James Beard Awards reveal 2026 semifinalists for standout US chefs and restaurants

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The James Beard Awards announced the semifinalists for 2026 on Wednesday.

The James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards, established in 1990, recognize chefs, restaurants and others in 25 categories, including for different regions across the country. The award is akin to the Oscars of the food world.

Restaurants apply for the awards. Judges, who mostly remain anonymous, try the cuisine before voting. Nominees are reviewed for the food as well as for a behavioral “code of ethics,” including how employees are treated.

Nominees will be announced on Tuesday, March 31. Winners will be announced Monday, June 15, at a ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Below you’ll find a full list of semifinalists for all categories, organized by state, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. 

• Outstanding Chef: Rob McDaniel — Bayonet, Birmingham, AL
• Best Chef: South
  Kristen Hall — La Fête, Birmingham, AL
  Geri-Martha O’Hara & Ryan O’Hara — Pizza Grace, Birmingham, AL
  Jim Smith — The Hummingbird Way, Mobile, AL
• Outstanding Hospitality: Bottega — Bottega, Birmingham, AL
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Eric Bennett — Continental Drift, Birmingham, AL

• Outstanding Hospitality: Tutka Bay Lodge — Tutka Bay Lodge, Homer, AK
• Outstanding Bakery: Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop — Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop, Anchorage, AK
• Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific
  Nathan Bentley — Altura Bistro, Anchorage, AK
  Mike Dodge — Whisky & Ramen, Anchorage, AK

• Outstanding Chef: Charleen Badman — FnB, Scottsdale, AZ
• Best New Restaurant: Indibar — Scottsdale, AZ
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Zac Adcox — Kid Sister, Phoenix, AZ
• Best Chef: Southwest
  Roberto Centeno — Espiritu, Mesa, AZ
  TJ Culp — Progress, Phoenix, AZ
  Rochelle Daniels — Atria, Flagstaff, AZ
  Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin — Tacos Chiwas, Phoenix, AZ
  Scott Holmes — Little Miss BBQ, Phoenix, AZ
  Kyle Kent — Chula Seafood, Phoenix, AZ
  Claudia Vindiola — La Frida Mexican Grill & Seafood, Tucson, AZ

• Outstanding Chef: South
  Matthew Cooper — Conifer, Bentonville, AR
  Jason Paul — Heirloom at 1907, Rogers, AR

• Outstanding Chef
  Gilberto Cetina — Holbox, Los Angeles, CA
  Niki Nakayama — n/naka, Los Angeles, CA
  Michael Tusk — Quince, San Francisco, CA
• Outstanding Restaurateur
  Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski — Atomic Workshop (The Anchovy Bar, The Progress, and State Bird Provisions), San Francisco, CA
  Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar — Ettan, Copra, and Eylan, Palo Alto / San Francisco / Los Altos / Menlo Park, CA
  Holly Fox and Adam Weisblatt — Last Word Hospitality (Found Oyster, Rasarumah, and The Copper Room), Los Angeles, CA
• Outstanding Restaurant
  Antico Nuovo — Los Angeles, CA
  Foreign Cinema — San Francisco, CA
• Emerging Chef
  Steve Joo — Joodooboo, Oakland, CA
  Fátima Juárez — Komal, Los Angeles, CA
  José Olmedo Carles Rojas — Si! Mon, Venice, CA
• Best New Restaurant
  The Happy Crane — San Francisco, CA
  Ki — Los Angeles, CA
  RVR — Venice, CA
• Outstanding Bakery
  Gusto Bread — Long Beach, CA
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
  Monique Feybesse and Paul Feybesse — Tarts de Feybesse, Oakland, CA
  Hannah Ziskin — Quarter Sheets, Los Angeles, CA
• Outstanding Hospitality
  Ammatoli — Long Beach, CA
  Providence — Los Angeles, CA
  House of Prime Rib — San Francisco, CA
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
  Caruso’s — Montecito, CA
  Kato — Los Angeles, CA
  The Progress — San Francisco, CA
• Outstanding Bar
  Realm of the 52 Remedies — San Diego, CA
  Smuggler’s Cove — San Francisco, CA
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service
  Jack Benchakul — Endorffeine, Los Angeles, CA
  Derek Stevenson — Auro, Calistoga, CA
• Best Chef: California
  Eric Alexander and Courtney McDonald — Restaurant Josephine, Auburn, CA
  Kim Alter — Nightbird, San Francisco, CA
  Dave Beran — Seline, Santa Monica, CA
  Eric Bost — Lilo, Carlsbad, CA
  Harrison Cheney — Sons & Daughters, San Francisco, CA
  Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu — Sun Moon Studio, Oakland, CA
  Geoff Davis — Burdell, Oakland, CA
  Brian Dunsmoor — Dunsmoor, Los Angeles, CA
  Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer — Kismet, Los Angeles, CA
  Zareen Khan — Zareen’s, Palo Alto, CA
  Emma Lipp and Stephanie Reagor — Valley Bar & Bottle, Sonoma, CA
  Tara Monsod — Animae, San Diego, CA
  Andrew Muñoz and Michelle Muñoz — Moo’s Craft Barbecue, Los Angeles, CA
  Charles Namba — Camélia, Los Angeles, CA
  Viet Nguyen — Nep Cafe, Fountain Valley, CA
  Daisy Ryan — Bell’s, Los Alamos, CA
  Fik Saleh and Rachel Saleh — Fikscue Craft BBQ, Alameda, CA
  Kosuke Tada — Mijoté, San Francisco, CA

