Awards & Accolades

National and International Recognitions

James Beard Foundation

  • Paul Bartolotta

    • Winner – Best Chef Great Lakes/Midwest 1994

    • Winner – Best Chef Southwest 2009

    • Finalist - Outstanding Restaurateur – 2020

  • Paul and Joe Bartolotta

    • Semifinalist – Outstanding Restaurateur 2017

    • Semifinalist – Outstanding Restaurateur – 2018

    • Semifinalist - Outstanding Restaurateur – 2019

Naples Winter Wine Festival

  • Paul Bartolotta honored as Chef de Cuisine 2024

Insegna del Ristorante Italiano del Mondo - 1997

  • Paul Bartolotta

    • Ambassador of Authentic Italian Cooking presented by Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Wine Spectator

  • Best of Award of Excellence

    • Bacchus – A Bartolotta Restaurant – Since 2006

    • Harbor House – Since 2017

  • Award of Excellence

    • Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro  - Since 1998

    • Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse - Brookfield – Since 2002

    • Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse - Mequon

    • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993 – Since 2003

Wine Enthusiast

  • America’s Top 100 Restaurants 2017

    • Bacchus – A Bartolotta Restaurant

DiRoNA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America)

  • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993 – Since 2007

  • Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse - Brookfield – Since 2007

  • Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro

Open Table

  • 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America

    • Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro

  • 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in the U.S.

    • Harbor House

24/7 Wall St.

  • Best Restaurant for Pasta in Every State 2022

    • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993

The Daily Meal

  • America’s Top 20 Steakhouses

    • Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse - Brookfield

  • 101 Best Restaurants in America 2020

    • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993

  • 101 Best Restaurants in America 2018

    • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993

Thrillist

  • The 34 Best Italian Restaurants in America 2022

    • Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993