| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ American Classics |
| Restaurant | State or
territory
!City
!Year
opened
! Year
awarded |
|---|
| Tadich Grill
|California
|San Francisco
|1849[{{cite web |last=Ashraf |first=Syjil |date=May 2, 2012 |title=America's Oldest Restaurants |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/americas-oldest-restaurants-slideshow |accessdate=February 2, 2019 |work=The Daily Meal |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030505/https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/americas-oldest-restaurants-slideshow |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Bitker |first=Janelle |date=2021-04-02 |title=Tadich Grill, San Francisco's oldest restaurant, reopens on Monday after long pandemic break |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Tadich-Grill-San-Francisco-s-oldest-restaurant-16072795.php |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220021038/https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Tadich-Grill-San-Francisco-s-oldest-restaurant-16072795.php |url-status=live }}]
|1998[{{Cite web |title=1998 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=1998&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226215031/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=1998&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Joe's Stone Crab
|Florida
|Miami Beach
|1913[{{Cite web |title=Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant |url=https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/l/restaurants/joes-stone-crab-restaurant/3113 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Greater Miami & Miami Beach |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227000129/https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/l/restaurants/joes-stone-crab-restaurant/3113 |url-status=live }}]
|1998 |
| Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar
|Washington
|Seattle
|1979[{{Cite web |last=Craighead |first=Callie |date=2020-02-25 |title=Then and now: 16 historic Seattle restaurants still open today |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/historic-seattle-restaurants-bars-still-open-15071643.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704062921/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/historic-seattle-restaurants-bars-still-open-15071643.php |archive-date=2022-07-04 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=seattlepi.com |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2015-11-23 |title=10 Classic Seattle Restaurants that Still Shine |url=https://seattlemag.com/article/10-classic-seattle-restaurants-still-shine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811190913/https://www.seattlemag.com/article/10-classic-seattle-restaurants-still-shine |archive-date=2020-08-11 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en}}]
|1998 |
| Stroud's
|Missouri
|Kansas City
|1933[{{Cite web |last=Pollack |first=Ann Lemons |date=2019-06-26 |title=James Beard Award winner Stroud's is worth a road trip to Kansas City |url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/bf8c6038-4031-11e9-a6a4-120e7ad5cf50/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.stlmag.com |language=en-us}}]
|1998 |
| Second Avenue Deli
|New York
|New York City
|1954[{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Andy |date=2006-01-06 |title=Hold the Mustard, Maybe Forever |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/nyregion/hold-the-mustard-maybe-forever.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227002433/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/nyregion/hold-the-mustard-maybe-forever.html |url-status=live }}]
|1998 |
| Joe T. Garcia's
|Texas
|Fort Worth
|1935[{{Cite web |last=Hallock |first=Jeremy |title=Joe T. Garcia's Is a Fort Worth Institution — But Is It Still Worth the Trip? |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/joe-t-garcia-s-is-a-fort-worth-institution-but-is-it-still-worth-the-trip-8349362 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421020630/https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/joe-t-garcia-s-is-a-fort-worth-institution-but-is-it-still-worth-the-trip-8349362 |archive-date=2021-04-21 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en}}]
|1998 |
| Cafe Pasqual's
|New Mexico
|Santa Fe
|1979[{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Jennifer |date=2021-06-25 |title='Eating is the major sport of having a body': Cafe Pasqual's Katharine Kagel |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/eating-is-the-major-sport-of-having-a-body-cafe-pasquals-katharine-kagel/article_8cac8b24-c96a-11eb-8714-2fd934525cd5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823181614/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/eating-is-the-major-sport-of-having-a-body-cafe-pasquals-katharine-kagel/article_8cac8b24-c96a-11eb-8714-2fd934525cd5.html |archive-date=2023-08-23 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Santa Fe New Mexican |language=en}}]
|1999[{{Cite web |title=1999 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=1999&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226214342/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=1999&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
|Connecticut
|New Haven
|1925[{{Cite book |last=Levine |first=Ed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uKAsAAAAYAAJ&q=1925 |title=Pizza: A Slice of Heaven ; the Ultimate Guide and Companion |date=2005 |publisher=Universe |isbn=978-0-7893-1205-1 |pages=170 |language=en}}]
|1999 |
| Mosca's
|Louisiana
|Avondale
|1946[{{Cite magazine |last=Trillin |first=Calvin |author-link=Calvin Trillin |date=2010-11-15 |title=No Daily Specials |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/no-daily-specials |access-date=2023-02-27 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227004821/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/no-daily-specials |url-status=live }}]
|1999 |
| Phillippe the Original
|California
|Los Angeles
|1908[{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Charles |date=2008-04-06 |title=The Big Dipper |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-06-tm-phillipes6-story.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227004026/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-06-tm-phillipes6-story.html |url-status=live }}]
|1999 |
| Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
|New York
|New York City
|1913[{{cite web |last=Grigoletti |first=Enrico |date=December 15, 2015 |title=Grand Central Terminal |url=http://www.contemporarystandard.com/grand-central-terminal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215102738/http://www.contemporarystandard.com/grand-central-terminal/ |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |website=Contemporary Standard}}]