• Outstanding Restauranteur: Tommy Lee — Uncle, Hop Alley, Molino Chido — Denver, CO
• Outstanding Chef: Josh Niernberg — Bin 707 Foodbar — Grand Junction, CO
• Best New Restaurant: Kizaki — Denver, CO
• Outstanding Bakery: Poulette Bakeshop — Parker, CO
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Emily Thompson — The Wolf’s Tailor — Denver, CO
• Outstanding Hospitality: Restaurant Olivia — Denver, CO
• Outstanding Bar: Lady Jane — Denver, CO
• Best New Bar: Van Atta — Telluride, CO
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Ryan Fletter — Barolo Grill — Denver, CO
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: McLain Hedges & Mary Allison Wright — Yacht Club — Denver, CO
• Best Chef: Mountain
  Theo Adley — Marigold — Lyons, CO
  Johnny Curiel — Alma Fonda Fina — Denver, CO
  Dave Grant & Rocky Hunter — Gladys — Edgewater, CO
  Miles Odell — Odell’s Bagel — Denver, CO
  Bo Porytko — Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails — Denver, CO
  Kenneth Wan — MAKFam — Denver, CO
  Penelope Wong — Yuan Wonton — Denver, CO

• Outstanding Chef: David Standridge — The Shipwright’s Daughter, Mystic, CT
• Best New Restaurant: ROLi — ROLi, New Haven, CT
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: The Port of Call — The Port of Call, Mystic, CT
• Best Chef: Northeast
  David DiStasi — Materia Ristorante, Bantam, CT
  Bolivar Hilario — Community Table, New Preston, CT
  Shilimat Tessema — Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant, New Haven, CT

• Best Chef: Mid‑Atlantic
  Dwain Kalup — La Fia, Wilmington, DE

• Outstanding Bakery: Born & Bread Bakehouse — Born & Bread Bakehouse, Lakeland, FL
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Amara at Paraiso — Amara at Paraiso, Miami, FL
• Best New Bar: Bar Bucce — Bar Bucce, Miami, FL
• Best Chef: South
  Michael Beltran — Ariete, Miami, FL
  Bryce Bonsack — Rocca, Tampa, FL
  Toni Elkhouri — Cedar’s Cafe, Melbourne, FL
  Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez — Recoveco, Miami, FL
  Barry Honan — Lotus Noodle Bar, St. Augustine, FL
  Maria La Mota and Chason Spencer — Chancho King, Jacksonville, FL
  Wendy Lopez — Reyes Mezcaleria, Orlando, FL

• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Claudia Martinez — Bar ANA, Poncey‑Highland, Atlanta, GA
• Best Chef: Southeast
  Carlo Gan and Mia Orino — Kamayan ATL, Chamblee, GA
  J. Trent Harris — Mujō, Atlanta, GA
  Freddy Money — Atlas, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
  Todd Schafer — Abel Brown, Augusta, GA

