Toast Celebrates The 2025 James Beard Award Winners

The James Beard Awards, now in their 35th year, are among the most prestigious honors in the culinary and hospitality industry, recognizing excellence and innovation. This week, chefs, restaurateurs, and industry leaders gathered in Chicago to celebrate this year's honorees.

Toast is incredibly proud to call 20 of the 28 winning restaurants our customers. Every day, they trust our platform to provide the tools they need to run their businesses, so they can focus on all the little things that make their restaurants exceptional. Help us “toast” this year’s winners by checking out the restaurants below!

Congratulations to all the winners who continue to inspire and elevate the culinary landscape.

Outstanding Restaurateur

Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette*, Le Veau d' Or*, and Le Rock*, New York, NY

Outstanding Chef presented by Hilton

Jungsik Yim, Jungsik*, New York, NY

Outstanding Restaurant presented by Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water

Frasca Food and Wine*, Boulder, CO

Emerging Chef presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

Phila Lorn, Mawn*, Philadelphia, PA

Best New Restaurant

Bûcheron*, Minneapolis, MN

Outstanding Bakery

JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery*, Tulsa, OK

Outstanding Hospitality presented by American Airlines

Atomix*, New York, NY

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Charleston, Baltimore, MD

Outstanding Bar

Kumiko*, Chicago, IL

Best New Bar

Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR

Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie's, Austin, TX

Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

Ignacio "Nacho" Jimenez, Superbueno*, New York, NY

Best Chefs (by region)

Best Chef: California

Jon Yao, Kato*, Los Angeles, CA

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Noah Sandoval, Oriole*, Chicago, IL

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Carlos Delgado, Causa* and Amazonia*, Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN

Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

Salvador Alamilla, Amano*, Caldwell, ID 

Best Chef: New York State

Vijay Kumar, Semma*, New York, NY

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI

Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Nando Chang, Itamae AO*, Miami, FL

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Jake Howell, Peninsula*, Nashville, TN

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong*, Phoenix, AZ

Best Chef: Texas

Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX

*Denotes Toast customer

Learn more about The James Beard Awards on their website.