2025 Spice Awards
The 2025 Spice Awards
The 2025 Annual Spice Awards celebrated the very best of Asian and Indian cuisine across Scotland. Explore the winners and highly recommended below.
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2025 Winners
The winners and highly recommended from the 2025 Spice Awards.
Category Winner
Booffi
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Booffi | Glasgow Fort |
| Highly Recommended | Curry Lounge Indian Buffet | Port Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Nurtaj | Aboyne |
Category Winner
Delhi's Winter
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Delhi's Winter | Linlithgow |
| Highly Recommended | Angeethi by Sagar Massey | Cardonald, Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Kebabish Original Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | The Tudor Hotel | Airdrie |
Category Winner
Mekong
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Mekong | East Kilbride |
| Highly Recommended | Macau Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Noble Cuisine | Dunfermline |
Category Winner
Padi
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Padi | East Kilbride |
| Highly Recommended | New Fun Heng | Kilmarnock |
| Highly Recommended | Ricepaper Takeaway | Irvine |
Category Winner
Macau Kitchen
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Macau Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Amritsar Tandoori Restaurant | Kirkcaldy |
| Highly Recommended | Bell Bottom Eatery | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Delhi's Winter | Linlithgow |
Category Winner
Five Rivers
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Five Rivers | Stirling |
| Highly Recommended | Annaya's Balloch | Alexandria |
| Highly Recommended | Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
Category Winner
Sidhu's
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Sidhu's | Perth |
| Highly Recommended | Five Rivers | Stirling |
| Highly Recommended | Maharaja Indian Restaurant | Stirling |
| Highly Recommended | Taste of India Rosyth | Dunfermline |
Category Winner
Bell Bottom Eatery
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Bell Bottom Eatery | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Chennai's Marina Clerk Street | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Guru Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Kahani Indian Restaurant | Edinburgh |
Category Winner
Rajpoot
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Rajpoot | Inverurie |
| Highly Recommended | 8848 Restaurant | Aberdeen |
| Highly Recommended | Spice of India Dufftown | Dufftown |
| Highly Recommended | Travancore Restaurant | Aberdeen |
Category Winner
Annaya's Helensburgh
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Kohinoor Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock |
| Highly Recommended | Mother India Cafe | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Rickshaw & Co | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | The Lansdowne | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | The Punjab Times | Renfrew |
| Highly Recommended | The Tudor Hotel | Airdrie |
Category Winner
Bombay Lounge
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Bombay Lounge | Dalkeith |
| Highly Recommended | Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Indian Cottage | Bonnybridge |
| Highly Recommended | Taste of India Rosyth | Dunfermline |
| Highly Recommended | Zains Curry House | Dalry |
| Highly Recommended | Zayns Perth | Perth |
Category Winner
Katsu Glasgow
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Katsu Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | KOKU SHI Dunfermline | Dunfermline |
| Highly Recommended | Salt Hamilton | Hamilton |
Category Winner
Best Kebab House
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Highly Recommended | Biryani Boys | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Kebabish Original Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Highly Recommended | Zayns Perth | Perth |
Category Winner
De' Buddha Authentic Nepalese Restaurant and Bar
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | De' Buddha Authentic Nepalese Restaurant and Bar | Johnstone |
| Highly Recommended | 1953 Bar and Restaurant | Galashiels |
| Highly Recommended | Wee Gurkha Curry House | Blantyre |
Category Winner
JAADOO Indian Restaurant
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | JAADOO Indian Restaurant | Alloa |
| Highly Recommended | Angeethi by Sagar Massey | Cardonald, Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Grillzz German Döner & Peri Peri | Airdrie |
Category Winner
Murphy's Pakora Bar
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Murphy's Pakora Bar | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Delhi's Winter | Linlithgow |
| Highly Recommended | The Kurry Lounge | Hamilton |
| Highly Recommended | The Lansdowne | Glasgow |
Category Winner
Grillzz German Döner & Peri Peri
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Grillzz German Döner & Peri Peri | Airdrie |
| Highly Recommended | Figo's Peri Peri | Coatbridge |
| Highly Recommended | Lamego's Blantyre | Blantyre |
Category Winner
Bombay Dreams
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
| Highly Recommended | Angeethi by Sagar Massey | Cardonald, Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Kebabish Original Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
Category Winner
Tempura
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Tempura | Troon |
| Highly Recommended | Grillzz German Döner & Peri Peri | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Lamego's Blantyre | Blantyre |
| Highly Recommended | Zains Curry House | Dalry |
Category Winner
The Tudor Hotel
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | The Tudor Hotel | Airdrie |
| Highly Recommended | Ricepaper Takeaway | Irvine |
| Highly Recommended | The Lansdowne | Glasgow |
Category Winner
Madras Cafe
| Award | Company Name | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Winner! | Madras Cafe | Glasgow |
| Highly Recommended | Motherland Spice | Saltcoats |
| Highly Recommended | Ricepaper Takeaway | Irvine |
2025 Finalists
The finalists who went forward to judging in 2025.