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Peter Merriman — Merriman’s, Monkeypod, and others, O‘ahu / Maui / Big Island, HI
• Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific
  Michele Di Bari — Sale Pepe, Lahaina, HI
  Ed Kenney — Mud Hen Water, Honolulu, HI
  Andrew Le — The Pig and the Lady, Honolulu, HI
  Sheldon Simeon — Tiffany’s Restaurant and Bar, Wailuku, HI
  Yuya Yamanaka — Paris Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
• Emerging Chef: Bao Tran — Giovedi, Honolulu, HI
• Outstanding Bakery: The Local General Store — The Local General Store, Honolulu, HI
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Neale Asato — Asato Family Shop, Honolulu, HI

• Outstanding Hospitality: Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering — Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering, Boise, ID
• Best New Bar: Bar Please! — Bar Please!, Boise, ID
• Best Chef: Mountain
  Alex Cardoza — Susina, Boise, ID
  Cal Elliott — The Avery, Boise, ID
  Nathan Whitley — Terroir, Boise, ID

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Frank Callero, Joe Flamm, and Steven Zaleski — Day Off Group (Rose Mary, il Carciofo, and BLVD Steakhouse), Chicago, IL
• Outstanding Chef
  Diana Davila — Mi Tocaya Antojeria, Chicago, IL
  Zachary Engel — Galit, Chicago, IL
• Outstanding Restaurant
  EL Ideas — Chicago, IL
  Kasama — Chicago, IL
• Emerging Chef
  Nicolai Mlodinow — Class Act, Chicago, IL
  Bailey Sullivan — Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio, Chicago, IL
• Best New Restaurant
  Nadu — Chicago, IL
  Nic & Junior’s — Chicago, IL
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Courtney Kenyon‑Snider — Obélix, Chicago, IL
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Christopher Marty — Best Intentions, Chicago, IL
• Best Chef: Great Lakes
  Thai Dang — HaiSous, Chicago, IL
  Danny Espinoza — Santa Masa Tamaleria, Chicago, IL
  Norman Fenton — Cariño, Chicago, IL
  Christopher Jung and Erling Wu‑Bower — Maxwells Trading, Chicago, IL
  Mari Katsumura and Adam Sindler — SHŌ, Chicago, IL
  Nick Kleutsch and James Sanders — Sanders BBQ Supply Co., Chicago, IL
  Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir — Mirra, Chicago, IL

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Tom Main — Freeland’s and Tinker Street, Indianapolis, IN
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Youssef Boudarine — J’adore Pastry, Indianapolis, IN
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Jared May — Vida, Indianapolis, IN
• Best Chef: Great Lakes
  Michael Bowe — Red Yeti, Jeffersonville, IN
  Luz Gonza and Omar Gonza — Macizo Restaurant, Indianapolis, IN
  Aaron Hansen — Lone Pine, Carmel, IN

• Outstanding Bakery: DeLuxe Cakes and Pastries — DeLuxe Cakes and Pastries, Iowa City, IA
• Best New Bar: The Contrary — The Contrary, Des Moines, IA
• Best Chef: Midwest
  Nick Hanke and Phil Shires — Masao, Pavilion, Des Moines, IA
  Ian Robertson — Oak Park, Des Moines, IA

• Outstanding Best Chef: Midwest
  Swetha Newcomb — Of Course Kitchen & Company, Overland Park, KS
  Jason Rickard and Jordan Rickard — FioRito, Wichita, KS

• Best Chef: Southeast
  Noam Bilitzer — MeeshMeesh, Louisville, KY
  David Willocks — The Baker’s Table, Newport, KY

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski — Link Restaurant Group (Pêche Seafood Grill, Herbsaint, Cochon, and others), New Orleans, LA
• Emerging Chef: E.J. Lagasse — Emeril’s, New Orleans, LA
• Best Chef: South
  Cory Bahr — Parish, Monroe, LA
  Ana Castro — Acamaya, New Orleans, LA
  Serigne Mbaye — Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
  Charly Pierre — Fritai, New Orleans, LA
• Outstanding Bakery: Bywater Bakery — Bywater Bakery, New Orleans, LA
• Best New Restaurant: Evviva — Evviva, New Orleans, LA
  Saint Claire — Saint Claire, New Orleans, LA

