Kumiko

Julia Momosé—chef, creative director, and now executive chef following a December 2024 appointment—runs a Japanese dining bar that collected every major industry award in 2025: Best U.S. Restaurant Bar, World's Best Bar at the Spirited Awards, the James Beard Outstanding Bar Award, and a third consecutive year as Best Bar in the Midwest at No. 10 on North America's list. The programme centres on shochu, Japanese whisky, and saké alongside spiritfrees—non-alcoholic cocktails built with equal complexity to their spirited counterparts. Kumiko operates at a level where the only meaningful comparison is to itself.