This year's hospitality winners have been decided
It’s that time of the year again. The results are finally in. The public and judges have spoken and the winners of the Manchester Food & Drink Awards 2022 were announced last night at a glitzy ceremony at Escape to Freight Island.
With over 350 people from the Manchester hospitality scene packing out the ticket hall of the venue, 17 award winners were announced across a highly contested selection of Manchester hospitality’s best and brightest. Each category was shortlisted by the Manchester Food and Drink Awards panel (made up of writers, critics and hospitality heads) with a public vote deciding the winners.
The Walled Garden’s Eddie Shepherd picked up Chef of the Year, a landmark moment for plant-based cooking in the city
Stockport won big on the night with Where The Light Gets In grabbing the Restaurant of the Year award whilst the town’s Foodie Friday won Best Project or Pop-up of the Year. Foodie Friday organisers John and Rosemary Barratt also won the Howard and Ruth Award for Outstanding Achievement, with the winners giving a rousing speech in the name of SK1.
Elsewhere The Walled Garden’s Eddie Shepherd picked up Chef of the Year, a landmark moment for plant-based cooking in the city, whilst Speak In Code won Best Bar. Another nod to sustainably-minded use of plant-based ingredients. Another Hand picked up the Best Newcomer award in a highly contested category that also included The Alan and The Black Friar whilst Pollen picked up the Best Coffeeshop award.
Read on for all of the winners from the night.
Plant-based offering of the year
The Walled Garden, Alness Road, Whalley Range
Sanskruti, 93-95 Mauldeth Road, Manchester M14 6SR
Ruyi, 101 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9GA
Otto Vegan Empire, 26A Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1AF
Wholesome Junkies, Unit 4 Mirabel Street, Manchester, M3 1PJ
Four Side Pizza, 559 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 0AE
Herbivorous, Unit 7, Hatch, 103 Oxford Road, M1 7ED
Winner: Wholesome Junkies
Independent drinks producer of the year
Cloudwater, 7-8 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP
Hip Pop, Manor House Farm, Station Road, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, WA14 5SG
Steep Soda, 73 Temperance Street, Manchester, M12 6HU
Track, Unit 18 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP
Stockport Gin, 19B St Peters Gate, Stockport, SK1 1EB
Bundobust Brewery, St James’ Building, 61-69 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EQ
Winner: Hip Pop
Foodie neighbourhood of the year
Winner: Ancoats
Coffee shop of the year
Grapefruit, 2 School Road, Sale, M33 7XY
Station South, 975-977 Stockport Road, M19 3NP
Café Sanjuan, 27 St Petersgate, Manchester, SK1 1EB
Pollen, Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester, M4 6FQ
Factory Coffee, 38 King Street West, Manchester, M3 2WZ
Grind and Tamp, 45 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AD
Just Between Friends, 56 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LG
Winner: Pollen
Food trader of the year
House of Habesha, Stretford Foodhall, Chester Road, M32 9BD
Little Sri Lankan, Reddish, Stockport
Burgerism, 18 West Ashton Street, Salford, M50 2XS
New Wave Ramen, Mackie Mayor, 1 Eagle Street, Manchester, M4 5BU
Lovingly Artisan, Altrincham Market, Greenwood Street, Altrincham, WA14 1PF
Mira, Ancoats General Store, 57 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AB
Picos Tacos, Mackie Mayor, 1 Eagle Street, Manchester, M4 5BU
Winner: Burgerism
Affordable eats venue of the year
Auntie Ji’s, 987 Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 2SY
Banh Mi Co Ba, 87 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EG
Café Sanjuan, 27 St Petersgate, Manchester, SK1 1EB
Levenshulme Bakery, 842 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3AW
Go Falafel, 3 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1HW
Mama Flo's, 314 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7DD
Salt and Pepper MCR, Black Dog Ballroom, 52 Church Street, Manchester M4 1PW
Winner: Salt and Pepper MCR
Independent food producer of the year
Dormouse Chocolates, Unit O, Deansgate Mews, Manchester M3 4EN
Great North Pie Co, Market House, Altrincham, WA15 1SA
Holy Grain, 253 Deansgate Great Northern Mews, Manchester M3 4EN
La Chouquette, 812a Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6UH
Long Bois, 40 Forest Range, Manchester M19 2HP
Yellowhammer, 15 Lower Hillgate, Stockport SK1 1JQ
Winner: Dormouse Chocolates
Pop-up or project of the year
Bungalow at Kampus, Aytoun Street, Manchester M1 3GL
