We’d like to extend a special congratulations to the Chicago restaurants nominated for James Beard Awards in 2023. These prestigious nominations honor not only chefs and restaurants that demonstrate excellence in quality, but those who contribute positively to their communities. Explore Chicago’s James Beard Award winners from this year and previous years.

James Beard Awards 2023: Chicago nominees

Emerging Chef

• Damarr Brown, Virtue

Best New Restaurant

• Obélix

Outstanding Hospitality

• Sepia

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

• • Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama
  • Diana Dávila Boldin, Mi Tocaya Antojería