2023 Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Award Winners | New England Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants

The following luxury properties (hotels, resorts, restaurants) in New England, have earned the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star award for 2023. Now in its 65th year, Forbes' global Star Ratings are determined from assessments based on hundreds of exacting standards, with an emphasis on service.

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2023 Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Award Winners | New England Hotels & Resorts

2023 Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star Award Winners | New England Restaurants

AAA 2022 Five Diamond Restaurants in New England

Restaurants receiving the prestigious AAA Five Diamond designation, feature leading-edge cuisine, ingredients and preparation with extraordinary service and surroundings. These establishments are re-evaluated on an annual basis.

Discover AAA Five Diamond restaurants in New England:

Connecticut

The Restaurant at Winvian Farm
Morris, CT
https://www.winvian.com/dining/the-restaurant/

Maine

White Barn Inn Restaurant
White Barn Inn, Auberge Resorts Collection
Kennebunk, ME
https://aubergeresorts.com/whitebarninn/dine/

Massachusetts

Menton 
Boston, MA
https://www.mentonboston.com/

The Portico by Jeffrey Thompson 
Wheatleigh Hotel
Lenox, MA
https://www.wheatleigh.com/restaurant/theportico

TOPPERS 
The Wauwinet
Nantucket, MA
https://www.wauwinet.com/dining/toppers

Rhode Island

COAST
Ocean House
Watch Hill, RI
https://www.oceanhouseri.com/culinary/coast

Love Lobster? Count the Ways at Maine’s Cliff House Resort & Spa

The Cliff House Resort and Spa on Maine’s stunning south coast has a summer special for everyone who can’t get enough of Maine’s favorite crustacean.

Lobster Five Ways is a five-course feast featuring everything from classic creamy lobster bisque to succulent lobster tail with truffle butter. Other courses include lobster spring rolls or mini lobster quesadilla with pico de gallo, lobster shrimp cake with roasted red pepper remoulade, and lobster citrus risotto. It’s everything lobster-lovers crave without the work — or the bib. All for just $52, plus tax and service charge.

Served in the resort’s dining room high atop Bald Head Cliff, each course is accompanied by sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and features freshly harvested lobster from neighboring waters. All dishes are prepared with savory ingredients from nearby growers.

Ever wonder where all those lobsters come from? To learn all about lobster lore, try the Resort’s unique Lobster Cruise Package. A summertime favorite, this package includes two nights’ ocean view lodging, two full breakfasts, full lobster dinner — and a 45-minute lobster-narrated cruise out of scenic Perkins Cove.

For more information, visit www.cliffhousemaine.com or call (207) 361-1000.

Source: Press Release (Cliff House Resort & Spa)