Here’s All The San Francisco Restaurants, Bars, And Chefs That Are James Beard Semi-Finalists

The James Beard Awards are some of the most prestigious honors in the restaurant and bar industry. The semi-finalist list was officially released, and many San Francisco restaurants, bars, and chefs were featured. Notably, Foreign Cinema is a semi-finalist for Outstanding Restaurant. The restaurant is known for its outdoor patio, which features nightly film screenings. Of course, the food is the main draw for diners, with an evolving seasonal menu. You can expect mains like seared Pacific tuna, aged Wagyu rib-eye, and curry sesame fried chicken. San Francisco chef Michael Tusk was also a semi-finalist for Outstanding Chef for his work at Quince , a fine dining restaurant known for its refined, multi-course dinners. Meanwhile, The Happy Crane is on the list for Best New Restaurant . The new restaurant features Chinese cuisine with a modern take, served in an elegant dining room. Tiki Bar Smugglers Cove , known for it’s selection of rum drinks, is a semi-finalist for Outstanding Bar. Check out all the SF semi-finalists here: ----------------------------------------- ### Chefs * Michael Tusk – Quince (Outstanding Chef) * Kim Alter – Nightbird (Best Chef: California) * Harrison Cheney – Sons & Daughters (Best Chef: California) * Brandon Rice – Ernest (Best Chef: California) * Kosuke Tada – Mijoté (Best Chef: California) ### Restaurants * Foreign Cinema (Outstanding Restaurant) * The Happy Crane (Best New Restaurant) * House of Prime Rib (Outstanding Hospitality) * State Bird Provisions (Outstanding Restaurateur – Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski) * The Progress (Outstanding Restaurateur – Brioza/Krasinski; also Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program) * The Anchovy Bar (Outstanding Restaurateur – Brioza/Krasinski) * Copra (Outstanding Restaurateur – Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar) ### Bars and Beverage Programs * Smuggler’s Cove (Outstanding Bar) * The Valley Club (Best New Bar) * The Progress (Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program) * The Morris – Paul Einbund (Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service) Finalists will be announced on March 31 , and the restaurant and chef winners will be announced at an award ceremony in Chicago on June 15 . You can find the full list of semi-finalists here. Source: https://secretsanfrancisco.com/james-beard-semi-finalists-sf-restaurants-bars/