Kumiko wins Outstanding Bar, Noah Sandoval wins for Oriole at James Beard Awards 2025
The James Beard Awards were handed out in Chicago Monday night to the best restaurants and chefs from around the country.
Five local chefs and restaurants were nominated, including Galit in Lincoln Park for Outstanding restaurant and Kumiko in the West Loop for Outstanding Bar.
Chefs Thai Dang of HaiSous in Pilsen, Noah Sandoval of Oriole in Fulton Market, and Chris Jun and Erling Wu-Bower of Maxwells Trading in West Town are all nominated for Best Chef: Great Lakes.
In the end, Kumiko won the James Beard for Outstanding Bar, while Noah Sandoval won Best Chef: Great Lakes for Oriole.
Jungsik Yim of Jungsik in New York City won Outstanding Chef, and Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado, won for Outstanding Restaurant.
