Oceanic Awards are delighted to announce the finalists for The 11th Food Awards Scotland 2025.
For the last decade these awards have been an annual celebration of Scotland’s top culinary hotspots. These awards shine a spotlight on the dedication, talent, and entrepreneurial spirit of restaurant owners and teams across the country who work tirelessly to deliver exceptional service and experiences to their communities.
Oceanic Awards finalists are selected in a few different ways. There is no fee and anyone can enter as long they fit the criteria of the awards including being operational for a minimum of 12 months.
Nominations opened to the public via online platforms and social media, allowing customers and communities to put forward the establishments they love most.
Many finalists run their own successful campaigns to rally support, proof of the strong community ties behind these businesses.
Alongside these public submissions, the team at Oceanic Awards draw on their industry knowledge to directly recognise standout businesses and individuals who exemplify excellence in their field. Voting will remain open until one week prior to the event.
This prestigious event will take place on the 25th of August at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central and will see top professionals come together to celebrate their achievements.
Irfan Younis, spokesperson for The 11th Food Awards Scotland said: “We’re honoured to once again spotlight the country’s top food establishments and businesses. This year’s finalists have all been distinguished as the real masters in their field due to their hard work and dedication to customer satisfaction.
These finalists reflect the resilience and creativity of the entrepreneurs, employees and managers who are always ensure the best possible experience for their customers.
We would like to congratulate all of our finalists & wish them the best of luck.”
The finalists of The 11th Food Awards Scotland 2025 are:
Restaurant of the Year
The Stables Restaurant & Grill (Fort William)
The Rustic Grill (Turriff)
Howff secret supper club (Dundee)
The Corner Eatery and Bar Store (Dumfries)
River Inn (Crosslea)
The Pheasant Sorbie (Newton Stewart)
Parrilla Argentinian Grill (Musselburgh)
Hopetoun Bar & Bistro (Bathgate)
Beetroot Bar & Grill (Bonnyrigg)
Mango The Restaurant (Bonnybridge)
Round Island Cafe Bar (Isle of Cumbrae)
Café/Bistro of the Year
Sands, A Place By The Sea (Burntisland)
Rawlings Love to Eat (Glasgow)
Silva Spoon Café (Dundee)
Edenmill Farm (Glasgow)
Nooks & Crannies (Fraserburgh)
3G at The Eatrium (Perth)
Ronzio Coffeehouse (Hamilton)
Smile Café (Glasgow)
Merchants House Café (Kirkcaldy)
Stewarts Café Bistro (Jedburgh)
The Harbour Lights (Lossiemouth)
The Broch (Strathyre)
Takeaway of the Year
House of Shah (Hamilton)
Gurkha Kitchen (Fraserburgh)
Ho Lee Fook (Glasgow)
Zain’s Curry House (Dalry)
Relish it (Kirkcaldy)
Campania Pizza (Denny)
Hub cafe takeaway (Grangemouth)
Jonaldo’s Kebab House (Kirkcaldy)
Viking cafe takeaway (Saltcoats)
The Ocean Chinese Takeaway (Falkirk)
Gastro Pub of the Year
The Waterfront (Inverness)
