AWARD History
2023
culinary excellence of the year award - PHIL VETTEL
KYOTEN
JEONG
GALIT
DAISIES
Restaurant of the YeaR - galit
PAUL FEHRIBACH (BIG JONES)
GENIE KWON AND TIM FLORES (KASAMA)
STEPHEN GILLANDERS (S.K.Y., VALHALLA & APOLONIA)
PAUL VIRANT (VIE, VISTRO PRIME & GAIJIN)
chef of the YeaR - PAUL VIRANT
INDIENNE
VALHALLA
WARLORD
OBÉLIX
BEST NEW RESTAURANT - INDIENNE
RISING CHEF OF THE YEAR -
FLEMING, KRASZYK & LUPTON
MARGARET PAK (THATTU)
TREVOR FLEMING, EMILY KRASZYK & JOHN LUPTON (WARLORD)
CHRISTIAN HUNTER (ATELIER)
DAMARR BROWN (VIRTUE)
TATUM SINCLAIR (S.K.Y., VALHALLA & APOLONIA)
MAYA-CAMILLE BROUSSARD (JUSTICE OF THE PIES)
VALERIA VELAZQUEZ LINDSTEN (LOBA PASTRY)
ERIN KOBLER (SEPIA & PROXI)
pastry chef of the year -
TATUM SINCLAIR
MEADOWLARK
CHERRY CIRCLE ROOM
BEST INTENTIONS
SCOFFLAW
BAR of the YeaR - BEST INTENTIONS
HERITAGE RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - RUBI’S ON 18TH
BOONIE’S
RUBI’S ON 18TH
TUK TUK THAI ISAN STREET FOOD
THALAIVA’S INDIAN KITCHEN
SOMMELIER of the YeaR -
CHRISTIAN SHAUM
DANIEL BENNETT (SUSHI-SAN)
ALEX CUPER (EL CHE STEAKHOUSE & BAR)
AMBER PIKE (ANDROS TAVERNA)
CHRISTIAN SHAUM (BAZAAR MEAT)
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
of the year - POMPETTE
POMPETTE
BOEUFHAUS
TORCHIO PASTA BAR
DAISY’S PO-BOY AND TAVERN
BEST COUNTER SERVICE -
OMARCITO’S LATIN CAFE
OMARCITO’S LATIN CAFE
LOAF LOUNGE
FLOUR POWER
JT’S GENUINE SANDWICH SHOP
BEST RESTAURANT DESIGN -
THE OMAKASE ROOM
FIORETTA
THE OMAKASE ROOM
BISTRO MONADNOCK
WARLORD
BEST HOSPITALITY -
BRONZEVILLE WINERY
BRONZEVILLE WINERY
DEAR MARGARET
SMYTH
DENUCCI’S