Several Glasgow restaurants named finalists in awards event

The Scottish Curry Awards 2024 has revealed its shortlist for this year's final.

In total, eight Glasgow eateries have made the cut for the Best of Glasgow category including Rickshaw & Co and Obsession of India.

The ceremony is a celebration of the best curry houses and chefs across the country.

The event aims to recognise and celebrate the talents and hard work of individuals and businesses within the Scottish curry industry.

Here's the full list of the Best of Glasgow finalists:

• Rickshaw & Co 
• Swadish by Ajay Kumar
• Bawarchi 
• Masala Twist – Hope Street
• Obsession of India
• Charcoals 
• Madras Cafe
• Raunak Raseeli India 

A spokesperson for The 16th Scottish Curry Awards 2023 said: “We look forward to once again celebrating the finest in the Scottish curry scene, recognising the creativity, innovation, and exceptional service that have become synonymous with this beloved cuisine.

"The curry industry has become a vital part of our culture, and these awards recognised the exceptional talents of the individuals and businesses that make it so special.

"We want to congratulate all of our finalists on their achievements.”

On top of the Best of Glasgow category, multiple other eateries across the area have made the finals.

Here's is the full list: 

Voter’s Choice Restaurant of the Year (North Scotland):

• Mangrove (Inverness)
• Zara’s Indian Cuisine (Peterhead)
• Qismat Elgin Indian Cuisine (Elgin)
• Tandoori Haven Restaurant (Stonehaven)
• Jeet (Forfar)
• The Derbar (Banchory)
• Spice of India (Dufftown)

Voter’s Choice Restaurant of the Year (Central Scotland):

• Moonlight Kitchen (Falkirk)
• Annapurna Gurkha’s Restaurant (Kirkcaldy)
• Sidhu’s (Perth)
• Jahangir Tandoor Restaurant (St Andrews)
• The Indian Cottage (Kirkintilloch)
• Rara Tal Indian Restaurant (Glenrothes)
• Cidsin Indian Bistro & Gin Bar (Pitlochry)

Voter’s Choice Restaurant of the Year (South West):

• The Indian Scene (Paisley)
• 3 Idiots (Ayr)
• Bombay Dreams (Cumbernauld)
• Heera Indian Restaurant (Renfrew)
• Cinnamon (Cambuslang)
• Kantipur Restaurant (East Kilbride)
• Nawaab (Kilmacolm)

Voter’s Choice Restaurant of the Year (South East):

• Asha at The Maltings Hotel (Dunfermline) 
• Gurkha bar and Restaurant (Musselburgh)
• Aroma Restaurant & Bar (Broxburn)
• Rustom Restaurant (Edinburgh)
• Koshi (Penicuik)
• Indie Roots (Bathgate)
• Eastern Eye (Haddington)

Curry Restaurant of the Year (North Scotland):

• Panache Restaurant (Elgin)
• The Lochside Brasserie (Spean Bridge) 
• Asha’s Indian Aroma (Peterhead)
• Carron to Mumbai (Stonehaven)
• The Rupali Palace (Forfar) 
• Cafe India (Dingwall Ross-shire)
• Nairn Tandoori (Nairn) 

Curry Restaurant of the Year (Central Scotland):

• Goa (Dundee)
• Everest Inn (Perth)
• Maisha (St Andrews)
• Rasoi Indian Restaurant (Lenzie)     
• Handi Restaurant (Glenrothes)
• Masala Ram’s (Falkirk)
• Spice Curry (Greenock)

Curry Restaurant of the Year (South West):

• Curry Lounge (Port Glasgow)
• Classic India Restaurant (Milngavie)
• Dalshannon Farm Indian Restaurant (Cumbernauld)
• Motherland Spice (Saltcoats)
• New Turban (Giffnock)
• Taj Mahal (Gourock)

Curry Restaurant of the Year (South East):

• Bombay Lounge (Dalkeith)
• Delhi’s Winter (Linlithgow)
• Bo’ness Spice (Bo’ness)
• Everest Inn (Dunfermline)
• Virsa Indian Restaurant (Bathgate)
• Gurkhas Nepalese & Indian Restaurant (Peniculk)
• Shish Mahal (Musselburgh)

Indian Restaurant of the Year (North Scotland):

• Rock House Hotel and Restaurant (Lossiemouth) 
• Cafe India (Huntly) 
• Rajpoot Indian Restaurant (Inverurie)
• Fyrish Tandoor (Alness)
• Tandoori Haven Restaurant (Stonehaven)
• Nurtaj (Aboyne) 

Indian Restaurant of the Year (Central Scotland):

• Dhoom (Dunfermline)
• Sanam Tandoori (Falkirk)
• Amritsar Tandoori Restaurant (Kirkcaldy)
• Reya Tandoori Restaurant (Glenrothes)
• Maisha Indian & Seafood Restaurant (St Andrews)
• Himali Indian Restaurant (Kilsyth)
• Cidsib Bistro (Pitlochry)