|1999 |
| The Berghoff
|Illinois
|Chicago
|1898[{{Cite book |last=Ledermann |first=Robert P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGQETRcSZzIC&dq=restaurant+chicago+%22berghoff+%22&pg=PA81 |title=Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade |date=2004 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-3273-8 |language=en}}]
|1999 |
| Original Pancake House
|Oregon
|Portland
|1953[{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.ophmontgomery.com/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227153344/http://www.ophmontgomery.com/about.html |archive-date=2010-12-27 |access-date=2011-05-09 |website=The Original Pancake House Montgomery}}]
|1999 |
| Helena's Hawaiian Foods
|Hawaii
|Honolulu
|1946[{{Cite web |title=Helena's Hawaiian Food {{!}} Serving great Hawaiian food since 1946! |url=https://www.helenashawaiianfood.com/index.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.helenashawaiianfood.com}}]
|2000 |
| Swan Oyster Depot
|California
|San Francisco
|1912[{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Brett |date=2014-05-06 |title=The New Wave of Oyster Bars |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/dining/the-new-wave-of-oyster-bars.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227010035/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/dining/the-new-wave-of-oyster-bars.html |url-status=live }}]
|2000[{{Cite web |title=2000 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2000&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226214344/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2000&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| White House Sub Shop
|New Jersey
|Atlantic City
|1946[{{Cite news |last=Kent |first=Bill |date=1998-10-25 |title=ATLANTIC CITY; Counter Intuitive |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/25/nyregion/atlantic-city-counter-intuitive.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227010533/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/25/nyregion/atlantic-city-counter-intuitive.html |url-status=live }}]
|2000 |
| The Original Sonny Bryan's
|Texas
|Dallas
|1958[{{cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Paul |date=May 30, 1989 |title=In Texas, Sonny Bryan's Barbecue Is Legend |page=8C |newspaper=Lewiston Journal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1899&dat=19890530&id=Jv8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sGkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,4025386 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227011158/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1899&dat=19890530&id=Jv8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sGkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,4025386 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last=Weingarten |first=Paul |date=May 10, 1989 |title=If There's Barbecue Sauce On The Mercedes, This Must Be Sonny's |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/05/10/if-theres-barbecue-sauce-on-the-mercedes-this-must-be-sonnys/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-date=2014-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222010348/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-05-10/news/8904110431_1_beef-brisket-sauce-pit |url-status=live }}]
|2000 |
| Camp Washington Chili
|Ohio
|Cincinnati
|1940[{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Chuck |authorlink= |date=2000-06-23 |title=Last order's up at original Camp Washington Chili |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/dining/reviews/062300_campwash.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001101151000/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/dining/reviews/062300_campwash.html |archive-date=2000-11-01 |accessdate=2007-08-09 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |doi=}}]
|2000 |
| Moosewood Restaurant
|New York
|Ithaca
|1973[{{Cite web |last=Cazentre |first=Don |date=2022-05-10 |title=A new generation takes over at Ithaca's legendary Moosewood restaurant |url=https://www.syracuse.com/restaurants/2022/05/a-new-generation-takes-over-at-ithacas-legendary-moosewood-restaurant.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=syracuse.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227012011/https://www.syracuse.com/restaurants/2022/05/a-new-generation-takes-over-at-ithacas-legendary-moosewood-restaurant.html |url-status=live }}]
|2000 |
| Mario's
|New York
|The Bronx
|1919
|2000 |
| Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room
|Georgia
|Savannah
|1943[{{cite news |date=November 1, 2002 |title='Everyone just loved that lady' Sema Wilkes Restaurateur 1907-2002 |work=Savannah Morning News |url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/110102/LOCWILKESOBIT.shtml#.VfOQtpcsDIW |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021117121707/https://www.savannahnow.com/stories/110102/LOCWILKESOBIT.shtml |archive-date=2002-11-17}}]
|2000 |
| Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant
|California
|Los Angeles
|1947[{{Cite web |title=Behind the Bib: Langer's Deli |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/langers-deli-los-angeles-history |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=MICHELIN Guide |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227013233/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/langers-deli-los-angeles-history |url-status=live}}]
|2001[{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Stevenson |date=9 May 2001 |title=American foodies single out their stars |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-05-09-0105090266-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414062623/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-05-09-0105090266-story.html |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Chicago Tribune}}] |
| Versailles
|Florida
|Miami
|1971[{{Cite web |title=Versailles, the 'most famous Cuban restaurant in the world,' celebrates its 50th anniversary |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/fl-et-versailles-restaurant-little-habana-miami-cuba-50-anniversary-english-20211111-22sc6zkuq5fnvbi43mobede2sa-story.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Sun Sentinel |date=11 November 2021 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227013736/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/fl-et-versailles-restaurant-little-habana-miami-cuba-50-anniversary-english-20211111-22sc6zkuq5fnvbi43mobede2sa-story.html |url-status=live }}]
|2001 |
| Ray's Boathouse and Cafe
