A host of top Manchester and Greater Manchester restaurants have been nominated for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards. The annual celebration of the Asian restaurant business released its shortlist of curry and noodle houses, with many of the city’s favourites featuring.
Among them are the likes of Akbar’s, Tampopo, Wings and Tattu feature on the exhaustive list for this year. There are also newcomers like the Gaijin Dumpling House in Levenshulme and Shoryu Ramen in Chorlton.
The restaurants will compete in categories including the Best Restaurant for each UK region, best fusion cuisine, street food of the year, best restaurant group, best newcomer, best buffet restaurant, best fine dining, best casual dining, best takeaway, best chef and the ‘Curry King’ award.
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The Asian Catering Federation's chairman Yawar Khan said: “Vital for thriving high streets and the health of local economies, independent restaurants deserve praise for their fortitude and resilience. In the face of rampant food inflation, rising utility bills, raised bank interest rates, staff shortages and customers hit by the cost-of-living crisis, restaurant owners need to compete on quality – not price.”
Last year’s Delhi Dream in Cheadle Hulme won Best Asian Restaurant for Manchester, while Achari in Bolton won Best Asian Restaurant in the North West region. Meanwhile, last year’s Curry King Award went to Shabbir Hussain of Akbar’s Group.
Here are this year’s nominations for Manchester and Greater Manchester in full:
Akbar’s, Manchester
Al Maidah, Manchester
Asha’s, Manchester
Azuma, Manchester
Balchao, Altrincham
Chimaek, Manchester
Club Rasoi, Manchester
Cosmo, Manchester
Cottonopolis, Manchester
Delhi Dream, Cheadle
Gaijin Dumpling House, Levenshulme
Gupshup, Altrincham
Indian Plaza, Manchester
Kathmandu Kitchen, Altrincham
Little Lanka, Stockport
One Plus, Manchester
Peter Street Kitchen, Manchester
Phanthong Thai Restaurant, Manchester
Pho, Manchester Corn Exchange
Prestwich Balti, Prestwich
Sakura, Manchester
Scene Indian Street Kitchen, Manchester
Shoryu Ramen Chorlton
Seoul Kimchi, Manchester
Spice Mafia, Urmston
Sushi Mami, Manchester
Tampopo, Manchester Corn Exchange
Tattu, Manchester
Thai Kitchen No 6, Manchester
Thaikhun, Manchester
Nine Thai Restaurant And Bar, Manchester
Third Eye, Didsbury
Vermilion Cinnabar, Manchester
Wings, Manchester
Zitano, Chorlton
The awards recognise cuisine from across Asian, including Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. The ceremony happens in Manchester on July 31 at the Hilton on Deansgate.
