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 -
13. Best Customer Service - Fourth Floor Brasserie, Harvey Nichols Leeds
Finalists: Below Stairs; Farrands; Flat Iron; Fleur Restaurant & Bar; Tharavadu (Highly Commended); The Cheesy Living Co. | Tony Johnson
14. Rising Star Award - Shyamal Kumar, Aarti Restaurant
Finalists: Chef Fern, Fern Modern Sushi; Josh Whitehead, Finer Pleasures @ The Melbourne; Liam Callaghan, Forde Horsforth (Highly Commended) | Steve Riding
15. Best Local Restaurant - Punjabi Heaven
Finalists: Bavette Bistro, Horsforth; Cafe Deli Margaux, Farsley; Dastaan Leeds, Adel; Forde, Horsforth; Gray's, Rothwell; Grumpy's Pizza, Farsley (Runner Up); Karobar, Horsforth; Lalas Restaurant, Pudsey; Moss & Moor, Ilkley; Mythos, Chapel Allerton; Sukhothai, Chapel Allerton; Tada, Headingley; Zucco, Meanwood | James Hardisty
16. Best Fine Dining Experience - The Box Tree, Ilkley
Finalists: Chef Jono at V&V; Dale Spink, Cafe Deli Margaux Tasting Menu; Empire Cafe Leeds; Fourth Floor Brasserie, Harvey Nichols Leeds; Harewood Food & Drink Project | Tony Johnson
17. Chef of the Year - Minal Patel, Prashad
Finalists: Sandy Jarvis, Bavette Bistro; Dale Spink, Cafe Deli Margaux; Sam Pullan, Empire Cafe Leeds; Louis Taylor-Bolshaw, Forde Ilkley; Harvinder Singh, Singhs; Mandie Chan, Tada; Chef Rajesh Nair, Tharavadu; Chef Jono at V&V | Jonathan Gawthorpe