The Old Bridge Inn (Aviemore)
Ben Cruachan Inn (Dalmally)
Old Gatehouse (Balloch)
Beetroot bar & grill (Bonnyrigg)
Steam Packet inn, (isle of Whithorn)
The Creagan Inn Whisky Bar & Kitchen (Appin)
Havelock House Hotel (Nairn)
Inn On The Loch Lanark (Lanark)
Hotel Restaurant of the Year
Northern Sands Hotel (Thurso)
Burnett Arms Hotel (Banchory)
Karma Lake of Menteith (Strathyre)
Tigh Na Mara Hotel & Restaurant (Dumfries)
The Balgarth Pines Bar & Restaurant ( Ayr)
Chirnside Hall Hotel (Chirnside)
Falls of Lora (Connel)
Horizons Restaurant (Kinghorn)
The Houston Inn (Johnstone)
The Dumfries Arms Hotel (Cumnock)
The Davron hotel and restaurant (Fraserburgh)
Best Fish N’ Chips Establishment
Fish &Things (Fraserburgh)
Toby’s Fish & Chip Shop (Kirkcaldy)
The Wee Chippy (Anstruther)
Pierinos (Edinburgh)
The Grill (Fraserburgh)
Anstruther Fish Bar (Anstruther)
Gennaros fish and chips (Glasgow)
The principal cafe (Galston)
The Fish Works (Largs)
Cromars (St Andrews)
Caterer of the Year
East Coast Catering Ltd. (Edinburgh)
3G Catering Services UK (Perth)
Kate’s Bespoke Caterin (Aberdeen)
The Nibble Nook Ltd (Kirkcaldy)
Artisan Weddings (Kilmarnock)
Food Creations (Bathgate)
Inside Out Catering Scotland (Johnstone)
Top class catering (Glasgow)
Silva Service Catering (Perth)
Best Curry Establishment
Charcoals (Glasgow)
Bombay Club (Auchterarder)
The Kurry Lounge (Hamilton)
Gurkha kitchen (Ellon)
Bantawala (Glasgow)
Dé Buddha Authentic Nepalese Restaurant & Bar (Johnstone)
Shimla Palace Indian Restaurant (Cowdenbeath)
Mountain spice (Dundonald)
Kinara (Glasgow)
Moonlight Kitchen (Falkirk)
Madras Cafe (Glasgow)
Best Italian Establishment
Crolla’s Italian Kitchen (Musselburgh)
Battlefield Rest (Glasgow)
Mazzoli Italian Kitchen (Haddington)
Bar Aldo’s Restaurant (Alloa)
Nonna Gina’s (Newton Mearns)
Cardosi’s (Paisley)
Italia Nostra (Stirling)
Gambero Rosso (Falkirk)
Amaretto Italian Kitchen & Bar (Bridge of Weir)
Riva (Riva)
Best Mediterranean Establishment
Andreou’s Bistro (Arbroath)
Elena’s Spanish Bar & Restaurant (Glasgow)
Mediterranèa (Stirling)
Kezban Mediterranean Restaurant (Edinburgh)
Attica Greek taverna (Dunfermline)
Halloumi (Glasgow)
NARANJ Restaurant (Glasgow)
Kastriot’s Mediterranean Bar & Grill (Glasgow)
Goat in the Tree (Glasgow)
Kafeneion to Steki (Leith)
Asian Restaurant of the Year
The Asian (Newton Mearns)
Ka Pao Glasgow (Glasgow)
Pomelo (Edinburgh)
Grand Fusion (Paisley)
Sapporo Teppanyaki (Glasgow)
The New Oriental Restaurant (Dumfries)
Zhima (Glasgow)
MIRIN (Edinburgh)
Macau Kitchen – (Edinburgh)
Nok’s Kitchen on the castle (Edinburgh)
SALT Hamilton (Hamilton)
Best World Cuisine
NOLA Soul (Glasgow)
Rumi Restaurant (Glasgow)
Taste of Home (Glasgow)
Goulash (Aberdeen )
Roo’s Leap (Montrose)
BABS (Glasgow)
Estabulo Rodizio Bar & Grill (Aberdeen)
Black Mamba (Dundee)
Sofia’s Lounge (Edinburgh)
Parrilla Argentinian Grill (Musselburgh)
Best Vegetarian / Vegan Establishment
The Paradise Palms (Edinburgh)
Vegan Earth (Ayr)
Suissi Vegan Kitchen (Glasgow)
Seeds For The Soul Ltd (Edinburgh)
The Green Goose (Glasgow)
Sora Lella Vegan Restaurant (Edinburgh)
Sylvan (Glasgow)
