Asian Restaurant Awards Winners

Winners of the 10th Asian Restaurant Awards, were revealed on Monday 7th September at a glittering ceremony at Manchester’s Deansgate Hotel.

Organised by the Asian Catering Federation, the awards recognise the industry’s culinary excellence, innovation, sumptuous creativity and hard work.

● Chef of the Year – Md Gulam Kibria, Shabar Restaurant, Birmingham

● Kings of Curry – Akbar’s Group, Bradford

● Asian Restaurant of the Year –  Madhus of Mayfair, London

● Asian Vegan Restaurant of the Year – Meat Free Planet, Wolverhampton

● Best Asian Restaurant in Wales 2026 – SeaView Indian, Restaurant, Caernarfon.

Chair of the Asian Catering Federation Yawar Khan said:

Each year, at the Asian Restaurant Awards International in Manchester, we celebrate

excellence in international cuisine, and this year’s winners truly deserve their places

as best in the country. These are the businesses that make the Asian food industry

continue to thrive, despite the many challenges faced by this sector. On behalf of the

Asian Catering Federation I would like to sincerely congratulate them all.”

There were also regional awards for

● Lala’s – Leeds

● Yuvraaj – Sunderland

● Kebabish – Original Blackburn

● SeaView Indian Restaurant, Caernarfon

● Royal Bengal, Coventry

● Westbourne, Spice Otley

● Akbars, Birmingham

● EastzEast,  Manchester

● TYGA, Manchester, LaLas’ Huddersfield

● International Restaurant, Bradford

● Zen Restaurant, LythamSt Anne’s

● Panda Mami,  Lincoln, Chester and York

● Palm Buffet,  Oldham

● Indian Rooster, Loughborough

● Delhi Dream, Cheadle

● My Lahore, Bradford

● TYGA, Manchester

● Balti Hut,  Middlesbrough

●  Sizzlerz, Preston

●  Bamboo Sky, Cambridge

● Calcutta Club, Nottingham

www.asianrestaurantawards.org