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Dana Street — Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking Co., and others, Portland, ME
• Outstanding Bakery: Night Moves Bread — Night Moves Bread, South Portland, ME
• Best Chef: Northeast
  Jeremy Broucek — Bread & Friends, Portland, ME
  Chris Gould — Central Provisions, Portland, ME
  Sara Jenkins — Nina June, Rockport, ME
  Jake Stevens — Leeward, Portland, ME
  Thomas Takashi Cooke — Izakaya Minato, Portland, ME

• Outstanding Bakery: Café Dear Leon — Café Dear Leon, Baltimore, MD
• Best New Bar: Pink Flamingo — Pink Flamingo, Baltimore, MD
• Best Chef: Mid‑Atlantic
  Darmyelesh Alemu — Beteseb, Silver Spring, MD
  Matthew Oetting — Marta, Baltimore, MD
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Doug Atwell — Southpaw, Baltimore, MD

• Outstanding Restaurant: O Ya — O Ya, Boston, MA
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
  Monica Glass — Verveine Cafe & Bakery, Cambridge, MA
  Whitney Stancil — Cuvée at Chatham Inn, Chatham, MA
• Outstanding Hospitality
  Ostra — Ostra, Boston, MA
  State Road — State Road, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Talulla — Talulla, Cambridge, MA
• Outstanding Bar: Spoke Wine Bar — Spoke Wine Bar, Somerville, MA
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service
  Nader Asgari‑Tari — Zurito, Boston, MA
  Alyssa Mikiko DiPasquale — The Koji Club, Boston, MA
• Emerging Chef: Pao Thampitak — Gaaeng Supper Club, Boston, MA
• Best Chef: Northeast
  Sāsha Coleman — Comfort Kitchen, Boston, MA
  Amarilys Colon — La Padrona, Boston, MA
  Luke Fetbroth — Tonino, Boston, MA
  Shi Mei — Lenox Sophia, Boston, MA
  Peter Nguyen — Lê Madeline, Quincy, MA

• Outstanding Best New Restaurant: Echelon Kitchen & Bar — Echelon Kitchen & Bar, Ann Arbor, MI
• Best New Bar: Bar Chenin — Bar Chenin, Detroit, MI
• Best Chef: Great Lakes
  Javier Bardauil — BARDA, Detroit, MI
  Andy Elliott and Emily Stewart — Modern Bird, Traverse City, MI
  James Galbraith — PostBoy, New Buffalo, MI
  John Yelinek — Ladder 4 Wine Bar, Detroit, MI

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Mike Brown, Bob Gerken, and James Winberg — Travail Collective, Robbinsdale, MN
• Outstanding Chef
  Ann Ahmed — Khâluna, Minneapolis, MN
  Alex Roberts — Alma, Minneapolis, MN
• Outstanding Restaurant: Bar La Grassa — Bar La Grassa, Minneapolis, MN
• Emerging Chef: Kyle Lussier — The Pines, Grand Rapids, MN
• Outstanding Hospitality: Joan’s in the Park — Joan’s in the Park, St. Paul, MN
• Best Chef: Midwest
  Shigeyuki Furukawa — Kado No Mise, Minneapolis, MN
  Diane Moua — Diane’s Place, Minneapolis, MN
  Gustavo Romero and Kate Romero — Oro by Nixta, Minneapolis, MN
  Yia Vang — Vinai, Minneapolis, MN

• Best Chef: South
  Hunter Evans — Elvie’s, Jackson, MS
  Austin Sumrall — White Pillars, Biloxi, MS

• Outstanding Restaurant: Vicia — St. Louis, MO
• Best New Restaurant
  Anjin — Kansas City, MO
  Robin — St. Louis, MO
• Best Chef: Midwest
  Nick Bognar — Sado, Pavilion, St. Louis, MO
  Philip Day — Root Food + Wine, Augusta, MO
  Alex Henry — El Molino del Sureste, St. Louis, MO
  Johnny Leach — The Town Company, Kansas City, MO
  Loryn Nalic — Balkan Treat Box, Webster Groves, MO
• Outstanding Hospitality: Louie — Clayton, MO 

