
Wine Spectator declares Central NJ winners of 2022 Restaurant Awards
Should you’re a wine lover, it is as soon as once more time to plan your stops for a summer time wine vacation spot record.
Wine Spectator launched the winners of its 2022 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s finest eating places for wine. This 12 months’s awards program acknowledges 3,169 eating locations from all 50 states within the U.S. and greater than 70 international locations.
The Restaurant Awards started in 1981 and there are three ranges: the Award of Excellence, the Better of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award, with 1,782; 1,290; and 97 winners this 12 months in every respective class.
The Grand Award Winner from Central Jersey was The Pluckemin Inn, a county-inn restaurant serving imaginative, upscale American fare in a classic setting.

The area additionally introduced house 5 Better of Award of Excellence awards, with a number of eating places from New Brunswick: The Frog and the Peach, a connoisseur American restaurant providing artistic seasonal delicacies, high-quality wines and a coveted backyard room; Catherine Lombardi, an upscale Italian restaurant with a homey fare, a comfortable crimson inside, vigorous bar and fireside; and Stage Left Steak, a steakhouse and bar that provides locally-sourced, seasonal fare with meals and cocktails constituted of scratch.
The opposite two winners had been Water & Wine Ristorante-Taverna, a big upscale venue on Lake Watchung that includes an Italian and American menu and lake views and La Griglia Seafood Grill & Wine Bar, a white-tablecloth Italian restaurant with seafood-centric fare, together with uncooked bar choices.
Central Jersey introduced house three Awards of Excellence, with two eating places from Edison – Deccan Spice, a contemporary, stylish tackle Indian fare, with an emphasis on a singular wine record and an uplifting drink menu; and Seasons 52, a New American restaurant that includes a rotating menu of seasonal dishes alongside worldwide wines in an upscale setting. The third winner was one other Seasons 52 location in Bridgewater.

“I wish to congratulate all 3,169 eating places that earned considered one of Wine Spectator’s three awards for his or her devotion to all issues wine,” stated Marvin R. Shanken, editor and writer of Wine Spectator. “These awards not solely information our readers to eating institutions with spectacular wine lists and excellent service, but additionally serve to honor eating places for his or her achievements and dedication to sustaining pristine cellars.”
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2022 Restaurant Awards Winners
Award of Excellence
- Since 2021: Deccan Spice, 153 Wooden Ave., Edison, 732-902-2888, http://www.deccanspice.com/
- Since 2016: Seasons 52, 410 Commons Method, Bridgewater 908-203-9952, http://www.seasons52.com/
- Since 2014: Seasons 52, 217 Lafayette Highway, Edison 732-632-1852, http://www.seasons52.com/
Better of Award of Excellence
- Since 2016: The Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis St., New Brunswick, 732- 846-3216, https://frogandpeach.com/
- Since 2006: Catherine Lombardi, 3 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, 732-296-9643, http://www.catherinelombardi.com
- Since 2006: Water & Wine Ristorante-Taverna, 141 Stirling Highway, Watchung, 908-755-9344, http://www.visitwaterandwine.com/
- Since 2004: La Griglia Seafood Grill & Wine Bar, 740 Kenilworth Blvd., Kenilworth, 908-241-0034, https://lagriglia.com/
- Since 2001: Stage Left Steak, 5 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, 732-828-4444, https://www.stageleft.com/
Grand Award Winner
For extra data go to Eating places.WineSpectator.com, the place all winners could be searched by location and sorted by attributes together with identify, proximity, award stage, delicacies and pricing.

