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James Beard Award

2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists

2025 · 238 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
15Aria RestaurantAtlantaUnited States
16AtomaSeattleUnited States
17AtomixNew York CityUnited States
18Avery Brasserie + BarBoiseUnited States
19Bad IdeaNashvilleUnited States
20Balkan Treat BoxWebster GrovesUnited States
21Bar ContraNew York CityUnited States
22Bar Le CôteLos OlivosUnited States
23BARDADetroitUnited States
24Bardea Food & DrinkWilmingtonUnited States
25BarooLos AngelesUnited States
26Barra SantosLos AngelesUnited States
27BastionNashvilleUnited States
28BeholderIndianapolisUnited States
29Bell'sLos AlamosUnited States
30BenuSan FranciscoUnited States
31Best IntentionsChicagoUnited States
32Bin 707 FoodbarGrand JunctionUnited States
33BisousChicagoUnited States
34BiXi BeerChicagoUnited States
35Blackbelly MarketBoulderUnited States
36BluebeardIndianapolisUnited States
37BoloPhiladelphiaUnited States
38Bridgetown RotiLos AngelesUnited States
39BûcheronMinneapolisUnited States
40Burnt Bean Co.SeguinUnited States
41Café CarmelliniNew York CityUnited States
42CaliforniosSan FranciscoUnited States
43CameliaLos AngelesUnited States
44CampioneLivingstonUnited States
45CanjeAustinUnited States
46CanlisSeattleUnited States
47Carry OnPhoenixUnited States
48Casa BalamDecaturUnited States
49Casa TeresaWashington DCUnited States
50Causa and AmazoniaWashington DCUnited States
51CentrolinaWashington DCUnited States
52Chengdu GourmetPittsburghUnited States
53CHEWOLOGYKansas CityUnited States
54Chez NoirCarmel-by-the-SeaUnited States
55ChikoWashington DCUnited States
56Chubby FishCharlestonUnited States
57ClavelBaltimoreUnited States
58Cobble HillCedar RapidsUnited States
59Cook’s HouseTraverse CityUnited States
60CopertaDenverUnited States
61COQODAQNew York CityUnited States
62CoquinePortlandUnited States
63CordeliaClevelandUnited States
64CoteNew York CityUnited States
65Cucina MoriniWashington DCUnited States
66DalidaSan FranciscoUnited States
67Dan The BakerColumbusUnited States
68DanielNew York CityUnited States
69Dept of CultureBrooklynUnited States
70Diane’s PlaceMinneapolisUnited States
71Don AngieNew York CityUnited States
72Doris MetropolitanHoustonUnited States
73EsterEvMilwaukeeUnited States
74etc.ChicagoUnited States
75ÈtraLos AngelesUnited States
76Evil CooksLos AngelesUnited States
77Fan-Fan DoughnutsBrooklynUnited States
78FarmBarTulsaUnited States
79Fat & FlourLos AngelesUnited States
80Fillings and EmulsionsSalt Lake CityUnited States
81Fish & WhistleBiddefordUnited States
82FrancieNew York CityUnited States
83Frasca Food & WineBoulderUnited States
84FrenchetteNew York CityUnited States
85Friends & FamilyOaklandUnited States
86Gabriel KreutherNew York CityUnited States
87GalitChicagoUnited States
88Georges French BistroWichitaUnited States
89Ghee Indian KitchenMiamiUnited States
90Glen Ellen StarGlen EllenUnited States
91Graft Wine Shop & Wine BarCharlestonUnited States
92Gray JayBurlingtonUnited States
93Green Almond PantryWashington DCUnited States
94Gross Confection BarPortlandUnited States
95GW FinsNew OrleansUnited States
96HaiSousChicagoUnited States
97HamsaHoustonUnited States
98Harbor HouseElkUnited States
99Hav & MarNew York CityUnited States
100Her Place Supper ClubPhiladelphiaUnited States
101Heritage BarbecueSan Juan CapistranoUnited States
102HolboxLos AngelesUnited States
103Honey RoadBurlingtonUnited States
104Huckleberry HouseBismarckUnited States
105Hummingbird's KitchenBozemanUnited States
106HyacinthSaint PaulUnited States
107I Egg YouWashington DCUnited States
108IdentidadSan JuanPuerto Rico
109IndienneChicagoUnited States
110JolieRaleighUnited States
111Jungsik New YorkNew York CityUnited States
112Kado no MiseMinneapolisUnited States
113KAIYŌ RooftopSan FranciscoUnited States
114KatoLos AngelesUnited States
115KhâlunaMinneapolisUnited States
116Kid SisterPhoenixUnited States
117KilnClevelandUnited States
118KisaNew York CityUnited States
119KoffeteriaHoustonUnited States
120Ladder 4 Wine BarDetroitUnited States
121Lao’d BarAustinUnited States
122LarderClevelandUnited States
123Le Jardinier HoustonHoustonUnited States
124Le Veau d'OrNew York CityUnited States
125LeyendaBrooklynUnited States
126LitaAberdeenUnited States
127LocustNashvilleUnited States
