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Voting is now open for the 2025 Manchester Food and Drink Awards

Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup
Jessica Dellow

Voting is officially open for the Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2025, with a shortlist including many local favourites like Nell's Pizza, Where the Light Gets in, and Higher Ground.

Other restaurants hoping to be in with a chance of nabbing Best Restaurant of the Year are Urmston's Restaurant Örme, Michelin-starred mana, The Pearl in Prestwich, Adam Reid at The French, and newbie Skof.

It's not just restaurants you can vote for; there's also Chef of the Year, with plenty of deserving candidates in the running for the award, including Joe Otway from Higher Ground, Tom Barnes from Skof, Danielle Heron of OSMA, Iain Thomas from The Pearl, Patrick Withington from Erst, Sam Grainger of Medlock Canteen, Julian Pizer from Another Hand, and Sam Buckley from Where The Light Gets In.

There are also other categories that you can vote for, including Affordable Eats Venue of the Year, Takeaway of the Year, Coffee Shop of the Year, Independent Drink Producer of the Year, Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year, Food Trader of the Year, and many more.

This year's awards ceremony will take place at New Century on Monday, 27 January, with public voting ending at midnight on 10 January. Click here to vote.

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