2025 nominees
EL CHE STEAKHOUSE & BAR
AVEC
ELSKE
ROSE MARY
Restaurant of the YeaR
chef of the YeaR
OTTO PHAN (KYǑTEN)
SARAH GRUENEBERG (MONTEVERDE RESTAURANT & PASTIFICIO)
STEPHEN GILLANDERS (S.K.Y., VALHALLA & APOLONIA)
KEVIN HICKEY (THE DUCK INN)
CARIÑO
BRASERO
JOHN’S FOOD AND WINE
OLIVER’S
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
CHRIS JUNG (MAXWELL’S TRADING)
MIKE SATINOVER (AKAHOSHI RAMEN)
MADALYN DURRANT (BAR PARISETTE)
JOHN DAHLSTROM (NETTARE)
RISING CHEF
ANTONIO INCANDELA (MARISCOS SAN PEDRO)
BO DURHAM (MINDY’S BAKERY)
TC LUMBAR (ELSKE)
SARAH MISPAGEL-LUSTBADER & BEN LUSTBADER (LOAF LOUNGE)
pastry chef of the year
NINE BAR
BISOUS
SEPIA
GOLDEN YEARS
BAR of the YeaR
best heritage restaurant
NEW VILLAGE GASTRO PUB & KARAOKE
STUMARA
OCEAN GRILL & BAR
SOUL & SMOKE
SCOTT STROEMER (GALIT)
JELENA PRODAN (S.K.Y., VALHALLA & APOLONIA)
PATTI ROBISON (ACANTO)
KAT HAWKINS (MIRU, TRE DITA, ST. REGIS BAR)
SOMMELIER of the YeaR
LE BOUCHON
BUNGALOW BY MIDDLE BROW
KIE-GOL-LANEE
DAISY’S PO-BOY AND TAVERN
best NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
MIGOS FINE FOODS
RAGADAN
SANTA MASA TAMALERIA
J.P. GRAZIANO GROCERY
BEST COUNTER SERVICE
TRE DITA
BAZAAR MEAT
BRASERO
PERILLA STEAKHOUSE
BEST DESIGN
BRINDILLE
JEONG
ANELYA
DEAR MARGARET
BEST HOSPITALITY
PISTORES
MILLY’S PIZZA IN THE PAN
SPACCA NAPOLI PIZZERIA
ROBERT’S PIZZA AND DOUGH CO.