Winners of the 2025 Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) Awards have been revealed.

Hospitality talent from across Greater Manchester came together at New Century tonight (Monday 26th January), for the return of the prestigious Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) Awards sponsored by Therme Manchester.

The event saw 18 winners announced from food and drink establishments across the region, narrowed down from 130 outstanding venues, traders, places and people. Shortlisted venues were put to the public vote, where thousands voted for their favourites. Scores from a mystery shopping visit, carried out by members of the judging panel, were also combined with the public vote for some of the awards to determine the winners.

Alexa Stratton-Powell, Awards Director of Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards commented: “We’re incredibly proud to announce this year’s winners, who together represent the excellence, creativity and resilience of Greater Manchester’s hospitality sector. At a time when the industry continues to face tough head winds, it’s more important than ever to recognise and celebrate the people and venues doing exceptional work every day.

“We’re hugely grateful to Therme for their support of the awards, and for backing a sector that plays such a vital role in the life of the city. Manchester continues to lead the way as one of the world’s most exciting food destinations, and we hope this year’s winners and nominees inspire food lovers to go out and support the brilliant venues right on their doorstep.”

Ben Dutson, Head of Food Operations at Therme RPC, added: “We’re delighted to have sponsored this year’s awards and play a part in supporting and celebrating the brilliant food and drink businesses that make Manchester such a phenomenal place.

“It’s been fantastic to also recognise those incredible organisations that give back to the community with our brand new award – we’re looking forward to working with the winner and creating an ongoing legacy.

“Therme is all about living well and having fun – and making wellness more accessible for the community, so I can’t think of a better way of embodying that than by supporting all the great businesses and community groups that we have recognised tonight.”

Manchester Food and Drink Festival nominees and winners

Affordable Eats Venue of the Year sponsored by Therme

WINNER: Double Zero 
368 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8AZ

Noodle Alley
56A Faulkner Street, Manchester, M1 4FH

Pho Cue
52A Faulkner Street, Manchester, M1 4FH

Cafe Sanjuan 
27 St Petersgate, Manchester, SK1 1EB

Hong Thai 
140 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BG

Seoul Kimchi 
275 Upper Brooke Street, Manchester, M13 0HR

Wow Báhn Mì 
132 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BG

Rabbie’s Thai
Civic Centre, Wythenshawe Manchester, M22 5RQ

Takeaway of the Year

WINNER: This & That 
3 Soap Street, Manchester M4 1EW

Ceresis
166, Northenden Road, Manchester, Sale, M33 3HE

Ad Maiora
84 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LG

Home Chinese
16 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HW

Viet Deli 
22 Blackfriars Street, Manchester, M3 5BQ

Pancho’s Burritos
Arndale Food Market, 49 High Street, Manchester, M4 3AH

Rack
Arndale Food Market, 49 High Street, Manchester, M4 3AH

Mughli Charcoal Pit
30 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5TQ

Cafe or Coffee Shop of the Year (new for 2025)

WINNER: Something More Productive
9 Egerton Crescent, Withington, Greater Manchester, M20 4PN

Cafe Sanjuan
27 St Petersgate, Manchester, SK1 1EB

Oscillate Coffee
52 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 5AB

Federal Cafe Bar 
194 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3ND

Just Between Friends Coffee
56 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LG

Sipp Coffee
105 Beech Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9EQ

à bloc
38 Stamford Park Road, Altrincham, WA15 9EW

The Old Fire Station Bakery 
47 Albion Place, Crescent, Salford M5 4NL

Wine offering of the Year (new for 2025)

WINNER: Flawd Wine
9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL

Ad Hoc
28 Edge Street, Manchester, M4 1HN

Higher Ground
Faulkner House, New York Street, Manchester M1 4DY

The Beeswing
KAMPUS, 24a Minshull Street, Manchester, M1 3EF

Salut Wines 
11 Cooper Street, Manchester, M2 2FW

Reserve Wines
1 Eagle Street, Manchester, M4 5BU

Where the Light Gets In 
7 Rostron Brow, Stockport, SK1 1JY

Kerb
49 Henry Street, Manchester, M4 5DH

Food Trader of the Year

WINNER: Rack
Arndale Food Market, 49 High Street, Manchester, M4 3AH

The Little Sri Lankan

House of Habesha
Kargo MKT, Salford M50 3AG

Baity
Kargo MKT, Salford M50 3AG

Rita’s Reign
Piccadilly Street Food Market, Picadilly, Manchester, M1 1LY

Taiko Ramen
1 Eagle Street, Manchester, M4 5BU

Thatziki 
Kargo MKT, Salford M50 3AG

Little Scarfs 
17A Lower Hillgate, Stockport, SK1 1JQ

Foodie Neighbourhood of the Year

WINNER: Stockport

Urmston

Levenshulme

Chorlton

Monton

Salford

Altrincham

Sale

Independent Drink Producer of the Year

WINNER: Track Brewing Co
Unit 18, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP

Balance Brewing & Blending
Unit 10, Sheffield Street, Manchester, M1 2DN

Pod Pea Vodka
Ten Locks, Fairhill Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6BD

