James Beard Awards 2025: Winners and Nominees

James Beard Awards 2025: Winners and Nominees

The 2025 James Beard Awards, one of the most prestigious honors in the culinary world, recognized outstanding chefs, restaurateurs, and food media professionals. Held annually, the James Beard Awards celebrate excellence in American cuisine and its cultural influence. Below, we highlight the winners and nominees of the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

James Beard Awards 2025 Winners 

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Winner: Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d'Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY

Outstanding Chef

• Winner: Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY

Outstanding Restaurant

• Winner: Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO

Emerging Chef

• Winner: Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA

Best New Restaurant

• Winner: Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN

Outstanding Bakery

• Winner: JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR

Outstanding Pastry Chef

• Winner: Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery, Tulsa, OK

Outstanding Hospitality

• Winner: Archipelago, Seattle, WA

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

• Winner: Charleston, Baltimore, MD

Outstanding Bar

• Winner: Kumiko, Chicago, IL

Best New Bar

• Winner: Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR

Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

• Winner: Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie's, Austin, TX

Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

• Winner: Ignacio "Nacho" Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY

Best Chef: California

• Winner: Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA

Best Chef: Great Lakes

• Winner: Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

• Winner: Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Mountain

• Winner: Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID

Best Chef: New York State

• Winner: Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY 

Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific

• Winner: Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

• Winner: Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse — Providence, Rhode Island 

Best Chef: South

• Winner: Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL

Best Chef: Southeast

• Winner: Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, Tennessee

Best Chef: Southwest

• Winner: Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ

Best Chef: Texas

• Winner: Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX

Nominees of the 2025 James Beard Awards

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, Atomic Workshop (The Anchovy Bar, State Bird Provisions, and The Progress), San Francisco, CA

• Sue Chin and Jason Chin, Good Salt Restaurant Group (Seito Sushi, 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.

• Allison Gibson and Cara Tobin, Honey Road and Gray Jay, Burlington, VT

• Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d'Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY

Outstanding Chef presented by Hilton

• Lisa Becklund, FarmBar, Tulsa, OK

• Gabriel Kreuther, Gabriel Kreuther, New York, NY

• Josh Niernberg, Bin 707, Grand Junction, CO

• Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA

• Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY

Outstanding Restaurant presented by Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water

• Coquine, Portland, OR

• Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO

• Galit, Chicago, IL

• Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK

• Oberlin, Providence, RI

Emerging Chef presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

• Kaitlin Guerin, Lagniappe Bakehouse, New Orleans, LA

• Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA

• Nikhil Naiker, NIMKI, Providence, RI

• Jane Sacro Chatham, Vicia, St. Louis, MO

• RJ Yoakum, Georgie, Dallas, TX

Best New Restaurant

• Alma Fonda Fina, Denver, CO

• Atoma, Seattle, WA

• Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN

• Ema, Houston, TX

• Fet-Fisk, Pittsburgh, PA

• Mābo, Dallas, TX

• Mita, Washington, D.C.

• Ômo by Jônt, Winter Park, FL

• Penny, New York, NY

• The Union, Helena, MT

Outstanding Bakery

• Atelier Ortega, Jackson Hole, WY

• Gusto Bread, Long Beach, CA

• JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR

• Starship Bagel, Dallas and 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

Outstanding Hospitality presented by American Airlines

• Archipelago, Seattle, WA

• Aria, Atlanta, GA

• Atomix, New York, NY

• Harbor House Inn, Elk, CA

• Mixtli, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

• Bar Brava, Minneapolis, MN

• Campo at Los Poblanos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM

• Charleston, Baltimore, MD

• MARCH, Houston, TX

• Strong Water, Anaheim, CA

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 Beverage Service

• Jacob Brown, Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA

• Jose Medina Camacho, Adiõs, Birmingham, AL

• Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie's, Austin, TX

• Cassandra Felix, Daniel, New York, NY

• Cristie Norman, Delilah, Las Vegas, NV

Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

• McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright, Yacht Club, Denver, CO

• Ignacio "Nacho" Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY

• Dave Newman, Pint + Jigger, Honolulu, HI

• Tobin Shea, Redbird, Los Angeles, CA

• Mike Stankovich, Longfellow, Cincinnati, OH

Best Chef by Region

Best Chef: California

• Daniel Castillo, Heritage Barbecue, 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: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

• Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson, The Cooks' House, Traverse City, MI

• Thai Dang, HaiSous, Chicago, IL

• David Jackman, Wildweed, Cincinnati, OH

• Chris Jung and Erling Wu-Bower, Maxwells Trading, Chicago, IL

• Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL

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 & Izakaya, Philadelphia, PA

• Dan Richer, Razza, Jersey City, NJ

• Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA

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: 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: New York State

• Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY

• Ryan Fernandez, Southern Junction Barbecue, Buffalo, NY

• Eiji Ichimura, Sushi Ichimura, New York, NY

• Atsushi Kono, Kono, New York, NY

• Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY

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

Best Chef: Northwest and 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

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

Best Chef: Southeast (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

• 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: 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 Oyster & Seafood, Oklahoma City, OK

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

Achievement Awards and Special Honors

Impact Awards (New for 2025)

• Angie Craig, U.S. Representative (MN-2); Ranking Member, House Committee on Agriculture

• Brandon Edwin Chrostowski, CEO, EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute

• Anthony Edwards Jr., CEO and Co-Founder, EatOkra

• Seanicaa Edwards Herron, Founder and Executive Director, Freedmen Heirs Foundation

• Dune Lankard, President and Founder, Native Conservancy

Humanitarian of the Year Award

• Chad Houser, founder and CEO of Café Momentum, Dallas

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Toni Tipton-Martin, esteemed author, culinary journalist, and activist

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