Restaurantes de Philly galardonados con el premio James Beard, de 2022 a 2026

Semifinalist: Best New Bar, 2026

Almanaque — the Japanese-style speakeasy tucked away above husband-and-wife restaurateurs Vy To and Victor Ng’s Old City omakase, Ogawa Sushi & Kappo — has caused quite the stir, gaining the attention of major local experts y big national names alike.

Featuring a drink program by 2024 James Beard Award-winner Danny Childs, the intimate cocktail bar offers elegantly crafted cocktails with seasonal variations of classic drinks — Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, martinis and more — alongside original creations, all using only peak-season fruits, vegetables and botanicals.

Also on the small plates menu: beloved American eats with a Japanese twist, like wagyu hot dogs, wasabi garlic fries, miso-glazed chicken wings and more from Ogawa chef Carlos Wills.

Semifinalist: Emerging Chef (Frankie Ramirez), 2026

After cutting his teeth in some of Philly’s most popular kitchens, including nearby LMNO, chef Frankie Ramirez — with wife Veronica — channels that hard-won wisdom and memories from his native Mexico City into Amá.

Named for the couple’s mothers (Amá being short for “mamá”) and inspired by traditional Mexican kitchens in both aesthetic and cuisine, the upscale Fishtown restaurant proudly showcases Mexican staples and spirits through contemporary techniques. Bring a friend and dig into the shareable menu of tacos, tostados, ceviche and aguachile, plus tequila- and mezcal-forward cocktails.

Semifinalist: Best New Restaurant, 2026

You don’t have to look far to dine around the world with chef Evan Snyder leading Emmett. The restaurant takes wood-fired Levantine cuisine and infuses it with Mediterranean, French, Italian, North African and Middle Eastern influences.

The eclectic menu highlights savory bites like rye tartlets with wagyu, horseradish and smoked mustard; sesame madeleines with ras al hangout butter and apple mandarin jam; and dry-aged duck accompanied by sweet date malfouf. Plus, you can look forward to a full bar with natural wines, craft cocktails and a zero-proof beverage program.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker (Justine MacNeil), 2026

Take a Roman holiday thanks to husband-and-wife duo Ed Crochet and Justine MacNeil. The couple’s bright Kensington cafe embodies the spirit of an Italian caffetteria with an all-day menu of pastries, coffee and breakfast sammies (on housemade bread!), plus homemade pasta, Mediterranean street eats and lunch sandwiches after 11 a.m.

But back to the pastries. Stacked high with all manner of incredible baked goods,  Fiore’s pastry case is the handiwork of 2026 James Beard semifinalist MacNeil, who churns out a rotating selection of bomboloni, cornetti, croissants, cookies and more on the daily.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Amanda Shulman), 2026
Nominada: Chef Emergente (Amanda Shulman), 2023
Semifinalista: Chef Emergente (Amanda Shulman), 2022

En Amanda Shulman cuando era estudiante, organizaba elaboradas cenas para sus compañeros de la Universidad de Pensilvania. Ese es el ambiente en Her Place Supper Club, where the 2025 and 2026 honoree for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic serves a family-style fixed-price menu that feels like one of her college soirees — a sentiment shared by Esquire y Buen provecho, both of which named the Rittenhouse Square spot one of America’s best new restaurants.

Maybe it’s the Italian-, French- and Jewish-influenced menu, or maybe it’s the warm sourdough chocolate chip cookie each guest receives at the end of the meal.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Omar Tate and Cybille St.Aude-Tate), 2026,2024

History unfolds across the plate at Madreselva en North Broad.

Paying tribute to Black flavors, cultures and foodways from around the world, menu items like catfish and peppers, or dombrey with agnolotti and curried beef, shine on their own; but as part of the ambitious restaurant’s signature four-course tasting menu, they tell an even richer story, penned by chefs (and married couple) Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate.

The drink list is just as bold, with spirited Afrocentric creations, like the Zou Zou (a plantain-infused cocktail) and wines by Black and local producers on offer.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Restaurant, 2026, 2025
Ganador: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Chutatip Suntaranon), 2023
Nominado: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Chutatip Suntaranon), 2022

Tras recibir una nominación a Mejor Restaurante Nuevo en 2020 por Kalaya, chef-propietario Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon hit the stratosphere in 2023, walking away as the winner for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.