Stiff Tea Brewing Company 
3 Hoyle Street, Manchester, M12 6HG

Sureshot Brewing 
5 Sheffield Street, Manchester, M1 2DN

Runaway Brewery 
9-11 Astley Street, Stockport, SK4 1AW

Seven Bro7hers
Unit 63, Waybridge Enterprise Centre, Daniel Adamson Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 1DS

Weekend Project Brewing Co  
Hulme Lane, Lower Peover, Knutsford, WA16 9QH

Independent Food Producer of the Year

WINNER: Pollen Bakery
Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union Street, Manchester M4 6FQ

Long Boi’s Bakehouse
40 Forest Range, Manchester, M19 2HP

Holy Grain Sourdough
253 Deansgate Great Northern Mews, Manchester M3 4EN

Littlewoods Butchers
5 School Lane, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 5DE

Lily’s Vegetarian Indian Cuisine
85 Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7DF

Wong Wong Bakery
32 Princess Street, Manchester M1 4LB

Half Dozen Other
Unit 17 Redbank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M4 4HF

Mayya Bakery
32-34, Duncan Street, Salford, M5 3SQ

Neighbourhood Venue of the Year

WINNER: Stretford Canteen
118 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9BH

Fold Bistro & Bottle Shop
7 Town Street, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5AA

The Pearl
425 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AF

Lupo
Mountheath Trading Estate, Unit 65 Ardent Way, Manchester, M25 9WE

Cantaloupe
71 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1PE

Tawny Stores
1 Upper Hibbert Lane, Marple, Stockport, SK6 7JQ

The Perfect Match
103 Cross Street, Sale, M33 7JN

Gladstone Barber and Bistro
Unit 3 Pattern House, Castle Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1NX

Pub or Beer Bar of the Year

WINNER: The Marble Arch Inn
73 Rochdale Road, Manchester, M4 4HY

Victoria Tap
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, M3 1WY

Runaway Brewery
9-11 Astley Street, Stockport, SK4 1AW

City Arms
46-48, Kennedy Street, Manchester M2 4BQ

The Magnet Freehouse
51 Wellington Road North, Stockport SK4 1HJ

Café Beermoth
Brown Street, Manchester, M2 1DA

North Westward Ho
19 Chapel Walks, Manchester, M2 1HN

Track Taproom
Unit 18, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP

Great Service Award

WINNER: Maray
14 Brazennose Street, Manchester, M2 6LW

Tast Catala
20 – 22 King Street, Manchester, M2 6AG

Atomeca
1B, Deansgate Square, Owen Street, Manchester, M15 4YB

Higher Ground
Faulkner House, New York Street, Manchester M1 4DY

Adam Reid at The French
16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS

Federal Cafe Bar
194 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3ND

Blacklock Manchester
37 Peter Street, Manchester M2 5GB

Kallos Cafe & Wine Bar
3 Bankside Boulevard, Salford, M3 7HD

Low or No Offering of the Year (new for 2025)

WINNER: Nell’s Pizza
22 Minshull Street, Kampus, M1 3EF

Cloudwater Brew Co
7 – 8 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP

Dishoom
32 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3BT

Red Light
4-2 Little David Street, Manchester, M1 3GL

Blinker Bar
64 – 72 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 2BQ

Hinterland
16-20 Turner Street, Manchester, M4 1DZ

Lina Stores
17 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HN

Speak in Code
7 Jackson’s Row, Manchester, M2 5ND

Bar of the Year

WINNER: Speak in Code
7 Jackson’s Row, Manchester, M2 5ND

Stray
1 Eagle Street, Manchester, M4 5BU

Schofield’s Bar
Sunlight House, 3 Little Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3JZ

Red Light
4-2 Little David Street, Manchester, M1 3GL

Pray Tell
Unit 6 Stanley Square, Sale, M33 7XZ

Renae
45 – 47 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA

Libero
2A Kings Court, Railway Street, Altrincham, WA14 2RE

Flawd Wine
9 Keepers Quay, Manchester, M4 6GL

Community Food and Drink Project of the Year (New for 2025)

WINNER: Platt Fields Market Garden

Newcomer of the Year

WINNER: Stow
62 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3BW

Cantaloupe
71 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1PE

Bangkok Diners Club
17 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 5BR

Kallos Cafe & Wine Bar
3 Bankside Boulevard, Salford, M3 7HD

Café Continental
5 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2JE

Winsome
74 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6JD

Royal Nawaab Pyramid
The Pyramid Kings Valley, Stockport, SK4 2JU

Kung Fu Noodle
48A George Street, Manchester, M1 4HF

Chef of the Year

WINNER: Matt Bennett (The Pearl)

Rosie Maguire (Higher Ground)

Shaun Moffat (Winsome)

Adam Reid (Adam Reid at The French)

Mary-Ellen McTague (Pip)

Patrick Withington (Erst)

Jamie Pickles (Stow)

Jack Fields (Restaurant Orme)

Restaurant of the Year

WINNER: Skof
3 Federation Street, Manchester, M4 4BF

mana
42 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF

Adam Reid At The French
16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS

Winsome
74 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6JD

Higher Ground
Faulkner House, New York Street, Manchester M1 4DY

Stow
62 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3BW

Erst
9 Murray Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6HS

Cantaloupe
71 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1PE

The Howard and Ruth Award for Outstanding Achievement

WINNER: Rustica

Featured image credit: Mia Edmond