|Washington
|Seattle
|1945[{{Cite web |last=Craighead |first=Callie |date=2020-02-25 |title=16 historic Seattle restaurants still around today |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/historic-seattle-restaurants-bars-still-open-15071643.php |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704062921/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/historic-seattle-restaurants-bars-still-open-15071643.php |url-status=live}}]
|2002[{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Stevenson |date=15 May 2002 |title=A gourmet gala |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-05-15-0205150244-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414062543/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-05-15-0205150244-story.html |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Chicago Tribune}}] |
| Three Brothers Serbian Restaurant
|Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|1956[{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2024/01/top-chef-effect-three-brothers-restaurant.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}][{{Cite web |title=- Our History - |url=https://www.threebrothersmke.com/our-history |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=THREE BROTHERS RESTAURANT |language=en-US}}]
|2002 |
| Peter Luger Steakhouse
|New York
|Brooklyn
|1887[{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Peter Luger's famed Brooklyn steakhouse getting closer to the West Coast |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/10/peter-lugers-famed-brooklyn-steakhouse-getting-closer-to-the-west-coast |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227020720/https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/10/peter-lugers-famed-brooklyn-steakhouse-getting-closer-to-the-west-coast/ |url-status=live }}]
|2002 |
| Anchor Bar
|New York
|Buffalo
|1935[{{cite web |last1=Olmsted |first1=Larry |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Food pilgrimage: Buffalo wings in Buffalo, part 1 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2015/09/10/buffalo-hot-wings-anchor-bar/71942942/ |accessdate=August 1, 2019 |website=USA Today |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801173908/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2015/09/10/buffalo-hot-wings-anchor-bar/71942942/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Paul |date=August 23, 2012 |title=Buffalo's Anchor Bar wings it to downtown Hamilton |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/talk/paul-wilson-buffalo-s-anchor-bar-wings-it-to-downtown-hamilton-1.1174867 |accessdate=August 1, 2019 |website=CBC News |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113234523/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/talk/paul-wilson-buffalo-s-anchor-bar-wings-it-to-downtown-hamilton-1.1174867 |url-status=live }}]
|2003[{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Stevenson |date=14 May 2003 |title=Star grazing |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-05-14-0305140118-story.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=2020-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523163644/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-05-14-0305140118-story.html |url-status=live }}] |
| Duarte's Tavern
|California
|Pescadero
|1894[{{Cite web |last=Stamberg |first=Susan |date=March 18, 2009 |title=Duarte's Tavern: A Family Tradition For 115 Years |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101971206 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321024812/http://www.npr.org:80/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101971206 |archive-date=2009-03-21 |access-date=2021-04-11 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}]
|2003 |
| Lexington Barbecue
|North Carolina
|Lexington
|1962
|2003 |
| The Shed
|New Mexico
|Santa Fe
|1953[{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://sfshed.com/pages/history |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Shed Restaurant |language=en}}]
|2003 |
| The Skylight Inn
|North Carolina
|Ayden
|1947[{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.skylightinnbbq.com/welcome |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Skylight Inn BBQ—Nationwide Shipping |language=en-US}}]
|2003 |
| Ben's Chili Bowl
|District of Columbia
|Washington
|1958[{{Cite news |last=Trescott |first=Jacqueline |date=2011-02-16 |title=Ben's Chili Bowl donates papers, artifacts to GWU's Africana Research Center |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502795.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=2017-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124051842/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502795.html |url-status=live}}]
|2004[{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Stevenson |date=19 May 2004 |title=Patience pays off |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-19-0405190120-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414063004/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-19-0405190120-story.html |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Chicago Tribune}}] |
| Al's Breakfast
|Minnesota
|Minneapolis
|1950[{{Cite web |date=2005-03-05 |title=Al's Breakfast founder dies at 97 |website=Star Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/stories/456/3929998.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305173726/http://www.startribune.com/stories/456/3929998.html |archive-date=2005-03-05 }}]
|2004 |
| Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe
|Massachusetts
|Boston
|1927[{{Cite web |date=2008-09-05 |title=Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe in Boston, MA - AOL City Guide |url=http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/restaurants/charlies-sandwich-shoppe/v-106529335 |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905191340/http://search.cityguide.aol.com/boston/restaurants/charlies-sandwich-shoppe/v-106529335 |archive-date=2008-09-05 }}]
|2005[{{Cite web |title=2005 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2005&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226211403/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2005&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| El Chorro Lodge
|Arizona
|Paradise Valley
|1937[{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Wynter |title=El Chorro Lodge: Looking Back on a Landmark |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/el-chorro-lodge-looking-back-on-a-landmark-6531560 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Phoenix New Times |language=en}}]
|2005 |
| Yuca's
|California
|Los Angeles
|1976
|2005 |
| Willie Mae's Scotch House
|Louisiana
|New Orleans
|1957[{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Todd A. |title=Willie Mae Seaton of Willie Mae's Scotch House dies at 99 |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/willie-mae-seaton-of-willie-maes-scotch-house-dies-at-99/article_5963a4a6-4a9d-59e8-884f-84ae90e39072.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=NOLA.com |date=22 September 2015 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022628/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/willie-mae-seaton-of-willie-maes-scotch-house-dies-at-99/article_5963a4a6-4a9d-59e8-884f-84ae90e39072.html |url-status=live }}]
|2005 |
| John's Roast Pork
|Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|1930[{{Cite web |title=John's Roast Pork |url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/food-drink/johns-roast-pork/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Visit Philadelphia |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227024055/https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/food-drink/johns-roast-pork/ |url-status=live }}]
|2006[{{Cite web |title=2006 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2006&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226211053/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2006&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Lagomarcino's
|Illinois
|Moline
|1908[{{Cite web |last=McFadden |first=Debbie |date=2023-04-04 |title=Lagomarcino's: a local Easter tradition since 1908 |url=https://www.kwqc.com/2023/04/04/lagomarcinos-local-easter-tradition-since-1908/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=KWQC |language=en}}]
|2006 |
| Bowen's Island Restaurant
|South Carolina
|Charleston
|1946[{{Cite web |last=Harvin |first=Stephanie |title=Updated Bowen's Island clings to steamy past |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/updated-bowens-island-clings-to-steamy-past/article_9f5d0d48-881e-599a-9fe4-3c6729a08a41.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Post and Courier |date=28 February 2012 |language=en}}]
|2006 |
| Polly's Pancake Parlor
|New Hampshire
|Sugar Hill
|1938[{{Cite web |date=2014-11-07 |title=Thanks to its perennial popularity, Polly's Pancake Parlor is expanding {{!}} New Hampshire Dining & Food |url=http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20141005/NEWHAMPSHIRE07/141009437 |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107085641/http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20141005/NEWHAMPSHIRE07/141009437 |archive-date=2014-11-07 }}]
|2006 |
| Taylor's Automatic Refresher
|California
|St. Helena
|1949[{{Cite web |last=Register |first=JESSE DUARTE, For the |date=2010-03-26 |title=Taylor's refreshes its name |url=https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/taylors-refreshes-its-name/article_53e849ee-389f-11df-92f5-001cc4c03286.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Napa Valley Register |language=en}}]
|2006 |
| Barney Greengrass
|New York
|New York City
|1908[{{Cite news |last=Witchel |first=Alex |date=2001-09-23 |title=COUNTERINTELLIGENCE; The Comfort of Sturgeon |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/style/counterintelligence-the-comfort-of-sturgeon.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227025412/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/style/counterintelligence-the-comfort-of-sturgeon.html |url-status=live }}]
|2006 |
| Louie Mueller Barbecue
|Texas
|Taylor
|1949[{{Cite web |date=2013-12-04 |title=Louie Mueller Barbecue {{!}} Texas Monthly |url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/lists/louie-mueller-barbecue |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204023018/http://www.texasmonthly.com/lists/louie-mueller-barbecue |archive-date=2013-12-04 }}]
|2006 |
| Hamura's Saimin Stand
|Hawaii
|Lihue
|1952
|2006 |
| The Pickwick
|Minnesota
|Duluth
|1888[{{Cite web |date=2007-05-05 |title=Pickwick Restaurant will be honored with Beard Award |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/pickwick-restaurant-will-be-honored-with-beard-award |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Duluth News Tribune |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227132929/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/pickwick-restaurant-will-be-honored-with-beard-award |url-status=live }}]
|2007[{{Cite web |title=2007 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2007&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226210228/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2007&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Weaver D's
|Georgia
|Athens
|1986[{{Cite web |date=2006-11-20 |title=Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods |url=https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/weaver-ds-delicious-fine-foods/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Southern Foodways Alliance |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227133222/https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/weaver-ds-delicious-fine-foods/ |url-status=live }}]
|2007 |
| Primanti Brothers
|Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh
|1933[{{Cite web |last=DeJesus |first=Erin |date=2015-06-27 |title=Primanti Bros.: Where Pittsburgh Eats Long After Last Call |url=https://www.eater.com/2015/6/27/8836165/primanti-brothers-pittsburgh-late-night-eats |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227133453/https://www.eater.com/2015/6/27/8836165/primanti-brothers-pittsburgh-late-night-eats |url-status=live }}]
|2007 |
| Aunt Carrie's
|Rhode Island
|Narragansett
|1920[{{Cite web |date=2014-10-24 |title=Quahog.org: Aunt Carrie's |url=http://quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=130 |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024055224/http://quahog.org/cuisine/index.php?id=130 |archive-date=2014-10-24 }}]
|2007 |
| Doe's Eat Place
|Mississippi
|Greenville
|1941[{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Alex |date=2023-02-13 |title=Pilgrims' Progress |url=https://memphismagazine.com/api/content/c534c62e-a03b-11ed-88ba-12b3f1b64877/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Memphis magazine |language=en-us}}]
|2007 |
| Bagaduce Lunch
|Maine
|Brooksville
|1946[{{Cite web |last=MacCracken |first=Joan |date=Summer 2010 |title=The New Bagaduce Lunch: It's Still a Family Affair |url=https://www.brooksvillemaine.org/bville/snp_files/D01136-Summer%202010%20Brooksville%20Breeze.pdf |website=Brookville Breeze |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227135535/https://www.brooksvillemaine.org/bville/snp_files/D01136-Summer%202010%20Brooksville%20Breeze.pdf |url-status=live }}]
