Greenwich Village Takes 4 Spots In James Beard Semifinals

GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN — Greenwich Village and nearby SoHo and NoHo took half a dozen of the limited semifinalist spots for this year's prestigious James Beard Awards.

Four Greenwich Village, a SoHo and a NoHo spot were among the slew of New York City chefs, bakers, bartenders and restaurateurs to get a nod in the list of 2020 James Beard Awards semifinalists, which were announced Wednesday.

Among the neighborhood's top spots was West Eight Street watering hole Existing Conditions, which was one of two NYC spots nominated for Outstanding Bar Program, and Locanda Verde, whose chef was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Chef category.

Chefs from Mediterranean eatery Balaboosta and American spot Don Angie also were semifinalists, taking a spot in the Best Chef for New York State category. Daniela Soto-Innes, chef at NoHo's ATLA, also took a spot on the state's best list.

Finally, Dominique Ansel Bakery was the only New York City spot to make it as a semifinalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category.

The Village nominees and the rest of New York City's semifinalists will face off against foodie professionals from across the nation for a chance to win the final Restaurant and Chef award nominees, to be announced on March 25.

Here's who else in New York City made the cut:

Best New Restaurant

• Golden Diner on the Lower East Side
• Kāwi at Hudson Yards

Outstanding Baker

• Zachary Golper, Bien Cuit, various locations
• Burrow in DUMBO

Outstanding Bar Program

• Existing Conditions in Greenwich Village
• Leyenda in Carroll Gardens

Outstanding Chef

• Locanda Verde in Greenwich Village
• Missy Robbins, Lilia in Williamsburg

Outstanding Hospitality

• Dominique Ansel Bakery in Soho

Outstanding Pastry Chef

• Natasha Pickowicz, Flora Bar on the Upper East Side
• Miro Uskokovic, Gramercy Tavern in the Flatiron District

Outstanding Restaurant

• La Morada in Mott Haven
• SriPraPhai in Woodside

Outstanding Restaurateur

• La Vara, Saint Julivert Fisherie, Txikito
• Jason Wang, Xi'an Famous Foods

Outstanding Wine Program

• COTE in the Flatiron District
• Ops in Bushwick

Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer

• Forthave Spirits

Rising Star Chef of the Year

• Trigg Brown, Win Son in East Williamsburg
• Zoë Kanan, Simon & The Whale in Gramercy

Best Chef: New York State

• Einat Admony, Balaboosta
• Emma Bengtsson, Aquavit
• Nick Curtola, The Four Horsemen
• Sean Gray, Momofuku Ko
• Brooks Headley, Superiority Burger
• Jenny Kwak, Haenyeo
• Chintan Pandya, Adda
• Kyo Pang, Kopitiam
• Junghyun Park, Atomix
• Erik Ramirez, Llama Inn
• Ann Redding and Matt Danzer, Uncle Boons
• Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, Don Angie
• Daniela Soto-Innes, ATLA
• Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske, Wildair
• Alex Stupak, Empellón
• Helen You, Dumpling Galaxy