2025
Best Buffet Restaurant
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Bombay Blues | Glasgow |
| Boofi | Clydebank |
| Curry Lounge Indian Buffet & Takeaway | Port Glasgow |
| Hot World Cuisine Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Pommy's World Buffet | Kirkcaldy |
| Priyas Palace | Greenock |
| Shimla Palace | Cowdenbeath |
| World Booffi | Glasgow |
2025
Best Chef
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 1953 Bar and Restaurant | Galashiels |
| Ally's Curry Palace | Fallin |
| Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Bangla Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Bell Bottom Indian | Edinburgh |
| Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
| Brown Munde | Kilmarnock |
| Crowwood Hotel Alba Restaurant | Glasgow |
| Curry Lounge Indian Buffet & Takeaway | Port Glasgow |
| Gala Tandoori | Galashiels |
| Green Gates Renfrew | Renfrew |
| Gurkha Bar & Restaurant | Musselburgh |
| Gurkha Wine & Dine Restaurant / Sun Inn Pub | Cambuslang |
| Heera Indian Restaurant | Renfrew |
| House of Shah | Hamilton |
| Kahani | Edinburgh |
| Kinara | Glasgow |
| Macau Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Madras Cafe | Glasgow |
| Moonlight Kitchen | Falkirk |
| Motherland Spice | Saltcoats |
| Raja Rani | Glasgow |
| Sidhu's | Perth |
| Sky Dragon | Glasgow |
| Spice of India | Dufftown |
| Swaran | Bishopbriggs |
| Wee Gurkha Curry House | Blantyre |
2025
Best East Asian Restaurant
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Bite East | Stirling |
| I-Chai | Glasgow |
| Koku Shi Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy |
| Macau Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Mandarin Restaurant | Helensburgh |
| Mekong | East Kilbride |
| Oiishi Japanese Restaurant | East Kilbride |
| Opium | Glasgow |
| Sapporo Teppanyaki | Glasgow |
| Shanghai Nights | Glasgow |
2025
Best East Asian Takeaway
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Baby Jewel | Aberdeen |
| Ho's Chinese | Glasgow |
| I-Chai | Glasgow |
| Mandarin Restaurant | Helensburgh |
| Peking House | Drumchapel |
| Shanghai Nights | Glasgow |
| Sky Dragon | Drumchapel |
2025
Best Family Business
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Annaya's Balloch | Balloch |
| Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Bijis Kitchen | Ballyford |
| Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
| Brown Munde | Kilmarnock |
| Curry Lounge Indian Buffet & Takeaway | Port Glasgow |
| Green Gates Renfrew | Renfrew |
| Guru Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Heera Indian Restaurant | Renfrew |
| Jewel in the Crown Castle Douglas | Dumfries |
| Mister Singhs India | Glasgow |
| Navarasa Indian Street Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Porto Piri Piri | Glasgow |
| Raja Rani | Glasgow |
| Real Spice Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld |
| Sabzi | Edinburgh |
| Starry's Curry House | Airdrie |
| The Malletsheugh | Newton Mearns |
| The Punjab Times | Renfrew |
| Zain's Curry House | Dalry |
2025
Best Kebab House
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 11 Spices | Coatbridge |
| Ada Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Ak'z Fastfoodz | Inverness |
| Dolci N Bun | Wishaw |
| Grillzz – German Döner & Peri Peri | Glasgow |
| Hajar's Shawarma | Glasgow |
| Istanbul Kebab House | Dumfries |
| King Khan | Carnoustie |
| King Roj Shawarma | Glasgow |
| Kurdish Best Kebab House | Edinburgh |
| Polski Kebab | Motherwell |
| Real Spice Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld |
| Shawarma King | Glasgow |
| Starry's Curry House | Airdrie |
2025
Best Newcomer
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Annaya's Balloch | Balloch |
| Dolci N Bun | Wishaw |
| Figo's Peri Peri Coatbridge | Coatbridge |
| Kinara | Glasgow |
| Lamego's Blantyre | Blantyre |
| Mekong | Glasgow |
| Navarasa Indian Street Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Nurtaj | Aboyne |
| Rasul Restaurant | Bathgate |
| Starry's Curry House | Airdrie |
| The Malletsheugh | Newton Mearns |
| Tikka Tikka | Glasgow |
| World Booffi | Glasgow |
2025
Best Peri Peri Venue
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Dolci N Bun | Wishaw |
| Figo's Peri Peri Coatbridge | Coatbridge |
| Figo's Peri Peri Shawlands | Shawlands |
| Lamego's Blantyre | Blantyre |
| Lamego's Wishaw | Wishaw |
| Porto Piri Piri | Glasgow |
| Rios Piri Piri | Hamilton |
| Spices | Bellshill |
| The Ladz Coatbridge | Coatbridge |
| The Ladz Hamilton | Hamilton |
2025
Best South Asian Restaurant Central
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Everest Inn – Perth | Perth |
| Green Gates Authentic Indian Restaurant | Stirling |
| Gulnar Tandoori | Larbert |
| Indian Cottage Bonnybridge | Bonnybridge |
| Mango | Bonnybridge |
| Moonlight Kitchen | Falkirk |
| Nawaab of Perth | Perth |
| Sidhu's | Perth |
2025
Best South Asian Restaurant East
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Apricot Restaurant | Dunfermline |
| Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant | Livingston |
| Bombay Lounge | Dalkeith |
| Chaskaa Indian Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Everest Inn – Dunfermline | Dunfermline |
| Gurkha Bar & Restaurant | Musselburgh |
| Guru Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Handi Restaurant | Glenrothes |
| Indian Lounge | Edinburgh |
| Kahani | Edinburgh |
| Masti Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Mother India Cafe | Edinburgh |
| Sabzi | Edinburgh |
| Shimla Dining | Coaltown of Wyemss |
| Shimla Palace | Cowdenbeath |
| Shish Mahal | Musselburgh |
| Tantra | Edinburgh |
| Taste of India | Rosyth |
| Voujon Indian Restaurant | Edinburgh |
2025
Best South Asian Restaurant North
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 8848 Restaurant | Aberdeen |
| Cinnamon Indian Restaurant | Inverness |
| Jeet | Forfar |
| Jewel in the Crown Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
| Panache Restaurant | Elgin |
| Qismat | Elgin |
| Rajpoot | Inverurie |
| Rehmat's | Aberdeen |
| Rishi's Indian Aroma | Dundee |
| Shahbaaz Tandoori | Aberdeen |
| Spice of India | Dufftown |
| Spice Tandoori | Elgin |
| Travancore Restaurant | Aberdeen |
2025
Best South Asian Restaurant South
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 1953 Bar and Restaurant | Galashiels |
| Gala Tandoori | Galashiels |
| Jewel in the Crown Castle Douglas | Dumfries |
2025
Best South Asian Restaurant West
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 3 Idiots Ayr | Ayr |
| 3 Idiots Troon | Troon |
| Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Ayr India (Seafront) | Ayr |
| Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Bawarchi | Glasgow |
| Bollywood Lounge | Dumbarton |
| Brown Munde | Kilmarnock |
| Charcoals | Glasgow |
| Crowwood Hotel Alba Restaurant | Glasgow |
| Curry Leaf | Ayr |
| Green Gates Cafe | Glasgow |
| Green Gates Renfrew | Renfrew |
| Heera Indian Restaurant | Renfrew |
| Himalayan Dine | Barrhead |
| Indian by Nature | Paisley |
| Jaipur Indian Restaurant | Ardrossan |
| Kinara | Glasgow |
| Kohinoor | Largs |
| Madras Cafe | Glasgow |
| Masala Twist City Centre | Glasgow |
| Motherland Spice | Saltcoats |
| Nawaab | Kilmacolm |
| Punjabi Tadka | East Kilbride |
| RickshawandCo | Glasgow |
| Taj Bar & Kitchen | Prestwick |
2025
Best South Asian Takeaway Central
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Ally's Curry Palace | Fallin |
| Mango | Bonnybridge |
