This year’s finalists for the annual awards from the James Beard Foundation have been revealed, with many of the country’s top restaurant industry professionals getting their share of love.
From from Best New Restaurant nominees like Penny in New York and Fet-Fisk in Pittsburgh, to iconic restaurants like Galit in Chicago and Razza in Jersey City, N.J, there’s plenty of kudos to go around. This year’s class reflects some of the best that restaurants have to offer, and it underscores how remarkable this era of food and drink is in America today.
Here’s the full list, with Resy restaurants available to book right now highlighted:
Outstanding Restaurateur
- Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, Atomic Workshop (The Anchovy Bar, State Bird Provisions, and The Progress), San Francisco, CA
- Cara Tobin and Allison Gibson, Honey Road and Gray Jay, Burlington, VT
- Sue Chin and Jason Chin, Good Salt Restaurant Group (Seito Sushi – Baldwin Park, Reyes Mezcaleria, The Osprey, and others), Orlando, FL
- Scott Drewno and Danny Lee, The Fried Rice Collective (Anju, Chiko, and I Egg You), Washington, D.C.
- Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d’Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY
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Outstanding Restaurant
- Coquine, Portland, OR
- Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO
- Galit, Chicago, IL
- Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK
- Oberlin, Providence, RI
Best New Restaurant
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Outstanding Chef
- Lisa Becklund, FarmBar, Tulsa, OK
- Gabriel Kreuther, Gabriel Kreuther, New York, NY
- Josh Niernberg, Bin 707 Foodbar, Grand Junction, CO
- Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA
- Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY
Emerging Chef
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Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Bar Brava, Minneapolis, MN
- Campo at Los Poblanos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM
- Charleston Restaurant, Baltimore, MD
- March, Houston, TX
- Strong Water, Anaheim, CA
Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service
- Jacob Brown, Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA
- Jose Medina Camacho, Adios, Birmingham, AL
- Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Austin, TX
- Cassandra Felix, Restaurant Daniel, New York, NY
- Cristie Norman, Delilah, Las Vegas, NV
Outstanding Bar
- Kumiko, Chicago, IL
- Scotch Lodge, Portland, OR
- The Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA
- Water Witch, Salt Lake City, UT
- Wolf Tree, White River Junction, VT
Best New Bar
- Agency, Milwaukee, WI
- Bar Colette, Dallas, TX
- Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR
- Merai, Brookline, MA
- ViceVersa, Miami, FL
Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service
- McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright, Yacht Club, Denver, CO
- Ignacio Jimenez, SUPERBUENO, New York, NY
- Dave Newman, Pint + Jigger, Honolulu, HI
- Tobin Shea, Redbird, Los Angeles, CA
- Mike Stankovich, Longfellow, Cincinnati, OH
Outstanding Bakery
- Atelier Ortega, Jackson Hole, WY
- Gusto Bread, Long Beach, CA
- JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR
- Starship Bagel, Lewisville, TX
- Super Secret Ice Cream, Bethlehem, NH
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
- Susan Bae, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.
- Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery, Tulsa, OK
- April Franqueza, The Dining Room at High Hampton, Cashiers, NC
- Crystal Kass, Valentine, Phoenix, AZ
- Carolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos, Poulette Bakeshop, Parker, CO
Best Chef: New York State
- Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY
- Ryan Fernandez, Southern Junction, Buffalo, NY
- Eiji Ichimura, Sushi Ichimura, New York, NY
- Atsushi Kono, Kono, New York, NY
- Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY
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Best Chef: California
- Daniel Castillo, Heritage Barbeque, San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Richard Lee, Saison, San Francisco, CA
- Tara Monsod, ANIMAE, San Diego, CA
- Kosuke Tada, mijoté, San Francisco, CA
- Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA
Best Chef: Texas
- Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX
- Emmanuel Chavez, Tatemó, Houston, TX
- Emil Oliva, Leche de Tigre, San Antonio, TX
- Regino Rojas, Purépecha, Dallas, TX
- Michael Anthony Serva, Bordo, Marfa, TX
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- Avery Buck, May Day, Burlington, VT
- Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI
- Brian Lewis, The Cottage, Westport, CT
- Erin Miller, Urban Hearth, Cambridge, MA
- Derek Wagner, Nicks on Broadway, Providence, RI
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Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
- Henji Cheung, Queen’s English, Washington, D.C.
- Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C.
- Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi Omakase, Philadelphia, PA
- Dan Richer, Razza, Jersey City, NJ
- Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club (and My Loup), Philadelphia, PA
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
- Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson, The Cooks’ House, Traverse City, MI
- Thai Dang, HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen, Chicago, IL
- David Jackman, Wildweed, Cincinnati, OH
- Chris Jung and Erling Wu-Bower, Maxwells Trading, Chicago, IL
- Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
- Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL
- Matthew Cooper, Conifer, Bentonville, AR
- Kevin Garcia, La Faena AgroCocina, Guaynabo, PR
- Angel David Moreno Zayas, El Gallo Pinto, Guayama, PR
- Rafael Rios, Yeyo’s El Alma de Mexico, Bentonville, AR
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Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
- Noam Bilitzer, MeeshMeesh Mediterranean, Louisville, KY
- Sara Bradley, Freight House, Paducah, KY
- Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, TN
- Silver Iocovozzi, Neng Jr.’s, Asheville, NC
- Robbie Robinson, City Limits Barbeque, West Columbia, SC
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
- Shigeyuki Furukawa, Kado no Mise, Minneapolis, MN
- Diane Moua, Diane’s Place, Minneapolis, MN
- Loryn Nalic, Balkan Treat Box, Webster Groves, MO
- Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN
- David Utterback, Ota and Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
- Olivier Bouzerand, Fait Maison, Edmond, OK
- Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ
- Sarah Thompson, Casa Playa, Las Vegas, NV
- Eleazar Villanueva, Restaurant de Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas, NV
- Zack Walters, Sedalia’s, Oklahoma City, OK
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
- Joshua Adams, Campione, Livingston, MT
- Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID
- Brandon Cunningham, The Social Haus, Greenough, MT
- David Wells, The Tasting Room at Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa, Pray, MT
- Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver, CO
Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
- Jay Blackinton, Houlme, Orcas Island, WA
- Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR
- Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland, OR
- Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK
- Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR
