Duluth Restaurant Wins Wine Spectator's Best Of Award Of Excellence

This is definitely a reason to celebrate! One popular Duluth restaurant was just given a prestigious award and it will probably make you want to head there immediately.

I am not a huge wine person but I know many are and if you are one of those wine lovers, you will want to start planning your trip to Bellisio’s Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar as soon as possible.

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Wine Spectator has just unveiled their 2026 Restaurant Award winners and many in Minnesota have snagged an award. This list honors the best restaurants for wine across the entire country.

This year, around 4,000 restaurants were awarded, focusing on those that stand out thanks to their incredible wine offerings. They've been doing this since 1981 so they know what they are talking about.

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24 restaurants in total in Minnesota made the cut, which is great. This includes Bellisio’s Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar in the heart of Canal Park! This is one of my very favorite restaurants in the area.

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Located at 405 South Lake Avenue, this spot is known for its amazing food AND wine selection, which is really saying something. Bellisio's offers over 4,000 bottles of wine and over 500 selections, according to their website.

Looking down South Lake Avenue at Canal Park businesses — Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

Bellisio's has been awarded one of three special awards given out by Wine Spectator: the Best Of Award Of Excellence. While this is awesome, they are used to it by now considering they've been awarded for the past twenty-five years and counting.

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Bellisio's also offers wine flights if you want a little bit of everything! This award is well-deserved. I have a good feeling they will keep making the list until the end of time, since they've been winning it since 1999.

I love their food too so I am definitely going soon!

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