One Long Island name made OpenTable's list of the 100 top restaurants in the country for 2026, and it is a family winery on a former apple farm in Northport. Del Vino Vineyards, at 29 Norwood Road, is the only Long Island entry on the list the reservation platform released on November 4, and the only New York State honoree outside New York City.

How the list is made

OpenTable builds its annual Top 100 from more than 11 million reviews written by verified diners, along with its own dining data. This year's window ran from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, and only restaurants in good standing with a minimum number of diner reviews were considered.

The score blends several measures: overall diner ratings, the share of five-star reviews, how many diners set alerts for a table, how far in advance reservations are made, how full the room runs and how often people search for the restaurant by name. The finished list is published alphabetically rather than ranked, so there is no first through hundredth.

The 2026 list covers 21 states and Washington, D.C. California leads with 19 honorees. New York City has 14, from Gallaghers Steakhouse and The Odeon to Una Pizza Napoletana, and Chicago has 12. Then, in the alphabetical run of New York entries, comes Northport.

A winery built on an apple farm

Del Vino Vineyards is owned and run by Lisa and Fred Giachetti. According to the winery, the family's winemaking roots go back to the early 1800s in San Leucio, a small village in Italy, and the Giachettis spent more than two decades making wine from family recipes at their Northport home before opening the vineyard to the public.

The property has its own history. The winery was built on a farm that had grown apples for about 90 years, and the original farmhouse was lifted and preserved rather than torn down. Del Vino opened its doors in October 2018.

What is on the table

The kitchen is led by Executive Chef Massimo Coscia, who comes from Florence. The vineyard menu is built for sharing, served tapas style so a table can graze across several plates alongside a flight or a bottle.

The estate wines lean Italian in name and style. The reds include Suprema, a red blend; Grande, a Super Tuscan; and Ultimo. Whites include Alto Chardonnay, Bobina Pinot Grigio and Ventola Sauvignon Blanc, with a rosé, an Orange Blossom dessert-style white and a Vin Santo also on the list. A reserve tier adds a 2019 brut-style sparkling wine called Amanti and a 2020 red called Amore. Bottles are sold in the tasting room during business hours.

Beyond the tasting room, the winery books private events in two spaces, the Tuscan Room and the Upper Room, and runs a wine club.

Getting there

Del Vino is about two miles from the Northport station on the LIRR's Port Jefferson Branch, roughly 74 minutes from Penn Station by train. By boat, guest moorings are available at Seymour's Boat Yard in downtown Northport from May through September, less than two miles from the vineyard.

Plan a visit

  • Where: 29 Norwood Road, Northport
  • Hours: open Wednesday through Sunday
  • Reservations: booked through the Del Vino Vineyards website or by calling 844-DEL-VINO
  • Age: guests must be 21 or older to drink

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