31st July 2025 | The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi

Thank you for making the Food Connoisseurs India Awards 2025 – National Edition a Grand Success!

Best Restaurant of the Year- India: UNITED COFFEE HOUSE
Best Restaurant of the Year (South): Royal Indiana
Best Restaurant of the Year (West): South Of Vindhyas, The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai
Best Restaurant Chain of the Year (West): The House Of Makeba
Best Restaurant Chain of the Year (South): Junior Kuppanna
Best Restaurant in Delhi: SANDOZ Restaurants
Best Restaurant in Mumbai: Mahesh Lunch Home
Best Restaurant in Bengaluru: Jewel Sizzle
Best Restaurant in Kolkata: Kasturi Restaurant
Best Restaurant in Ahmedabad: Pizzaiiolo
Best Restaurant in Goa: Souza Lobo Restaurant 
Best Restaurant in Chennai: Koox – Rooftop Asian Grill
Best Restaurant in Hyderabad: Kebapci Hills – Turkish BBQ & more (Hyderabad)
Best Restaurant in Jaipur: Rajrasa by Chef Saurabh 
Best Restaurant in Indore: Mangosteen Cafe
Best Restaurant in Lucknow: 1936 Ristorante
Best Restaurant in Kanpur: SEEZEN, Coffee House & Kitchen
Best Restaurant in Gurugram: UNICO 
Best Restaurant in Gujarat: Sārvatt, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad
Best Restaurant in Kerala:  FARSA RESTAURANT 
Best Restaurant in Tamil Nadu: Gardenia 
Best Restaurant in Bihar: Global Food Factory
Best Restaurant in Punjab: Elgin Cafe, Ludhiana
Best Restaurant in a Non-Metro: Season 
Best Restaurant in a Non-Metro (West): SARAZA, A unit of Cuisinec Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.
Best Quick Service Restaurant Chain of the Year  (West): Joshh India
Best Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year: PHURR
Best Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year (North): Veg Gulati Restaurant
Best Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year (West): Banana Leaf
Best Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year (South): Kailash Parbat 
Best Non-Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year (North): ZURII
Best Buffet Restaurant: Feast, Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway
Best Luxury Dining Experience: QAVALLI
Best Luxury Dining Experience (North): Food Exchange, Novotel New Delhi City Centre
Best Luxury Dining Experience (South): UNO Izakaya, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
Best Luxury Dining Experience (West): Native Bombay
Best Luxury Caterer of the Year (North): CAARA 
Best Luxury Dining Experience (Non-Metro): Courtyard Restaurant, Balaji Sarovar Premiere, Solapur
Best Casual Dining Restaurant: Harajuku Tokyo Cafe
Best Casual Dining Restaurant (North): Bomba, Pizzeria & Taqueria
Best Casual Dining Restaurant (South): Erode Amman Mess
Best Family Restaurant: VB World by Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
Best Family Restaurant (West): Copper Chimney
Best Family Restaurant (South): Water’s Edge Cafe
Best Caterer of the Year: Blue Sea Bespoke Catering
Best Luxury Caterer of the Year (South): Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Private Limited
Best Caterer of the Year (Non-Metro): 4seasons Event Management
Best Caterer of the Year (North): GOURMET GATHERING 
Best Caterer of the Year (West): Bakul Hospitality
Best Caterer of the Year (South): Madhampatty Thangavelu Hospitality Private Limited
Best Rooftop Restaurant (East): Sangria – Raipur
Best Dessert Parlour of the Year (North): SUPER CREMICA SWEETS
Best Biryani Restaurant Chain (South): AMBUR STAR BRIYANI INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD
Best Pizzeria: PizzaExpress 
Best Pizzeria (North): Cecilia’s Pizzeria
Best Pizzeria (West): Si Nonna’s – The Original Sourdough Pizza
Best Barbeque Restaurant (South): Wharf 2.0 
Best Burger Joint (North): PERILICIOUS
Best Hotel Restaurant (South): Permit to Grill, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC
Best Sweet Shop of the Year: Dadus Sweet Emporio 
Best Sweet Shop of the Year (West): TipTop Mithaiwala , Mumbai – Since 1996
Best Food Court (Non-Metro): Lulu International Shopping Malls Pvt. Ltd, Thiruvananthapuram
Best Ice Cream Parlour of the Year: Giani’s
Best Dessert Parlour of the Year: The Chocolate Room
Best Highway Restaurant of the Year (South): Bhangra Chennai
Best Chef led Restaurant of the Year : Mulk by Chef Ishijyot Surri, Executive Chef and Founder, SJI Hospitality
Best Waffle Restaurant of the Year: The Waffle Co.
