Diners' Choice: Great for fine wines restaurants in Connecticut

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Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the most notable wine lists in Connecticut? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Castello

5.0

5 (486)

$31 to $50

Italian

Danbury

About the restaurant

The comfortably elegant dining rooms with gentle romantic lighting and traditional Italian decor provide a warm and relaxing setting for an unforgettable dining experience at Castello. Knowledgeable and attentive staff further compliment the perfectly prepared fair and hand selected wines from all over the world.

Family owned and operated since 2007
Our Executive Chef/Owner Deme and sons Nori and Zenel look to provide Danbury with New York City Quality Food and Service

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FilVIP

Dined on Apr 5, 2025

All was very good as usual temp and all food excellent

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Mother’s Day

Valbella Connecticut

4.9

4.9 (1218)

$50 and over

Italian

Riverside

About the restaurant

Valbella, which since 1992 has been a celebratory place and a regular haunt for the locals who pack it most nights of the week both for its sumptuous food and its astonishing wine cellar, containing 1,450 selections and 16,000 bottles.
Downstairs in the wine cellar is where many people hold private parties of various sizes,and what a splendidly beautiful room it is, done in polished wood, with a lovely fireplace, the tables impeccably set, the stemware thin, the temperature geared to the maintenance of the wine.
Also an outstanding feature of the wine cellar is a heated granite table that can accommodate up to sixteen guests.

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BethVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Food is always delicious. One of our favorite restaurants to go to.

Chamard Vineyards, Farm Winery Bistro

4.9

4.9 (2457)

$31 to $50

French American

Clinton

About the restaurant

Established in 1983, Chamard Vineyards, is one of the Connecticut Wine Trails founding fathers. Tucked between the Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River, Chamard enjoys a unique marine micro-climate ideal for growing European Vinifera vines such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Pinot Noir. To produce “French Inspired Wines from the Connecticut Shoreline” has been Chamards mission from the start. As a farm, Chamard honors agriculture by partnering with fellow growers and producers to pair food with wine in celebration of Connecticut’s local gastronomy.

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DeborahVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Lovely spot. Delicious food. Nice wine. The service was pleasant but spotty. Timing was off. Food came before the wine. We never got bread which was a shame because the sauces were sublime. A very nice place that would be a home run with upleveled service.

Restaurant L'Ostal

4.9

4.9 (394)

$31 to $50

French

Darien

About the restaurant

L’Ostal is a Provencal restaurant rooted in history and tradition celebrating the cuisines of Southern France & its boundaries. Stemming from the old Occitania language, the word ‘ostal’ refers to house & the warmth of hospitality that encompasses welcoming one into your home. Throughout the six dialects of this language starting in Catalonia, stretching through the Languedoc into Provence and onto the Alps of Piemonte, they all embrace this welcoming through their cooking. We celebrate the traditions of each country through their amazing cuisine as well as showcasing the wine and heritage of indigenous products. We look forward to bringing our warmth in hospitality & dining to the great community of Darien, Connecticut. Welcome to our home at L’Ostal.

Outdoor seating is available, but only offered weather depending, and reservations can be made day of, only over the phone, starting at 2pm on the day of.

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Drew

Dined on Apr 15, 2025

amazing as always. love this place. don't miss it.

Viñas Wine & Tapas - New Haven

4.9

4.9 (46)

$30 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

New Haven

About the restaurant

Chilean inspired 🇨🇱 wine & tapas
Featuring: local wine, wine flight tastings & live music

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cece

Dined on Apr 14, 2025

I honestly loved the service. The waiter was so sweet to our table , i loved the food 10/10 would recommend to anyone who love a nice dinner date.

Patsy’s Pizzeria - Greenwich

4.8

4.8 (39)

$31 to $50

Pizzeria

Greenwich

About the restaurant

Patsy’s Pizzeria is the undisputed premier pizza dynasty in New York and arguably in all of the United States. Started by the legendary Pasquale, Lancieri, Patsy’s Pizzeria traces its origin by over a century to Manhattan Lower East Side. Opening his first model shop in Harlem in 1933, the Patsys pizzeria name has become synonymous with authentic, Sicilian coal oven pizza

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NicolasVIP

Dined on Apr 12, 2025

Perfect restaurant! Best service, and the food amazing!!

Market Place Kitchen and Bar

4.7

4.7 (119)

$30 and under

American

Woodbury

About the restaurant

Welcome to Market Place Kitchen & Bar! We are a new Modern American Restaurant in the heart of Woodbury, CT, we are run by Executive Chef Matt DeLongis. We celebrate and encourage local, organic and sustainably harvested food and spirits. The interior of our space is compiled of sustainable and local materials, utilizing beautiful 300 year old barn wood from the Gurski Farm in Brookfield, CT. For three years in a row we were named Best Farm To Table Restaurant by the readers of the Waterbury Observer! We look forward to you trying our inventive, seasonally inspired cuisine and cocktails. Eat sustainably, live well, and enjoy your experience at Marketplace!

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Jessica

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

The food is always delicious and service is friendly! The Easter specials were amazing and the desserts are decadent!

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Sunday Brunch Specials

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Nouveau Monde

4.7

4.7 (721)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Newtown

About the restaurant

Meaning "New World" in French, Nouveau Monde serves new American cuisine in a cozy and stylish atmosphere. Our menu celebrates seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients, incorporating inspirations from a variety of global flavors. With multiple awards from Connecticut Magazine and Best of Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator, our award-winning wine list has more than 900 by the bottle. We feature a curated list of craft beer and spirits that pair well with our delicious food and convivial, approachable ambiance. Fine dining, relaxed atmosphere.

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Marc

Dined 4 days ago

Great service, food and Christophe the new sommelier is terrific

Chapter One - Guilford

4.6

4.6 (502)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Guilford

About the restaurant

Chapter One on the Guilford green is proudly open during the Covid pandemic for outdoor dining on our large Patio, Artist Garden outdoor seating, and Curbside To-Go. We light our fire pits in the Artist Garden every evening where you can reserve a Adirondack chair or just enjoy the Ambience. Our kitchen is open daily featuring a variety of meals. Our menu offers a range of entrees including, Seafood, and American cuisines. Our bar serves the finest quality liquors, wines and we have 12 Draft beer lines featuring domestic and local Craft brews.

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MariaVIP

Dined on Mar 15, 2025

Good food. Honey Garlic Shrimp was delicious. As was the ciabatta bruschetta.

Bottega Italian Kitchen & Bar - Bethel

4.6

4.6 (60)

$30 and under

Italian

Bethel

About the restaurant

Bottega serves craveable and irresistibly delicious craft pizza and tried and true Italian dishes served in our beautifully remodeled, cozy, modern, yet rustic space featuring a fluid Indoor/Outdoor dining atmosphere and an exhibition kitchen that allows the guest to experience the action of Hand-Crafted creations.

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Annie

Dined 3 days ago

Great brunch, really good value, good food, good service and good food!

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