Suntaranon’s success stems from the influence of her mother, from whom she learned the authentic southern Thai cooking served at the restaurant — and for whom it is named. The eatery’s Fishtown space, named a semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant in 2025 and 2026, offers flavorful, authentic dishes like pla nung manao (steamed branzino with lime) and tom yum soup.

Bonus: Learn more about Suntaranon on temporada 1, episodio 25, of Visit Philly’s Love + Grit podcast.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Randy Rucker), 2026

El chef Randy Rucker, conocido por haber sido nominado al Premio James Beard 2024 por su East Passyunk con su mujer, la chef Amanda Rucker, para el restaurante River Twice. este restaurante costero contemporáneo.

Channeling the Ruckers’ experiences living in multiple coastal towns, the upscale eatery celebrates the diversity of the ocean with a menu featuring dishes like swordfish Milanese, fried whole snapper with cabbage and caramel, hash browns piled high with crab and uni, and a bevy of creative cocktails curated by Ben Spirk (formerly of Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.).

Plus, eat good and feel good: The restaurant supports local farms and fishermen, sourcing ingredients locally and sustainably.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Bar, 2026
Nominee: Outstanding Bar, 2025

It’s not easy to get reservations at Viernes Sábado Domingo, but that doesn’t mean you can’t walk in anytime to experience the restaurant’s Lovers Bar, which was recognized in 2025 and 2026 as a nominee for Outstanding Bar by the James Beard Foundation.

Aside from a sumptuous á la carte menu, the bar features a unique assortment of handcrafted cocktails, such as the Erlking, a delightful mixture of bourbon, pear eu de vie, amaro s. maria al monte, quinqina and allspice. For those who like to keep it simple, there’s an impressive wine and beer list to cover the penchant of any palate.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Ian Graye), 2026

Las plantas se colocan en un pedestal a Pietramala. El imaginativo y siempre cambiante menú de ensaladas, platos pequeños, entrantes y postres del chef Ian Graye no intenta ser lo que no es, dejando que brillen los sabores naturales de los productos frescos y la creatividad culinaria del chef.

Hoy, el menú incluye una esponjosa focaccia de masa madre, sabrosos cavatelli de trigo duro y una rica mousse de cacahuete. ¿La próxima temporada? El cielo es el límite. Una constante: el menú vegano, que se sirve al estilo de las tapas en un acogedor comedor tipo invernadero iluminado con velas, destaca los ingredientes sostenibles procedentes de recolectores y pequeños proveedores locales.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Jesse Ito), 2026
Nominee: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Jesse Ito), 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Semifinalista: Chef estrella emergente del año (Jesse Ito), 2020, 2018, 2017. 

Are you feeling a full sit-down upscale Japanese meal, or more like a swanky prix-fixe sushi experience? Both are at your service at eight-time honoree Jesse Ito’s unassuming Royal Sushi & Izakaya.

El primer llegado, primer servido Real Izakaya side ofrece un ingenioso menú a la carta de sushi, sashimi, sopas, ensaladas y bao buns, además de mucho sake. También puede animar la noche en Royal Sushi at an eight-seat, 16-course nigirizushi and temaki omakase (by hard-fought reservation only).

Outstanding Beverage Professional (Dan Suro-Cipolloni and David Suro-Piñera), 2026

It’s a family affair at these stylish standouts for Mexican cuisine in Rittenhouse Square.

James Beard Media Award winner David Suro-Piñera and his late business partner Annette Cipolloni (affectionately known as La Jefa, or the boss, by family and staff alike) first opened Tequilas in 1986 to highlight the flavors of Guadalajara with contemporary flair.

Nowadays, David and Annette’s son, Dan Suro-Cipolloni, carries on his family’s legacy, channeling the spirit of his father’s hometown and Philadelphia into La Jefa, the adjoining casual cafe and cocktail bar serving wines, cocktails, brunch bites and caffeinated goodness.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Restaurateur (Greg Vernick), 2026
Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Greg Vernick), 2025
Semifinalist: Outstanding Hospitality (Vernick Food & Drink), 2023

If we’re talking destination-dining, Greg Vernick’s got to be a part of the conversation. Vernick’s culinary education started in his grandfather’s Center City butcher shop and took him to the esteemed kitchens of Jean-Georges Vongerichtenhe.

