The World of Fine Wine is delighted to announce the winners of the World’s Best Wine Lists 2026 Regional Category Awards.
The winners were chosen as the best establishments in 18 categories in each of six regions: Asia, Australasia, Europe, Middle East and Africa, North America, and South & Central America and the Caribbean.
The regional winners in each category will now go on to compete for the Global Category Awards, which will be announced on Monday, 21 September, 2026, at a prestigious awards ceremony featuring the stars of global hospitality at the Savoy, London.
The World’s Best Wine Lists is a global awards program created in 2014 by the multi-award-winning publication The World of Fine Wine. These wine lists are judged according to a rigorous protocol by independent, international panels of leading professionals including a Master Sommelier and a Master of Wine, and highly respected wine writers to recognise and celebrate the world’s very best wine lists.
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With winners spanning five continents, the awards underscore the truly global artistry of exceptional wine-list curation.
Tickets to the 2026 awards ceremony can be booked following this link.
Best New Wine List (since 2025)
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| Asia | Spago, Shanghai |
| Australasia | +81 Sushi Kappo and Aizome Bar, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Europe | Restaurant Mosaic at Château des Tesnières, Lieu-dit Tesnières, Torcé, France |
| North America | Café Vivant, Menlo Park, California, USA |
Best Value Wine List
| Asia | The Grand Buffet, Hong Kong, China |
| Europe | Doppo, London, UK |
| North America | Compline Restaurant, Napa, California, USA |
Best Designed Wine List
| Asia | Odette, Singapore |
| Europe | Ô Chateau, Paris, France |
| North America | March, Houston, Texas, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Most Original Wine List
| Asia | Mina, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Australasia | The Wine Bar at The International, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | Sticks & Stones A Terroir Bar by Justin Leone, Munich, Germany |
| Middle East & Africa | Veld & Vine Bistrot, The Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa |
| North America | Lamaii – Henderson, Henderson, Nevada, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Ajualä, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Best Wine Bar List
| Asia | Big Wine Freaks, Singapore |
| Australasia | The Wine Bar at The International, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | Sticks & Stones A Terroir Bar by Justin Leone, Munich, Germany |
| North America | Stars, New York City, New York, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Wine Bar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Hotel Wine List
| Asia | MGM Macau, Macao, China |
| Australasia | Jonah’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia |
| Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland |
| Middle East & Africa | Arlo at Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Istanbul, Türkiye |
| North America | The Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas |
Best Organic Wine List
| Asia | Skye Roofbar & Brasserie, The Park Lane, Hong Kong, China |
| Australasia | Shell House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | La Cuverie de Vosne by Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée, France |
| North America | Barcelona Wine Bar, Washington, DC, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Champagne & Sparkling Wine List
| Asia | Odette, Singapore |
| Australasia | Maison Bâtard, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland |
| Middle East & Africa | Aubergine, Cape Town, South Africa |
| North America | Acquerello, San Francisco, California, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas |
Best Dessert & Fortified Wine List
| Asia | Robuchon au Dôme, Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macao, China |
| Australasia | Jonah’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia |
| Europe | The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal |
| Middle East & Africa | Aubergine, Cape Town, South Africa |
| North America | Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Sake List
| Asia | Palace Garden, Grand Lisboa Palace, Macao, China |
| Australasia | +81 Sushi Kappo and Aizome Bar, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Europe | Hakkasan Mayfair, London, UK |
| North America | Sushi Nakazawa, New York City, New York, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas |
Best Local Wine List
| Asia | Mina, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Australasia | Bennelong Restaurant, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | Restaurant Le Parc, Domaine Les Crayères, Reims, France |
| Middle East & Africa | Veld & Vine Black Book Reserve Wine List at The Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa |
| North America | Compline Restaurant, Napa, California, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Specialist Wine List
| Asia | Burnt Ends, Singapore |
| Australasia | Bella Venezia, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia |
| Europe | Affinatore, Milan, Italy |
| North America | The Oakville Grill & Cellar, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Best By-the-Glass Wine List
| Asia | Côte by Mauro Colagreco, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Australasia | Maison Bâtard, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Europe | Park Hotel, Vossevangen, Norway |
| Middle East & Africa | Coya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| North America | Vintage ’78 Wine Bar, Overland Park, Kansas, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Wine Bar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Half-Bottle Wine List
| Asia | Odette, Singapore |
| Australasia | Grill Americano, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Europe | Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria |
| North America | San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara, California, USA |
Best Large-Format Wine List
| Asia | Waldorf Astoria, Ithaafushi, Maldives |
| Australasia | Grill Americano, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland |
| Middle East & Africa | Coya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| North America | Soby’s, Greenville, South Carolina, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas |
Best Short Wine List (fewer than 200 wines)
| Asia | Sushi Oono, Singapore |
| Australasia | Chin Chin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Europe | Liath, Dublin, Ireland |
| North America (joint winners) | Wine Bar George, Lake Buenavista, Florida, USA |
| North America (joint winners) | Atoboy, New York City, New York, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Anchoita Wine Bar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Best Medium-Sized Wine List (fewer than 500 wines)
| Asia | Côte by Mauro Colagreco, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Australasia | The Grill at The International, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Europe | Salone Pizza Pasta Bar, Limassol, Cyprus |
| Middle East & Africa | Arlo at Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Istanbul, Türkiye |
| North America | Sushi Nakazawa, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Bu’ul at Chablé Maroma, Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
Best Long Wine List (more than 500 wines)
| Asia | Champagne Restaurant, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Australasia | Jonah’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia |
| Europe | Park Hotel, Vossevangen, Norway |
| Middle East & Africa | Aubergine, Cape Town, South Africa |
| North America | Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA |
| South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas |
