The best 12 food spots in Ireland revealed at takeaway awards with over 160k votes cast
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The results of Ireland's 2025 Deliveroo awards have been revealed
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And some top Irish food spots brought home awards
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Galway's Smashbird and Juice Jar, which operates in both Belfast and Dublin also took home major awards at the ceremony.
BuJo in Dublin won the Ireland and UK Environmentally Sustainable award while SEED in
Deliveroo launched these awards back in 2018 to celebrate the best local eateries across Ireland and the UK.
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This year, 65 categories were available, covering a wide variety of cuisines and restaurant types.
Taste of Hong Kong in Dublin took Best Chinese, The Pizza Co in Belfast got Best Pizza and Pablo Picante in Dublin won Best
The Juice Jar secured Best Salads and Healthy Cuisine for its locations in Belfast and Dublin, Kerala Kitchen won Best Indian and Nepalese, while Galway's Smashbird was named Best Burger and American.
San Sab in Dublin won Best Thai, Mad Egg took Best Chicken and Musashi earned Best
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And Reyna was the first ever winner of the new Best Middle Eastern cuisine category.
Boss Aylin Aydin said they are looking forward to serving up our award-winning Middle Eastern dishes to Dublin locals for a long time to come.
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He said: 'Wow, I can't believe we've won! It's incredible to be named Deliveroo's Best Middle Eastern restaurant in Ireland.
"Huge thanks to everyone who voted – your support means everything. We're looking forward to serving up our award-winning Middle Eastern dishes to Dublin locals for a long time to come."
One of the most contested awards in Ireland is Best Burger, which was won this year by
They said: 'We can't believe it — we actually did it! The team here at Smashbird Galway are absolutely buzzing to have won Deliveroo's award for Best Burgers & American in Ireland!
Bujo in Sandymount won the Deliveroo award for Environmental Sustainability.
They said: 'We are thrilled to have won the Deliveroo award for Environmental Sustainability.
"We go above and beyond to make sure we are as sustainable as possible from using eco-packaging and cooking with ethically sourced products all underpinned by an award winning waste management system."
'Finest culinary talent'
SEED narrowly missed out on the UK & Ireland Independent Restaurant of the Year but still took home the Irish title.
Deliveroo's judging panel included CEO Will Shu, food critic Jimi Famurewa and TV chef Tilly Ramsay.
Helen Maher from
She added: 'Congratulations to all the winning restaurants recognised as the best local favourites across Ireland.
"This year's winners and nominees represent some of the finest culinary talent we've ever seen.
"At Deliveroo, we're proud to partner with such exceptional restaurants to create more meaningful and memorable moments for our customers."
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