Nation’s Curry Awards 2023

After months of anticipation the Nation’s Curry Awards 2023 was held at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, proudly sponsored by food2go.

With organisers Oceanic Media hosting over 150 restaurant owners from across the UK, the Nation’s Curry Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the talent and hard work of a plethora of restaurants and their chefs. The awards categories included Best Chef of the Year, Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year and Best Customer Service. All winners can be found below.

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The winners of The 1st Nation’s Curry Awards 2023 are:

Best of Manchester: Asha’s Restaurant (Manchester)

Best of Birmingham: Pushkar Cocktail Bar and Dining (Birmingham)

Best of Yorkshire: Bengal Lounge Wetherby (Wetherby)

Pakistani Restaurant of the Year: Ayaan’s (Bolton)

Scottish Restaurant of the Year: Indian by Nature (Paisley)

Nepalese Restaurant of The Year: The Great Kathmandu Restaurant (Manchester)

Bangladeshi Restaurant of the Year: Bangla Lounge (Birstall)

Family Restaurant of the Year: Panka Walla (Walsall)

Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year: Madhu’s of Mayfair (London)

Street Food Restaurant of the Year: My Delhi Indian Streetery (Newcastle upon Tyne)

South Indian Restaurant of the Year: Tharavadu Restaurant (Leeds)

Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year: Namaste Village (Norwich)

Leicester Restaurant of the Year: Spice Bazzar (Leicester)

Curry School of the Year: Sharmini’s Inspirational Indian Cuisine (York)

Curry Kitchen of the Year: Masala City (Chichester)

Best of London: Memories of India Kensington (London)

Best of the Midlands: Gandhi Indian Restaurant (Stoke-on-Trent)

Best Team of the Year: Maryport Tandoori (Maryport)

Best Chef of the Year: Mohammed Kamal at Gandhi Indian Restaurant

Manager Of the Year: Modu Miah at Pipasha Restaurant

Curry King or Queen: Lalon Shah (Delhi 6)

Special Recognition Award: Geeta Bhadari (Da Mount Gurkha)

Indian Restaurant of the Year North: Viraaj Restaurant (Sheffield)

Indian Restaurant of the Year Midlands: Alessi Indian Restaurant (Stoke OnTrent)

Indian Restaurant of the Year South: Chennai Express (Basingstoke)

Indian Restaurant of the Year Wales: Ty Asha Balti House (Llanrwst) 

Indian Restaurant of the Year Scotland: Swadish by Ajay Kumar (Glasgow)

Indian Restaurant of the Year Overall Winner: Alessi Indian Restaurant (Stoke OnTrent)    

Takeaway of the Year England: Masala Bay Takeaway (Kent)

Takeaway of the Year Wales: Royal Balti (Barry)

Takeaway of the Year Scotland: The Curry Leaf (Ayr)

Takeaway of the Year Overall Winner: The Curry Leaf (Ayr)

Curry Restaurant of the Year North: Sherkhan Of Alnwick (Alnwick)

Curry Restaurant of the Year Midlands: Pabna Restaurant (Leek)                                       

Curry Restaurant of the Year South: Masala City (Chichester)

Curry Restaurant of the Year Wales: Curry Scene (Caernarfon)

Curry Restaurant of the Year Scotland: Taal Restaurant (Strathaven)

Curry Restaurant of the Year Overall Winner: Masala

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