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Top 25 Chef owned restaurants based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 171 company matches for chef owned restaurants associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,859 professional contacts across them, including 476 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for chef owned restaurants associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
171Companies
2,859Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest chef owned restaurants based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 171 company matches for chef owned restaurants based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000273 contacts →

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“Tender Greens is a group of restaurants where super talented chefs get to run each kitchen like their own-and that’s why we call it a chef’s kitchen.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500232 contacts →

Exact match

“Fabio Trabocchi is an internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.”

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3Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500188 contacts →

Exact match

“Since opening Alinea, we’ve built and operated Next, The Aviary, and Roister, wrote and produced two award­-winning books, developed and implemented dynamically priced booking…”

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4Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000170 contacts →

Exact match

“Quality Branded is a Midtown-based restaurant group in New York City, founded by Michael Stillman in 2006.”

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5Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200151 contacts →

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“Led by Chef Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park is the flagship restaurant of Daniel Humm Hospitality.”

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6Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000132 contacts →

Exact match

“Altamarea Group (AMG) is a globally renowned hospitality company led by founder and CEO, Ahmass Fakahany.”

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7Exact matchKapolei, HI, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000119 contacts →

Exact match

“Our restaurants are driven by a deep dedication to the art of craft.”

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8Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Exact match

“A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a student at Ecole Lenotre Pastry School in Plaisir, France.”

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9Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20070 contacts →

Exact match

“The Bastion Collection is a modern haven of community, creativity & quality.”

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10Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,00069 contacts →

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“Crafted Hospitality was founded by Chef Tom Colicchio with the opening of Craft restaurant in New York in 2001.”

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11Exact matchFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,00046 contacts →

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“FAR Out Hospitality was founded by restaurateur and chef, Felipe Armenta.”

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12Exact matchCharleston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20046 contacts →

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“Todd English is a renowned chef, restaurateur, author, entrepreneur, and television star based in Boston, Massachusetts and New York City.”

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13Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00037 contacts →

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“Our story began in 1995 as the Tour de France restaurant group, with our first restaurant, French Roast Downtown.”

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14Exact matchMason, OH, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50037 contacts →

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“Looking Glass Hospitality is built on genuine hospitality and creating opportunities for talented restaurant professionals.”

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15Exact matchPortland, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20035 contacts →

Exact match

“ChefStable partners with chefs to design, build and operate restaurants.”

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16Exact matchSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5032 contacts →

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“Sea Creatures is a family of restaurants, locally owned and operated by James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Renee Erickson and partners.”

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17Exact matchGeneva, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50029 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2015, BG Hospitality Group has quickly grown from one restaurant to 8 award winning outlets, including four different brands.”

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18Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

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“Chefs Club reinvents the restaurant experience by inviting chefs from around the world to take over its restaurants for extended periods of time.”

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19Exact matchEncino, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

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“SCRATCH|BAR & KITCHEN Scratch|Bar & Kitchen was founded on the principles of preparing food the way it was meant to be, from scratch.”

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20Exact matchSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Exact match

“Juniper and Ivy is a nationally-acclaimed foodie paradise and Michelin Guide "Bib Gourmand Restaurant" on the edge of San Diego's Little Italy.”

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21Exact matchSaratoga, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20019 contacts →

Exact match

“The Plumed Horse Restaurant has been n institution in the South Bay since 1952.”

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22Exact matchWoodinville, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“The Herbfarm Restaurant, located in the heart of Woodinville Wine Country, serves 9-course, chef-selected menus featuring local, seasonal ingredients.”

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23Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Ever is the creative obsession of three-Michelin-starred chef Curtis Duffy.”

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24Exact matchWilmington, DE, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“Chuck Lager is a restaurants company based out of 4500 Linden Hill Rd, Wilmington, Delaware, United States.”

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25Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20015 contacts →

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“Love, Makoto is a culinary love letter from Celebrity Chef Makoto Okuwa.”

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Showing 25 of 171 chef owned restaurants based in the United States

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Chef owned restaurants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
16.6%Verified-email coverage
16.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
9.9%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
43
11-50
83
51-200
27
201-500
7
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 171 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “chef owned restaurants” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 476 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “chef owned restaurants”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many chef owned restaurants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 171 company matches for chef owned restaurants associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Tender Greens tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most chef owned restaurants?

New York leads with 17 company records, followed by San Francisco (6) and Washington (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 476 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 171 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.