Best Sundowner: Chill with Grills – Kaldan Samudhra Palace
Most Budget Friendly Restaurant of the Year (North): UNCLE BROWNIE
Best Juice Parlour of the year (North): BERRY BROTHERS 
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (East): Sangria – Raipur
Restaurant Serving the best Modern Indian Cuisine: Bombay Brasserie 
Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (South): Lush, Renaissance Bangalore Race Course
Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (West): SARAZA, A unit of Cuisinec Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.
Restaurant Serving the best Indian Cuisine (South): Zarf, Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre
Restaurant Serving the best Foreign Cuisine (East): OG By The Lake
Restaurant Serving the best North Indian Cuisine: DHABA
Restaurant Serving the best South Indian Cuisine: Chef by Meen Pillai
Restaurant Serving the best South Indian Cuisine (South): The Meenakshi Coffee Bar
Restaurant Serving the best Gujarati Cuisine: BASUNDI – The Authentic Gujarati Thali
Restaurant Serving the best Bengali Cuisine: 6 BALLYGUNGE PLACE 
Restaurant Serving the best Greek Cuisine: Thalassa Beach Boutique Resort
Restaurant Serving the best Kerala Cuisine: Mosaic – Crowne Plaza Kochi
Restaurant Serving the best Awadhi Cuisine: Spice Terrace, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
Restaurant Serving the best Thai Cuisine: ERAWAAN
Restaurant Serving the best Mexican Cuisine: THE MEXICAN TAPAS BAR
Restaurant Serving the best Italian Cuisine: Veneto Kitchen & Bar
Restaurant Serving the best Pan-Asian Cuisine: EEST, The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi
Restaurant Serving the best Mediterranean Cuisine: Öz – Modern Turkish Cuisine
Restaurant Serving the best Turkish Cuisine: Tahia
Restaurant Serving the best Japanese Cuisine: Guppy
Restaurant Serving the best Assamese Cuisine: Oh!Assam
Restaurant Serving the best Goan Cuisine: Florentine – Saligao Goa
Restaurant Serving the best Butter Chicken: Gulati Restaurant
Restaurant Serving the best Dim Sum/Momo: The Dimsum Room
Restaurant serving the best Roll (North): Punjabi chic inn
Restaurant Serving the best Rajasthani Cuisine: Rajrasa by Chef Saurabh 
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best European Cuisine: UNICO 
Best Seafood Experience- Goa: Florentine – Saligao Goa
Restaurant having the best Thali: Yeti – The Himalayan Kitchen 
Restaurant serving the best Sushi: Mount Fuji
Restaurant Serving the Best Street Food: Chaat ka Chaska – A Venture of Brewbakes Hospitality and Sons Pvt Ltd
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Chole Bhature: Kwality Restaurant
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Street Food: The Chatpata Affair
Best Restaurant Chain of the Year (West): The House Of Makeba
Best Restaurant Chain of the Year (South): Junior Kuppanna
Best Luxury Dining Experience (North): Food Exchange, Novotel New Delhi City Centre
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (North): RZEKKA RESORT
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (South): The Indian Eatery 
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Multi-Cuisine (West): PASHTO MULTICUISINE RESTAURANT
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Indian Cuisine (West): NKSHA
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Indian Cuisine (South): Sa.Ma The Indian Kitchen
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Foreign Cuisine (North): Easytiger by Boraan 
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Modern Indian Cuisine: ROMA
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best South Indian Cuisine : Dosa Coffee
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Dim Sum/Momo: VDumpling Dynasty
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best North Indian Cuisine: EAGLE’S PERCH, DINE.DRINK.DREAM
Emerging Restaurant Serving the best Pan-Asian Cuisine: AsianKatha – Tales of Taste
Cloud Kitchen Serving the Best Healthy Food: SALAD DAYS  
Cloud Kitchen Serving the best Burger (North): Burgerama
Cloud Kitchen Serving the best Biryani (North): The Paul’s Biryani, TDI Sonipat
Cloud Kitchen Serving the Best Desserts: Bakingo
Best Cloud Kitchen of the Year (North): Orangepeel
Cloud Kitchen with the most innovative Menu: SALAD DAYS  
Best Café of the Year: Tim Hortons India
Best Bakery of the Year: L’Opéra (French Bakery Pvt. Ltd.)
