Condé Nast Traveller, the global authority on high-end travel, has released the results of its inaugural UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards for the best dining spots and chefs in Britain. Winners of the awards will be celebrated this evening at an event hosted by Condé Nast Traveller’s global editorial director, Divia Thani, at Shoreditch Arts Club.

With winners selected by a distinguished panel of expert judges from across the food scene, the UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards showcase the incredible culinary skill throughout the country.

Food brings so much joy to people. Since I moved to London it has been such a privilege to discover the fantastic range of culinary talent.

Condé Nast Traveller’s inaugural UK’s Top New Restaurant Awards showcase a diverse range of talent across the United Kingdom. I am delighted to have collaborated with our renowned judges to reveal some of the best hidden gems and chefs in the British food scene. Divia Thani, global editorial director of Condé Nast Traveller

The UK’s top new restaurants are:

  • 64 Goodge Street, London
  • The Abbey Inn, Yorkshire
  • Akara, London
  • Annwn, Pembrokeshire
  • Chishuru, London
  • Cowley Manor Experimental, The Cotswolds
  • Crocadon, Cornwall
  • The Devonshire, London
  • Eòrna, Edinburgh
  • Fish Shop, Aberdeenshire
  • The Halfway at Kineton, The Cotswolds
  • Kolae, London
  • Lark, Suffolk
  • Lir, Londonderry
  • Lyla, Edinburgh
  • Mambow, London
  • Mountain, London
  • Mýse, Yorkshire
  • Nord, Liverpool
  • Ploussard, London
  • The Tamil Crown, London
  • The Three Horseshoes, Somerset
  • Touring Club, Vale of Glamorgan

More than 1,000 Condé Nast Traveller readers in the UK voted for Twenty Eight in Chester as the Readers’ Favourite new restaurant.

The judges also selected winners in four bespoke categories:

  • BEST NEW CHEF
    Adejoké Bakare
  • GAME-CHANGER
    Lorraine Copes
  • ONE TO WATCH
    Ruben Dawnay
  • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
    Ruth Rogers

During the event, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Ruth Rogers by restaurateur Jeremy King. Winners were presented with a customised bottle of Bollinger.

Guests expected to attend tonight’s event at Shoreditch Arts Club include:

Divia Thani, Ruth Rogers, Jeremy King, Notorious Foodie, Raymond Blanc, Aji Akokomi (Akara), Simon Attridge (Claridge’s), Ravinder Bhogal (Jikoni), Glen Brian (Eòrna), James Cochran, Dan Cox (Crocadon), Jean-Philippe Blondet, Benjamina Ebuehi, Gizzi Erskine, Skye Gyngell, Angela Hartnett, Endo Kazutoshi, Matt Harris (Ploussard), Tommy Kempton (Ploussard), Nathan Eades, Liam Goff , Tom Arkell, Chantelle Nicholson, Fergus Henderson (St John), and Trevor Gulliver (St John).

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Nina Joyce
cntraveler.com

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