|2008[{{Cite web |title=2008 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2008&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226210232/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2008&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Tufano's Vernon Park Tap
|Illinois
|Chicago
|1930[{{Cite web |title=America's Classics: Donnie Madia on Tufano's Vernon Park Tap {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/americas-classics-donnie-madia-tufanos-vernon-park-tap |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en}}]
|2008 |
| Irma's Restaurant
|Texas
|Houston
|1989[{{Cite web |last=George |title=Our Story |url=https://irmasoriginal.com/our-story/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Irma's Original |language=en-US}}]
|2008 |
| Maneki
|Washington
|Seattle
|1904[{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Jennifer |date=2021-05-25 |title=117-year-old restaurant Maneki serving Japanese comfort food through wars, economic crises and now COVID-19 |url=https://www.q13fox.com/news/117-year-old-restaurant-maneki-serving-japanese-comfort-food-through-wars-economic-crises-and-now-covid-19 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Q13 FOX |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107032243/https://www.q13fox.com/news/117-year-old-restaurant-maneki-serving-japanese-comfort-food-through-wars-economic-crises-and-now-covid-19 |url-status=live }}]
|2008 |
| Totonno's
|New York
|Brooklyn
|1924[{{Cite web |title=104 Years of Pizza in New York - Eat Cheap 2009 -- New York Magazine - Nymag |url=https://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57894/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=New York Magazine |date=8 July 2009 |language=en-us |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227145635/https://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57894/ |url-status=live }}]
|2009[{{Cite web |title=2009 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2009&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226205059/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2009&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Breitbach's Country Dining
|Iowa
|Sherrill
|1853[{{Cite web |date=2007-12-17 |title=Iowa Restaurants |url=http://www.midwestliving.com/mwl/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/mwl/story/data/IARestaurants_080101.xml |access-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217173657/http://www.midwestliving.com/mwl/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/mwl/story/data/IARestaurants_080101.xml |archive-date=2007-12-17 }}]
|2009 |
| Mustache Bill's Diner
|New Jersey
|Barnegat Light
|1959[{{Cite web |last=Genovese |first=Peter |date=2023-05-02 |title=Legendary Shore diner is up for sale. Is this the end? |url=https://www.nj.com/food/2023/05/legendary-shore-diner-is-up-for-sale-is-this-the-end.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=nj |language=en}}]
|2009 |
| Yank Sing
|California
|San Francisco
|1958[{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Madeline |date=2022-09-26 |title=The SF dim sum spot where tourists, co-workers and locals collide |url=https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/yank-sing-dim-sum-review-17452999.php |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227015509/https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/yank-sing-dim-sum-review-17452999.php |url-status=live }}]
|2009 |
| Al's French Frys
|Vermont
|South Burlington
|1940s[{{Cite web |title=Home - Als French Frys |url=http://www.alsfrenchfrys.com/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.alsfrenchfrys.com}}]
|2010[{{Cite web |last=Brion |first=Raphael |date=2010-05-04 |title=Winners: 2010 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards |url=https://www.eater.com/2010/5/4/6734869/winners-2010-james-beard-restaurant-and-chef-awards |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505211548/https://www.eater.com/2010/5/4/6734869/winners-2010-james-beard-restaurant-and-chef-awards |url-status=live }}] |
| The Bright Star
|Alabama
|Bessemer
|1907
|2010 |
| Mary & Tito's Cafe
|New Mexico
|Albuquerque
|1963
|2010 |
| Calumet Fisheries
|Illinois
|Chicago
|1948[{{Cite web |last=Kludt |first=Amanda Kludt |date=2012-08-20 |title=10 of America's best historic restaurants |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/historic-restaurants-united-states/index.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227151900/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/historic-restaurants-united-states/index.html |url-status=live }}]
|2010 |
| Noriega Restaurant and Hotel
|California
|Bakersfield
|1893
|2011[{{Cite web |last=Vermillion |first=Allecia |date=2011-05-09 |title=Winners: 2011 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards |url=https://www.eater.com/2011/5/9/6681883/winners-2011-james-beard-restaurant-and-chef-awards |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503155139/https://www.eater.com/2011/5/9/6681883/winners-2011-james-beard-restaurant-and-chef-awards |url-status=live }}] |
| Chef Vola's
|New Jersey
|Atlantic City
|1921
|2011 |
| Le Veau d'Or
|New York
|New York City
|1937[{{Cite web |last=Tuder |first=Stefanie |date=2019-07-16 |title=Acclaimed Frenchette Chefs Have a New High-Profile Project on the UES |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/7/16/20696473/le-veau-dor-riad-nasr-lee-hanson-frenchette-nyc |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Eater NY |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410080151/https://ny.eater.com/2019/7/16/20696473/le-veau-dor-riad-nasr-lee-hanson-frenchette-nyc |url-status=live }}]
|2011 |
| Shady Glen
|Connecticut
|Manchester
|1948[{{Cite web |last=Vasile |first=Zachary F. |date=20 October 2020 |title=Pandemic restrictions led Shady Glen to close one location, owner says |url=https://www.journalinquirer.com/business/pandemic-restrictions-led-shady-glen-to-close-one-location-owner-says/article_e6e8b9b8-12d2-11eb-a419-0fc3818fea28.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Journal Inquirer |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227153120/https://www.journalinquirer.com/business/pandemic-restrictions-led-shady-glen-to-close-one-location-owner-says/article_e6e8b9b8-12d2-11eb-a419-0fc3818fea28.html |url-status=live }}]
|2012[{{Cite web |title=2012 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2012&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226200204/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2012&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| St. Elmo's Steak House
|Indiana
|Indianapolis
