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Spencer Made USA Today's 2026 Restaurants of the Year List

The Ann Arbor wine shop and restaurant was one of 39 selections nationwide.

Kent
February 13, 2026 · 2 min read Updated Jul 9

USA Today included Spencer in its 2026 Restaurants of the Year list. The national package selected 39 restaurants.

A February 11, 2026 report on the list identifies Spencer as Michigan's selection and attributes the choice to USA Today Network dining journalists.

Spencer is a wine shop and small restaurant at 113 East Liberty Street. Abby Olitzky and Steve Hall have operated it since 2015, a date also documented in January 2026 reporting on the restaurant's tenth anniversary.

Dinner runs as a rotating set menu, and the restaurant uses Tock for reservations. The official reservations page publishes the current menu, price, allergen list, service charge, cancellation policy, and street-construction notice.

Spencer is at 113 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Check the restaurant's own site for current wine-shop hours and dinner reservations.

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