Full list of winners as best pubs, restaurants and cafes crowned at Marketing Derby Awards 2024

All of the winners celebrate their success at the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards 2024
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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)

The team at Morley Hayes won two awards on the night
The team at Morley Hayes won two awards on the night -Credit:Marketing Derby/Cactus Images

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