A number of Belfast restaurants have been shortlisted for Deliveroo’s annual Restaurant Awards.
Back for 2025, the awards celebrate the best and most loved local restaurants up and down the country and this year they have welcomed TV personalisty, celebrity Masterchef finalist and daughter of multi-Michelin start restaurant royality Tilly Ramsay to the judging panel.
Alongside fellow foodie experts Deliveroo’s CEO and Founder Will Shu and esteemed food critic Jimi Famurewa, Tilly will be selecting the winners of the coveted Independent Restaurant of the Year Award and the Rising Star Award, a new title for 2025.
“I can’t wait to take my taste buds on a tour as I rate some of the most loved local eats from around Ireland and the UK as part of the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards,” she said.
“The shortlist of restaurants looks epic and I’m excited to get stuck into deliberating the dishes for the top title, Independent Restaurant of the Year, with my co-judges.”
From local independent burger joints to neighbourhood sushi restaurants and all the dishes and flavours in between, this year sees six of Belfast’s top restaurants shortlisted for several accolades including the Independent Restaurant of the Year Award.
These are:
Best Chinese
Bao Bun, Belfast
Best Burger & American
Bunsen, Belfast
Best Chicken
Wing IT, Belfast
Best Pizza
The Pizza Co, Belfast
Best Salad/Healthy
The Juice Bar, Belfast
Seed, Belfast
Seed has also been nominated for Independent Restaurant of the Year.
Known for its salad bowls, burritos and smoothies, Seed is a health food restaurant that has taken Northern Ireland by storm since first opening its doors in 2022. The restaurant opened its third location in Belfast in 2024.
Takeaway fans can cast their vote for UK and Ireland’s most loved restaurants in their local area at deliveroorestaurantawards.com between April 14 and May 9, with voting closing on May 9 at 11:59PM. Customers who vote will be automatically entered into a draw to win £150 in Deliveroo credit.
The winners of the Deliveroo 2025 Restaurant Awards will be announced via Deliveroo’s social channels on May 28 2025.