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2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists

2025 · 180 entries

Official 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists, projected from James Beard Foundation source provenance.

2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists
#VenueCityCountry
12Fifty Texas BBQRiverdaleUnited States
2AcquerelloSan FranciscoUnited States
3AcreAuburnUnited States
4AgniColumbusUnited States
5AhanMadisonUnited States
6Alma Fonda FinaDenverUnited States
7AmanoCaldwellUnited States
8AmbaClevelandUnited States
9Amiga AmoreLos AngelesUnited States
10AmilindaMilwaukeeUnited States
11AndiarioWest ChesterUnited States
12AnimaeSan DiegoUnited States
13AnjuWashington DCUnited States
14AptekaPittsburghUnited States
15AtomaSeattleUnited States
16AtomixNew York CityUnited States
17Bad IdeaNashvilleUnited States
18Balkan Treat BoxWebster GrovesUnited States
19Bar ContraNew York CityUnited States
20BARDADetroitUnited States
21Bardea Food & DrinkWilmingtonUnited States
22BarooLos AngelesUnited States
23Barra SantosLos AngelesUnited States
24BastionNashvilleUnited States
25BeholderIndianapolisUnited States
26Bell'sLos AlamosUnited States
27BenuSan FranciscoUnited States
28Best IntentionsChicagoUnited States
29Bin 707 FoodbarGrand JunctionUnited States
30BisousChicagoUnited States
31Blackbelly MarketBoulderUnited States
32BoloPhiladelphiaUnited States
33Bridgetown RotiLos AngelesUnited States
34BûcheronMinneapolisUnited States
35Burnt Bean Co.SeguinUnited States
36Café CarmelliniNew York CityUnited States
37CaliforniosSan FranciscoUnited States
38CameliaLos AngelesUnited States
39CampioneLivingstonUnited States
40CanjeAustinUnited States
41CanlisSeattleUnited States
42Carry OnPhoenixUnited States
43Casa TeresaWashington DCUnited States
44CentrolinaWashington DCUnited States
45Chengdu GourmetPittsburghUnited States
46CHEWOLOGYKansas CityUnited States
47Chez NoirCarmel-by-the-SeaUnited States
48Chubby FishCharlestonUnited States
49ClavelBaltimoreUnited States
50Cobble HillCedar RapidsUnited States
51Cook’s HouseTraverse CityUnited States
52CopertaDenverUnited States
53COQODAQNew York CityUnited States
54CoquinePortlandUnited States
55CoteNew York CityUnited States
56Cucina MoriniWashington DCUnited States
57DalidaSan FranciscoUnited States
58DanielNew York CityUnited States
59Dept of CultureNew York CityUnited States
60Diane’s PlaceMinneapolisUnited States
61Don AngieNew York CityUnited States
62EsterEvMilwaukeeUnited States
63etc.ChicagoUnited States
64ÈtraLos AngelesUnited States
65Evil CooksLos AngelesUnited States
66FarmBarTulsaUnited States
67Fat & FlourLos AngelesUnited States
68Fish & WhistleBiddefordUnited States
69FrancieNew York CityUnited States
70Frasca Food & WineBoulderUnited States
71FrenchetteNew York CityUnited States
72Gabriel KreutherNew York CityUnited States
73GalitChicagoUnited States
74Ghee Indian KitchenMiamiUnited States
75Glen Ellen StarGlen EllenUnited States
76Graft Wine ShopCharlestonUnited States
77Green Almond PantryWashington DCUnited States
78GW FinsNew OrleansUnited States
79HaiSousChicagoUnited States
80HamsaHoustonUnited States
81Harbor HouseElkUnited States
82Hav & MarNew York CityUnited States
83Her Place Supper ClubPhiladelphiaUnited States
84Heritage BarbecueSan Juan CapistranoUnited States
85HolboxLos AngelesUnited States
86Honey RoadBurlingtonUnited States
87Hummingbird's KitchenBozemanUnited States
88I Egg YouWashington DCUnited States