Indian Restaurant of the Year (South West):

• The Kurry Lounge (Hamilton)
• Nawaab (Kilmacolm)
• Raja Rani Restaurant (Bearsden)
• Taal (Strathaven)
• Masala Twist (Helensburgh)
• Taj Mahal (Biggar)

Indian Restaurant of the Year (South East):

• Bayleaf Livingston (Livingston)
• Itihaas (Dalkeith)
• Rasul Restaurant (Bathgate)
• Grace of India (Longniddry)
• The Dine Indian Restaurant (Broxburn)
• Panas Restaurant (Dunfermline)
• Karma Indian Restaurant (Whitburn)

Best of Greater Glasgow:

• Ashraf’s Indian Kitchen (Clarkston)
• Pir Palace (Uddingston)
• India of Inchinnan (Inchinnan)
• Indian by Nature (Paisley) 
• Swagath (Barrhead)
• Cinnamon (Cambuslang)

Best of Edinburgh:

• Chennai’s Marina Restaurant (Edinburgh)
• Ronaq (Edinburgh)
• Prahna Indian Grill (Edinburgh)
• Kahani (Edinburgh)
• Mint Leaf (Edinburgh)
• Sabzi (Edinburgh)
• The Guru (Edinburgh)
• Passage to India (Edinburgh)
• Solti (Edinburgh)
• Gurkha Bar and Restaurant (Edinburgh)

Best of Aberdeenshire:

• 8848 Restaurant (Aberdeen)
• Rajpoot Indian Restaurant (Aberdeen)
• Rishi’s Indian Aroma (Aberdeen)
• Travancore Restaurant (Aberdeen)
• Lasan Westhill (Aberdeen)
• Spice of Life (Aberdeen)
• The Himalayas Restaurant (Aberdeen)

Best of Ayrshire:

• Jaipur Indian Restaurant (Ardrossan) 
• Motherland Spice (Saltcoats)
• Lawthorn Farm Pub & Indian Restaurant (Lawthorn)
• Priya Authentic Indian Kitchen (Doonfoot)
• Spice Route Indian Restaurant (Symington)
• River Cottage (Ayr)
• Taj Bar & Kitchen (Prestwick) 

Takeaway of the Year (North Scotland):

• Gurkha kitchen (Fraserburgh)
• Saffron Indian Cuisine (Arbroath)
• Eastern Eye (Aberdeen)
• Bombay Palace Cove Indian Takeaway (Aberdeen)
• Chillies (Aberfeldy)
• Fyrish Tandoor (Alness)
• Azaad Takeaway (Blairgowrie) 

Takeaway of the Year (Central Scotland):

• Kismet Tandoori (Bonnybridge) 
• The Aladdins Indian Takeaway (Perth)
• Indian Cottage (Bonnybridge)
• Shaandar Curry House (Dundee)
• Spicy Cottage (Shieldhill)
• Curry Heights (Dunfermline)
• Chutney by Jahangir (Broughty Ferry)

Takeaway of the Year (South West):

• The Curry leaf (Ayr)
• House of Shah (Hamilton)
• The Manzil Tandoori Takeaway (Port Glasgow)
• Shaban’s (Renfrew)
• Tandoori Mahal (Larkhall)
• Zain’s Curry House (Dalry)

Takeaway of the Year (Glasgow):

• The Red Tiffin Takeaway (Glasgow)
• The Spice Boys (Glasgow)     
• Asian Tandoori (Glasgow)
• Ali’s Original (Glasgow)         
• Chillies (Glasgow)      
• Lassani Tandoori (Glasgow) 
• Ambala (Glasgow)     

Takeaway of the Year (South East):

• Curry Club Takeaway (Broxburn)
• Spice of Penicuik (Penicuik)
• Chennai’s Marina Takeaway (Edinburgh)
• Indian Flavour (Edinburgh)
• Bijis Kitchen (Wallyford)
• Shanaz (Edinburgh)
• Bangla Kitchen (Edinburgh)

Outstanding Indian Takeaway of the Year:

• Zain’s Curry House (Dalry)
• Sizzlers (Ayr)
• Madras Curry House (Stevenston) 
• Spice of Kashmir (Bellshill) 
• Nainas (Carfin)
• Chargha’s Fast Food (Barrhead)
• Handi Masala Indian Takeaway (Rosyth)
• 11 Spices (Coatbridge)

Takeaway & Home Delivery of the Year:

• The Original Mr Chef (Uddingston)
• Bonnyrigg Spice (Bonnyrigg)
• Indian Sizzler (Coatbridge) 
• Raja’s Takeaway (Clydebank)
• Shaandar (Dundee)
• Tikka Tikka (Glasgow)
• Eastern Touch at Anstruther (Anstruther)
• Eastern Spices (Edinburgh)

