Newcomers to the TOP 100 Curry Restaurants Guide Announced

Curry has long been an integral part of the UK dining scene, and today there are nearly 10,000 curry restaurants in the UK, with at least one to be found on every high street.

Therefore, inclusion in the top 100 is an incredibly prestigious ranking for all the Asian restaurants who have made this year’s list. At the launch of the Asian Catering Federation’s Official Awards at the House of Lords in London last week, many newcomers to the Guide picked up an award for being ranked in the UK’s top 100.

Among those newcomers, joining the 5 star dining experiences at Benares  and Hakkasan in Mayfair, Brigadiers, Gymkhana, and Colonel Saab in Trafalgar Square and Holborn, are:

Achari Indian Kitchen in Bristol
Al Maidah in Manchester
Aramintas in Northampton
Babaji in Sunderland
Babul’s in Darlington
Cinnamon Square in Tonbridge, Kent
Delhi 6, Newcastle
iNaga in Bromley, Kent
Issa Sushi, Worthing
Kebabish Original, Blackburn
Madhu’s @The Grove, Chandler’s Cross
My Indian, Ammanford, Wales
Namaaste, Highgate London
Panas Gurkha, Blackheath
Paprika Club, Royal Leamington Spa
Ragini, Seaton, Devon
Shozna, Rochester
Sushi Mami, Manchester
The International, both restaurants are added to the list in Bradford
Valley Spice in Llangollen in North Wales

Full list is online here. https://top100curryrestaurants.co.uk/

The Asian Catering Federation’s esteemed panel of judges, who make the final decision on which restaurants are included are:

Chef Tony Khan
Rajesh Suri, Restaurateur and Food and Beverage professional
Shahagir Bakth Faruk, Restaurateur
Chef Ken Wang, Chinese cuisine master
Teddy KC Chen, Serial entrepreneur and restaurateur
George Shaw, Editor of the Curry Guide, Avocado Media

Anisa Khan, entrepreneur, owner of Bombay Pizza, and runner-up in this year’s BBC Apprentice final, who presented the awards at the House of Lords event said:

“It’s an honour to pull together this guide each year. All the judges work extremely hard to make sure we don’t miss any firm favourites and we travel all over the country to ensure that everyone included, is well worthy of their place.”

Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation Yawar Khan, said:

“The Asian food industry strives to create the very best experience for its customers, and everyone listed in this guide is there because they have worked tirelessly to earn their place.

Year-on-year the Asian catering industry is challenged by global shortages, online delivery platforms charging exorbitant fees, and now, the new immigration rules that will make it extremely difficult for new overseas applicants to obtain a skilled worker visa in the UK. However, despite all this, we still continue to thrive, innovate, and dedicate all our energy to creating the very best cuisine. Congratulations to everyone who is included this year in our Guide.”

The Asian Catering Federation’s awards are sponsored by Work Permit Cloud Ltd. (headline sponsor), Booker, Tyl by Natwest, Cobra Beer, and Kingfisher Beer.

Media Contact: 
Emma Henderson
Public Image PR, emma@publicimagepr.co.uk
07977134614, or Asian Catering Federation, 145 Stafford Road, London, SM6 9BN
infos@acfederation.org
www.acfederation.org

Notes to Editors:

Press Photos of the newcomers to this year’s Top100 Guide are available please contact emma@publicimagepr.co.uk or click the link below and download from dropbox:

IMAGES of all those who were presented with their awards at the House of Lords event are available here

Awards
The Asian Catering Federation organises award events each year with the public invited to nominate their favourite restaurants through the Asian Catering Federation’s website. This year’s events are:

• 15th Asian Curry Awards, taking place at Grosvenor House, Mayfair in London on Sunday 16^thNovember 2025:
  https://www.asiancurryawards.com/nominate/
• 9th Asian Restaurant Awards at the Hilton, Deansgate in Manchester on Monday 1^stSeptember:
  https://asianrestaurantawards.org/manchester/
• 9th Asian Restaurant Awards at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow on Monday 13^thOctober 2025:
  https://asianrestaurantawards.org/scotland/

Asian Catering Federation

The Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represents the nation’s 35,000 Asian and Oriental restaurants organises the only awards open to all Asian cuisines including: Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

The ACF strives to deliver real returns for its members within the Asian catering industry, helping them to find financial success, achieve excellence, and build customer loyalty. It aims to unite Asian caterers on one platform and works closely with the Federation of Bangladeshi Caterers UK, the Chinese Takeaway Association UK, and the Malaysian Restaurant Association. The Federation campaigns for greater recognition for the sector, and works to achieve its members’ common goals through partnerships with government and other organisations; providing help with training, and creating rewarding careers in Asian catering.

The sector employs over 100,000 people and contributes more than £7.5 billion to the UK economy.