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Brett Evje and Michael Ochsner — PLONK Bozeman, J.W. Heist Steakhouse, and PLONK Missoula, Bozeman, MT
• Outstanding Restaurant: Blackbird Kitchen — Blackbird Kitchen, Bozeman, MT
• Outstanding Bakery: Wild Crumb — Wild Crumb, Bozeman, MT
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: One Legged Magpie — One Legged Magpie, Red Lodge, MT
• Best Chef: Mountain
  Brandon Cunningham — Ember, Hamilton, MT
  Earl James Reynolds — Herb and Omni, Whitefish, MT
  Jarrett Wrisley — Shan, Bozeman, MT

• Best Chef: Midwest
  Zach Midgett — Casa Bovina, Lincoln, NE
  David Utterback — Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Le Bouillon — Le Bouillon, Omaha, NE

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Elizabeth Blau — Blau + Associates (Buddy V’s and Honeysalt), Las Vegas, NV
• Emerging Chef: Ellie Parker — Main Street Provisions, Las Vegas, NV
• Best New Restaurant: Tamba — Tamba, Las Vegas, NV
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Ada’s Wine Bar — Ada’s Wine Bar, Las Vegas, NV
• Best New Bar: Nocturno — Nocturno, Las Vegas, NV
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Bank Atcharawan — Jipata, Las Vegas, NV
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Mariena Mercer Boarini — Aft Cocktail Deck, Las Vegas, NV
• Best Chef: Southwest
  Oulay Ceesay Fisher — Calabash African Kitchen, Las Vegas, NV
  Brian Howard — Sparrow + Wolf, Las Vegas, NV
  Yuri Szarzewski — Partage, Las Vegas, NV
  Sarah Thompson — Casa Playa, Las Vegas, NV
  Jamie Tran — Black Sheep, Las Vegas, NV
  James Tree — Bar Bohème, Las Vegas, NV

• Outstanding Bakery: Super Secret Ice Cream — Super Secret Ice Cream, Bethlehem, NH
• Best Chef: Northeast
  Tiara Adorno — The Crooked Ram, Manchester, NH
  Evan Hennessey — Stages, Dover, NH

• Best Chef: Mid‑Atlantic
  Russ Cowan — Radin’s Delicatessen, Cherry Hill, NJ
  David Viana — Judy and Harry’s, Asbury Park, NJ

• Outstanding Bakery: The Burque Bakehouse — The Burque Bakehouse, Albuquerque, NM
• Outstanding Bar: Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. — Bow & Arrow Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
• Best New Bar: Daydream Rum Bar — Daydream Rum Bar, Albuquerque, NM

• Outstanding Restaurateur
  Simon Kim — Gracious Hospitality (COTE, Undercote, COQODAQ), New York, NY
  Jennifer Vitagliano and Nicole Vitagliano — Elizabeth Street Hospitality (The Musket Room, Raf’s, Cafe Zaffri), New York, NY
• Outstanding Chef
  Gabriel Kreuther — Gabriel Kreuther, New York, NY
  Kwame Onwuachi — Tatiana, New York, NY
  Missy Robbins — Lilia, Brooklyn, NY
• Outstanding Restaurant
  The Four Horsemen — Brooklyn, NY
  Via Carota — New York, NY
• Emerging Chef
  Sunny Lee — Sunn’s, New York, NY
  Rasheeda Purdie — Ramen by Rā, New York, NY
• Best New Restaurant
  Bong — New York, NY
  Kabwa — New York, NY
  Lei — New York, NY
• Outstanding Hospitality
  Cosme — New York, NY
  Red Hook Tavern — Brooklyn, NY
  Sofreh — Brooklyn, NY
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
  Chambers — Tribeca, New York, NY
  F.L.X. Table — Geneva, NY
• Outstanding Bar
  Aldo Sohm Wine Bar — New York, NY
  Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
• Best New Bar
  Bar Snack — New York, NY
  Clemente Bar — New York, NY
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service
  Lee Campbell — Borgo, New York, NY
  Amy Racine — La Marchande, New York, NY
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Ivy Mix — Whoopsie Daisy, Brooklyn, NY
• Best Chef: New York State
  Fariyal Abdullahi — Hav & Mar, New York, NY
  Christophe Bellanca — Essential by Christophe, New York, NY
  Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha — Ha’s Snack Bar, New York, NY
  Fidel Caballero — Corima, New York, NY
  Giovanni Cervantes — Carnitas Ramirez, New York, NY
  Aretah Ettarh — Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY
  Efrén Hernández — Casa Susanna, Leeds, NY
  Corwin Kave — Deer Mountain Inn, Tannersville, NY
  Vikas Khanna — Bungalow, New York, NY
  Hooni Kim — Meju, Queens, NY
  Yvan Lemoine — Tourmaline, Forest Hills, NY
  Nate Limwong — Chalong, New York, NY
  Cheng Lin — Shōta Omakase, Brooklyn, NY
  Buddha Lo — Huso, New York, NY
  Angie Mar — Le B, New York, NY
  Ayesha Nurdjaja — Shukette, New York, NY
  Joshua Pinsky — Claud, New York, NY
  Mads Refslund — Ilis, Brooklyn, NY
  Rafiq Salim — Rolo’s, Queens, NY
  Stefano Secchi — Rezdôra, New York, NY