Best Tea Café of the Year: CAFE NILOUFER
Best fastest growing Tea Cafe Chain of the Year: Chai Era
Best fastest growing Bakery Chain of the Year (North): Brown Sugar Jaipur
Best Fastest Growing Café Chain of the Year: BrewBakes Courtyard – A Venture of Brewbakes Hospitality and Sons Pvt Ltd
Best Bakery of the Year (North): BREADS et al.., The Bharat Hospitality
Best Café of the Year (West): Dali The Art Café
Best Design – Restaurant: Spice Traders – W Goa
Best Design – Café: COSMO, Hyatt centric Hebbal Bengaluru
Best Design (Restro-Bar): The Crimson
Best Design – Microbrewery: Long Boat Brewing Co.
Best Design – Dessert Parlour: Aubree Le Chocolatier
Best Design (Tap Room): Nusa – Tropical Brewvilla 
Best Theme – Restaurant: Covah – The Cavern
Best Restro-Bar of the Year (North): RYu rooftop bar
Best Restro-Bar of the Year (East): LMNO_Q Skybar 
Best Restro-Bar of the Year (West): Rockpool – W Goa
Best Restro-Bar of the Year (Kolkata): Warehouse Café Kolkata
Best Microbrewery of the Year: Long Boat Brewing Co.
Best Microbrewery of the Year (North): Ministry of Beer Delhi
Best Microbrewery of the Year (South): BLR Brewing Co.
Best Microbrewery of the Year (East): REFINERY 091
Best Sports Bar of the Year (West): The Irish House 
Best Cocktail Experience: Zarin- The Pan Asian | Fairmont Jaipur
Restro-Bar with the best Live Music Experience (West): SALUD kitchen and lounge
Best Microbrewery Chain of the Year: Byg Brewski Brewing Co
Best Rooftop Lounge of the Year: Saraca Rooftop Lounge
Best Rooftop Lounge of the Year (West):  High Steaks rooftop lounge
Best Tap Room of the Year: Nusa – Tropical Brewvilla 
Best Lounge of the Year: The Bar, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC
Best Lounge of the Year (East): LMNO_Q Skybar 
Restro-Bar with the best Live Music Experience (South): Xora Bar and kitchen
Best Restro-Bar of the Year (Chennai): The LivingRoom Chennai
Best Newcomer- Restaurant: Narain’s Elevate Satvik Cuisine
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (Non-Metro) (North): KEBAB-E-HABIBI, Amritsar
Best Newcomer – Ice Cream Parlour: Sereno
Best Newcomer- Cafe (North): Jars N’ More
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (North): ANARDANA HOSPITALITY PVT LTD, FARIDABAD
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (East): OG by the Lake
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (South): The Coastal Taste   Family Restaurant
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (Non-Metro): AAMRAK
Best Newcomer- Restaurant (Non-Metro) (South): Pastel Poetry
Best Newcomer – QSR (North): MB Chicken India Pvt Ltd
Best Newcomer – QSR (South): The Meenakshi Coffee Bar
Best Newcomer – QSR (West): Bufala Pizzeria – Authentic Napoli experience
Best Newcomer- Restro-Bar (North): Chaupal Cocktail Bar
Best Newcomer- Restro-Bar (South): Warehouse Bar & Kitchen,  Coimbatore
Best Newcomer- Microbrewery: The Golden Circle Brewery, Bengaluru
Best Newcomer- Cafe (South): TFG cafe
Best Newcomer – Sweet Shop (East): Nandan Sweets And Snacks
Best Newcomer – Dessert Parlour(North): Spanish Churros
Best Newcomer – Lounge: ROOTS – SILIGURI
Best Newcomer – Tea Café (North): Chaimitra
Best Newcomer- Catering (North): DV CATERS
Best Newcomer- Catering (East): Avtara Caterers
Best Newcomer (Restro-Bar): Jollygunj
Best Newcomer – Dessert Parlour (South): Madam Chocolate 
Restaurateur of the Year (North): Mr. Dinesh Arora – Founder, Qavalli, Chica & Roma
Restaurateur of the Year (South): Mr. Vinay BC, Founder (Long Boat Brewing Co.)
