Official Nominees · 2025
The Seventh Edition
Celebrating the United Kingdom’s finest restaurants, chefs and hospitality talent from London to Liverpool and throughout the regions.
Voting for the 2025 British Restaurant Awards has now closed
Official Press Release
The British Restaurant Awards announced the official nominees for its seventh annual edition on 18 July 2025.
The shortlist brought together newly opened restaurants, established dining destinations, leading chefs, emerging culinary talent, hospitality teams, bars, takeaways and dining platforms from across the United Kingdom.
The British Restaurant Awards are shaped by public participation, with culinary consumers invited to nominate and vote for their favourite restaurants, chefs and hospitality businesses.
The 2025 shortlist represented restaurants and hospitality talent from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Wales, Surrey, Essex, Newcastle, Sheffield, Bradford, Bristol, Brighton, Leeds, Birmingham, Southampton, Cambridge and Leicester.
About the Public Vote
The British Restaurant Awards provide members of the public with an opportunity to nominate and vote for their favourite restaurants, chefs, bars, takeaways, hospitality teams and dining platforms.
For the 2025 edition, public voting opened on 18 July and continued until midnight on 16 August 2025.
Each submitted vote was verified to support the integrity of the voting process before the winners were announced at the seventh annual ceremony.
Stage One · Public Nominations
Public Nominations
Culinary consumers across the United Kingdom nominated their favourite restaurants, chefs and hospitality businesses.
Stage Two · The Official Shortlist
The Official Shortlist
The nominated restaurants, chefs and businesses selected for the seventh edition progressed to the official 2025 shortlist.
Stage Three · The Verified Public Vote
Until 16 August 2025
Public voting took place from 18 July until midnight on 16 August 2025, with votes verified before the final results were confirmed.
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Best New Restaurant Spotlight
The 2025 Best New Restaurant shortlist celebrated recently opened restaurants and distinctive dining concepts from across the United Kingdom.
Elephant Hackney, London
Bavette, Horsforth, Leeds
Emberwood at The Francis Hotel, Bath
Winsome, Manchester
Shanghai Me, London
Long Friday, Newcastle
Tigermilk, London
Dakota Grill, Newcastle Quayside, Dakota Hotel
Fonda, Soho
Bianca’s, London
Shakara, London
Bluebird City at South Place Hotel, London
Young Chef Spotlight
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Luxury Dining Spotlight
Penelope’s, London
Ambassadors Clubhouse, Mayfair, London
Colonel Saab
Mint Leaf
Avery, Edinburgh
Arlington, Mayfair, London
Brasserie Constance at Fulham Pier, London
International Cuisine Feature
The Best International Cuisine shortlist celebrated restaurants bringing international culinary traditions, influences and flavours to diners throughout the United Kingdom.
Mulan Noodle
Meet Bros
Volta do Mar
Thai Square
Tigermilk
TOZI Restaurant and Bar
Shakara
AngloThai
Cicchetti Piccadilly, London
Singburi, Shoreditch, London
Raising the Bar
The 2025 Best Bar shortlist brought together distinctive cocktail bars and drinking destinations from Manchester, Edinburgh, London, Newcastle, Birmingham and Liverpool.
Schofield’s Bar, Manchester
Panda and Sons, Edinburgh
The Connaught Bar, Mayfair, London
Shark Club, Newcastle
Couch, Stirchley, Birmingham
Blinker, Manchester
Bar Glue, Liverpool
Lyaness at Sea Containers, South Bank, London
Tayēr and Elementary, Shoreditch, London
Nightjar, Soho, London
Gastro Pub Feature
The 2025 shortlist expanded the celebration of British hospitality through a dedicated Best Gastro Pub category. The category recognised pubs combining distinctive food, hospitality and a strong sense of place.
The Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk
The Devonshire, Soho, London
Prince of Peckham, London
The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
Queen of the South, London
The Star Inn, Harome, North Yorkshire
Parkers Arms, Newton in Bowland, Lancashire
The Complete 2025 Nominee List
Explore every restaurant, chef, hospitality team, takeaway, bar and dining platform shortlisted for the seventh annual British Restaurant Awards.
Category Index
Moor Hall, Aughton, Lancashire appears twice in the supplied historic shortlist. Both entries are preserved in the source data unless the website administrator confirms that one should be removed.
Sea Salt and Sole, Aberdeen, Scotland appears twice in the supplied historic shortlist. Both entries are preserved until the website administrator confirms whether one should be removed.
Latymer at Pennyhill Park, Bagshot appears twice in the supplied historic shortlist. Both entries are preserved until the administrator confirms whether one should be removed.
Cook House and COOK HOUSE appear as separate entries in the supplied historic shortlist. Both entries are preserved until the website administrator confirms whether they represent the same restaurant.
Regional Shortlist
Best Restaurant in London 2025
10 shortlisted restaurants
Gold markers show regional restaurant categories; emerald markers highlight featured locations across the national shortlist.
The Seventh Annual Ceremony
The seventh annual British Restaurant Awards took place at Crown London on 18 August 2025.
The ceremony brought together shortlisted restaurants, chefs and hospitality professionals before announcing the winners selected through the verified public vote.
The event was broadcast live on VooVix TV and streamed globally through YouTube.
18 August 2025
Crown London
VIP tables and tickets were available for the seventh annual ceremony.
2025 Ticket Sales ClosedAbout the British Restaurant Awards
The British Restaurant Awards are an annual celebration providing members of the public with an opportunity to nominate and vote for their favourite restaurants, chefs and hospitality experiences throughout the United Kingdom.
The awards recognise the creativity, innovation, service and dedication that continue to shape British restaurants and hospitality.
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