With a huge number of the city's top restaurants and bars applying for the honours this year, we can now reveal who bagged the top prizes after a glitzy ceremony was held earlier this evening (March 10).
Now in their 16th year, the prestigious awards were set up in 2008 to celebrate the food and drink sector. Industry experts had the difficult task of judging the entries, picking a shortlist of finalists for each of the 16 categories.
Huge thanks must go to this year's event sponsors - Chefworks, PPS, LHVA and ReFood.
So, without further ado, here are this year's winners at the Oliver Awards 2025 -
1. Best Bar - Green Room and Tabula Rasa
Finalists: Below Stairs; Distrikt Bar; Farrands; Fibre; Viaduct Showbar | Simon Hulme/Tabula Rasa
2. Newcomer of the Year - White Cloth Hall
Finalists: Fern Modern Sushi; Galleria; Hickory's Smokehouse Adel; Hooleos Mexican Cafe-Bar; Ottimo Pizza; Woodside Neighbourhood Bar & Eatery | Simon Hulme
3. Best Cafe or Deli - The Cheesy Living Co.
Finalists: Galleria; Gray's, Rothwell, Moss & Moor; North Star Coffee Shop; Residence Cafe Bar; Sonder; The Pavilion, Rothwell | Simon Hulme
4. Sustainability Award - Below Stairs and Harewood Food & Drink Project
Finalists: Bavette Bistro; Karobar Horsforth; Residence Cafe Bar; The Box Tree, Ilkley | National World/Harewood Food & Drink Project
5. Best World Restaurant - Tada
Finalists: Dastaan Leeds; Fern Modern Sushi; Prashad; Tharavadu; Viva Cuba; Zaap Thai Street Food Leeds | Tony Johnson
6. Best Takeaway - Homeboy Pizza Co
Finalists: Indian Fusion Leeds; Mythos; Singh's | Bruce Rollinson