Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has 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. 

“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,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator. “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. Savannah’s winners are:

Common on Broughton – Common is a stylish, upscale restaurant in historic downtown Savannah, Georgia. It offers elevated Southern and Lowcountry cuisine, handcrafted cocktails, and a curated wine list. Known for its chic ambiance, seasonal ingredients, and exceptional service, it’s a popular spot for brunch, dinner, and special occasions in Savannah. Common on Broughton’s wine list features 550+ bottles globally, 30+ rotating wines by the glass, from well-known estates to small producers. Common is a multi year winner of the award.

1540 Room at The DeSoto – 1540 Room, in The DeSoto hotel at 15 E Liberty St, blends Lowcountry farm‑to‑table fare with globally inspired flavors under Chef Collin Clemons. With an open-kitchen, refined ambiance, curated wines, and craft cocktails, it’s a stylish, upscale spot ideal for dinner, special occasions, or pre-show dining. The global wine list emphasizes small‑grower producers with compelling stories, thoughtfully paired with each dish. 1540 is also a multi-year winner of this award.

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.

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