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Best Of · Windsor, ON

Windsor's Best: Wine Lover's Destination

For restaurants where wine meaningfully shapes the visit through a deep list, cellar program, pairings, house wine, sommelier service, or winery connection.

Windsor

Windsor's Best: Wine Lover's Destination

Best Of · Windsor, ON
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Wine Lover's Destination

9 spots make the list in Windsor · ranked by Restaurantica's wine lover's destination scoring evaluation

7.0
Average Score
8.0
Top Score
9/64
Restaurants That Qualify
Leading the list:Mezzo Ristorante & Lounge· 8.0

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Score 6.0-7.9 • 8 restaurants
2

Neros Steakhouse

8.5
Steakhouse · Riverside Drive East · $$$$

Wine is not an afterthought here. The restaurant puts award-winning wines in its identity, and the steakhouse menu is easiest to navigate when diners let the bottle shape the premium-cut choice.

3

Bacchus Ristorante

8.8
Italian · Erie Street Little Italy · $$$

The wine list gives Bacchus a real beverage spine, with Italian bottles, Ontario producers, sparkling choices, reds, whites, cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic sodas beside the dinner menu.

4

Gladstone Commons

9.5
Bistro · Walkerville · $$$

This is a stronger wine dinner than the menu size might suggest. Grilled Swordfish, Lamb Chops, Potato Gnocchi, steak frites, striploin for two, and rich desserts all give diners enough sauce, grain, herb, and texture detail to make pairing part of the meal.

5

The Cook's Shop

8.8
Italian · Downtown Windsor · $$

A dedicated wine list supports the dinner format, especially for tables moving between tartare, seafood, lamb, and creamy pasta. It reads as a useful part of the meal rather than a side note.

6

Vittorio's Trattoria

9.6
Italian · Olde Riverside · $$

This is not a cellar-first restaurant, but wine is built into the visit more than at a basic pizza-and-pasta stop. Glass pours, bottle options, cocktails, and midweek wine offers make it easy to treat the meal as a wine-paired dinner.

7

Cucina 360

9.2
Italian · Downtown Windsor · $$$

Italian wine is a defining part of Cucina 360, with broad Italian bottlings and cellar pairings alongside the menu. The contrast between seafood pasta, truffle-rich pasta, and pizza gives diners several useful directions for a bottle pairing.

8

River-Room Restaurant

8.4
Mediterranean · Downtown Windsor · $$$

The drinks program includes a current bottled-wine offer that can pair naturally with the weekday pinchos window. Confirm the day's bottles and exclusions before treating the promotion as the centre of the visit.

9

Take Five Bistro

9.0
Steakhouse · Erie Street Little Italy · $$$

The licensed bar and chophouse format make wine an obvious part of the meal, especially with ribeye, filet, pickerel, or richer appetizers. Best treated as a pairing-friendly dinner rather than a casual drinks stop.

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