The Food&Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards in association with Rémy Martin took place at The Round Room at The Mansion House today and we're delighted to share the winners with you.
No other event brings together the hospitality industry like the Food&Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards in association with Rémy Martin - it really is the highlight of our culinary calendar. After such a tough couple of years, we were delighted to be able to celebrate the best of the best at today's ceremony.
At the event, guests we treated to a delicious meal devised by With Taste, with support from Kish Fish, Gahan Meats and HireAll. We started out with Kish cured smoked salmon with Lambay crab, amd a potato pancake alongside Firehouse sourdough and Guinness and treacle brown bread with Glenilen Farm farmhouse butter.
For mains, guests enjoyed treacle-glazed beef fillet with short rib and bone marrow tart, TJ O'Shea's new season carrot confit and red wine essence. To finish, there was a winter set brûlée with warm carrot and saffron French toast.
O'Briens Wines supplied fabulous Gérard Bertrand wines to match the meal, as well as sponsoring our Wine Experience Awards - the winner of Best Wine Experience Ireland was also awarded a fantastic trip to Chateau Hospitalet.
The event was attended by some of Ireland's best chefs and restaurateurs from across the country, but if you weren't able to join us at the awards, we have the full list of winners below, so read on to find out who took home the top prizes earlier today.
Regional Awards, in association with Rémy Martin
Leinster
Best Wine Experience Leinster, in association with O'Briens Wines
Winner: Aimsir
Highly commended: Ely Wine Store
Best Casual Dining Leinster
Winner: The Grain Store at Killruddery
Highly commended: Dubh
Best Chef Leinster
Winner: Jordan Bailey
Highly commended: Conor Halpenny
Best Restaurant Leinster
Winner: Aimsir
Highly commended: Thyme
Connaught
Best Wine Experience Connaught, in association with O'Briens Wines
Winner: Sheridans Wine Bar
Highly commended: Loam
Best Casual Dining Connaught
Winner: Rúibín
Highly commended: The Sea Hare
Best Chef Connaught
Winner: Danny Africano
Highly commended: Alice Jary
Best Restaurant Connaught
Winner: Lignum
Highly commended: Éan
Munster
Best Wine Experience Munster, in association with O'Briens Wines
Winner: L'Atitude 51
Highly commended: The Beach House
Best Casual Dining Munster
Winner: Goldie
Highly commended: Sage
Best Chef Munster
Winner: Ahmet Dede
Highly commended: Rob Krawczyk
Best Restaurant Munster
Winner: Dede at the Customs House
Highly commended: Pilgrim's
Ulster
Best Wine Experience Ulster, in association with O'Briens Wines
Winner: Ox
Highly commended: Noble
Best Casual Dining Ulster
Winner: Native Seafood & Scran
Highly commended: El Tapas Grá
Best Chef Ulster
Winner: Ciaran Sweeney
Highly commended: Gemma Austin
Best Restaurant Ulster
Winner: Ox
Highly commended: MacNean House & Restaurant
Dublin
Best Wine Experience Dublin, in association with O'Briens Wines
Winner: Volpe Nera
Highly commended: Note
Best Casual Dining Dublin
Winner: Margadh RHA
Highly commended: Big Fan Bao
Best Chef Dublin
Winner: Mickael Viljanen
Highly commended: Graham Neville
Best Restaurant Dublin
Winner: Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen
Highly commended: Liath
National Awards, in association with Rémy Martin
Hall of Fame
Paul and Máire Flynn, The Tannery, Dungarvan
Innovator of the Year
Winner: Kristin Jensen
Highly commended: Annette Sweeney
Café of the Year
Winner: Pota
Highly commended: Kaffe O
The Emerging Producer Award, in association with Dunnes Stores Simply Better
Winner: Bon Chocolatiers
Highly commended: Scúp Gelato
Best Cocktail Experience
Winner: Cask
Highly commended: Bar 1661
Pastry Chef of the Year
Winner: JR Ryall
Highly commended: Paula Stakelum
Newcomer of the Year
Winner: Saltwater Grocery
Highly commended: Library Street
Young Chef of the Year
Winner: Dan Hannigan
Highly commended: Leticia Miranda
Hotel Restaurant of the Year
Winner: The Oak Room at Adare Manor
Highly commended: Adrift at Dunmore House
Overall winners, in association with Rémy Martin
Wine Experience of the Year, in association with O'Briens Wines
L'Atitude 51
Casual Dining of the Year
Goldie
Chef of the Year
Ahmet Dede
Restaurant of the Year
Aimsir
Congratulations to all of the winners! We're already looking forward to next year's awards.
