The shortlist for the 2025 Manchester Food and Drink Awards has been confirmed, and voting is now open in the public vote categories.
Up for Best Restaurant this year are the likes of Urmston’s Restaurant Örme, Higher Ground, Where The Light Gets In, mana, The Pearl in Prestwich, Adam Reid at The French and newcomer Skof.
Meanwhile, Chef of the Year will be chosen from Iain Thomas from The Pearl, Joe Otway from Higher Ground, Skof’s Tom Barnes, Sam Grainger from Medlock Canteen, Patrick Withington of Erst, OSMA’s Danielle Heron, Sam Buckley from Where The Light Gets In) and Another Hand’s Julian Pizer.
Other categories up for the public vote include Affordable Eats Venue of the Year, Food and Drink Retailer of the Year, Food Trader of the Year and Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year.
This year’s awards will be presented at New Century on Monday 27 January, with public voting closing at midnight on 10 January.
Affordable Eats Venue of the Year
Café San Juan
Nell’s Pizza
Wow Banh Mi
Hong Thai
Salt & Pepper
Nila’s Burmese Kitchen
Mia’s Arepas
Sips & Dips
Takeaway of the Year
Chips @ No. 8
Ad Maoira
Maida Grill House
Lucky Mama’s
Codi’s Kitchen
Fat Pat’s
Mrs A’s Kitchen
One Sushi
Coffee Shop of the Year
Grind & Tamp
Fort Coffee
Allpress Espresso
California Coffee & Wine
Another Heart to Feed
Bold Street Coffee
ManCoCo
Oscillate Coffee
Food and Drink Retailer of the Year
Wandering Palate
Petit Paris Deli
Out of the Blue
Chorlton Cheesemongers
Littlewoods Butchers
Ancoats Deli
Lily’s Deli
Oseyo
Food Trader of the Year
House of Habesha
The Little Sri Lankan
Cardinal Rule
Ad Maoira
Jaan By Another Hand
Baity
House of Bun
Honest Crust
Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year
Monton
Prestwich
Salford
Urmston
Levenshulme
Altrincham
Denton
Sale
Independent Drink Producer of the Year
Cloudwater Brew Co
Pomona Island Brew Co
Sureshot Brewing
The Salford Rum Company
Steep Soda Co
Pod Pea Vodka
Hip Pop
Balance Brewing & Blending
Independent Food Producer of the Year
Companio Bakery
H.M.Pasties
La Chouquette
Great North Pie Co
The Flat Baker
Long Boi’s Bakehouse
Yellowhammer
Half Dozen Other
Neighbourhood Venue of the Year
Cibus Pizza
Ornella’s Kitchen
Fold Bistro & Bottle Shop
The Pearl
Restaurant Örme
Tawny Stores
Vero Moderno
Bar San Juan
Plant Based Offering of the Year
Maray
Lily’s Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Wholesome Junkies
Allotment Vegan Eatery
Walled Gardens
Little Aladdin
Herbivorous
Sanskruti
Pop up or Project of the Year
Bungalow at Kampus
Tartuffe
Midori Didsbury at Wine & Wallop
The Landing
Love From
Root to Flower
Sampa
Manchester Wine Tour
Pub or Beer Bar of the Year
Heaton Hops
Port Street Beer House
North Westward Ho
Mulligans of Manchester
The City Arms
The Britons Protection
The Old Abbey Taphouse
Café Beermoth
Great Service Award
Flawd Wine
The Pearl
Higher Ground
Skof
10 Tib Lane
Schofield’s Bar
Adam Reid At The French
Ornella’s Kitchen
Bar of the Year
Red Light
Flawd Wine
Speak in Code
Project Halcyon
Hawksmoor
10 Tib Lane
Stray
Sterling Bar
Newcomer of the Year
The Pearl
Skof
Medlock Canteen
Onda Pasta Bar
Tawny Stores
Caravan
Hakkapo
Flat Iron
Chef of the Year
Iain Thomas (The Pearl)
Joe Otway (Higher Ground)
Tom Barnes (Skof)
Sam Grainger (Medlock Canteen)
Patrick Withington (Erst)
Danielle Heron (OSMA)
Sam Buckley (Where the Light Gets In)
Julian Pizer (Another Hand)
Restaurant of the Year
Skof
Higher Ground
Another Hand
Where The Light Gets In
The Pearl
Restaurant Örme
mana
Adam Reid At The French
