2025 James Beard Awards: Complete Restaurant Winners List

Frasca Food & Wine is a restaurant on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado.

Superbueno is a cocktail bar on First Avenue in New York City.

Frenchette is a James Beard Award-winning French bistro in TriBeCa from chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, recognised by New York Magazine and Opinionated About Dining. Book three to four weeks ahead for dinner; bar seats are your best same-week option. The service is calm and confident, the food runs from classic to quietly adventurous, and the wine program holds a Star Wine List White Star.

Le Rock is the clearest choice for a refined French brasserie dinner in Midtown, backed by the Frenchette team's track record, an OAD Top 305 ranking in 2025, and a 2025 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur. The Art Deco dining room at Rockefeller Center handles special occasions and business dinners well. Book hard and early; this one fills fast.

Jungsik New York is a restaurant on Harrison Street in New York City.

Kumiko is a Japanese dining bar in Chicago's West Loop.

Atomix is a Korean tasting-menu restaurant in New York City.

Le Veau d'Or is a French restaurant on East 60th Street in New York City.

Mawn is the hardest table in South Philadelphia and, since the 2025 James Beard Award for Emerging Chef, arguably in the whole city. Chef Phila Lorn's Cambodian-American noodle house on S 9th St runs BYO, casual, and completely oversubscribed; plan at least several weeks ahead. The cooking spans Cambodian home food to broader Southeast Asian, and the experience earns the effort.

Gift Horse is Providence's most credentialed restaurant right now, with a 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northeast and a spot on Esquire's Best New Restaurants list. Chef Sky Haneul Kim applies Korean technique to New England seafood in a focused, intimate room on Westminster Street. Book 4 to 6 weeks out minimum; this is not an easy table to get.

Lom Wong is the hardest table to book in Phoenix right now, and with good reason. Chef Yotaka Martin's 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest and an Esquire Best New Restaurants #3 ranking in 2023 put this Thai restaurant in a category of its own in the city. Book as far in advance as possible. This is the first reservation to make if you are serious about eating well in Phoenix.

Peninsula is East Nashville's most-decorated Iberian restaurant in 2025, holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast under chef Jake Howell. Tables are hard to secure; book at least three weeks out. At Bib Gourmand pricing, it delivers award-level cooking without requiring a tasting-menu commitment.

Birdie's is a counter-service wine bar and restaurant in East Austin with a 2025 James Beard Award, Michelin Plate, and World of Fine Wine 3-Star Accreditation; at $$ food and wine pricing. The daily-changing contemporary American menu and a 250-selection wine list make it one of the strongest value-to-credential ratios in the city. Arrive early; there are no reservations and the queue is real.

A $$ Mexican restaurant in a Spring, TX strip mall with a 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Texas, back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition. The price-to-credential gap here is rare nationally. Book early; this is a hard reservation to land, and it earns every bit of the difficulty.

ITAMAE holds a Michelin star, a 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: South, and an OAD ranking of #248 in North America; making it one of Miami's most credentialed restaurants at the $$$$ tier. Nando and Valerie Chang's Nikkei cuisine (Peruvian-Japanese) is precise and confident without the stiffness of formal tasting rooms. Book four to six weeks out; this one fills fast.

Semma is a South Indian restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Myriel is St. Paul's most decorated tasting menu restaurant, with a 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest and a Food & Wine Best New Chef recognition to its name. Chef Karyn Tomlinson's Scandinavian-inspired, farm-and-forage menu is the right call for a special occasion dinner in Minnesota. Book several weeks out; demand is high and seats are limited.

Kato is a restaurant in Los Angeles' Arts District.

Causa is Washington D.C.'s most credentialed Peruvian tasting menu: a Michelin star (2024), a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (2025), and 20 seats that book out weeks in advance. Chef Carlos Delgado's Nikkei tasting menu moves through Peru's coast, Andes, and Amazon. At the $$$$ tier, it's worth it; if the tasting menu format suits you.

Amano is the Caldwell choice to prioritize when the meal needs credibility, not just convenience. Its 2025 James Beard Best Chef: Mountain recognition makes it the strongest award-backed dinner signal in town, but the smarter move is to plan ahead and use it for occasions rather than last-minute flexibility.

Charleston is Baltimore's most credentialed fine-dining room:, a 2025 James Beard Award for its wine program, and AAA 5 Diamond status. Book 4–6 weeks out minimum; this fills fast. The right choice for a serious occasion dinner; less suited to casual or spontaneous nights out.

Oriole is a restaurant on West Walnut Street in Chicago.