In this 2014 file photo, lobster claws and ravioli cook to create the signature dish at Aragosta, when the restaurant was located in Stonington. Now in Deer Isle, the restaurant is one of 10 Maine establishments to appear on Wine Spectator's 2025 best restaurants list. Credit: Ashley L. Conti / BDN

Wine Spectator has named 10 Maine establishments to its 2025 Restaurant Awards list, six fewer than last year.

All 10 of this year’s Maine honorees were recognized by Wine Spectator last year.

The publication recognized more than 3,800 restaurants in 2025, 100 more than last year, hailing from all 50 U.S. states and more than 80 countries and territories.

Awards were given in three categories: Award of Excellence (2,010 winners, five from Maine), Best of Award of Excellence (1,704 winners, five from Maine) and Grand Award (97 winners, none from Maine).

Maine winners

Best of Award of Excellence

Aragosta, Deer Isle

Havana Restaurant, Bar Harbor

Natalie’s Restaurant, Camden

Sea Glass, Cape Elizabeth

The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunk

Award of Excellence

Earth at Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport

Modern Barn, Bethel

Ocean Restaurant, Kennebunkport

The Balance Rock Inn Veranda Bar, Bar Harbor

Twelve, Portland

Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot.

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