Asian Restaurant Awards 2024 Winners Announced

Thursday, October 24, 2024. 10:53am

Asian Restaurant Awards 2024 Winners #AsianIreland24

The second annual Asian Restaurant Awards were held last night, Tuesday 22^nd October, at Castleknock Hotel, Dublin 15. Over 200 guests attended the night from throughout Ireland, competing for the 50 awards on offer covering a variety of categories such as Most Authentic, Best Takeaway, Best Chef and Best Front of House. New categories this year included an Innovation Award and Best Vegetarian Restaurant.

Paul Cadden who founded the Saba group over 20 years ago, received the Outstanding Achievement Award. The Saba group now runs three restaurants, three takeaways, two food trucks and employs over 150 staff, serving award-winning Thai and Vietnamese food!

The Asian Restaurant Week and Awards were set up by former Restaurant owner and hospitality consultant Paul O’Connor and food writer and journalist Suzanne Campbell to celebrate and highlight the ever-expanding Asian Food scene in Ireland. From establishing the well-known Irish Food Writing Awards in 2021, they wanted to celebrate and reward the cuisines, restaurants and chefs who have enriched Ireland in so many ways.

Restaurants finalists were from both Northern and Southern Ireland representing food from China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, with Korean and Vietnamese cuisines now having their own categories.

Founder of Asian Restaurant Awards, Paul O’Connor says ‘“it’s more important now than ever to celebrate our restaurant culture, and particularly how it has been enriched by the Asian diaspora making a home here. These fabulous restaurants and the people behind them, enrich our lives, through their food, expressive flavours, and making the most of our wonderful Irish produce too! We are already are looking forward to next year as so many of our winners announced new openings!”

Asian Restaurant Award Winners

Most Authentic Restaurant Leinster

Indian Vibe, Navan

Most Authentic Restaurant Dublin

Andhra Bhavan

Best Connacht Food Truck or stall

Thai Pots, Sligo

Best Dublin Food Truck or Stall

Janet’s Drumcondra

Best Japanese Restaurant Leinster

Nori, Wexford

Best Japanese Dublin

Daruma, Parliament Street

Best Indian Takeaway Dublin

Zouq, Clonsilla

Best Indian Vegetarian Restaurant

Mini India Fine Dine, Cabinteely

Best Thai Dublin

Saba, Baggot Street

Best Cocktail Experience Leinster

Daata, Greystones

Best Cocktail Experience Dublin

Kinara Kitchen

Best Value Menu Leinster

Delhi Darbar, Celbridge

Best Front of House Indian, Leinster

Jodphur, Longford

Best Front of House Thai, Leinster

Saba, Kildare Village

Best Thai Restaurant Leinster

Baht, Carlow

Best Palestinian Food Stall/Truck

Al Wadi Falafel, Wexford

Best New Chinese Restaurant Dublin

Kaizen, Blanchardstown

Best Nepalese Restaurant Dublin

Kathmandu Kitchen

Best Wine Experience Dublin

Ruchii, Blackrock

Best Food Stall/Truck Dublin

Delhi 2 Dublin

Best Neighbourhood Restaurant

Kajjal, Malahide

Best New Restaurant, Ulster

Guru Belfast

Best Korean Restaurant Connacht

Olives Seoul Food, Sligo

Best Nepalese Restaurant Munster

Ritu, Cork

Best Restaurant Manager Connacht

Zaiqa, Roscommon

Best Restaurant Manager Ulster

Raju, Chilli Lounge Cavan

Best Restaurant Manager Leinster

Pink Salt, Bray

Best Asian Fusion Leinster

Tapau, Arklow

Best Dim Sum Dublin

Big Fan, Aungier Street

Best New Restaurant Dublin

Andhra Bhavan, Abbey Street

Best Chinese Front of House Team, Dublin

Bites by Kwanghi

Best Thai Takeaway Dublin,

Saba to Go

Best Front of House Dublin

Daata

Best Chinese Lunch Dublin

Ka Shing, Wicklow Street

Best Innovational Event

Taza, Artane

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Hanoi Hanoi, Capel Street

Best Indian Front of House Dublin

Indie Spice Grill, Swords

Best Chef Leinster

Sanjay, Birr

Best Indian Restaurant Leinster

Koyla, Dunboyne

Best Pakistani Restaurant Leinster

Taj Palace, Ratoath

Best Restaurant Manager Munster

Bibek, Coriander

Best Chef Dublin

Arshad Arsani, Taza Raheny

Best Restaurant Manager Dublin

Talha Pasha, Kinara

Best Restaurant Ulster

Chilli Lounge, Cavan

Best Restaurant Connaught

Zaiqa, Ballinasloe

Best Restaurant Munster

Coriander, Ballincollig

Best Chinese Restaurant Dublin

Hang Dai

Best Pakistani Restaurant Dublin

Daata

Best Indian Restaurant Dublin

3 Leaves

Best New Nepalese Restaurant Dublin

Diwali, Camden Street

The awards, founded by Suzanne Campbell and Paul O’Connor are kindly sponsored by Cobra beer, Asia Market, FBD Hotels, Postree, Whelehan’s Wines and The Galway Kitchen.