James Beard Award Winners 2026

James Beard Foundation · 2026 · 20 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Balkan Treat Box — Webster Groves
• Casa Playa — The Strip, Las Vegas
• Dakar NOLA — Uptown, New Orleans
• Feld — Ukrainian Village, Chicago
• Jūn — The Heights, Houston
• Kalaya — Fishtown, Philadelphia
• Kato — Downtown (ROW DTLA), Los Angeles
• Lei — Chinatown, Manhattan
• Maximo — West University, West University Place
• Meju — Long Island City, Queens
• Montgomery Sky Farm — Leicester
• Nodoguro — Downtown, Portland, OR
• Providence — Hollywood, Los Angeles
• Quince — Jackson Square, San Francisco
• Royal Sushi & Izakaya — Queen Village, Philadelphia
• Scotch Lodge — Buckman, Portland, OR
• Seline — Ocean Park, Santa Monica
• Stages — Dover
• Wild Crumb — Bozeman
• Yuan Wonton — Park Hill, Denver

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