The Philly native has spent the last two decades assembling an Avengers-worthy collection of award-winning eateries and shops: new American bistro Vernick Food & Wine, next-door wine shop Vino Vernick, marisquería moderna Vernick Fish, sleek cafe Cafetería Vernick, and, newest addition, neighborhood Italian trattoria Emilia.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Anthony Andiario), 2025, 2022
Additional honor: 2019

Andiario, situado en el corazón de West Chester’s shopping and dining district, was a buzzworthy semifinalist for Best New Restaurant in 2019. But the honors didn’t end there, with a Best Chef nod for Anthony Andiario (also co-owner with wife, Marie van Schaijik) coming in 2022 and 2025.

En Chester County farm-to-table spot celebrates locally sourced Pennsylvania produce across its artisanal pre-set dinner menu that is inspired by the season and changes weekly (and sometimes more often) but always remains filled with hearty pastas and proteins.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Yun Fuentes), 2025
Semifinalista: Chef Emergente (Yun Fuentes), 2024

It didn’t take long for Puerto Rican native Yun Fuentes to be honored as an Emerging Chef semifinalist in 2024 and Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic semifinalist in 2025 at lively Latin American restaurant and rum bar Bolo, which only opened in 2023.

The modern Rittenhouse Square spot serves a selection of dishes celebrating Latino-Caribbean culture, with two prix-fixe menus — one served year-round and another that changes with the season — along with lechon asado, several individual entrees, small plates, desserts and cocktails. The foundation recognized Fuentes for the innovative approach he first honed at several of four-time honoree José Garcés’establecimientos.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, 2025

Tostadores Càphê, located in the Kensington neighborhood, made its mark on Philadelphia in 2018 when it became the first and only Vietnamese specialty coffee roaster in the city.

The secret to the exceptional taste of the coffee most certainly lies in the terrain from which many of the beans are sourced — a farm located at 1,400 meters above sea level, where rich volcanic soil makes for slow and even development, yielding nutty, black tea and floral profiles.

The shop has a social mission too, donating a significant portion of its proceeds to 12 PLUS, a nonprofit that partners with public high schools in Philadelphia and Camden, N.J., to increase educational equity. It also employs students and alumni from partner schools.

Semifinalist: Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Carlos Aparicio), 2025, 2024

Tras ejercer de chef ejecutivo en locales de lujo como Parque, Juan Carlos Aparicio revisited his Mexican origin story and traveled across that nation to create all-day café and BYOB El Chingón en East Passyunk in 2022.

Within two years, the quiet, elevated Poblano spot — serving dishes inspired by Aparicio’s mother, who taught him to cook — saw its founder named a Best Chef semifinalist. The neighborhood joint’s menu includes Pueblan items, both traditional (like tacos al pastor) and non-traditional (like vegan mushroom tacos árabes), and its signature cemitas with springy bread.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Hospitality, 2025

The name may have “little” in it, but this tiny BYOB has a big heart, and the James Beard Foundation has taken note by designating it as a semifinalist in Outstanding Hospitality. Nestled in Queen Village, Pececito is known not only for Chef Alexander Yoon’s seasonal seafood creations sprinkled with Asian influences but also for the intimate atmosphere that comes from having just 16 seats.

Perhaps the warm and cozy feeling the restaurant exudes is in part the result of Yoon having learned to cook as a young boy in his home kitchen in order to help relieve his working mother of some of her household chores.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Bakery, 2025
Semifinalista: Pastelera o panadera destacada (Emily Riddell), 2023

Es sobre todo arte con un toque de mecánica para una sabrosa boulangerie Taller mecánico, a 2025 semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, and chef Emily Riddell, a 2023 semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker.

The cozy and inviting bakery, in the ground floor “WKSHP” of South Philly’s Edificio Bok, uses a fresh, modern approach to hone its French classics, featuring locally sourced ingredients, a long-fermentation high-hydration process for its breads and a sourdough starter for its pastries, and incorporating seasonality and local flavor. Highlights include lemon tarts, orange cardamom morning buns, vanilla sablé cookies and even housemade jams.

Winner: Emerging Chef (Phila Lorn), 2025

Chef Phila Lorn is named for the city where he became the first in his Cambodian family to be born in the United States after they had come to Philadelphia as refugees in 1985. And now, Phila is bringing honor to his namesake city with a James Beard award for Emerging Chef at his Bella Vista restaurante Mawn, which means “chicken” in Lorn’s native Cambodian language.

