The Resy Guide to the 2024 James Beard Award Nominees

The semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards have officially been revealed, with many of the country’s top restaurant industry professionals getting lots of love.

From Best New Restaurant nominees like Dakar NOLA, Foul Witch in New York, and My Loup in Philadelphia to pioneers like Lula Café in Chicago (Outstanding Hospitality), Pineapple & Pearls in D.C. (Outstanding Restaurant), and Jeremy Fox of Birdie G’s in Los Angeles (Outstanding Chef), this year’s class reflects some of the best that the industry has to offer. And it’s always a great snapshot of restaurants right now.

Here’s the full list, with Resy restaurants available to book right now, highlighted in bold:

Dakar NOLA chef Serigne Mbaye. Photo courtesy of Dakar NOLA

Best New Restaurant

• Ajja, Raleigh, NC
• Alkemē, Santa Fe, NM
• The Alna Store, Alna, ME
• Alpino, Detroit, MI
• Atelier, Chicago, IL
• Ava Bakery, Phoenix, AZ
• Bar Bacetto, Waitsburg, WA
• Barbs-B-Q, Lockhart, TX
• Barra Santos, Los Angeles, CA
• Chez Noir, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
• Comfort Kitchen, Dorchester, MA
• Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
• Foul Witch, New York, NY
• Foxface Natural, New York, NY
• Hayward, McMinnville, OR
• Jūn, Houston, TX
• Kaya, Orlando, FL
• Kiln, San Francisco, CA
• Kisser, Nashville, TN
• Lita, Aberdeen Township, NJ
• Mainlander, St. Louis, MO
• My Loup, Philadelphia, PA
• Oro by Nixta, Minneapolis, MN
• Ramen Del Barrio, Austin, TX
• Sado, St. Louis, MO
• Sắp Sửa, Denver, CO
• Scoundrel, Greenville, SC
• Shan, Bozeman, MT
• Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, New York, NY
• Tuxpan Taqueria, Central Falls, RI

Outstanding Chef

• Oscar Amador Edo, Anima by EDO, Las Vegas, NV
• Emma Bengtsson, Aquavit, New York, NY
• Barclay Dodge, Bosq, Aspen, CO
• Jeremy Fox, Birdie G’s, Santa Monica, CA
• Francis Guzmán, Vianda, San Juan, PR
• Atsushi Hayakawa, Hayakawa, Atlanta, GA
• Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CA
• Dionicio Jiménez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, PA
• David Kirkland and Ernest Servantes, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX
• Dan Kluger, Loring Place, New York, NY
• Gregory León, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WI
• Sarah Minnick, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Portland, OR
• Sylvan Mishima Brackett, Rintaro, San Francisco, CA
• Dean Neff, Seabird, Wilmington, NC
• Daniel del Prado, Porzana, Minneapolis, MN
• Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.
• John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, Smyth, Chicago, IL
• Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT
• David Uygur, Lucia, Dallas, TX
• Aaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA

Outstanding Restaurant

• 2941, Falls Church, VA
• Beckon, Denver, CO
• Bywater, Warren, RI
• The Compound, Santa Fe, NM
• Convenience West, Marfa, TX
• Coracora, West Hartford, CT
• The DeBruce, Livingston Manor, NY
• The Duck Inn, Chicago, IL
• Koi Palace, Daly City, CA
• Langbaan, Portland, OR
• The Market Place, Asheville, NC
• Mixtli, San Antonio, TX
• Nancy’s Hustle, Houston, TX
• Pineapple & Pearls, Washington, D.C.
• The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge Inn, Blowing Rock, NC
• Selden Standard, Detroit, MI
• Superiority Burger, New York, NY
• Vestige, Ocean Springs, MS
• The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle, WA
• Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE