In the meantime, explore career opportunities with this year's nominees and/or discover openings with past years' winners.
Outstanding Restaurateur
- Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar - Ettan, Copra, and Eylan (Palo Alto, San Francisco, Los Altos and Menlo Park, CA)
- Meherwan Irani and Molly Irani - Chai Pani Restaurant Group (Asheville, NC)
- Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group (New Orleans, LA)
- Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught - H-Town Restaurant Group (Houston, TX)
- Dana Street - Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking Co., and others (Portland, ME)
- Gilberto Cetina - Holbox (Los Angeles, CA)
- Niki Nakayama - n/naka (Los Angeles, CA)
- Josh Niernberg - Bin 707 Foodbar (Grand Junction, CO)
- David Standridge - The Shipwright's Daughter (Mystic, CT)
- Michael Tusk - Quince (San Francisco, CA)
- The Catbird Seat (Nashville, TN)
- The Four Horsemen (Brooklyn, NY)
- Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA)
- Mixtli (San Antonio, TX)
- Vicia (St. Louis, MO)
- Fátima Juárez - Komal (Los Angeles, CA)
- E.J. Lagasse - Emeril's (New Orleans, LA)
- Rasheeda Purdie - Ramen by Rā (New York, NY)
- Bailey Sullivan - Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio (Chicago, IL)
- Adrian Torres - Maximo (West University Place, TX)
- 1033 Omakase (Milwaukee, WI)
- Agnes and Sherman (Houston, TX)
- Anjin (Kansas City, MO)
- Emmett (Philadelphia, PA)
- Ki (Los Angeles, CA)
- Lei (New York, NY)
- Maison Bar à Vins (Washington, DC)
- Merci (Charleston, SC)
- Robin (St. Louis, MO)
- Tamba (Las Vegas, NV)
- Cultured (Sister Bay, WI)
- Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop (Anchorage, AK)
- Super Secret Ice Cream (Bethlehem, NH)
- Weltons Tiny Bakeshop (Charleston, SC)
- Wild Crumb (Bozeman, MT)
- Neale Asato - Asato Family Shop (Honolulu, HI)
- Susan Bae - Moon Rabbit (Washington, D.C.)
- Tavel Bristol-Joseph - Nicosi (San Antonio, TX)
- Maggie Huff - Lucia (Dallas, TX)
- Justine MacNeil - Fiore (Philadelphia, PA)
- Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering (Boise, ID)
- Aria (Atlanta, GA)
- Bottega (Birmingham, AL)
- Louie (Clayton, MO)
- Providence (Los Angeles, CA)
- Chambers (New York, NY)
- Field & Main (Marshall, VA)
- Kato (Los Angeles, CA)
- The Port of Call (Mystic, CT)
- Sway Brewing & Blending (Baileys Harbor, WI)
- Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. (Albuquerque, NM)
- Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, PA)
- Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers, AR)
- Scotch Lodge (Portland, OR)
- Smuggler's Cove (San Francisco, CA)
- Bar Chenin (Detroit, MI)
- Bar Please! (Boise, ID)
- Clemente Bar (New York, NY)
- Later Bye (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Loma (Providence, RI)
- Jack Benchakul - Endorffeine (Los Angeles, CA)
- Lee Campbell - Borgo (New York, NY)
- Ryan Fletter - Barolo Grill (Denver, CO)
- Brent Kroll - Maxwell Park (Washington, D.C.)
