Nine Westchester restaurants make Wine Spectator's annual list

Nine Westchester restaurants have made Wine Spectator's 2023 list.

Three of them — Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, Crabtree's Kittle House in Chappaqua and Moderne Barn in Armonk — have been on the list multiple times before. New to this year's list are Fogo de Ch?o and Morton's The Steakhouse, both in White Plains, Ocean Blue Prime in Rye, One Rare Italian Steakhouse in Scarsdale, Augustine’s Salumeria in Mamaroneck and 3 Westerly Bar & Grill in Ossining.

Morton's had been on the list in 2018 and 2020.

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The awards, which will appear in the magazine's July issue, recognizes 3,505 dining destinations from across the 50 states as well as more than 70 countries internationally.

“In a time of technological innovation, restaurants offer the human experience diners are hungry for—listening to their customers and offering personalized experience,” said Wine Spectator's Editor and Publisher Marvin R. Shanken. “This annual issue celebrates the places where wine is at the top of that conversation.”

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards, according to the magazine, 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.

Wine Spectator has long been a leading authority on wine.

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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Nine Westchester spots make Wine Spectator's 2023 restaurant list