Two Scottish Indian restaurants have been lauded as among the best in the world.
Tripadvisor recently unveiled the winners of the 2024 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Included in the list of winners are Scots eateries Itihaas and The Radhuni.
As reported by the Scottish Daily Express, both establishments hail from Midlothian. With the accolade, Edinburgh’s Itihaas and Loanhead’s The Radhuni rank in the top 10 per cent of restaurants globally on Tripadvisor.
The Radhuni, familiar with acclaim after securing the title of the UK’s top curry house by Curry Life and twice hailed as Scotland’s Curry Restaurant of the Year, boasts an AA Rosette amongst its honours. It also triumphed in the ‘Hidden Gem’ section for the Edinburgh, Fife, and east Scotland bracket in the Scotsman Scran Awards.
Meanwhile, Dalkeith’s Itihaas has also earned widespread recognition. It previously took home the Restaurant of the Year award from Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce on two occasions.
Managing Partner of both restaurants Habibur Khan commented: “Our teams work very hard to maintain a consistently high standard of food and service throughout the year. It’s particularly gratifying to receive such praise from the people who matter most – our customers.”
With the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards awards turning 22 this year, the company continues to honour the crème de la crème of businesses across the world. It recognises restaurants based on feedback, awarding the establishments that truly resonate with their customers.
And they aren’t the only culinary experts to be receiving national recognition either. Last month, eateries from across the country gathered in Edinburgh to celebrate the eighth Asian Restaurant Awards.
A total of 13 awards were presented to Scotland’s most outstanding restaurateurs and chefs at the glamorous bash. The full list of winners of Scotland’s Asian Restaurant Awards 2024 include:
- Asian Restaurant of the Year for Aberdeenshire – Light of Bengal
- Asian Restaurant of the Year for Edinburgh – Ignite
- Asian Restaurant of the Year for Glasgow – Charcoals
- Newcomer of the Year – Maharaj in Aberdeen
- Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year – Carron to Mumbai in Stonehaven
- Street Food Restaurant of the Year – Mother India Café in Edinburgh
- Family Restaurant of the Year – Desi Dhaba Chaiwala in Glasgow
- Takeaway of the Year (shared regionally) – St Johns Curry Club in Edinburgh
- Takeaway of the Year (shared regionally) – Memories of India in Gorebridge
- Takeaway of the Year (shared regionally) – Handi Masala in Dunfermline
- Takeaway of the Year (shared regionally) – Gurkha Kitchen in Fraserburgh
- Asian Chef of the Year – