino

West Hartford:

• Artisan, 1 Memorial Road
• Barcelona Wine Bar, 971 Farmington Ave.
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 44 S. Main St.,

The complete list of winners is featured in Wine Spectator’s August issue, on newsstands July 16. All the restaurants can also be found at Restaurants.WineSpectator.com and in the free Restaurant Awards app.

The full list of award winners is available in print in Wine Spectator’s August issue, on newsstands July 16.