The 2025 James Beard Foundation Award winners were unveiled on June 16th, marking the 35th year of honoring the nation's finest chefs and restaurateurs. Congratulations to the winners and all those nominated!
Explore career opportunities with this year's winners and/or discover openings with past years' winners.
Outstanding Restaurateur: Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr - Frenchette, Le Veau d’ Or, and Le Rock (New York, NY)
Outstanding Chef: Jungsik Yim - Jungsik (New York, NY)
Outstanding Restaurant: Frasca Food and Wine (Boulder, CO)
Emerging Chef: Phila Lorn - Mawn (Philadelphia, PA)
Best New Restaurant: Bûcheron (Minneapolis, MN)
Best New Bar: Identidad Cocktail Bar (San Juan, PR)
Outstanding Bakery: JinJu Patisserie (Portland, OR)
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Cat Cox - Country Bird Bakery (Tulsa, OK)
Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service: Arjav Ezekiel - Birdie's (Austin, TX)
Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service: Ignacio Jimenez - Superbueno (New York, NY)
Oustanding Hospitality: Atomix (New York, NY)
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: Charleston (Baltimore, MD)
Outstanding Bar: Kumiko (Chicago, IL)
Best Chef: California: Jon Yao - Kato (Los Angeles, CA)
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH): Noah Sandoval - Oriole (Chicago, IL)
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA): Carlos Delgado - Causa and Amazonia (Washington, D.C.)
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI): Karyn Tomlinson - Myriel (St. Paul, MN)
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY): Salvador Alamilla - Amano (Caldwell, ID)
Best Chef: New York State: Vijay Kumar - Semma (New York, NY)
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT): Sky Haneul Kim - Gift Horse (Providence, RI)
Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA): Timothy Wastell - Antica Terra (Amity, OR)
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR): Nando Chang - Itamae AO (Miami, FL)
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV): Jake Howell - Peninsula (Nashville, TN)
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK): Yotaka Martin - Lom Wong (Phoenix, AZ)
Best Chef: Texas: Thomas Bille - Belly of the Beast (Spring, TX)
