Winners of the British Kebab Awards 2020

The ‘Kebab Oscars’ were handed out to the country’s leading kebab outlets at the recently concluded 8th British Kebab Awards this evening.

Over a thousand kebab enthusiasts gathered at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel to celebrate 15 award winners from across the UK.

With the kebab industry contributing £2.8b to the British economy, the evening’s first award, Best Takeaway in London, was presented by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to vegan doner company What the Pitta in Shoreditch.

Best Fine Dining went to The Mantl in Knightsbridge, which has been rated 4.5/5 by FtLion and which won ‘Best Starter’ while being voted runner-up for ‘Best Kebab’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ at the #FtLionAwards 2019.

Surprisingly, the British Kebab Awards overlooked The Mantl for the fast food restaurant German Doner Kebab in West Bromwich as this year’s ‘Best Newcomer’.

The Best Kebab Restaurant in North and West London went to Kabul City in Edgware, which was rated just 2/5 by FtLion back in 2017, while Chef of the Year went to Hamza Yalcin of Batman Grill in Hastings.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Best Takeaway in London

Winner: What the Pitta (Shoreditch) – Boxpark, 2-10 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6GY

Highly Commended: The Charcoal Grill – 4 The Slade, Plumstead, SE18 2NB

Best Takeaway Regional

Winner: Alim-Et Takeaway – 751 London Rd, Aylesford ME20 6DE

Highly Commended: Irmak BBQ Dunstable – 220 High St N, LU6 1AU

Best Fine Dining

Winner: The Mantl – 142 Brompton Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW3 1HY

Customer Satisfaction

Winner: Mount Nemrut Turkish Restaurant – 204 Lightwoods Rd, Smethwick B67 5AZ

Highly Commended: Uni Kebab – 190 Burgess Rd, Southampton SO16 3AY

Highly Commended: Rüyam Turkish Restaurant – 230 Commercial Rd, London E1 2NB

Best Kebab Restaurant in North and West London

Winner: Kabul City Restaurant – 32-34 Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7AB

Highly Commended: Divan Restaurant – 163 Ballards Ln, Finchley, N3 1LJ

Best Kebab Restaurant in South and East London

Winner: Cappadocia Restaurant – 2 Station Buildings, Fife Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1SW

Highly Commended: The Ottoman Doner – 163 Cannon St Rd, Whitechapel, E1 2LX

Best Kebab Restaurant Regional

Winner: Mosaic Grill – 10 High St, Daventry NN11 4HT

Chef of the Year

Winner: Hamza Yalcin (Batman Grill – 147 Battle Rd, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN37 7AE)

Kebab Van of the Year

Winner: Ahmed’s Barb-Q – 90 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BH

Best Value Restaurant

Winner: Turknaz Restaurant – N Parade, Whitley Bay NE26 1NX

Highly Commended: Melo Persian – 63-65 High Rd, Southampton SO16 2JE

Best Newcomer

Winner: German Doner Kebab (West Bromwich) – Unit 3C Astle Retail Park, B70 8EN

Highly Commended: I Am Doner – 23 Otley Rd, Leeds, LS6 3AA

Best Kebab House in Northern Ireland

Winner: Grab a Kebab – 9 Dromore Rd, Omagh BT78 1QZ

Highly Commended: Chaska Enniskillen – 14 Forthill St, Enniskillen BT74 6AJ

Best Kebab House in Scotland

Winner: Best Kebab & Pizza House – 5 Keptie Street, Arbroath DD11 4BB

Highly Commended: Flying Scotsman – 134B N High St, Musselburgh EH21 6AS

Best Kebab House in Wales

Winner: Sam’s Grill House – 1-3 Thomas St, Abertridwr, Caerphilly CF83 4AU

Best Delivery Partner

Winner: Millennium Pizza – 39-41 Midland Rd, Wellingborough NN8 1HF