Restaurateur of the Year – Male: Mr. Ajay Gowda, Co-Founder, Byg Ventures LLP
Restaurateur of the Year- Female: Ms. Swarnalatha Ravi, Managing Director, VB World by Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
Young Restaurateur of the Year- Female (South) : Samjana.Manne, Managing Director, Ananta Hospitality, Sa.ma the Indian kitchen
Young Restaurateur of the Year-Male (South) : Mr. Aswin Thottupurath, Founder & Brand Owner, AsianKatha-Tales Of Taste, Managing Director, DiJen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Chef Manjit Gill, President, IFCA; Managing Director, Eco Green Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Restaurant Consultant/Food Service Consultant of the Year (South): Rajesh Kumar, Founder & Director, Gourmet Sage Hospitality Solutions
Restaurant Consultant/Food Service Consultant of the Year (North): Mr. Pulkit Arora, Director, CYK Hospitalities
Restaurant Consultant/Food Service Consultant of the Year (West): Chef Mohammed Irfan, Global Hospitality Consultant
 Founder -United Chef
Restaurant Consultant/Food Service Consultant of the Year (East): Mr. FARUK AHMED, PROPRIETOR, RED LOUNGE HOSPITALITY
Restaurant Consultant/Food Service Consultant of the Year : Chef Mahendra Khairiya, Founder & Director, Culinary Mantra 
F&B Professional of the Year (North): Rahul Ravindran | Beverage Manager | Fairmont Jaipur
Celebrity Chef of the Year : Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi, Celebrity Chef Coach Restauranter
Food Vlogger of the Year: Mr. Anubhav Sapra, Food Explorer & Founder – Delhi Food Walks
Best Architect for HoReCa: ACME Designers 
F&B Professional of the Year (South): Mr. Arun Prasanna, Corporate General Manager – Byg Ventures Pvt Ltd
General Manager of the Year: Ms. Sita Lekshmi, General Manager, Renaissance Bangalore Race course Hotel
Sous Chef of the Year: Chef Sarjeet | Sous Chef | Fairmont Jaipur
Corporate Chef of the Year: Chef Aman Dhar, Corporate Chef, Qavalli, Chica & Roma
Best Chef Consultant of the Year: Chef Rajmani Upadhyay, Chef/ Restauranteur / Consultant, Founder of Rajasa Foods.
Chocolatier of the Year: Mr. KISHORE KUMAR, FOUNDER AND CEO, AUBREE LE CHOCOLATIER
Executive Chef of the Year: Amit Gothwal, Executive Chef, The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi
Best Emerging Masala/Spices Brand of the Year: DAVE PREMIUM SPICES
Best Food Brand of the Year: Haldiram Marketing Pvt Ltd
Best Kitchen Equipment Brand of the Year: TEKEQ INDIA PVT LTD
Best Culinary School of the Year: International Institute of Culinary Arts,  New Delhi 
Best Culinary School of the Year (North): FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management, Greater Noida
Best Kombucha Brand of the Year: Tribe Kombucha
Best Beverage Brand of the Year– Alcoholic: Medusa Beverages
Best Premium Natural Mineral Water Brand of the Year: Rhythm Natural Mineral Water
Most Innovative Menu – Beverage: Sidecar
Most Innovative Menu – Food: Soulinaire, An IHCL Enterprise
Best CSR Initiative of the Year: K Corp Charitable Foundation
Best Ready to Cook Food Brand of the Year: Revival Foods
Emerging Best Seafood Experience – Mumbai: King’s field by Sohamraj hospitality 
Emerging Food Tech of the Year: CORNELL INDIA
Best Emerging Food Brand of the Year: YELLOW SPOON
Best Emerging Frozen Food Brand of the Year (North): The Cooking Door (T.C.D)
Green Business of the Year: Tsas by Dolkhar
Best Service Provider of the Year HoReCa: Secret Ingredient Projects Pvt Ltd
Best Concept of the Year: Bulls & Bears Bistro
Most Promising Franchise Brand – café: Barista Coffee Company
Best Customer Experience- Restaurant: Daryaganj- By the Inventors of Butter Chicken & Dal Makhani
Best Customer Experience- Pizzeria: Chicago Pizza
Best Customer Experience (Restro-Bar): Hylo
Best Customer Experience- Caterer: KOCHHAR CUISINE CATERING
Best Customer Experience- Microbrewery: Byg Brewski Brewing Co.
Best Customer Experience- Café: FES Café & Desserts
Best Customer Experience- Tea Café: CHAI ERA
Best Customer Experience- Cloud Kitchen: Biryani Blues
Best Customer Experience- Tap Room: Nusa – Tropical Brewvilla 
Best Customer Experience- Sweet Shop: Nathu’s Sweets, Restaurant and Bakery
Best Customer Experience- Dessert Parlour: G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Treats)