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Which city's venue takes home the 2026 James Beard Outstanding Bar award?
The 2026 finalists were announced March 31. Winners are announced live at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on June 15, 2026. This market closes 24 hours before the ceremony.
Closes
June 14, 2026
Resolves
June 16, 2026
Source
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Judge
Jason Littrell
Resolution criteria
Resolves to the city of the venue that wins the 2026 James Beard Outstanding Bar award, as announced live at the ceremony on June 15, 2026, and posted to jamesbeard.org. If the announced winner's primary location is not on the option list, resolves to "Other US city".
Options
- New York Citynyc
- Los Angelesla
- Chicagochicago
- New Orleansnew_orleans
- San Francisco / Bay Areasf
- Other US cityother
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