Restaurants Celebrating Excellence
When you visit a DiRōNA-awarded restaurant, you experience a level of hospitality recognized across North America for exceptional dining.
Since 1990, DiRōNA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America) has recognized restaurants that consistently deliver exceptional dining experiences. The DiRōNA Award of Excellence, a brushed aluminum wall plaque displayed, signals a restaurant’s commitment to outstanding food, thoughtful beverage programs, attentive service, and a welcoming atmosphere.
The photographs on this page feature the chefs and restaurateurs behind these experiences, pictured with their DiRōNA Award of Excellence, which is often proudly displayed in their dining rooms.
They represent the people whose dedication, craft, and hospitality create the moments that keep guests returning again and again.
The Sardine Factory | Monterey, CA
Don Alfonso | Toronto, ON
Don Alfonso | Toronto, ON
Blue Bovine | Toronto, ON
Acqua Di’ Mare | Chandler, AZ
Acqua Di’ Mare | Chandler, AZ
Acqua Di’ Mare | Chandler, AZ
Alchemi | Royal Oak, MI
Bedford Village Inn | Bedford, NH
Blue Bovine | Toronto, ON
Chandler’s Steakhouse | Boise, ID
Ivory Grille | Sedalia, MO
Jacobs & Co | Toronto, ON
Michael’s on East | Sarasota, FL
Polo Grill | Tusla, OK
Rare Steakhouse | Milwaukee, WI
Red Oak Steakhouse | Pine Bluff, AR
Sardine Factory | Monterey, CA
Wandering Vine | Shawnee, KS
Zenith Steakhouse | Flagstaff, AZ
Tardif’s American Basserie | San Antonio, TX
Café Margaux | Cocoa, FL
Brennan’s | New Orleans, LA
West Texas Chophouse
GW Fins | New Orleans, LA
Cafe Central | El Paso, TX