|1902[{{Cite web |date=2021-02-05 |title=St. Elmo Steak House |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/st-elmo-steak-house/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=indyencyclopedia.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227153524/https://indyencyclopedia.org/st-elmo-steak-house/ |url-status=live }}]
|2012 |
| Jones Bar-B-Q Diner
|Arkansas
|Marianna
|1910s[{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2015 |title=The Barbecue Bucket List |url=https://gardenandgun.com/articles/barbecue-bucket-list |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Garden & Gun |language=en-US |archive-date=August 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825163217/https://gardenandgun.com/articles/barbecue-bucket-list/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Brantley |first=Max |date=March 13, 2012 |title=Jones BBQ in Marianna wins Beard Foundation honor |url=https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2012/03/13/jones-bbq-in-marianna-wins-beard-foundation-honor |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Arkansas Times |language=en-US |archive-date=August 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825174213/https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2012/03/13/jones-bbq-in-marianna-wins-beard-foundation-honor |url-status=live }}]
|2012 |
| The Fry Bread House
|Arizona
|Phoenix
|1992[{{Cite web |last=Pitts |first=William |date=November 28, 2022 |title=From the simplest ingredients to the most delicious dishes, Fry Bread House is cooking up a storm |url=https://www.12news.com/article/life/food/plate48-the-fry-bread-house-native-american-food-phoenix/75-b93ddcaa-2274-42e5-80ee-6c0e186c125b |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=12news.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207202005/https://www.12news.com/article/life/food/plate48-the-fry-bread-house-native-american-food-phoenix/75-b93ddcaa-2274-42e5-80ee-6c0e186c125b |url-status=live }}]
|2012[{{citation |last=Allen |first=Lee |title=Fry Bread House Honored Among the Best of the Best |date=April 18, 2012 |url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/fry-bread-house-honored-among-the-best-of-the-best-108698 |journal=Indian Country Today Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609224153/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/fry-bread-house-honored-among-the-best-of-the-best-108698 |access-date=February 7, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |url-status=dead}}] |
| Nora's Fish Creek Inn
|Wyoming
|Wilson
|1970s[{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Greg |date=2022-11-27 |title=Teton County Duo Saves Legendary Nora's Fish Creek Inn From Developers - Cowboy State Daily |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/11/27/teton-county-duo-saves-legendary-noras-fish-creek-inn-from-developers/,%20https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/11/27/teton-county-duo-saves-legendary-noras-fish-creek-inn-from-developers/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=cowboystatedaily.com |language=en-US}}]
|2012 |
| Frank Fat's
|California
|Sacramento
|1939[{{Cite book |last=Jung |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P99LCAAAQBAJ&dq=Hong+King+Lum&pg=PT88 |title=Sweet and Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants |date=2013-03-13 |publisher=Lulu Press, Inc |isbn=978-1-257-20531-8 |language=en}}]
|2013 |
| Prince's Hot Chicken Shack
|Tennessee
|Nashville
|1930s[{{Cite web |last=Alfs |first=Lizzy |title=The history of Nashville hot chicken: How a spurned lover burned millions of mouths |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/12/20/hot-chicken-nashville-history-princes/2205083002/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}]
|2013[{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Hillary Dixler |date=2013-05-07 |title=Watch the JBFA Profiles of the 2013 America's Classics |url=https://www.eater.com/2013/5/7/6438031/watch-the-jbfa-profiles-of-the-2013-americas-classics |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2019-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183553/https://www.eater.com/2013/5/7/6438031/watch-the-jbfa-profiles-of-the-2013-americas-classics |url-status=live }}] |
| Kramarczuk's
|Minnesota
|Minneapolis
|1954
|2013 |
| Keens Steakhouse
|New York
|New York City
|1885
|2013 |
| Olneyville New York System
|Rhode Island
|Providence
|1946[{{Cite web |title=Awards Watch: Meet the 2014 America's Classics {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/awards-watch-meet-2014-americas-classics |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227161729/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/awards-watch-meet-2014-americas-classics |url-status=live }}]
|2014[{{Cite web |title=2014 America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2014&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226193833/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=2014&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| Hansen's Sno Bliz
|Louisiana
|New Orleans
|1939
|2014 |
| Perini Ranch Steakhouse
|Texas
|Buffalo Gap
|1983
|2014 |
| Guelaguetza
|California
|Los Angeles
|1994[{{Cite web |title=2015 America's Classics: Guelaguetza {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-guelaguetza |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164230/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-guelaguetza |url-status=live }}]
|2015 |
| Beaumont Inn
|Kentucky
|Harrodsburg
|1919[{{Cite web |title=2015 America's Classics: Beaumont Inn {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-beaumont-inn |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164232/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-beaumont-inn |url-status=live }}]
|2015[{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Ryan |date=2015-05-04 |title=James Beard Awards 2015 Winners: You Can Take the Beards Out of New York... |url=https://www.eater.com/2015/5/4/8548653/james-beard-foundation-awards-2015-winners-michael-anthony-blue-hill |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503155140/https://www.eater.com/2015/5/4/8548653/james-beard-foundation-awards-2015-winners-michael-anthony-blue-hill |url-status=live }}] |
| Sally Bell's Kitchen
|Virginia
|Richmond
|1924[{{Cite web |title=2015 America's Classics: Sally Bell's Kitchen {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-sally-bells-kitchen |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227163348/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-sally-bells-kitchen |url-status=live }}]
|2015 |
| Sevilla
|New York
|New York City
