James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winners, last 10 years

no ceremony in 2020 or 2021, the foundation paused awards during the pandemic. everything else is a straight run (new this year: Kalaya)

Alinea (Chicago, IL) - 2016

Topolobampo (Chicago, IL) - 2017

Highlands Bar & Grill (Birmingham, AL) - 2018

Frank Stitt's place, decades old by the time it won this

Zahav (Philadelphia, PA) - 2019

Chai Pani (Asheville, NC) - 2022

(new this year) Indian street food winning outstanding restaurant was a real shift from the usual tasting-menu picks

Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, PA) - 2023

Langbaan (Portland, OR) - 2024

tasting-menu Thai in a room behind a noodle shop, book ahead, it's tiny

Frasca Food and Wine (Boulder, CO) - 2025

Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA) - 2026

(new this year) second Philly winner in four years, that city is having a moment

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