After working in the Philadelphia restaurant industry for 20 years, Phila and his wife, Rachel, opened Mawn in 2023. Known as a noodle house with “no rules,” the restaurant’s menu features not only Cambodian fare but also dishes from all over Southeast Asia.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker (Abigail Dahan), 2025

Imagine combining classic French cuisine with subtle Korean influence. That’s what you get when you visit Society Hill restaurante Procedencia, which features a four-course seafood-focused tasting menu made up of more than 20 dishes. And the last course is now gaining just as much attention as the first three, as the restaurant has been recognized for the work of French-born pastry chef Abigail Dahan.

After attending pastry school in Paris, Dahan apprenticed at the renowned Gerard Mulot Patisserie in France and then returned to the U.S. She held various positions at luxury hotels and restaurants, including eight years as executive pastry chef at Parque in Philadelphia, before joining Provenance when it opened in 2024.

Semifinalista: Cocinero Destacado (Dionicio Jiménez), 2024
Nominado: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Dionicio Jiménez), 2023

Veterano de la escena gastronómica de Philly desde hace más de dos décadas, el chef Dionicio Jiménez finalmente se independizó en 2022, abriendo el colorido Cantina La Martina in Kensington. The James Beard Foundation took notice, nominating him in the Best Chef category in 2023 (for excellence in a specific region) before elevating him to a semifinalist as Outstanding Chef (a national honor for broad industry influence) the following year.

Although Jimenez has since closed his original Kensington location, you can experience the chef’s versatile menu of Mexican staples at his sit-down BYOB La Baja in Ardmore or his largely take-away outposts, Cantina on the Go Cottman Avenue in Cheltenham and Cantina on the Go Jenkintown.

Semifinalista: Mejor Programa de Vinos (a.kitchen+bar), 2024, 2022
Ganadora: Restauradora destacada (Ellen Yin), 2023
Nominada: Restauradora destacada (Ellen Yin), 2022, 2019, 2018

Ningún empresario culinario capta tan bien el ambiente de Philly como Ellen Yin, James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Restaurateur in 2023 and 2024 semifinalist for Outstanding Wine Program.

It’s no wonder. Restaurants within her Hostelería de calle group, dating back to 1997 — which include a.cocina+bar, Horquilla, Calle Mayor y La sala del pan — have previously garnered JBF recognition for Outstanding Restaurant and Rising Star, as well as four more slots for Yin in the restaurateur category (and Best Chef honors for four different culinary artists across three eateries). Whoa.

Semifinalista: Panadería destacada, 2024

En 1904, los inmigrantes italianos Mario y Crocifissa Isgro empezaron a vender pasteles de ron, cannoli y otros productos de panadería en una tienda frente a su casa. Italian Market rowhome. Más de 120 años y cuatro generaciones después, Pastelería Isgro was honored as an Outstanding Bakery semifinalist in 2024.

Along with the still-handmade, still-famous rum cake (the exact recipe a family secret only three people are privy to) and top-selling cannoli, the Sicilian bakery is also known for its fantastic pound cake, Italian cream, strawberry shortcakes and special-occasion decorated cakes.

Semifinalista: Mejor restaurante nuevo, 2024

It’s never easy opening a successful new restaurant in one of America’s great culinary cities. But Rittenhouse Square’s Mi Loup didn’t seem to have much of a problem, with an opening in 2023 that garnered it a Best New Restaurant semifinalist honor the following January.

The sensation from married chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp (of Her Place Supper Club) offers Quebecois-influenced French cuisine featuring both decadent items like roast beef au poivre with frites and horseradish and playful dishes like the escargot-filled green garlic butter Escar-Roll.

Semifinalista: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Randy Rucker), 2024

En 2019, Philly nativo Amanda Rucker y su marido tejano, Randy, se trasladaron de Massachusetts a Filadelfia para abrir Río Dos Veces en East Passyunk, focusing on their passion for thoughtfully sourced ingredients and sustainable design. The couple sure knew what they were doing, as Randy was named a semifinalist for Best Chef in 2024 (his second such honor, the first coming in 2011 in Texas).

Este moderno BYOB americano de ambiente minimalista sirve platos de influencia global a través de un menú de cuatro platos apropiado a la temporada con complementos que cambian a diario y una extensa carta de vinos.