128Lola'sNew York CityUnited States
129Lom WongPhoenixUnited States
130LongfellowCincinnatiUnited States
131Lovely's Fifty-FiftyPortlandUnited States
132Lucina Eatery & BarDenverUnited States
133LUNEDennis PortUnited States
134LunetteSan FranciscoUnited States
135Mångata Wine & Raw BarFargoUnited States
136Manoli'sSalt Lake CityUnited States
137Marietta ProperMariettaUnited States
138Mariscos San PedroChicagoUnited States
139Martiny’sNew York CityUnited States
140Maxwells TradingChicagoUnited States
141MAZRARedwood CityUnited States
142Mi TocayaChicagoUnited States
143MIDABostonUnited States
144MijotéSan FranciscoUnited States
145Miss KimAnn ArborUnited States
146Molotov Kitschen + CocktailsDenverUnited States
147Mucci's ItalianSaint PaulUnited States
148MyrielSaint PaulUnited States
149nobie'sHoustonUnited States
150NocheTulsaUnited States
151Nonno'sHoustonUnited States
152OberlinProvidenceUnited States
153Ômo by JôntWinter ParkUnited States
154One Market RestaurantSan FranciscoUnited States
155OquirrhSalt Lake CityUnited States
156OrioleChicagoUnited States
157ORUJOSan JuanPuerto Rico
158Ota and YoshitomoOmahaUnited States
159PascualWashington DCUnited States
160PennyNew York CityUnited States
161Pennyroyal Cafe & ProvisionsSaugatuckUnited States
162Pho Bac Súp ShopSeattleUnited States
163Phocific Standard Time (PST)SeattleUnited States
164Pint and JiggerUrban HonoluluUnited States
165Porgy's Seafood MarketNew OrleansUnited States
166Poulette BakeshopParkerUnited States
167Priedite BarbecueLos AlamosUnited States
168Queen’s EnglishWashington DCUnited States
169Raf'sNew York CityUnited States
170Razza Pizza ArtiganaleJersey CityUnited States
171RedbirdLos AngelesUnited States
172Reyes MezcaleriaOrlandoUnited States
173Ristorante AbruzziCharlestonUnited States
174RoquetteSeattleUnited States
175Royal Sushi & IzakayaPhiladelphiaUnited States
176RuseSt. MichaelsUnited States
177SadoSt LouisUnited States
178Saint BreadSeattleUnited States
179SaisonSan FranciscoUnited States
180Saltbox Seafood JointDurhamUnited States
181Santo ArcadiaPhoenixUnited States
182SarmaBostonUnited States
183Seito SushiOrlandoUnited States
184SerenataWashington DCUnited States
185Sip & GuzzleNew York CityUnited States
186Sitti's TableCodyUnited States
187Skogen KitchenCusterUnited States
188SofrehNew York CityUnited States
189Sol Ave. KitchenFargoUnited States
190State Bird ProvisionsSan FranciscoUnited States
191Stateline Road SmokehouseNapaUnited States
192SuperbuenoNew York CityUnited States
193Superkhana InternationalChicagoUnited States
194Table XSalt Lake CityUnited States
195Tamasha Modern IndianRaleighUnited States
196TerroirBoiseUnited States
197The Anchovy BarSan FranciscoUnited States
198The ApertureCincinnatiUnited States
199The Bar BeejDurhamUnited States
200The BoatSeattleUnited States
201The Boiler RoomOmahaUnited States
202The Brakes BarBaton RougeUnited States
203The Four HorsemenNew York CityUnited States
204The Jewel BoxPortlandUnited States
205The Koji ClubBostonUnited States
206The Market PlaceAshevilleUnited States
207The OspreyOrlandoUnited States
208The Restaurant at 1900Mission WoodsUnited States
209The Social HausGreenoughUnited States
210The Tasting Room at Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day SpaPrayUnited States
211The Town CompanyKansas CityUnited States
212The UnionHelenaUnited States
213The Urban OysterBaltimoreUnited States
214The Wig ShopBostonUnited States
215ThunderboltLos AngelesUnited States
216Time & TideNew York CityUnited States
217Toasted CoconutHoustonUnited States
218Traveling MerciesAuroraUnited States
219TremoloMiddleburgUnited States
220Turkey & the WolfNew OrleansUnited States
221Twisted Soul Cookhouse & PoursAtlantaUnited States
222UndercoteNew York CityUnited States
223Urban HillSalt Lake CityUnited States
224ValentinePhoenixUnited States
225ValleOceansideUnited States
226VecinoDetroitUnited States
227Vernick FishPhiladelphiaUnited States
228ViandaSan JuanPuerto Rico
229ViciaSt LouisUnited States
230VienneBozemanUnited States
231WalkersBillingsUnited States
232Water WitchSalt Lake CityUnited States
233Wild ChildSt PetersburgUnited States
234WildweedCincinnatiUnited States
235Wolf TreeWhite River JunctionUnited States
236Yacht ClubDenverUnited States
237Yuan WontonDenverUnited States
238ZhugClevelandUnited States