Here are the 2017 winners of Scott Joseph’s Foodster Awards for Independent Restaurants.
Best Restaurant Overall:
Platinum Award: Morimoto Asia
Gold Award: Victoria & Albert’s
Best New Restaurant:
Platinum Award: Reyes Mezcalaria
Gold Award: 1921 by Norman Van Aken
Best Barbecue
Platinum Award: Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa
Gold Award: Porkie’s Original BBQ
Best Breakfast
Platinum Award: Shakers American Cafe
Gold Award: Se7vn Bites
Best Brunch
Platinum Award: Santiago’s Bodega
Gold Award: Two Chefs Seafood Oyster Bar
Best Burger
Platinum Award: Tap Room at Dubsdread
Gold Award: The Whiskey
Best Cocktails
Platinum Award: Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming
Gold Award: Imperial at Washburn Imports
Best Craft Beer
Platinum Award: Nora’s Sugar Shack
Gold Award: Sloppy Taco Palace
Best Craft Tacos
Platinum Award: Hunger Street Tacos
Gold Award: Black Rooster
Best Fine Dining
Platinum Award: Victoria & Albert’s
Gold Award: Bull & Bear
Best Hotel Restaurant
Platinum Award: MOOR
Gold Award: Old Hickory Steakhouse
Best Irish Pub
Platinum Award: Raglan Road
Gold Award: Fiddler’s Green
Best Mexican
Platinum Award: Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant
Gold Award: Agave Azul
Best Microbrewery
Platinum Award: Bowigens Beer Company
Gold Award: Hourglass Brewing
Best Pizza
Platinum Award: Pizza Paradiso
Gold Award: Papa Joe’s
Best Power Lunch
Platinum Award: Tap Room at Dubsdread
Gold Award: Nona Tap Room
Best Sushi
Platinum Award: Nagoya Sushi
Gold Award: Dragonfly
Best Tex-Mex
Platinum Award: Pepe’s Cantina
Gold Award: JJ’s Grille
Most Romantic
Platinum Award: Bistro on Park Avenue
Gold Award: Cress
The Foodster Awards for Independent Restaurants is an ongoing program. Check this link for current nominees and this link for open voting.
