Celebrating culinary all-stars
Toast Austin's top restaurant and bar stars at 2025 Tastemaker Awards

Save the date for the tastiest food and drink event of the season: The CultureMap Tastemaker Awards return this spring to celebrate Austin's top restaurant and bar talent — and discount tickets are on sale now.
Join us May 8 at Fair Market for our signature tasting event and annual awards ceremony. You'll enjoy a full evening of chef-driven bites, perfectly paired sips, and the big reveal of the Austin Tastemaker Award winners for 2025.
The CultureMap Tastemaker Awards program shines a spotlight on the people and places that make Texas' top cities world-class culinary destinations.
The event culminates in Austin on May 8, but mark your calendars for our other 2025 events:
- Houston: April 3 at Silver Street Studios
- San Antonio: April 10 at The Briscoe Western Art Museum
- Fort Worth: April 23 at The 4 Eleven
- Dallas: May 1 at Astoria Event Venue
This year in Austin, we'll present awards for Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year, Bar of the Year, Rising Star Chef of the Year, Pastry Chef of the Year, Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year, Brewery of the Year, Best New Restaurant, and Best Coffee Shop.
Our panel of industry experts — including past Tastemaker winners — selects all nominees and winners, except for the Best New Restaurant winner, which will be determined by you, our readers, in a heated online tournament.
The 2025 Austin Tastemaker Awards nominees will be unveiled soon, and readers will get to know all of our nominees in a special editorial series leading up to the big event in May.
A limited number of pre-sale tickets are on sale now at discounted rates of $50 for general admission and $85 for VIP (includes early access to the event, valet parking, and a dedicated bar). Prices will go up soon.
More delicious details about each event are coming soon. But don't delay: Nab tickets for Austin — and all of our 2025 events — now.
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The CultureMap Tastemaker Awards ceremony is sponsored in Austin by The Yuengling Company, Topo Chico Sparkling Mineral Water, PicMe Events, Audio Visual Consultations, and more to be announced. A portion of the proceeds benefits Central Texas Food Bank.