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Meherwan Irani and Molly Irani — Chai Pani Restaurant Group (Chai Pani and Botiwalla), Asheville, NC
• Outstanding Chef: Dean Neff — Seabird, Wilmington, NC
• Best New Restaurant: Peregrine — Peregrine, Raleigh, NC
• Best Chef: Southeast
  Robin Anthony — Omakase by Prime Fish, Charlotte, NC
  Matt Dawes — The Bull and Beggar, Asheville, NC
  Steven Devereaux Greene — Herons at The Umstead, Cary, NC
  Cheetie Kumar — Ajja, Raleigh, NC
  Taylor Montgomery — Montgomery Sky Farm, Leicester, NC

• Outstanding Bakery: Dan The Baker — Dan The Baker, Columbus, OH
• Outstanding Hospitality: Mallorca — Mallorca, Cleveland, OH
• Best Chef: Great Lakes
  Vinnie Cimino — Cordelia, Cleveland, OH
  Sarah Dworak — Sudova, Cincinnati, OH
  Hideki Harada — Kiki, Cincinnati, OH
  Jeffrey Harris — Nolia Kitchen, Cincinnati, OH

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Rachel Cope — 84 Hospitality (Elisabetta, Gorō Ramen, and Burger Punk), Oklahoma City, OK
• Outstanding Restaurant
  FarmBar — FarmBar, Tulsa, OK
  Nonesuch — Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK
• Best New Bar: Later Bye — Later Bye, Oklahoma City, OK
• Best Chef: Southwest
  Jeff Chanchaleune — Bar Sen, Oklahoma City, OK
  Brian Momanyi and Stayce Momanyi — Plus254, Oklahoma City, OK
  Zack Walters — Sedalia’s, Oklahoma City, OK
  Veronica Zelada — Café Kacao, Oklahoma City, OK

• Outstanding Restaurant: Le Pigeon — Le Pigeon, Portland, OR
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Coquine — Coquine, Portland, OR
• Outstanding Bar: Scotch Lodge — Scotch Lodge, Portland, OR
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Joel Gunderson — Heavenly Creatures, Portland, OR
• Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific
  Josh Dorcak — MÄS, Ashland, OR
  Taylor Manning and Siobhan Speirits — Cafe Olli, Portland, OR
  Kristen Murray — Måurice, Portland, OR
  Thomas Pisha‑Duffly — Gado Gado, Portland, OR
  Ryan Roadhouse — Nodoguro, Portland, OR
  Jack Strong — JORY Restaurant at The Allison Inn & Spa, Newberg, OR

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Greg Vernick — Vernick Philadelphia (Vernick Food & Drink, Vernick Fish, and Vernick Coffee Bar), Philadelphia, PA
• Best Chef: Mid‑Atlantic
  Jamilka Borges — Lilith, Pittsburgh, PA
  Nathan Flaim — Luca, Lancaster, PA
  Ian Graye — Pietramala, Philadelphia, PA
  Jesse Ito — Royal Sushi & Izakaya, Philadelphia, PA
  Randy Rucker — Little Water, Philadelphia, PA
  Amanda Shulman — Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA
  Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude‑Tate — Honeysuckle, Philadelphia, PA
• Outstanding Restaurant: Kalaya — Philadelphia, PA
• Emerging Chef: Frankie Ramirez — Amá, Philadelphia, PA
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Apteka — Pittsburgh, PA
• Outstanding Bar: Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday — Philadelphia, PA
• Best New Bar: Almanac — Philadelphia, PA
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Dan Suro‑Cipolloni and David Suro‑Piñera — Tequilas and La Jefa, Philadelphia, PA