|1923[{{Cite web |title=2015 America's Classics: Sevilla {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-sevilla |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164234/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-sevilla |url-status=live }}]
|2015 |
| Archie's Waeside
|Iowa
|Le Mars
|1949[{{Cite web |title=2015 America's Classics: Archie's Waeside {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-archies-waeside |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164234/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-archies-waeside |url-status=live }}]
|2015 |
| Al Ameer Restaurant
|Michigan
|Dearborn
|1989[{{Cite web |title=Awards Watch: Meet the 2016 America's Classics {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/awards-watch-introducing-2016-americas-classics |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227163041/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/awards-watch-introducing-2016-americas-classics |url-status=live }}]
|2016 |
| Brooks' House of Bar-B-Q
|New York
|Oneonta
|1912
|2016[{{Cite web |last=Galarza |first=Daniela |date=2016-05-02 |title=The Full List of 2016 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Winners |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/5/2/11566382/james-beard-award-winners-2016 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505113613/https://www.eater.com/2016/5/2/11566382/james-beard-award-winners-2016 |url-status=live }}] |
| Bully's Restaurant
|Mississippi
|Jackson
|1982[{{Cite web |date=2014-05-16 |title=Ballery Tyrone Bully |url=https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/ballery-tyrone-bully/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Southern Foodways Alliance |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306181224/https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/ballery-tyrone-bully/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=DiRienzo |first=Daniella |date=2021-08-16 |title=A Tiny Hole-In-The-Wall, Bully's Restaurant In Mississippi Is Known Nationwide For Its Down-Home Soul Food |url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/bullys-restaurant-known-nationwide-for-soul-food-ms/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=OnlyInYourState |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306181222/https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/bullys-restaurant-known-nationwide-for-soul-food-ms/ |url-status=live }}]
|2016 |
| Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante
|New Mexico
|Chimayo
|1965[{{Cite web |last=West-Barker |first=Patricia |title=The king in the north: Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/reviews/the-king-in-the-north-rancho-de-chimay-restaurante/article_31d22df7-df27-53a1-8adc-b55b85fef08c.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Santa Fe New Mexican |date=23 September 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227163210/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/reviews/the-king-in-the-north-rancho-de-chimay-restaurante/article_31d22df7-df27-53a1-8adc-b55b85fef08c.html |url-status=live }}]
|2016 |
| Bertha's Kitchen
|South Carolina
|Charleston
|1980[{{Cite web |title=2017 America's Classic: Bertha's Kitchen {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-berthas-kitchen |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227174214/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-berthas-kitchen |url-status=live }}]
|2017[{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Hillary Dixler |date=2017-05-01 |title=Here Is the Full List of James Beard Foundation Awards 2017 Winners |url=https://www.eater.com/2017/5/1/15502516/james-beard-awards-2017-winners |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212231/https://www.eater.com/2017/5/1/15502516/james-beard-awards-2017-winners |url-status=live }}] |
| Gioia's Deli
|Missouri
|Saint Louis
|1918[{{Cite web |title=2017 America's Classic: Gioia's Deli {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-gioias-deli |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202220538/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-gioias-deli |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Stiles |first=Nancy |title=Gioia's Deli Wins James Beard America's Classics Award |url=https://www.feastmagazine.com/article_ebdf8d44-e314-11e6-9032-d3eb07246e12.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Feast Magazine |date=25 January 2017 |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202220536/https://www.feastmagazine.com/article_ebdf8d44-e314-11e6-9032-d3eb07246e12.html |url-status=live }}]
|2017 |
| La Taqueria
|California
|San Francisco
|1960s[{{Cite web |title=2017 America's Classic: La Taqueria {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-la-taqueria |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227173411/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-la-taqueria |url-status=live }}]
|2017 |
| Sahadi's
|New York
|Brooklyn
|1890s[{{Cite web |title=2017 America's Classic: Sahadi's {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-sahadis |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227173408/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-sahadis |url-status=live }}]
|2017 |
| Schultz's Crab House
|Maryland
|Essex
|1950[{{Cite web |title=2017 America's Classic: Schultz's Crab House {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-schultzs-crab-house |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227173409/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-schultzs-crab-house |url-status=live }}]
|2017 |
| Galleria Umberto
|Massachusetts
|Boston
|1974[{{Cite web |title=Introducing the 2018 America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/introducing-the-2018-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227171803/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/introducing-the-2018-americas-classics-winners |url-status=live }}]
|2018[{{Cite web |date=2018-05-08 |title=2018 James Beard restaurant and chef award winners |url=https://apnews.com/article/d5d140a852b04516a121adc4e253e1ca |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226233845/https://apnews.com/article/d5d140a852b04516a121adc4e253e1ca |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |title=A North End pizza joint just got a major national award |url=https://www.boston.com/food/food/2018/01/19/galleria-umberto-received-prestigious-award-from-the-james-beard-foundation/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206014831/https://www.boston.com/food/food/2018/01/19/galleria-umberto-received-prestigious-award-from-the-james-beard-foundation/ |url-status=live }}] |
| Los Hernandez
|Washington
|Union Gap
|1990
|2018 |
| El Guero Canelo
|Arizona
