The Shortlist -
This is Manchester Awards® 2023

The 2023 nominees are:

Leading Restaurant Award (Formal)

  • 20 Stories
  • Australasia
  • Eagle & Child
  • Fazenda
  • Hawksmoor
  • The Ivy Asia, Manchester
  • WOOD Restaurant
  • El Gato Negro Manchester

Leading Restaurant Award (Casual)

  • Colleens
  • Codi’s Kitchen
  • Hampton & Voúis
  • The Ivy Spinningfields Brasserie
  • Holcombe Tap
  • Maray Manchester
  • Purezza
  • The Refuge
  • TNQ Restaurant & Bar
  • Canto

Leading Chef Of The Year Award

  • Scott Munro – Ducie Street Warehouse
  • Anthony Fielden – TNQ Restaurant & Bar
  • Thomas Ince – The Refuge
  • Simon Wood – Wood Restaurants
  • Will Taplin – Ramona, Firehouse, Diecast
  • Daniel Scott – 20 Stories
  • Matthew Downes – Edwardian Hotels
  • Simon Shaw – Mills Hills Development Limited

Leading Bar / Club Of The Year Award

  • Albert’s Schloss, Manchester
  • The Liquor Store
  • The Refuge
  • Leno Ex Machina
  • 20 Stories
  • Project Halcyon

Leading Hotel Of The Year Award

  • Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
  • INNSiDE Manchester
  • LEVEN Manchester
  • Dakota Manchester
  • King Street Townhouse
  • Hilton Garden Inn, Emirates Old Trafford
  • The Jacksonheim Boutique
  • The Lowry Hotel
  • Hotel Football
  • Hyatt Manchester

Leading Newcomer

  • Madre
  • The Padel Club Ltd
  • Sophie Gwilliam
  • Love Factory
  • Bask
  • Leno Ex Machina
  • Ciaooo Loaded Garlic Bread
  • New Century

Leading Live Event Award

  • Men’s Ashes Test Match at Emirates Old Trafford
  • Dream The Impossible, The Sequel – Tim Bacon Foundation
  • Paintvine
  • Opal’s Comet – Mr Wilson’s
  • Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity DJ Battle
  • Health Careers Live 2023 – Produced by Imagine X Global
  • Raise The Roof by Rain Dance Colour Festival – An Imagine X Global Brand
  • Bolton Food & Drink Festival
  • La Discothèque

Leading Live Event Venue Award

  • Manchester Central
  • Love Factory
  • Victoria Warehouse
  • Lancashire Cricket, Emirates Old Trafford
  • Albert Hall

Leading Arts & Culture Venue

  • The Portico Library
  • Octagon Theatre Bolton
  • Hope Mill Theatre
  • Underfound
  • GFF Damian Dance Studio

Force for Fashion Awards

  • Sculpt Activewear
  • Underfound
  • H-E-R
  • CRESS MARKETPLACE
  • NKD Apparel
  • Mars The Label
  • Joanie
  • Castore
  • Zeynep Kartal

Leading Technology / Digital Innovator

  • Health Careers Live Workforce Platform Produced by Imagine X Global
  • Electricity North West
  • HACE: Data Changing Child Labour
  • GigPig
  • Lydia Jones- Housemates / The Mates Group
  • Tapdonate
  • Versori
  • G6 Motion Control
  • BRSK
  • Godel Technologies
  • CarFinance 247

Individuals and/or Organisations Promoting Well-Being

  • The Medika Clinic
  • Health Careers Live – Produced by Imagine X Global
  • Foundation 92
  • Lee Chambers
  • Samaritans, Manchester
  • Ringway Dental
  • GINKGO Herbs & Health
  • Dancing with Dementia
  • The Padel Club Ltd

Organisation Making A Difference In The Community

  • Change The Youth NW
  • University Academy 92 (UA92)
  • Manchester Originals
  • Manchester Cares
  • Together Money
  • Tim Bacon Foundation
  • Lancashire Cricket Foundation
  • Foundation 92
  • The Joshua Tree
  • Tandem Bank
  • NQ Legacy
  • Hits Radio Manchester Cash for Kids
  • CarFinance 247

Individual Making A Difference in The Community

  • Judith Vickers – Lifeshare
  • Jane Kenyon – Girls Out Loud
  • Ed Wellard – Withington Walls
  • Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP FRSA – Macfest
  • Ryan Hughes – Mr Investa
  • Justin Eagleton – Maggie’s Manchester
  • Matt Peacock – 3 Peaks 1 Peacock
  • Lee Jeffrey – Northern User Experience (NUX)
  • Loveartpix
  • Latisha Monique Pemberton – NQ Legacy
  • Saladin Private Security
  • Georgia Fitzgerald – The Juice Academy
  • Jeremy Roberts – Tim Bacon Foundation

The Diane Oxberry – Special Impact Award

  • Michael Adex
  • Loveartpix
  • Hannah Cheetham
  • Jo Taylor
  • Khatra Paterson
  • Judith Vickers
  • Chereece Bateson
  • Figen Murray
  • Katie Geland
  • Steve Hill MBE