The prestigious James Beard Awards held Monday night honored elite chefs at some of the fanciest restaurants in America. But it was a beloved seafood shack selling hot dogs for $3.50 apiece that was recognized as the only 2025 award winner from Massachusetts.
Sullivan’s Castle Island in South Boston, founded in 1951, won the James Beard Foundation’s “America’s Classics” award for the northeast region.
“Every Bostonian has a story about Sully’s—whether from working there after school as a teenager, having their sports team or fundraiser supported by Sully’s, taking their children for some crinkle cuts like their grandparents took them, or simply enjoying it as a nostalgic seaside gathering place for locals,” the foundation said in a statement. “For transplants and visitors to Boston, going there has become a rite of passage.”…