Last night some of the top names in the Indian restaurant industry gathered in Leicester’s Athena for the Leicestershire Curry Awards. This annual event, impartially judged by a team of experts, is one of the highlights of the year for the Indian and South Asian Community in Leicester.

In a year when Leicester was named England Curry Capital it was even more special  to celebrate the restaurants, street food venues, desi pubs, takeaways, catering companies and the people who put such hard work into making our city such a hot bed of curry excellence.

Nominations came from the general public choosing their favourite places to eat, then a team of expert judges were sent out to rate their favourites. The evening, which was full of flavour, included spectacular dance performances and was hosted by Ady Dayman and Kevin Ncube from BBC Radio Leicester.

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This year's winners!

Best Street Food

My Delhi

Best Catering

Sanjay Foods

Best Takeaway

Aylestone Spice

Best New Restaurant: City

What A Shot

Best New Restaurant: County

Avatar Dining (Lutterworth)

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Tangoe Restaurant

Best Pub Restaurant

Royal Leicesters

Best Fine Dining Restaurant: City

Heritage India

Best Fine Dining Restaurant: County

Avatar Dining (Market Harborough)

Restaurant of the Year: City

Chutney Ivy

Restaurant of the Year: County

Spice Of India