Novapizza (Edinburgh)
Vegan Earth (Ayr)
Down To Earth (Glasgow)
Best Seafood Establishment
The Creel Sea Food Bar (Isle of Mull)
Cornerstone Restaurant (Mallaig)
Kelp (Glasgow)
Skip’s Seafood Bar & Grill (Glasgow)
Dulse Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
The Lobster Pot (Linlithgow)
Samphire( Inveraray)
Cadiz (Edinburgh)
Rogue Bros The Boat House (Edinburgh)
Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
LYLA (Edinburgh)
Sofia’s Lounge (Edinburgh)
The Spanish Butcher (Edinburgh)
The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant (Crieff)
Noto (Edinburgh)
Howff secret supper club (Dundee)
Knockinaam Lodge (Portpatrick)
Glaschu Restaurant & Bar (Glasgow)
Glasshouse Restaurant (Kilmarnock)
Ozzy’s Fine Dining Restaurant (Nairn)
Dessert Outlet of the Year
Pinch of Taste (Glasgow)
La Gelatessa (Glasgow)
Bun & Scoop (Edinburgh)
Knoops (Edinburgh)
Sweet Paradice Desserts (Edinburgh)
Novelli’s (Burntisland)
SugarFall Patisserie (Glasgow)
The Milk Barn (Falkirk)
Nanny Mary’s (Ayr)
Kilted Donut (Edinburgh)
Best Street Food
The Pasty Shop (Edinburgh)
El Greco (Glasgow)
Eva Tzatziki homemade Greek food (Perth)
PITTA (Glasgow)
Edinburgh Street Food (Edinburgh)
Pakistani Street Food
Chawp Pet Noi (Glasgow)
Lazeez Street Food (Edinburgh)
MacTassos (Glasgow)
Babu Bombay Street Kitchen
Best Scottish Cuisine
The Rustic Grill (Turriff)
The Birds and Bees (Stirling)
Corrour Station House (Corrour)
Brea (Stirling)
River Inn (Crosslee)
Artisan (Wishaw)
Café Gandolfi (Glasgow)
Mharsanta (Glasgow)
Makars Mash Bar (Edinburgh)
Roastits (Glasgow)
Artisan Bakery of the Year
Deanston Bakery (Glasgow)
The Highlanders Bakehouse (Ballater)
ARAN Bakery (Dunkeld)
Broken Clock Cafe & Patisserie (Glasgow)
Alexander Taylor (Strathaven)
Fondly Iced (Stirling)
Rohaan Cafe Bar (Dyce)
Vera Artisan Bakery (Stirling)
The Bakery Pitlochry (Pitlochry)
Greek Artisan Pastries (Edinburgh)
Scottish Restaurant of the Year
The Bladnoch Inn (Bladnoch)
Torphichen Inn (Bathgate)
Mason Belles Kitchen (Linlithgow)
Harringtons (Harthill)
Meat Joint Scottish Steakhouse (Glasgow)
Amber Restaurant (Edinburgh)
The Clachan Inn (Castle Douglas)
The Caddy Mann (Jedburgh)
The West End Restaurant (Kirkmuirhill)
Franco’s (Peebles)
Cookery School of the Year
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (Edinburgh)
The Dundee Cookery Academy (Dundee)
The Class Cook (Clydebank)
Home Cook School (Kirkoswald)
Yarrow Cookery School (East Linton)
Indian Cook School by Praveen Kumar (Perth)
The Larder (Livingston)
Station House Cookery School (Kirkcudbright)
Eat with Ailsa (Edinburgh)
Station House Cookery School (Kirkcudbright)
Turkish Restaurant of the Year
Rumi Restaurant (Glasgow)
Eda Restaurant (Glasgow)
Memed Barbecue Grill & Meze Bar (Edinburgh)
Rodi Turkish Mediterranean BBQ Restaurant (Edinburgh )
Antioch Restaurant (Dunfermline)
Pera (Edinburgh)
Verdo Turkish BBQ (Edinburgh)
Anadolia Turkish Restaurant (Glasgow)
Agacan Turkish Restaurant (Dundee)
Turkiye EFES Restaurant (Glasgow)
Buffet Restaurant of the Year
Boofy (Glasgow)
Marble Global Buffet
COSMO (Edinburgh)
Hup Lee Buffet Restaurant (Motherwell)