- June Rodil - March (Houston, TX)
- Hastings Cameron - Imaginary Factory (Madison, WI)
- Kevin Diedrich - Pacific Cocktail Haven (San Francisco, CA)
- Nicky Fas - Pantera (Caguas, PR)
- McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright - Yacht Club (Denver, CO)
- Ivy Mix - Whoopsie Daisy (Brooklyn, NY)
- Dave Beran - Seline (Santa Monica, CA)
- Harrison Cheney - Sons & Daughters (San Francisco, CA)
- Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu - Sun Moon Studio (Oakland, CA)
- Daisy Ryan - Bell's (Los Alamos, CA)
- Kwang Uh - Baroo (Los Angeles, CA)
- Vinnie Cimino - Cordelia (Cleveland, OH)
- Sarah Dworak - Sudova (Cincinnati, OH)
- Norman Fenton - Cariño (Chicago, IL)
- Jeffrey Harris - Nolia Kitchen (Cincinnati, OH)
- Jacob Potashnick - Feld (Chicago, IL)
- Nathan Flaim - Luca (Lancaster, PA)
- Jesse Ito - Royal Sushi & Izakaya (Philadelphia, PA)
- Amanda Shulman - Her Place Supper Club (Philadelphia, PA)
- Suresh Sundash - Tapori (Washington, D.C.)
- Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate - Honeysuckle (Philadelphia, PA)
- Zak Baker - Ca’Lucchenzo (Wauwatosa, WI)
- Nick Bognar - Sado, Pavilion (St. Louis, MO)
- Shigeyuki Furukawa - Kado No Mise (Minneapolis, MN)
- Loryn Nalic - Balkan Treat Box (Webster Groves, MO)
- David Utterback - Yoshitomo, Ota (Omaha, NE)
- Johnny Curiel - Alma Fonda Fina (Denver, CO)
- Travis Herbert - Felt Bar & Eatery (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Earl James Reynolds - Herb and Omni (Whitefish, MT)
- Penelope Wong - Yuan Wonton (Denver, CO)
- Nick Zocco - Urban Hill (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Fidel Caballero - Corima (New York, NY)
- Giovanni Cervantes - Carnitas Ramirez (New York, NY)
- Hooni Kim - Meju (Queens, NY)
- Ayesha Nurdjaja - Shukette (New York, NY)
- Joshua Pinsky - Claud (New York, NY)
- David DiStasi - Materia Ristorante (Bantam, CT)
- Evan Hennessey - Stages (Dover, NH)
- Thomas Takashi Cooke - Izakaya Minato (Portland, ME)
- Paul Trombly - Fancy's (Burlington, VT)
- Derek Wagner - Nicks on Broadway (Providence, RI)
- Nathan Bentley - Altura Bistro (Anchorage, AK)
- Johnny Courtney - Atoma (Seattle, WA)
- Thomas Pisha-Duffly - Gado Gado (Portland, OR)
- Ryan Roadhouse - Nodoguro (Portland, OR)
- Aaron Tekulve - Surrell (Seattle, WA)
- Bryce Bonsack - Rocca (Tampa, FL)
- Ana Castro - Acamaya (New Orleans, LA)
- Maria La Mota and Chason Spencer - Chancho King (Jacksonville, FL)
- Serigne Mbaye - Dakar NOLA (New Orleans, LA)
- Jason Paul - Heirloom at 1907 (Rogers, AR)
- Joe Cash - Scoundrel (Greenville, SC)
- Mary Ellen Diaz - Alma Bea (Shepherdstown, WV)
- J. Trent Harris - Mujō (Atlanta, GA)
- Taylor Montgomery - Montgomery Sky Farm (Leicester, NC)
- David Willocks - The Baker's Table (Newport, KY)
- Jeff Chanchaleune - Bar Sen (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Brian Howard - Sparrow + Wolf (Las Vegas, NV)
- Steve Riley - Mesa Provisions (Albuquerque, NM)
- Sarah Thompson - Casa Playa (Las Vegas, NV)
- Zack Walters - Sedalia's (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Ope Amosu - ChòpnBlọk (Houston, TX)
- Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu - JŪN (Houston, TX)
- Scott Girling - Osteria Il Muro (Denton, TX)
- Gabe Padilla and Melissa Padilla - Café Piro (Socorro, TX)
- Finney Walter - The Nicolett (Lubbock, TX)
