Short-list announced for 2022 Asian Restaurant Awards
More than 60 leading Scottish eateries have been shortlisted for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards
4th October 2022
Yawar Khan : “It’s important we acknowledge excellence and celebrate the success of the sector.”
The list covers some of the best loved Asian, Chinese, Japanese, and Nepalese restaurants and takeaways from across the Highlands, North East and Central Belt of Scotland. The winners will be announced at this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards (Scotland) finals event, which is being staged on 1 November at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh. The awards finals were due to be held in September but were postponed due to the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Organised by the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) with Just Eat as its key sponsor, the awards have become a pinnacle for uniting the Asian restaurant industry in achieving recognition for innovation, vision and exceptional food.
Further supporters of this year’s awards include Cobra Beer; Tyl by NatWest – Online Payment Solutions; and business immigration and HR systems specialists, Work Permit Cloud.
Edinburgh-based outlets lead the way with 21 restaurants and takeaways from the Scottish capital making this year’s short-list. Five Glasgow entrants also make the list along with four establishments from both Perth and St Andrews; three from Dunfermline; and two from Inverness, Paisley, Elgin and Falkirk. There are also entrants from Aberdeen, Dundee, among other Scottish represented on the final shortlist for this year’s awards.
At this year’s awards one of the finalists will also be named as the overall best Asian restaurant in Scotland.
The shortlist was determined by over 10,000 votes from members of the public. The establishments will all be visited by a panel of judges from the ACF who will determine the winners for both national and regional award categories at the finals in September.
Scottish winners will also be included in the ACF’s new ‘One Hundred Top Curry Restaurants’ guide, which is being published currently, region–by–region across the UK, at www.Top100curryRestaurants.co.uk, with a printed version being available next year.
ACF Chairman Yawar Khan said: “We congratulate all the establishments in making this year’s short-list for the sixth annual Asian Restaurant Awards (Scotland), an event which showcases some of the best dining establishments from across the nation. We look forward to unveiling the winners at our awards finals event on 1 November in Edinburgh.
“Asian restaurants, which contribute £5bn to the economy and employ more than 100,000 people across the UK, are a key feature of Scotland’s food and cultural landscape. At a time when the sector is facing significant challenges with rising food and energy prices along with staff shortages, it’s important we acknowledge excellence and celebrate the success of the sector.”
Asian Restaurant Awards (Scotland) – full short list
National categories
JUST EAT TAKEAWAY/DELIVERY
Curry Pot Indian Takeaway Dunfermline
St. John’s Curry Club, Edinburgh
Zain’s Curry House, Dalry
Curry Leaf Ayr
Maska Cumbernauld
Chennai Marina Edinburgh
Chilli Pepper Inverness
Shukira Indian Takeaway Peebles
Japanese Restaurant of the year
Harajuku Kitchen Edinburgh
Maki & Ramen Edinburgh
Sapporo Teppanyaki Glasgow
Chinese Restaurant of the year
Hau Han Edinburgh
Tattu Edinburgh
Lychee Oriental Glasgow
Nepalese Restaurant of the year
Everest Inn Perth
The Khukuri Edinburgh
Namaste Kathmandu Edinburgh
Annapurna Gurkha’s Restaurant Kirkcaldy
Thai Restaurant of the year
Tanon St Andrews
Passorn Thai Edinburgh
Nok’s Kitchen Edinburgh
Korean Restaurant of the Year
Silla Korean Restaurant Glasgow
Ong Gie Edinburgh
Newcomer of the Year
Bo’ness Spice Bo’ness
Cilantro Leith
Tamanna Aviemore
The Auld Hoose Chinese Restaurant Musselburgh
Regional categories
ABERDEENSHIRE
Carron to Mumbai Stonehaven
Light of Bengal Aberdeen
Nazma Tandoori Ellon
Rajpoot Indian Restaurant Inverurie
CENTRAL & FIFE
The Raj Mahal Kinross
Handi Glenrothes
The Royal Bengal Dunfermline
Dhoom Dunfermline
Maisha St Andrews
Jahangir Tandoor Restaurant St Andrews
Haar Restaurant St Andrews
EDINBURGH
Dishoom Edinburgh
Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food Edinburgh
Mother India’s Café Edinburgh
Navadhanya Edinburgh
Chaskaa Restaurant Edinburgh
Prana Indian Grill Edinburgh
The Khukuri Edinburgh
Nilgiri Spice Edinburgh
Station India Edinburgh
Bell Bottom Indian Edinburgh
Ignite Edinburgh
The Cove Edinburgh
GLASGOW & WEST
Multan Tandoori Paisley
Mushtaq’s Hamilton
Charcoal’s Glasgow
Heera Indian Renfrew
Café Asia BYOB Glasgow
The Indian Scene Paisley
HIGHLANDS
Saffron Indian Restaurant Inverness
Cinnamon Restaurant Inverness
Sylhet Brasserie Grantown-on-Spey
MIDLOTHIAN
Itihaas Dalkeith
Memories Of India Gorebridge
The Paper Mill Lasswade
The Radhuni Loanhead
Bombay Lounge Dalkeith
MORAY
Panache Elgin
Spice Tandoori Elgin
TAYSIDE
Tabla Perth
The Manzil Perth
Koyla Indian Restaurant Dundee
STIRLINGSHIRE
Masala Ram’s Falkirk
Sanam Tandoori Falkirk