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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR ASIAN RESTAURANT & TAKEAWAY AWARDS (ARTA) 2023

Saturday 30 September, 2023

Finalists have been unveiled for the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA), the most prestigious celebration of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK, which this year will be taking place on Sunday 8th October at London’s Hilton Park Lane.



ARTA 2023 will welcome a guest list of the nation’s most popular Asian restaurateurs alongside MPs, dignitaries, and celebrities. The ceremony will be hosted by BBC presenters, Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin. The finest Asian restaurants and takeaways from across the UK will come together in the Capital in the hope of being recognised as the best restaurant in their region or nationally and honoured with a jewel in the crown of the UK Asian restaurant industry award sector.



Following the public nominations drive, a formal assessment was conducted to determine the leading Asian culinary establishments based on criteria such as quality of service; quality of product; value for money; and food hygiene ratings in tandem with the number of nominations provided by the public. Following the rigorous vetting process, finalists have been announced across ARTA categories.



ARTA 2023 Finalists



Newcomer of the Year:


Savci, Stopsley, Luton


Tanishq Restaurant & Bar, Ongar, Chelmsford


Shimlas, Attleborough, Norwich


Coco Buffer, Weston-Super-Mare



Fine Dine Restaurant of the Year:


Dhoom, Dunfermline, Kirkaldy


Dining Room, Sheerness, Rochester


Blue Jasmine, Ocean Village, Southampton


Chaskaa Indian, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh



Korean Restaurant of the Year:


Cafe Andamiro, Newington, Edinburgh


Bento Bab, Aldgate, London


Yori, Piccadilly Circus, London


Bullgogi Restaurant, Notting Hill, London



Japanese Restaurant of the Year:


Tanakatsu, Camden, London


Maneki Ramen, Worcester


Sakura, Weston-super-Mare


Sapporo Teppanyaki, Castlefield, Manchester



Street Food Restaurant of the Year:


Mowgli Street Food, Brighton


Streetly Balti, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham


Twisted Indian Street Food, Blackpool


My Delhi, Newcastle upon Tyne



European Restaurant of the Year:


Kashmir House, Paris, France


New Delhi, Milano, Italy


Tamasha, Playa Blanca, Spain


Royal Indian Restaurant, Munich, Germany



Sri Lankan Restaurant of the Year:


Copper Ceylon, Bromley, London


The Pier Ceylon, Herne Bay, Canterbury


Colombo Kitchen Restaurant, Worcester Park, Kingston upon Thames


Rathiga Restaurant & Bar, Luton



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Northern Ireland:


Yaks, Bangor


Nu Delhi Restaurant Lounge, Belfast


Bangla, Bangor


India Gate, Belfast



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Scotland:


The Royal Bengal, Dunfermline, Kirkaldy


Qismat, Elgin, Inverness


Sylhet Brasserie, Grantown-on-Spey, Perth


Carron to Mumbai, Stonehaven, Aberdeen



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Wales:


Benllech Tandoori Restaurant, Benllech, Llandudno


Belfoi, Carmarthen, Swansea


The Grand Sultan, Port Talbot, Swansea


Mango Tree, Whitchurch, Cardiff



Regional Restaurant of the Year – North West:


Spice Valley, Horwich, Bolton


The Milnrow Balti Restaurant, Rochdale, Oldham


Achari, Bolton


Paneer, Wallasey, Chester



Regional Restaurant of the Year – West Midlands:


Delhi 45 Indian Streatery, Rubery, Birmingham


Titash Indian Restaurant, Sheldon, Birmingham


Shifnal Balti, Shifnal, Telford


The Royal Bengal, Earlsdon, Coventry



Regional Restaurant of the Year – East Midlands:


Royal Tandoori, Corby, Northampton


Sylhet Spice, Ripley, Derby


The Bridge & Bayleaf, Gunthorpe, Nottingham


Nazreen, Kettering, Northampton



Regional Restaurant of the Year – North East:


Jays Indian, Durham


Ahad Tandoori, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne


Bayleaf Indian Restaurant, Cramlington, Newcastle Upon Tyne


Raval Indian Brasserie & Bar, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Hertfordshire:


Mint Leaf, Stortford, Chelmsford


Zaffran One, St Albans


Cumin Bar & Restaurant, Broxbourne, Enfield


Raj of India, Welwyn Garden City, St Albans



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Essex:


The Polash, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea


Cinnamon, Epping, Chelmsford


Village Indiya Restaurant, Benfleet, Romford


Pride of Sylhet, Dunmow, Chelmsford



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Surrey:


Trishala, Redhill


Tiffin Wala, Camberley, Guildford


The Rajdoot, Guildford


Tarana, Lingfield, Redhill



Regional Restaurant of the Year – South Central:


Burghfield Spices, Burghfield, Reading


Jalpari of Woodley, Woodley, Reading


Madhuban Tandoori, Liss, Guildford


House of Flavours, Reading



Regional Restaurant of the Year – North London:


Ruhit's Indian Cuisine, Brent


The Rajdoot, Hampstead


Pinos Warung, Chalk Farm


The Spice, Kentish Town



Regional Restaurant of the Year – South London:


Samrat, Tooting


Gandhi’s, Kennington


Pure Indian Cooking, Fulham


Saka Maka, Hither Green



Regional Restaurant of the Year – West London:


Haweli of Ealing, Ealing


Durbar Tandoori Restaurant, Bayswater


The Rajdoot, Marylebone


Takaa Tak, Ealing



Regional Restaurant of the Year – South West:


Denley's Essence of India, Topsham, Exeter


Drgnfly Pan Asian Restaurant, Poole, Bournemouth


Daaku, Falmouth, Truro


Iford Tandoori, Iford, Bournemouth



Regional Restaurant of the Year – Sussex:


The New Curry Centre, Horsham, Redhill


Calcutta 16, Shoreham-by-Sea, Brighton


Darchini, Horsham, Redhill


Tamasha, Lindfield, Redhill



Regional Takeaway of the Year – North East:


The Jewel In the Crown, Birtley, Chester-le-Street


Zeera Tandoori, Durham


Balti Hut Indian Takeaway, Middlesborough, Cleveland


Spice Junction, Boldon Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne



Regional Takeaway of the Year – North West:


Arong Tandoori, Waterloo, Liverpool


Bombay Cuisine, Prestwich, Manchester


Akash, Accrington, Blackburn


Bradshaw Tandoori, Bradshaw, Bolton



Regional Takeaway of the Year – West Midlands:


New Royal Balti, Audley, Stoke-on-Trent


Chutney Express, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham


Mahim Indian Takeaway, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury


Karma Lounge, Tamworth, Birmingham



Regional Takeaway of the Year – Essex:


Pathari's, Wickford, Southend-on-Sea


Kismet, Colchester


Spice Boys, Harlow, Chelmsford


Kaani Kaana, Chelmsford



Regional Takeaway of the Year – Surrey:


Hampton Tandoori, Hampton, Twickenham


Vindaloo Indian Takeaway, Farnborough, Guildford


Mohini Balti House, Carshalton Beeches, Carshalton, Sutton


Chipstead Tandoori, Coulsdon, Croydon



Regional Takeaway of the Year – Kent:


Shumi Tandoori, Frindsbury, Rochester


Mahan Indian Takeaway, Bexley, Dartford


Naims Tandoori, Bedford, Milton Keynes


Sher E Bangla, Longfield, Dartford



Regional Takeaway of the Year – East Anglia:


Kairali South Indian, Poringland, Norwich


Eastern Spice, Suffolk, Ipswich


Bhujon, Tring, Hemel Hempstead


Lime Takeaway, Saint Edmunds, Ipswich



Regional Takeaway of the year – East Midlands:


Little India, Desford, Leicester


Agra Cottage, Bingham, Nottingham


Miah's Takeaway, Heanor, Derby


Rikshaw Urban Indian Kitchen, Sherwood, Nottingham



Regional Takeaway of the year – Wales:


Masalla, Port Talbot, Swansea


Tiffin Rasoi, Barry, Cardiff


Kalimirch, Barry, Cardiff


Shaan Tandoori Takeaway, Ammanford, Swansea




Additional awards will be presented on the night for Champion of Champions; National Chef of the Year; and National Takeaway of the Year.



ARTA 2023 will continue to honour one of the most lucrative sectors of the UK hospitality industry in the face of continued business and operational challenges during the current cost of living crisis. Says ARTA Founder Salik Mohammed Munim, “The UK’s popular Asian restaurant industry, known for its resilience in weathering operational and business challenges such as staff shortages and the Covid pandemic, now faces a new set of challenges during the current cost of living crisis. The prices of products, ingredients and energy have risen significantly while customers are also facing the pinch. In this tough situation, ARTA will once again be honouring the UK’s best Asian restaurants and takeaways who are committed to delivering the best in restaurant and home dining in these tough circumstances.”






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