89IdentidadSan JuanPuerto Rico
90IndienneChicagoUnited States
91JolieRaleighUnited States
92Jungsik New YorkNew York CityUnited States
93Kado no MiseMinneapolisUnited States
94KAIYŌ RooftopSan FranciscoUnited States
95KatoLos AngelesUnited States
96KhâlunaMinneapolisUnited States
97KisaNew York CityUnited States
98KoffeteriaHoustonUnited States
99Lao’d BarAustinUnited States
100LarderClevelandUnited States
101Le Jardinier HoustonHoustonUnited States
102Le Veau d'OrNew York CityUnited States
103LocustNashvilleUnited States
104Lola'sNew York CityUnited States
105Lom WongPhoenixUnited States
106LongfellowCincinnatiUnited States
107Lovely's Fifty-FiftyPortlandUnited States
108LUNEDennis PortUnited States
109LunetteSan FranciscoUnited States
110Mariscos San PedroChicagoUnited States
111Martiny’sNew York CityUnited States
112Maxwells TradingChicagoUnited States
113MAZRARedwood CityUnited States
114Mi TocayaChicagoUnited States
115MIDABostonUnited States
116MijotéSan FranciscoUnited States
117Miss KimAnn ArborUnited States
118Molotov Kitschen + CocktailsDenverUnited States
119MyrielSaint PaulUnited States
120nobie'sHoustonUnited States
121NocheTulsaUnited States
122OberlinProvidenceUnited States
123Ômo by JôntWinter ParkUnited States
124OquirrhSalt Lake CityUnited States
125OrioleChicagoUnited States
126ORUJOSan JuanPuerto Rico
127PascualWashington DCUnited States
128PennyNew York CityUnited States
129Pennyroyal Cafe & ProvisionsSaugatuckUnited States
130Pho Bac Súp ShopSeattleUnited States
131Pint and JiggerUrban HonoluluUnited States
132Porgy's Seafood MarketNew OrleansUnited States
133Queen’s EnglishWashington DCUnited States
134Raf'sNew York CityUnited States
135Razza Pizza ArtiganaleJersey CityUnited States
136Redbird BarLos AngelesUnited States
137Reyes MezcaleriaOrlandoUnited States
138RoquetteSeattleUnited States
139Royal Sushi & IzakayaPhiladelphiaUnited States
140SadoSt LouisUnited States
141SaisonSan FranciscoUnited States
142Saltbox Seafood JointDurhamUnited States
143SerenataWashington DCUnited States
144Sip & GuzzleNew York CityUnited States
145Sitti's TableCodyUnited States
146Skogen KitchenCusterUnited States
147SofrehNew York CityUnited States
148State Bird ProvisionsSan FranciscoUnited States
149Stateline Road SmokehouseNapaUnited States
150SuperbuenoNew York CityUnited States
151Superkhana InternationalChicagoUnited States
152Tamasha Modern IndianRaleighUnited States
153TerroirBoiseUnited States
154The Anchovy BarSan FranciscoUnited States
155The ApertureCincinnatiUnited States
156The Four HorsemenNew York CityUnited States
157The Jewel BoxPortlandUnited States
158The Market PlaceAshevilleUnited States
159The Restaurant at 1900Mission WoodsUnited States
160The Social HausGreenoughUnited States
161The Town CompanyKansas CityUnited States
162The Urban OysterBaltimoreUnited States
163The Wig ShopBostonUnited States
164ThunderboltLos AngelesUnited States
165Traveling MerciesAuroraUnited States
166TremoloMiddleburgUnited States
167Turkey & the WolfNew OrleansUnited States
168Twisted Soul Cookhouse & PoursAtlantaUnited States
169Urban HillSalt Lake CityUnited States
170ValentinePhoenixUnited States
171ValleOceansideUnited States
172VecinoDetroitUnited States
173Vernick FishPhiladelphiaUnited States
174ViandaSan JuanPuerto Rico
175ViciaSt LouisUnited States
176Water WitchSalt Lake CityUnited States
177Wild ChildSt PetersburgUnited States
178WildweedCincinnatiUnited States
179Yacht ClubDenverUnited States
180Yuan WontonDenverUnited States