Jay’s BBQ Bar (Glasgow)
Mr Basrai’s World Cuisine ( Ayr)
hot world cuisine (Glasgow)
Golden Grouse (Uddingston)
Beijing Banquet (Renfrew)
China Red restaurant (Edinburgh)
Middle Eastern Restaurant of The Year
Royâ (Glasgow)
Colbeh Restaurant (Glasgow)
Kastriot’s Mediterranean Bar & Grill (Glasgow)
Awaafi Indian Arabic Cuisine (Edinburgh)
Rojava Restaurant (Edinburgh)
Flatbread Turkish Bakery House (Edinburgh)
Tahini (Dundee)
Damasqino Restaurant & Cafe (Glasgow)
Saffron by Paradise (Glasgow)
Meze Meze (Glasgow)
Best Pizza Establishment
Bravo Pizza Chef (Glasgow)
Nonna Said… (Glasgow)
Pizza Punks (Glasgow)
Sal’s Famous (Falkirk)
Matto Pizza (Edinburgh )
Pizzeria 1926 (Edinburgh)
Pizza Posto (Edinburgh)
THE OVEN Pizzeria (Leven)
Ciao (Stirling)
The Giddy Goose (Dundee)
Burger Bar of the Year
Burger island (Burntisland)
Fat Hippo (Glasgow)
Smokey Trotters Kitchen (Glasgow)
Loco’s burgers (Glasgow)
Buck’s Bar (Glasgow )
The Drunken Coo (Ayr)
Oceans 11 (Kilmarnock)
Burgers and Beers (Edinburgh)
Chilos Burgers (Glasgow)
Fatt Boyz (Edinburgh)
Best Mexican Establishment
The Mexican (Perth)
Mezcal (Glasgow)
Poko Loko (Glasgow)
Topolabamba (Glasgow)
El Castillo Mexican Bar & Grill (Edinburgh)
Mariachi Restaurant (Edinburgh)
Miros Cantina Mexicana (Edinburgh)
Paz Taqueria (Edinburgh)
The Big Taquero (Dumbarton)
La Masa Taco Bar (Glasgow)
Best PAN Asian Food Establishment
Sida Thai (Stirling)
Macau Kitchen (Edinburgh)
Okome Paisley ( Paisley)
Chaophraya (Glasgow)
SALT Hamilton (Hamilton)
Panang (Glasgow)
Charlie Chans Restaurant (Glasgow)
Noble Cuisine (Dunfermline)
Panas Restaurant (Rosyth)
Asian Cuisine (Cowdenbeath)
Best of Glasgow
The prancing stag (Glasgow)
Peko Panda (Glasgow)
La Lanterna
Meat Joint Scottish Steakhouse
Madurai
Red Onion
Murphy’s Pakora Bar
Turtle Bay
Tiffney’s
Chinaskis
Best Bistro / Diner
The Iron Brew (Gatehouse of Fleet )
The Forty Twa Cafe (Cowdenbeath )
The Colonsay Pantry (Scalasaig)
Sweet Mumma’s kitchen (Aberdeen)
Laggan coffee both and gallery (Laggan)
G’s Bistro (Crieff)
Arranview Cafe Bistro (Galston)
Bilsons Cafe Bistro (Glasgow)
Gabe’s Diner Bistro (Stirling)
The Railbridge Bistro (South Queensferry )
Round Island Cafe Bar (Isle of Cumbrae)
Deli of the Year
Knightswood Deli (Glasgow)
Tattie Shack Farm Shop (Monkton)
Puffers Café (Irvine)
Nanny Marys (Ayr)
G5 Deli (Glasgow)
Antonio’s Deli (Falkirk)
John Clayton Of Shotts (Shotts)
Mannerstons Cafe & Farm Shop (Linlithgow)
TOAST’D Deli Bar (Glasgow )
Nic’s NYC Deli (Glasgow)
Bar & Grill of the Year
Skip’s Seafood Bar & Grill (Glasgow)
Mini Grill Steakhouse – Glasgow (Glasgow)
The Boathouse Kitchen & Bar (Killin)
Schiehallion Bar & Restaurant (Aberfeldy)
Victoria’s Restaurant (Pitlochry)
Z’s Bistro and Terrace Garden (Dunkeld)
Scotts Bar & Restaurant (Largs)
Monteiths Clarkston (Glasgow)
Southside Bar Restaurant (Glasgow)
Outstanding Restaurant of the Year
The Pheasant (Sorbie)
Cafe Marlayne (Edinburgh)
Hermann’s Austrian restaurant (Stirling)
The Palmerston (Edinburgh)
Sugar Boat (Helensburgh)
Copper Still (Edinburgh)
The Old Mill (Glasgow)
Craobh (Crieff)
The Dormy (Auchterarder)
NeighbourWood (Edinburgh)
