Participation Criteria

*Registration is free and must be submitted to the Organizing Committee.
* The restaurant must be a privately-owned and follow Mexican laws.
* It must be open to the general public.
* The address must be a fixed location (no itinerant establishments, open or mobile kitchens), with the ability to seat all patrons to enjoy their meals.
* There must be a full menu available with all prices displayed.
* The staff must include a Chef or Head of Kitchen within the regular staff.

*Only 3 restaurants admitted per hotel.

* Restaurants may participate, whose opening has been in 2024.

* New restaurants may participate, whose opening has been less than 2 years of the launch of Culinary Awards Los Cabos 2025.

*Previous winners in the “New Restaurant” “Consolidated Restaurant” “Revelation Chef” “Chef of the Year” “Consolidated Chef” “Design, Setting and Atmosphere” categories may not be included in the award-winning category for one year and will be eligible in other categories applicable to their concept.

SIXTH EDITION (2025)
Launch: April 10th, 2025 Venue: Santoro San José del Cabo

Registration Period: April 15th, 2025 – May 16th, 2025

Public Vote Period: July 7th, 2025 – September 30th,  2025

Nominations Announcement:  October 23th, 2025

Gala Ceremony: November 7th, 2025 Venue

~ Jury’s Awards ~

1. Restaurant of the Year in Hotel  
2. Restaurant of the Year in City  
3. New Restaurant  
4. Established Restaurant  
5. Wine Experience  
6. Excellence in Service  
7. Gastronomic Experience  
8. Chef of the Year  
9. Established Chef  
10. Pastry Chef of the Year  
11. Restaurant Nominated by Jury  
12. Culinary Trajectory

~ People’s Choice Awards (Online Voting) ~

1. Hidden Tresure  
2. Local Favorite  
3. Sweet Menu  
4. Art of Service  
5. Themed Restaurant  
6. Stellar Breakfast  
7. Flagship Restaurant of the Year in Cabo San Lucas  
8. Flagship Restaurant of the Year in San José del Cabo  
9. Flagship Restaurant of the Year in Tourist Corridor  
10. Flagship Restaurant of the Year in Todos Santos – El Pescadero

~ Reserva de la Familia Awards ~

1. Culinary Awards Wine and Food Pairing by Reserva de la Familia ~ Yacht Trip  
2. Culinary Awards Bar by Reserva de la Familia | Visit to La Rojeña

• Launch &Call
Press Conference. Call via eblast, Social Network and Personal Meetings

• Registration Period
Owners and/or General Managers and/or Qualified Staff register their Restaurant in accord to the criteria for participation.
Participation is free of charge and voluntary.
Restaurants must name a Project Leader. He or She must have the authority complete this registration form, as well as to provide the information requested in said form.
• Jury Selection
Jury is integrated by 70 people recognized as local Culinary Experts and gourmands. Jury is always kept anonymous as they visit all registered restaurants and paid for their consumption by their own. President of the Jury is of the public domain as He or She is the spokesperson of the whole Jury.

• Evaluation Process (Jury Awards)
The members of the Jury visit all the registered restaurants. In accordance with the evaluation criteria, they cast their votes confidentially by means of digital ballots that are delivered to the President of the Jury. This in turn sends the ballots to the Crowe firm.
The Crowe firm tallies the final votes and qualifications, which it delivers in a sealed envelope until the day of the awards ceremony.

• Evaluation Process (People’s Choice Awards)
Online voting begins at the end of restaurants registration date.
Restaurants promote and spread the word about voting online with their diners to get votes.
Residents and tourists of the destination can support their favorite restaurant according to the different categories.
Voting by the public is done directly on the Culinary Awards Los Cabos website.
The Crowe firm tallies the final votes and qualifications, which it delivers in a sealed envelope until the day of the awards ceremony.

• Aspects that are considered in each category:
• Food taste
• Presentation of the dishes
• Originality and control of the ingredients
• Food temperature
• Size of Portions
• Variety of dishes
• Presentation of menus
• Wine list*
• Wine selection and pairing suggestions
• Preparation of desserts by a Pastry Chef
• Excellence in service
• Presence of staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
• Hygiene of public areas and kitchen

Restaurant nominated by the Jury

• The Jury Committee may award a special mention to that restaurant that has not registered in a traditional format, however, stands out in the culinary scene of the destination.