• Outstanding Restaurant: Oberlin, Providence, RI
• Emerging Chef: Jasmine Watson, Audette, Newport, RI
• Best New Restaurant: Claudine, Providence, RI
• Best New Bar: Loma, Providence, RI
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service
  Jesse Hedberg, Club Frills, Providence, RI
• Best Chef: Northeast
  Kevin O’Donnell, Giusto, Newport, RI
  Annie Parisi, Jayd Bun, South Kingstown, RI
  Derek Wagner, Nicks on Broadway, Providence, RI

• Outstanding Restaurant: Chubby Fish — Chubby Fish, Charleston, SC
• Outstanding Bakery: Weltons Tiny Bakeshop — Weltons Tiny Bakeshop, Charleston, SC
• Best New Restaurant: Merci — Merci, Charleston, SC
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Stems & Skins — Stems & Skins, Charleston, SC
• Outstanding Bar: Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar — Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar, Charleston, SC
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Andrea Ciavardini‑Royko — Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, (managing partner/sommelier at Jianna), Greenville, SC
• Best Chef: Southeast
  Joe Cash — Best Chef: Southeast, Scoundrel, Greenville, SC
  Bintou N’Daw — Best Chef: Southeast, Bintü Atelier, Charleston, SC
  Heidi Vukov — Best Chef: Southeast, Hook & Barrel, Myrtle Beach, SC

• Best Chef: Midwest
  Camillia Hjortnaes and Erik Hjortnaes — Hjem A.M., Custer, SD

• Outstanding Chef: Joseph Lenn — J.C. Holdway, Knoxville, TN
• Outstanding Restaurant: The Catbird Seat — Nashville, TN
• Best Chef: Southeast
  Khaled AlBanna — Calliope, Chattanooga, TN
  Laurence Faber — Potchke Deli, Knoxville, TN
  Jimmy Gentry — The Lobbyist, Memphis, TN
  Philip Krajeck — Rolf & Daughters, Nashville, TN

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught — H‑Town Restaurant Group (Hugo’s, Xochi, Urbe, and others), Houston, TX
• Outstanding Chef
  Manabu Horiuchi — Katami, Houston, TX
  David Kirkland and Ernest Servantes — Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX
• Emerging Chef
  Max Lappé and Jacques Varon — Baso, Houston, TX
  Adrian Torres — Maximo, West University Place, TX
• Best New Restaurant
  Agnes and Sherman — Agnes and Sherman, Houston, TX
  Anacacho Coffee & Cantina — Anacacho Coffee & Cantina, San Antonio, TX
  Far‑Out — Far‑Out, Dallas, TX
• Outstanding Bakery
  Mercado Sin Nombre — Mercado Sin Nombre, Austin, TX
  Starship Bagel — Starship Bagel, Dallas, TX
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
  Tavel Bristol‑Joseph — Nicosi, San Antonio, TX
  Maggie Huff — Lucia, Dallas, TX
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Kalimotxo — Kalimotxo, Austin, TX
• Best New Bar: Lee’s — Lee’s, Houston, TX 
• Best Chef: Texas
  Ope Amosu — ChòpnBlọk, Houston, TX
  Thai Changthong — P Thai’s Khao Man Gai & Noodles, Austin, TX
  Michael Che — Tsuke Edomae, Austin, TX
  Ali Clem — La Barbecue, Austin, TX
  Kent Domas and Seth Siegel‑Gardner — Milton’s, Houston, TX
  Francisco Estrada and Lizzeth Martinez — Naco Mexican, San Antonio, TX
  Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu — JŪN, Houston, TX
  Shawn Gawle — Camaraderie, Houston, TX
  Scott Girling — Osteria Il Muro, Denton, TX
  Patrick Hicks — Smoke’N Ash BBQ, Arlington, TX
  Sue Kim — The Magpie, San Antonio, TX
  Daniela Landaverde and Rosa Landaverde — La Santa Barbacha, Austin, TX
  Emil Oliva — Leche de Tigre, San Antonio, TX
  Andres Pablos — Accá, El Paso, TX
  Michael Serva — Bordo, Marfa, TX
  Bob Somsith — Lao’d Bar, Austin, TX
  Finney Walter — The Nicolett, Lubbock, TX
  George Watts III — GW’s BBQ Catering Co, San Juan, TX