| Moonlight Kitchen | Falkirk |
| Sidhu's | Perth |
| The Aladdin Indian Takeaway | Perth |
| Zayn's | Perth |
2025
Best South Asian Takeaway East
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Apricot Restaurant | Dunfermline |
| Aroma Restaurant and Bar | Broxburn |
| Bangla Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Bayleaf Express | Edinburgh |
| Bell Bottom Indian | Edinburgh |
| Bengal Spice | Edinburgh |
| Bombay Lounge | Dalkeith |
| Chennai's Marina Restaurant | Edinburgh |
| Curry Heights | Dunfermline |
| Delhi's Winter | Linlithgow |
| Gurkha Bar & Restaurant | Musselburgh |
| Handi Restaurant | Glenrothes |
| Navarasa Indian Street Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Rasul Restaurant | Bathgate |
| Shanaz | Edinburgh |
| Shezan | Edinburgh |
| Shish Mahal | Musselburgh |
| Slumdog Indian Restaurant | Edinburgh |
2025
Best South Asian Takeaway North
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 8848 Restaurant | Aberdeen |
| Ak'z Fastfoodz | Inverness |
| Four C's Tandoori | Fraserburgh |
| Gurkha Kitchen | Fraserburgh |
| King Khan | Carnoustie |
| Qismat | Elgin |
| Rajpoot | Inverurie |
| Rishi's Indian Aroma | Dundee |
| Spice of India | Dufftown |
2025
Best South Asian Takeaway South
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 1953 Bar and Restaurant | Galashiels |
| Gala Tandoori | Galashiels |
| Jewel in the Crown Castle Douglas | Dumfries |
2025
Best South Asian Takeaway West
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| 11 Spices | Coatbridge |
| 3 Idiots Ayr | Ayr |
| 3 Idiots Troon | Troon |
| Ambala | Glasgow |
| Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Bawarchi | Glasgow |
| Bollywood Lounge | Dumbarton |
| Brown Munde | Kilmarnock |
| Cafe India | Glasgow |
| Curry Leaf | Ayr |
| Himalayan Dine | Barrhead |
| House of Shah | Hamilton |
| Indian by Nature | Paisley |
| Maska Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld |
| Motherland Spice | Saltcoats |
| Real Spice Cumbernauld | Cumbernauld |
| Real Spice Stepps | Stepps |
| Spice of Life | Cumbernauld |
| Taj Bar & Kitchen | Prestwick |
| Taj Mahal | Gourock |
| The Curry Leaf | Ayr |
| The Kurry Lounge | Hamilton |
| The Lansdowne | Glasgow |
| The Punjab Times | Renfrew |
| Troon Tempura | Troon |
| Zain's Curry House | Dalry |
2025
Best Team
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Annaya's Helensburgh | Helensburgh |
| Bell Bottom Indian | Edinburgh |
| Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
| Green Gates Renfrew | Renfrew |
| Gurkha Bar & Restaurant | Musselburgh |
| Gurkha Kitchen | Fraserburgh |
| Gurkha Wine & Dine Restaurant / Sun Inn Pub | Cambuslang |
| Kahani | Edinburgh |
| Kinara | Glasgow |
| King Khan | Carnoustie |
| Macau Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Madras Cafe | Glasgow |
| Masala Twist Milton | Milton |
| Moonlight Kitchen | Falkirk |
| Navarasa Indian Street Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| Shimla Dining | Kirkcaldy |
| Spice Lounge Kitchen | Edinburgh |
| The Kurry Lounge | Hamilton |
| World Booffi | Glasgow |
2025
Scottish Curry Championships
| Company Name | Area |
|---|---|
| Ak'z Fastfoodz | Inverness |
| Annaya's Balloch | Balloch |
| Ashoka Muirhead | Glasgow |
| Bantawala by Masala Twist | Glasgow |
| Bell Bottom Indian | Edinburgh |
| Bombay Dreams | Cumbernauld |
| Charcoals | Glasgow |
| Curry Leaf | Ayr |
| Curry Lounge Indian Buffet & Takeaway | Port Glasgow |
| Green Gates Renfrew | Renfrew |
| Heera Indian Restaurant | Renfrew |
| Indian by Nature | Paisley |
| Madras Cafe | Glasgow |
| Motherland Spice | Saltcoats |
| Nawaab | Kilmacolm |
| Sabzi | Edinburgh |
| Swaran | Bishopbriggs |
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