Ganador: America's Classics, 2024

James Beard’s America’s Classics Award honors locally owned restaurants beloved not just for their cuisine but also for timeless appeal, connection to the community and culinary heritage. Only two Philadelphia establishments — Cerdo asado de John en 2006 y Restaurante en Vietnam in 2024 — have ever received the special recognition.

Con un ubicación principal en Chinatown (inaugurado en 1984) y un café en University City, chef Benny Lai’s now-legendary spot was singled out for dishes like barbecue platters, crispy spring rolls, 10 varieties of vermicelli bowls, lemongrass stir-fries and a selection of Polynesian cocktails.

Semifinalista: Panadería destacada, 2023

Denise Gause opened her North Philly homage to sugar, eggs and flour in 1990 before a fire devastated the site in 2015. She then did what any dedicated baker would do: rebuild.

Three years later, Gause passed Delicias de Denise on to her nieces, Keshia Davis and Cynthia Benton, who are committed to carrying on their aunt’s sugary legacy of well-regarded pound cake, pies, sticky buns, donuts, cookies and wedding cakes. The bakery’s generational persistence was recognized in 2023 in the form of a semifinalist nod in the Outstanding Bakery category.

Ganador: Restaurante Destacado, 2023
Semifinalista: Restaurante destacado, 2022

En 2022, el famoso sitio de comida a precio fijo Viernes Sábado Domingo picked up its first James Beard nod as a semifinalist for the nation’s most Outstanding Restaurant. Then, the very next year, they went and won the whole darn thing.

Con ingredientes frescos de temporada, el chef Chad Williams’El menú degustación de ocho platos, con platos como cerdo, pescado, aves y mollejas, se complementa con un maridaje opcional de vinos servido en el íntimo comedor del piso superior del Philly. Rittenhouse Square barrio.

Semifinalista: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Thanh Nguyen), 2023

Chef-propietario Thanh Nguyen ha tomado East Passyunk’con su concepto Gabriella's Vietnam, serving up street food-esque dishes from her native Saigon.

The popular BYOB has garnered attention across the country — and a 2023 semifinalist honor for Nguyen as Best Chef — thanks to flavor-packed dishes like đậu hủ xào xả wok-fried lemongrass tofu, bò lúc lắc shaken beef (which is indeed vigorously cooked to achieve its distinct charred flavor), the bún đậu mắm tôm vermicelli platter with shrimp paste dipping sauce and steamed bánh bèo chén water fern dumplings.

Semifinalista: Mejor restaurante nuevo, 2023

Desde su apertura en 2022, Heavy Metal Sausage Co. has garnered rave reviews for its hearty menu of soups, stews, sausages and sandwiches — and a James Beard semifinalist recognition as Best New Restaurant.

That restaurant, Trattoria en Heavy Metal Sausage, ofrece un menú familiar de seis platos de inspiración italiana que se sirve en dos turnos todos los jueves y viernes por la noche. Pero eso es sólo la mitad de la historia. El mercado South Philly es también un productor de carnes especiales, carnicero y charcutería de alta gama que ofrece una gran variedad de salchichas, patés, salami y embutidos. scrapple junto con pan recién horneado y pasta hecha a mano.

Semifinalista: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Andrew Henshaw), 2023
Semifinalista: Mejor restaurante nuevo, 2022

Lleva el nombre de el carnicero de El violinista en el tejado, semifinalista 2022 al Mejor Restaurante Nuevo Lobo láser is like a little sister to 2019 James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Restaurant Zahav, also from co-owners Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook, with 2023 Best Chef semifinalist Andrew Henshaw at the helm.

El restaurante israelí de pinchos de la zona Fishtown, también nombrado uno de los mejores restaurantes del mundo por Condé Nast Traveler — churns out delectable delicacies such as shishlik (available in chicken, skirt steak, swordfish or mushroom), whole dorade, koobideh and other kebabs, along with included salatim and signature hummus and pita. L’chaim!

Semifinalista: Bar destacado, 2023
Semifinalista: Mejor programa enológico, 2020

En 2019, Bernard y Chloe Grigri - el padre y la hija propietarios de Queen Village’de la prestigiosa Good King Tavern. Le Caveau right upstairs, accessible through the same famous bright blue trellis as their pub.