Eat Well Spring Festival, Platt Fields Market Garden, Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6LT
Plattfields Market Garden, Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6LT
Sao Paolo by Caroline Martins, 51 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF
Winner: Stockport Foodie Friday
Pub or beer bar of the year
Track Taproom, Unit 18 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP
Nordie, 044 Stockport Rd, Manchester M19 3WX
Heaton Hops, 7 School Lane, Stockport, SK4 5DE
House of Hops, 1 Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AG
The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN
Station Hop, 815 Levenshulme Road, Manchester, M19 3BS
Bridge Beers, 55 Melbourne Street, Staylbridge, SK15 2JJ
Winner: Kings Arms
Bar of the year
10 Tib Lane, 10 Tib Ln, Manchester, M2 4JB
Speak in Code, 7 Jackson's Row, Manchester, M2 5ND
Flawd, 9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL
Schofield's, 3 Little Quay Street Sunlight House, Manchester, M3 3JZ
Blinker, 64-72 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 2BQ
Ramona, 40 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JG
Henry C, 107 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9GA
Winner: Speak In Code
Neighbourhood venue of the year
Osma, 132 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0AA
The Perfect Match, 103 Cross St, Sale, M33 7JN
Bar San Juan, 56 Beech Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9EG
Baratxuri, 1 Smithy St, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AT
Easy Fish, 117 Heaton Moor Rd, Heaton Moor, SK4 4HY
Ornella’s Kitchen, 10 Manchester Rd, Denton, Manchester, M34 3LE
Nila's Burmese Kitchen, 386 Third Ave, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, M17 1JE
Winner: Bar San Juan
Chef of the year
Caroline Martins, Sao Paulo Project, Blossom Street Social, 51 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AJ
Eddie Shepherd, The Walled Garden, Whalley Range
Joseph Otway, Flawd, 9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL
Sam Buckley, Where the Light Gets In, 7 Rostron Brow, Stockport SK1 1JY
Patrick Withington, Erst, 9 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS
Adam Reid, The French, The Midland Hotel, 16 Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS
Julian Pizer, Another Hand, Unit F, 253 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
Winner: Eddie Shepherd
Restaurant of the year
10 Tib Lane, 10 Tib Lane, Manchester, M2 4JB
Erst, Erst, 9 Murray St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS
The Sparrows, 16 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF
Another Hand, Another Hand, Unit F, 253 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EN
Mana, 42 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF
Where the Light Gets In, 7 Rostron Brow, Stockport SK1 1JY
The Firehouse, 40 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JG
Winner: Where The Light Gets In
Newcomer of the Year
(Establishments that opened for the first time between June 2021 – May 2022)
10 Tib Lane, 10 Tib Ln, Manchester, M2 4JB
Another Hand, Unit F, 253 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN
The Alan, 18 Princess St, Manchester, M1 4LG
Flawd, 9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL
Yellowhammer, 15 Lower Hillgate, Stockport, SK1 1JQ
The Black Friar, 41-43 Blackfriars Rd, Manchester, M3 7DB
Bundobust Brewery, St James’ Building, 61-69 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EQ
Winner: Another Hand
Food and drink retailer of the year
Wandering Palate, 191 Monton Rd, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9PN
Coopers Let's Fress Deli, 70 Bury Old Road, Whitefield, Prestwich, M45 6TL
Chorlton Cheesemongers, 486 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AS
Hello Oriental, Unit 3B South Pavilion 2 Symphony Park, Manchester, M1 7FS
Ad Hoc, 28 Edge St, Manchester, M4 1HN
Le Social, Container 147, Pollard Yard, 15 Pollard St E, Manchester M40 7SL
Out of the Blue, 484 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AS
Winner: Chorlton Cheesemongers
Great service award
Flawd, 9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL
Hawksmoor, 184-186, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WB
10 Tib Lane, 10 Tib Ln, Manchester, M2 4JB
Bull & Bear, 4 Norfolk St, Manchester, M2 1DW
Dishoom, 32 Bridge St, Manchester, M3 3BT
Schofield's, 3 Little Quay Street Sunlight House, Manchester, M3 3JZ
Speak in Code, 7 Jackson's Row, Manchester, M2 5ND
Winner: Dishoom
The special Howard and Ruth award for outstanding achievement
Winner: John and Rosemary Barratt, Stockport Foodie Friday
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