• Outstanding Bar: Post Office Place — Post Office Place, Salt Lake City, UT
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Sara Sergent — Alpine Distilling Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Park City, UT
• Best New Restaurant: Junah — Junah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Best Chef: Mountain
  Milo Carrier — Arlo, Salt Lake City, UT
  Andrew Fuller — Oquirrh, Salt Lake City, UT
  Travis Herbert — Felt Bar & Eatery, Salt Lake City, UT
  Tommy Nguyen — The Pearl, Salt Lake City, UT
  Nick Zocco — Urban Hill, Salt Lake City, UT

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Leslie McCrorey Wells — Pizzeria Verità, Trattoria Delia, Sotto Enoteca (multiple), Burlington, VT
• Best New Restaurant: Café Monette — Café Monette, St. Albans, VT
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Kate Wise — Juniper Bar & Restaurant, Burlington, VT
• Best Chef: Northeast
  Paul Trombly — Fancy’s, Burlington, VT
  Max Vogel — Ondis, Montpelier, VT

• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Field & Main — Field & Main, Marshall, VA
• Best Chef: Mid‑Atlantic
  Leah Branch — The Roosevelt, Richmond, VA
  Tarik Sengul — Smyrna, Charlottesville, VA

• Outstanding Chef: Aaron Verzosa — Archipelago, Seattle, WA
• Emerging Chef: Ahmed Suliman — Cafe Suliman, Seattle, WA
• Best New Restaurant: Little Beast Ballard — Little Beast Ballard, Seattle, WA
• Best New Restaurant: The Wayland Mill — The Wayland Mill, Seattle, WA
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Le Caviste — Le Caviste, Seattle, WA
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Anu Apte — Rob Roy, Seattle, WA
• Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific
  Janet Becerra — Pancita, Seattle, WA
  Johnny Courtney — Atoma, Seattle, WA
  Logan Cox — Homer, Seattle, WA
  Jordan Koplowitz — Starla’s, Bellingham, WA
  Thai Nguyen and Trinh Nguyen — Ramie, Seattle, WA
  Aaron Tekulve — Surrell, Seattle, WA

• Best Chef: Southeast
  Mary Ellen Diaz — Alma Bea, Shepherdstown, WV

• Best Chef: Midwest
  Zak Baker — Ca’Lucchenzo, Wauwatosa, WI
  Kasey Lee Cooke — Mint Mark, Madison, WI
  Lisa Kirkpatrick and Paul Zerkel — Goodkind, Milwaukee, WI
  Adam Marty — Ellinor, Appleton, WI
• Emerging Chef: Vanessa Rose — Mother’s, Milwaukee, WI
• Best New Restaurant: 1033 Omakase — 1033 Omakase, Milwaukee, WI
• Outstanding Bakery: Cultured — Cultured, Sister Bay, WI
• Best New Bar: Public Parking — Public Parking, Madison, WI
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Hastings Cameron — Imaginary Factory, Madison, WI
• Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Sway Brewing & Blending — Sway Brewing & Blending, Baileys Harbor, WI

• Best Chef: Mountain
  Remle Colestock — Glorietta Trattoria, Jackson, WY
  Oscar Ortega — Atelier Ortega, Jackson Hole, WY (Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker) 

• Outstanding Restaurateur: Scott Drewno and Danny Lee — Fried Rice Collective (Anju, Chiko, and I Egg You), Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Chef: Peter Pastan — 2 Amy’s, Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Restaurant: Centrolina — Centrolina, Washington, D.C.
• Emerging Chef: Anthony Jones — Marcus DC, Washington, D.C.
• Best New Restaurant: Maison Bar à Vins — Maison Bar à Vins, Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Susan Bae — Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Hospitality: Bresca — Bresca, Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Brent Kroll — Maxwell Park, Washington, D.C.
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Christine Kim — Service Bar, Washington, D.C. 

• Outstanding Restaurant: Vianda — Vianda, San Juan, PR
• Best Chef: South
  Raúl Correa, René Marichal, and Xavier Pacheco — Bacoa Finca + Fogón, Juncos, PR
  Joerick Rivera — Bakku, Rincón, PR
• Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Nicky Fas — Pantera, Caguas, PR