The 21 Dublin winners at the Asian Restaurant Awards revealed

A cheat sheet to the best Asian cuisine in the county.

Asian is a much loved cuisine in this country, and Ireland is absolutely full of restaurants producing some incredible food from the continent. Paying each of these outstanding spots their due were the Asian Restaurant Awards, which took place on Tuesday November 7th at Castleknock Hotel in Dublin. The award categories included the likes of Best Street Food, Best Neighbourhood Restaurant, and Best Chef, recognising restaurants that represents food from China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and cuisines from the South East Asian region. The Asian Restaurant Week and Awards were set up by former restaurateur and hospitality consultant Paul O’Connor and food writer and journalist Suzanne Campbell to celebrate and highlight the ever-expanding Asian Food scene in Ireland. You can check out all the winners across Ireland here, but below you'll find the Dublin winners from the Asian Restaurant Awards 2023.

Dublin Winners at the Asian Restaurant Awards

Best New Indian Restaurant, Dublin Taza, Raheny Best Early Evening Menu, Dublin Khushee, Sandymount Best Casual Restaurant, Dublin Zouq, Clonsilla Best Street Food, Dublin Delhi to Dublin Best Neighbourhood Restaurant, Dublin Jaipur, Malahide Best Front of House, Dublin Vermillion, Terenure Special Community Award Haldi by Manish, Rush, for their autism friendly Sunday afternoons Best Fine Dining, Dublin Ananda, Dundrum Best New Dim Sum, Dublin Lucky Tortoise, Temple Bar Best Dim Sum Restaurant, Dublin Bites by Kwanghi, Dublin Docklands Best Cocktail Experience South East Asian Saba, Baggot Street Best Front of House South East Asian, Dublin Siam Thai, Dundrum Best South East Asian Takeaway Saba to Go, Rathgar Best South East Asian Nightmarket, Ranelagh Best Japanese Restaurant, Dublin Okky, Aungier St Best Indian Takeaway, Dublin Masala, Killiney Best Children’s Menu, Dublin Taza, Artane Best Nepalese Restaurant, Dublin Kathmandu Kitchen, Dame Street Best Neighbourhood Chef, Dublin Joginder Singh, Spice Village, Terenure Best Wine Experience, Dublin Ruchii, Blackrock Best Indian Restaurant Cocktail Experience Kinara Kitchen, Ranelagh Best Restaurant Manager, Dublin Talha Pasha, Kinara Kitchen Best Chinese Restaurant Big Fan, Dublin Best Indian Restaurant, Dublin Daata, Glasthule Header images via Instagram / Nightmarket & / Daata READ ON: - Dublin couple first to get married at Bewley's Grafton Street, 20 years after their first date there - Indian street food truck launches second location in Adamstown - World’s biggest culture summit to arrive in Dublin this month