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The restaurants and bars on the shortlist for Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2024
Voting is now open.
Daisy Jackson -
6th November 2024 
The full shortlist for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards has been revealed, honouring the city-region’s best restaurants, bars, pubs, cafes and more.
The long-standing awards celebrate the vibrant hospitality industry across the North West, from producer to takeaway to prestigious restaurant.
Across 17 categories, 136 food and drink businesses of varying sizes will be celebrated, with nominees in categories across venue, chef, talent, event, newcomer and more.
The shortlist for the 2024 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards has been compiled by an expert judging panel, and the awards themselves are now open for public vote.
There will also be a series of mystery shopping visits by judges, who will anonymously score venues nominated in the awards, to be combined with the public vote.
The MFDF Awards will be held in January next year, with the winners revealed in a ceremony at the beautiful New Century.
Voting is open until midnight on 10 January, with the winners revealed at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2024 dinner on Monday 27 January.
So without futher ado, here are all the amazing venues in Manchester vying for your vote.
Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards 2024 shortlist
Affordable Eats Venue of the Year
- Café San Juan, Stockport
- Nell’s Pizza, Kampus
- Wow Banh Mi, Ancoats
- Hong Thai, Ancoats
- Salt & Pepper, city centre
- Nila’s Burmese Kitchen, Stretford
- Mia’s Arepas, Freight Island
- Sips & Dips, Levenshulme
Last year’s winner – Ornella’s Kitchen, Denton
Takeaway of the Year
- Chips @ No. 8, Prestwich
- Ad Maoira, Ancoats and Salford
- Maida Grill House, Salford
- Lucky Mama’s, Chorlton
- Codi’s Kitchen, Prestwich
- Fat Pat’s, city centre
- Mrs A’s Kitchen, Eccles
- One Sushi, Oxford Road
Last year’s winner – Burgerism
Coffee Shop of the Year
- Grind & Tamp, Ramsbottom
- Fort Coffee, Deansgate
- Allpress Espresso, NOMA
- California Coffee & Wine, Altrincham
- Another Heart to Feed, Northern Quarter
- Bold Street Coffee, Cross Street
- ManCoCo, Hewitt Street
- Oscillate Coffee, Urmston
Last year’s winner – Grapefruit Coffee, Sale
Food and Drink Retailer of the Year
- Wandering Palate, Eccles
- Petit Paris Deli, King Street
- Out of the Blue, Chorlton
- Chorlton Cheesemongers, Chorlton
- Littlewoods Butchers, Heaton Chapel
- Ancoats Deli, Ancoats
- Lily’s Deli, Chorlton
- Oseyo, Manchester Arndale
Last year’s winner – Cork of the North
Food Trader of the Year
- House of Habesha, Salford
- The Little Sri Lankan, pop-up
- Cardinal Rule, Northern Quarter
- Ad Maoira, Ancoats and Salford
- Jaan By Another Hand, Peter Street
- Baity, Salford
- House of Bun, Radcliffe
- Honest Crust, Mackie Mayor
Last year’s winner – Fat Pat’s
Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year
- Monton
- Prestwich
- Salford
- Urmston
- Levenshulme
- Altrincham
- Denton
- Sale
Last year’s winner – Stockport
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
Last year’s winner – Track Brewing Co
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
Last year’s winner – Pollen Bakery
Neighbourhood Venue of the Year
- Cibus Pizza, Levenshulme
- Ornella’s Kitchen, Denton
- Fold Bistro & Bottle Shop, Marple Bridge
- The Pearl, Prestwich
- Restaurant Örme, Urmston
- Tawny Stores, Marple
- Vero Moderno, Salford
- Bar San Juan, Chorlton
Last year’s winner – Stretford Canteen
Plant Based Offering of the Year
- Maray, Albert Square
- Lily’s Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Wholesome Junkies, Northern Quarter
- Allotment Vegan Eatery, Cathedral
- Walled Gardens, Whalley Range
- Little Aladdin, Northern Quarter
- Herbivorous, Withington
- Sanskruti, Mauldeth Road
Last year’s winner – Bundobust
Pop up or Project of the Year
- Bungalow at Kampus
- Tartuffe, Side Street, ABC Buildings
- Midori Didsbury at Wine & Wallop
- The Landing, Stockport
- Love From, Kampus
- Root to Flower
- Sampa
- Manchester Wine Tour
Last year’s winner – Platt Fields Market Garden
Pub or Beer Bar of the Year
- Heaton Hops, Heaton Chapel
- Port Street Beer House, Northern Quarter
- North Westward Ho, Chapel Walks
- Mulligans of Manchester, Deansgate
- The City Arms, central
- The Britons Protection, Great Bridgewater Street
- The Old Abbey Taphouse, Hulme
- Café Beermoth, Brown Street
Last year’s winner – The Marble Arch
Great Service Award
- Flawd Wine, Ancoats
- The Pearl, Prestwich
- Higher Ground, New York Street
- Skof, NOMA
- 10 Tib Lane, central
- Schofield’s Bar, Quay Street
- Adam Reid At The French, The Midland
- Ornella’s Kitchen, Denton
Last year’s winner – Hawksmoor
Bar of the Year
- Red Light, Kampus
- Flawd Wine, Ancoats
- Speak in Code, Jackson’s Row
- Project Halcyon, St John’s
- Hawksmoor, Deansgate
- 10 Tib Lane
- Stray, Mackie Mayor
- Sterling Bar, Norfolk Street
Last year’s winner – Schofield’s Bar
Newcomer of the Year
- The Pearl, Prestwich
- Skof, NOMA
- Medlock Canteen, Deansgate Square
- Onda Pasta Bar, Oxford Road
- Tawny Stores, Marple
- Caravan, St John’s
- Hakkapo, First Street
- Flat Iron, Deansgate
Last year’s winner – Higher Ground
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)
Last year’s winner – Shaun Moffat (Edinburgh Castle)
Restaurant of the Year
- Skof, NOMA
- Higher Ground, New York Street
- Another Hand, Deansgate Mews
- Where the Light Gets In, Stockport
- The Pearl, Prestwich
- Restaurant Örme, Urmston
- mana, Ancoats
- Adam Reid At The French
Last year’s winner – Erst, Ancoats
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Featured image: The Manc Group
