The James Beard Foundation has named Galveston mainstay Gaido's as one of six recipients of its 2025 America's Classics Award, given to locally owned restaurants beloved by the community with timeless ...

The 114-year-old seafood spot, which is operated by fourth-generation Italian American Nick Gaido and his wife, Kateryna, is considered a landmark on Galveston’s Seawall. Origin ...

Gaido's, a family-owned restaurant that opened 114 years ago on the island south of Houston, was named this week as Texas' 2025 America's Classics Award recipient by the James Beard Foundation.

owner Nick Gaido told KHOU 11. "A special thank you to the James Beard Foundation for this prestigious award." Just over 100 restaurants have been chosen for America's Classics Awards since the ...