Full list of winners as best pubs, restaurants and cafes crowned at Marketing Derby Awards 2024
The city and wider county's best pubs, restaurants and cafes have been crowned at the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards 2024. This is the 16th edition of the competition that judges the best of the best in terms of Derby's hospitality industry, with at least three businesses shortlisted for each award with one winner and two runners up named for each catagory.
The awards ceremony was held at The Chocolate Factory, an industrial-style venue that is also home to Bustler Market. One venue, Morley Hayes, claimed a special award for outstanding achievement on top of another award on the same night (Monday, October 7).
Some of the categories include best café, best newcomer, best international and of course the best restaurant of the year. Out of the 4,500 nominations, Marketing Derby managed to whittle down the nominations to 30 shortlisted businesses.
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The awards are designed to shine a light on Derby's brilliant selection of food and drink, trying to celebrate the very best places to eat and drink in the city. Christopher Tebbs, inward investment executive and Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards lead, said: “We would like to say a huge congratulations to all our winners and runners-up.
"We received over 4,500 nominations this year, which shows that the appetite for these awards has never been higher – likewise the standard of places to eat and drink in Derby.”
So here is the list of winners and runners up for each category:
MARKETING DERBY RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024 (Sponsored by Denby Pottery)
WINNER: Dovecote (Morley Hayes)
Runners-up: Nicco’s, Lorentes (Darley Abbey)
BEST CAFÉ (Sponsored by Derby College Group)
WINNER: The Book Café
Runners-up: The Apple Tree (Ockbrook), Café Villabella
BEST CURRY (Sponsored by Sky Recruitment Solutions)
WINNER: Shalimar Gold
Runners-up: Anoki, Spice Lounge
BEST NEWCOMER (Sponsored by Balls2 Marketing)
WINNER: Omomo
Runners-up: Electric Daisy, O’Dwyers
BEST INTERNATIONAL (Sponsored by NK Motors)
WINNER: Lorentes (Friar Gate)
Runners-up: Omomo, Boa
BEST COUNTRY PUB / RESTAURANT (Sponsored by Ocean King)
WINNER: The Devonshire (Belper)
Runners-up: The Malt (Aston-on-Trent), The Boot (Repton)
BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE (Sponsored by the University of Derby)
WINNER: Nicco’s
Runners-up: The Kedleston Country House, Dovecote (Morley Hayes)
BEST BAR (Sponsored by ProTechnical)
WINNER: Belong
Runners-up: Darley Abbey Wines, Blacksmith’s Lounge
BEST PUB (Sponsored by Spaceman Marketing)
WINNER: The Silk Mill
Runners-up: Exeter Arms, The Bless
INNOVATION AWARD (Sponsored by Marketing Derby)
WINNER: The Pepperpot
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sponsored by Royal Crown Derby)
WINNER: Morley Hayes