The French-inspired “philly bar à vins” wasted no time impressing, garnering semifinalist nods for Outstanding Wine Program in 2020 and Outstanding Bar in 2023. The spot’s intimate ambiance only enhances the carefully curated wine list of over 130 bottles and a Parisian pub grub menu highlighted by their famous French hot dog and house chocolate mousse.

Semifinalista: Panadería destacada, 2023

A sólo tres cuartos de milla calle abajo de Machine Shop (véase más arriba), Mighty Bread Co. grabbed itself a semifinalist honor in the Outstanding Bakery category in 2023 thanks not just to its pastries, cookies and nearly two-dozen naturally fermented breads — including 10 varieties of sourdough — but also its fantastic restaurant menu.

Stock up on all the carb goodness and homemade pantry staples you can handle, but don’t pass up fabulous breakfast and brunch sandwiches (expanded selection on weekends), toasted items and aperitivos you may not expect from a South Philly bakery.

Semifinalist: Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program, 2023
Semifinalista: Programa destacado del Colegio de Abogados, 2019

Rittenhouse Square's Café del Monje plates one of the city’s best burgers, pomme frites and mussels. But it’s the two-time semifinalist-recognized wine and bar programs that stand out.

Monk’s Benelux bona fides include becoming the first bar in America to serve Belgian Chimay on tap in 1997 and a top ranking as mejor cervecería del mundo by Craft Beer & Brewing. Got questions? Ask for the “Beer Bible” — an extensive list of the tavern’s 225-plus offerings.

Bonus: Hear owner/three-time semifinalist Tom Peters discuss the spot’s storied history in Visit Philly’s Serie de vídeos de la Ruta de la Cerveza Artesana.

Semifinalista: Pastelera Destacada (Angela Cicala), 2022

En un espacio fuera del North Broad Street lobby of the Divine Lorraine, Cicala ofrece un exquisito surtido de galletas y pasteles tradicionales elaborados con recetas heredadas de la madre y la abuela de la semifinalista del premio Outstanding Pastry Chef 2022. Angela Cicala.

Cicala (with chef-husband and four-time honoree, Joe) created the elegant Italian ristorante backed by her impressive curriculum vitae, which includes lauded East Passyunk spot Le Virtù. She continues to lead culinary tours of Italy when not busy crafting award-winning breads and pastries.

Semifinalista: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Adam Diltz), 2022

Adam Diltz, chef de Best Chef, semifinalista en 2022. Elwood en Fishtown, breathes new life into down-home recipes showcasing Pennsylvania ingredients — with a dash of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition — across a menu of rustic, rural family-style entrees.

The crowd-pleasing spot is committed to nose-to-tail cooking (using every part of the animal), meaning dishes like the guinea hen and whole Gobbler’s Ridge Farm rabbit offer diners a chance to try cuts they might not otherwise sample. Pro tip: Finish with the funnel cake for dessert — and come back for servicio de té de fin de semana.

Semifinalista: Panadera Destacada (Rhonda Saltzman y Mercedes Brooks), 2022

Maybe there’s something in the water. One of two James Beard-honored bakeries located inside the Bok Building, Second Daughter Baking Co.’s sibling team of Rhonda Saltzman & Mercedes Brooks was named semifinalists in the Outstanding Baker category in 2022.

The sisters’ locally sourced sweet shop — open for retail and preorder pickup only — offers whimsical, artistic, scratch-made and botanically influenced baked goods like tarts, pies, scones, quiches, cakes, cupcakes, focaccia, babka, hamantaschen, muffins, cookies and their renowned “Best of Philly”-winning sea salt-sprinkled fudge brownies.

Ganadora: Mejor Chef: Atlántico Medio (Cristina Martínez), 2022
Nominada: Mejor chef: Atlántico Medio (Cristina Martínez), 2020, 2019
Honores adicionales en 2017 y 2018

Empresario y activista por los derechos de los inmigrantes Cristina Martínez ha acumulado premios a la Mejor Chef por su auténtico estilo casero mexicano, incluyendo dos nominaciones, dos semifinales y una victoria culminante en 2022. Pero ha sido un viaje. South Philly Barbacoa started as a food cart before opening its first brick-and-mortar in 2016.

It then moved into El Compadre in the Italian Market the next year and struck out on its own again a year later before settling inside offshoot Casa México en 2024. No importa el lugar, puedes disfrutar de las mismas increíbles quesadillas, moles, pancitas y, sí, barbacoa (días selectos).