Outstanding Indian Restaurant of the Year:

• Tulsi Indian Aroma (Gourock)
• Moorni (Bishopton)
• Himalayan Times (Larkhall) 
• Spice Garden (Johnstone) 
• Torranyard Tandoori (Kilwinning)
• Taboo Bar & Bistro (Penicuik) 
• Bombay Kitchen (Hamilton)
• Gulnar Tandoori (Larbert)
• Namaste Indian Restaurant (Dunfermline)
• Taj Mahal (Gourock)

Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year:

• Shimla Pinks (Johnstone) 
• Curry on the corner (Saltcoats)
• The Bombay Cottage (Hamilton)
• Himalayan Dine (Barrhead)
• Turban Tandoori (Glasgow)
• Itihaas (Dalkeith) 
• Indian Villa Restaurant (Motherwell)
• Spice Garden (Stirling)

Scotland’s Choice:

• Shimla Cottage (Coatbridge)
• Bollywood Lounge (Dumbarton)
• Rasoi Indian Restaurant (Lenzie)
• Crown Jewel (Coatbridge)
• Swaran Indian Cuisine (Bishopbriggs)
• Pink Turban Indian Restaurant (Wishaw)
• Pataka (Edinburgh)
• Jahangir Tandoori (Dundee)

Neighbourhood Restaurant of the Year:

• Cafe India (Uddingston)
• Cafe Asia (Crookston)           
• Haveli Family Buffet Restaurant (Dumbarton)
• Taste Indian Cusine (Bishopbriggs)
• Diva Indian Restaurant (Clydebank)
• Madras Cottage (Wishaw) 
• The India Palm  (Dumfries)
• Kitchen of the Year 
• Delhi Darbar (Bishopbriggs) 
• The Punjab Times (Renfrew)
• Chaskaa Indian Restaurant (Edinburgh)
• Chaakoo Bombay Cafe (Glasgow)
• Ashoka Ashton Lane (Glasgow)        
• Mera Lahore (Edinburgh)
• Madhras Dosa (Glasgow)
• 1953 Restaurant (Galashields)  

Nepalese Restaurant of the Year:

• The Khukuri Nepalese Restaurant (Edinburgh) 
• Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant (Edinburgh)
• Mint leaf Nepalese (Stirling) 
• Kathmandu Fusion Restaurant (East Kilbride)
• Gurkhas Nepalese (Penicuik) 
• Everest Inn (Perth) 
• Gurkha Bar and Restaurant (Edinburgh)

Street Food Restaurant of the Year:

• Pakistani Street Food (Glasgow)
• Mowgli Street Food (Glasgow)
• Madhras Dosa (Glasgow)
• KoolBa (Glasgow)
• Bombaywalla (Glasgow)
• Chaakoo Bombay Cafe (Glasgow)
• Desi Dhaba Chaiwala (Glasgow)
• Little Curry House (Glasgow)
• Westend Banana Leaf (Glasgow)
• Masti Indian Street Food Restaurant (Edinburgh)

Manager of the Year:

• Bombay Lounge (Dalkeith)
• Rustom Restaurant (Edinburgh)
• Bantawala by Masala Twist (Glasgow)
• Curry Lounge (Port Glasgow) 
• Koshi (Penicuik)
• Panache Restaurant (Elgin)
• Annapurna Gurkha’s Restaurant (Kirkcaldy)

Team of the Year:

• The Kurry Lounge (Hamilton)
• Travancore Restaurant (Aberdeen)
• Sultaans (Hawick)
• Himalayan Dine (Shawland)
• Chef of the Year (Voter’s Choice)
• Anjali’s Nimto
• Dhoom           
• 1953 Bar & Restaurant (Galashiels)
• Gurkha Bar & Restaurant (Musselburgh)
• Virsa Indian Restaurant (Bathgate)

Chef of the Year (Industry Choice):

• Kantipur (East Kilbride)
• Spice of India (Dufftown)
• Sidhu’s (Perth)
• The Dine Indian Restaurant (Broxburn)
• Spice Garden (Johnstone) 
• The Original Mr Chef (Uddingston)

New Restaurant of the Year:

• Brown Munde (Kilmarnock)
• Firangi- By Indian Nature (Cambuslang)
• The Malletsheugh  (Glasgow)
• Ashraf’s Indian Kitchen (Clarkston)
• Babuji (Dundee) 

Curry Capital of Scotland:

• Aberdeen
• Glasgow
• Edinburgh
• Ayrshire
• Lanarkshire

Curry Entrepreneur of the Year:

• Goa and Babuji         
• 3 Idiots and Brown Munde  
• Shezan and Kahani   
• Gautam’s and Solti   
• Firangi and Indian By Nature

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Glasgow on April 15.

To view the full list, click HERE.