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The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar sits along West Coast Highway in Newport Beach, California, with the kind of address that sets expectations high. Those expectations are met: the restaurant earned Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence, a recognition reserved for wine lists that go well beyond the basics and pair genuinely with the food on the table.
The menu draws from two of California's most satisfying dining traditions — fresh seafood and classic steakhouse cooking. That combination, done well, suits the Newport Beach waterfront crowd: guests who want a proper cut of beef one evening and pristine ocean-sourced fish the next, all without changing their restaurant. The wine program is built to match both directions, which is precisely what earned the Wine Spectator distinction.
Newport Beach has no shortage of places to eat, but a Wine Spectator-recognized wine list is a meaningful differentiator. For anyone who takes the pairing of wine with a well-sourced seafood or steakhouse dinner seriously, The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar delivers on that promise in a setting that feels right for the coastline it calls home.
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