2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists San Francisco Bay Area
All the San Francisco Bay Area semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Award. James Beard San Francisco Bay Area restaurants, bars, wine programs and more.
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2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists San Francisco Bay Area
Below are the San Francisco Bay Area semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Award.
Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 and winners will be announced at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Outstanding Restauraneur
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, The Anchovy Bar, State Bird Provisions, and The Progress, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Chef
Suzette Gresham-Tognetti, Acquerello, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Restaurant
Benu, San Francisco, CA
Emerging Chef
Spencer Horowitz, Hadeem, San Francisco, CA
Best New Restaurant
Four Kings, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Bakery
Quail and Condor, Healdsburg, CA
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Monique Feybesse, Tarts de Feybesse, Oakland, CA
Outstanding Hospitality
Harbor House Inn, Elk, CA
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Kitchen Istanbul, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Bar
True Laurel, San Francisco, CA
Best New Bar
The Halfway Club, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service
Jacob Brown, Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA
Tonya Pitts, One Market, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service
Danny Louie, KAIYŌ, San Francisco, CA
Best Chef: California
Darryl Bell, Stateline Road Smokehouse, Napa, CA
Jonny Black, Chez Noir, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Val Cantu, Californios, San Francisco, CA
Richard Lee, Saison, San Francisco, CA
Laura Ozyilmaz and Sayat Ozyilmaz, Dalida, San Francisco, CA
Kosuke Tada, Mijote, San Francisco, CA
Ari Weiswasser, Glen Ellen Star, Glen Ellen, CA
Nite Yun, Lunette, San Francisco, CA
Gaby Maeda, Friends & Family, Oakland, CA
Jordan Makableh and Saif Makableh, Mazra, Redwood City, CA
Disclosure: I am not part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards.
Full list here: https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2025-james-beard-award-semifinalists
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