|Tucson
|1993
|2018 |
| Sun Wah
|Illinois
|Chicago
|1986
|2018 |
| Dong Phuong Bakery
|Louisiana
|New Orleans
|1982
|2018 |
| A&A Bake & Doubles Shop
|New York
|Brooklyn
|2002[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2019 America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2019-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227171758/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2019-americas-classics-winners |url-status=live }}]
|2019[{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Monica |date=2019-02-01 |title=James Beard Foundation Announces 2019 America's Classics Awards |url=https://www.eater.com/2019/2/1/18205470/james-beard-foundation-awards-2019-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2019-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035340/https://www.eater.com/2019/2/1/18205470/james-beard-foundation-awards-2019-americas-classics-winners |url-status=live }}] |
| Pho 79
|California
|Garden Grove
|1982
|2019 |
| Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
|District of Columbia
|Washington
|1948
|2019 |
| Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House
|West Virginia
|Huntington
|1945
|2019 |
| Sehnert's Bakery & Bieroc Cafe
|Nebraska
|McCook
|1957
|2019 |
| Puritan Backroom
|New Hampshire
|Manchester
|1974[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2020 America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2020-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2020-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512131130/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2020-americas-classics-winners |url-status=live }}]
|2020[{{Cite web |title=America's Classics |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226182140/https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=&keyword=america%27s+classics+ |url-status=live }}] |
| El Taco de Mexico
|Colorado
|Denver
|1985
|2020 |
| Zehnder's of Frankenmuth
|Michigan
|Frankenmuth
|1928
|2020 |
| Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que
|Texas
|Brownsville
|1955
|2020 |
| Lassis Inn
|Arkansas
|Little Rock
|1905
|2020 |
| Oriental Mart
|Washington
|Seattle
|1971
|2020 |
| Casa Vega
|California
|Sherman Oaks
|1956[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2022 America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2022-americas-classics#:~:text=A%20Restaurant%20and%20Chef%20category,the%20character%20of%20its%20community. |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124075315/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/announcing-the-2022-americas-classics#:~:text=A%20Restaurant%20and%20Chef%20category,the%20character%20of%20its%20community. |url-status=live }}]
|2022[{{Cite web |title=The James Beard Foundation Just Named These Restaurants 'America's Classics' |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/james-beard-foundation-americas-classics-2022 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Food & Wine |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226175720/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/james-beard-foundation-americas-classics-2022 |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Hillary Dixler |date=2022-02-16 |title=These Six 'Beloved' Restaurants Won the 2022 James Beard America's Classics Award |url=https://www.eater.com/22937370/james-beard-americas-classics-awards-2022-winners |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Eater |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216172226/https://www.eater.com/22937370/james-beard-americas-classics-awards-2022-winners |url-status=live }}] |
| Corinne's Place
|New Jersey
|Camden
|1989
|2022 |
| Solly's Grille
|Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|1936
|2022 |
| Wo Hop
|New York
|New York City
|1938
|2022 |
| The Busy Bee Café
|Georgia
|Atlanta
|1947
|2022 |
| Florence's Restaurant
|Oklahoma
|Oklahoma City
|1952
|2022 |
| Pekin Noodle Parlor | Montana
|Butte
|1911[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2023 Restaurant and Chef America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2023-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226181345/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2023-americas-classics-winners |url-status=live }}] | 2023[{{Cite web |last=Warerkar |first=Tanay |date=22 February 2023 |title=Meet the 2023 James Beard Foundation America's Classics winners |url=https://www.opentable.com/blog/james-beard-americas-classics-2023-winners/?ref=9472&forceWeb=true |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226173423/https://www.opentable.com/blog/james-beard-americas-classics-2023-winners/?ref=9472&forceWeb=true&cmpid=em_email=2023&utm_source=mg&utm_medium=email |url-status=live }}] |
| Manago Hotel | Hawaii
|Captain Cook
|1917 | 2023 |
| Joe's Bakery and Coffee Shop | Texas
|Austin
|1962 | 2023 |
| Nezinscot Farm
|Maine
|Turner
|1987
|2023 |
| La Casita Blanca
|Puerto Rico
|San Juan
|1980
|2023 |
| Wagner's Village Inn
|Indiana
|Oldenburg
|1968
|2023 |
| Mandalay
|California
|San Francisco
|1984[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the 2024 Restaurant and Chef America's Classics Winners {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2024-americas-classics-winners |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.jamesbeard.org |language=en}}]
|2024 |
| Vietnam Restaurant
|Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|1984
|2024 |
| Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge
|South Dakota
|Brookings
|1949
|2024 |
| Sylvia's Restaurant
|New York
|New York
|1962
|2024 |
| Wade's Restaurant
|South Carolina
|Spartanburg
|1947
|2024 |
| Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge
|Nevada
|Las Vegas
|1972
|2024 |
| Lem's Bar-B-Q
|Illinois
|Chicago
|1954[{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=Lem's Bar-B-Q Is Named One of "America's Classics" by the James Beard Awards |url=https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2025/02/26/james-beard-awards-americas-classics-lems-bar-b-q |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=WTTW Chicago |language=en}}]
|2025 |
| The Pioneer Saloon
|Idaho
|Ketchum
|1940
|2025 |
| Sullivan's Castle Island
|Massachusetts
|Boston
|1951
|2025 |
| Lucky Wishbone
|Alaska
|Anchorage
|1955
|2025 |
| Dooky Chase
|Louisiana
|New Orleans
|1939[{{Cite web |last=Frederick |first=Missy |date=2025-02-26 |title=Dooky Chase Is a James Beard Awards America's Classics Winner |url=https://nola.eater.com/2025/2/26/24373400/james-beard-american-classics-dooky-chase |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Eater New Orleans |language=en}}]
|2025 |
| Gaido's
|Texas
|Galveston
|1911
|2025 |