The best takeaways throughout Ireland have officially been announced.
On Monday night, the YesChef Takeaway Awards 2022 took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone.
The award ceremony takes a look at the best takeaways throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, determining the best outlets, as well as highly commended ones.
Of the 15 takeaway awards which were handed out to establishments across the UK, 6 of these were Northern Irish.
These include the awards for Chinese Takeaway of the Year, which went to Derry's Beijing Hous e; Kebab of the Year which went to Sphinx Kebab in Belfast; Healthy Takeaway of the Year, which went to Bia Rebel Ramen in Belfast; Pizza of the Year, which went to Limavady's Fire & Stone ; Sweet Treat of the Year, which went to Genoa Café, Warrenpoint ; and Innovation of the Year, which went to Belfast's Oui Poutine food truck.
As well as that, there were over a dozen 'Highly Commended' wins for Northern Irish takeaways.
Derry's Jasmine Chinese Takeaway, Armagh's Glaze & Roll, East Belfast's Greenway9 Lunch Bar, and Derry's Brendan's Takeaway all received 'Highly Commended' trophies.
Elsewhere, it was almost a clean sweep for Northern Ireland in the Pizza of the Year category. On top of Limavady's Fire & Stone winning the award outright, Wheelers, Derry, Castello Italia, Carrickfergus, Fairhill Pizza, Cookstown, Barr's Traditional Takeaway, Derry and Pizzaguyz, Belfast were all highly commended.
On top of that, Donaghadee's Saints N Sinners cafe received two Highly Commended awards, for Café Takeaway of the Year and for Sustainability.
Speaking about the awards ceremony on Monday, Saints N Sinners manager Jason Carnduff said:
"This is only our third year in business. We opened December 2019, and three months in the pandemic hit and we had to close for ten weeks. We operated a takeaway hatch during lockdown which worked really well for us and allowed us to get some wins at the NI Takeaway Awards, so to now get recognition on an all Ireland level is great. We've been trying our hardest to keep things going during the past two years.
"We catered for Hope Street when we were filming here, we're well known for our traybakes and were doing up to a hundred for them every day. We love getting to work in this local area."
See the full list of winners here:
National Awards
Chinese Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: Beijing House, Derry
Highly Commended:
The Dragon Inn, Tipperary
Shamrock Chinese Takeaway, Donegal
Jasmine Chinese Takeaway, Derry
Lotus House, Wexford
American Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: D Town Diner, Dollingstown
Highly Commended:
Den Joes, Castleisland
Yeah Burgr, Wexford
Loko, Waterford
Food Truck of the Year 2022
Winner: Koha Street Kitchen, Sligo
Highly Commended:
Once Upon a Thai, Trim
Pot Belly Café, Wexford
Johnny's Ranch, Ramelton
Glaze & Roll, Armagh
Café Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: Westgate Design, Wexford
Highly Commended:
Kate's Coffee Shop & Deli, Gorey
Greenway9 Lunch Bar, Newtownbreda
Saints N Sinners, Donaghadee
Asian Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: Once Upon a Thai, Trim
Highly Commended:
Marigold Asian Takeaway, Trim
Indian Spice Company, Greystones
Bia Rebel Ramen, Belfast
Saba To Go, Deansgrange
Coffee Cart of the Year 2022
Winner: An Capall Mara, Killybegs
Highly Commended: Brew in Thru, Teelin
King of the Wings 2022
Winner: Red Herring, Clonmel
Highly Commended:
Yeah Burgr, Wexford
Saba To Go, Rathmines
Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Limerick
Kebab of the Year 2022
Winner: Sphinx, Belfast
Highly Commended:
Veganko, Cork
Brendan's Takeaway, Derry
Brennan Sisters Takeaway, Kilkenny
Mexican Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: Burrito Loco, Letterkenny
Highly Commended:
Vocho Mexican, Galway
Tucos Taqueria, Sligo
Healthy Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: Bia Rebel Ramen, Belfast
Highly Commended:
Unbeetable Food, Waterford
The Gourmet Offensive, Galway
Sinless Snacks, Buncrana
Veganko, Cork
Pizza of the Year 2022
Winner: Fire & Stone, Limavady
Highly Commended:
Mizzoni Pizza, Clonmel
Wheelers, Derry
Castello Italia, Carrickfergus
Fairhill Pizza, Cookstown
Barr's Traditional Takeaway, Derry
Pizzaguyz, Belfast
Vegetarian Takeaway of the Year 2022
Winner: The Cracked Teapot Café, New Ross
Highly Commended:
V Face, Dublin
Veganko, Cork
The Gourmet Offensive, Galway
Sweet Treat of the Year 2022
Winner: Genoa Café, Warrenpoint
Highly Commended:
Kate's Coffee Shop & Deli, Gorey
Datse's Café & Cakes, Cavan
An Capall Mara, Killybegs
Fire & Stone, Limavady
The Innovation Award 2022
Winner: Oui Poutine, Belfast
Highly Commended:
Fire & Stone, Limavady
Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Limerick
Atlantic Catch, Ballyliffin
The Sustainability Award 2022
Winner: AndChips, Dungarvan
Highly Commended:
The Cracked Teapot, New Ross
Mangans Traditional Fish & Chips, Wexford
Mizzoni Pizza, Clonmel
Saints N Sinners, Donaghdee
Burrito Loco, Letterkenny
Pizzaguyz, Belfast
