7 West Virginia restaurants receive wine excellence awards

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Seven restaurants in West Virginia have received Awards of Excellence from Wine Spectator , including four first-time winners.

Repeat winner Wonder Bar Steakhouse in Clarksburg received the Award of Excellence for the 10th straight year. It specializes in Californian and French wine as well as steak and seafood, according to Wine Spectator . The Main Dining Room at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs and the Final Cut Steakhouse in Charles Town each received the Best Award of Excellence again.

But new to this year, Morgantown’s Pines Food and Beverage is now the second restaurant in north central West Virginia with a Wine Spectator distinction. It specializes in American food and California wines.

Pines, as well as West Virginia’s other first-time winners—Bistro 112 in Shepherdstown, Sip Downtown Brasserie in Huntington and Wine Down on Market in Parkersburg—were given Awards of Excellence. In total, 2,150 restaurants across the world were given the distinction in 2024, with even fewer being given the Best Award of Excellence (1,531 winners) and the Grand Award (96 winners).

You can explore all of the award-winning restaurants on Wine Spectator ‘s website here .

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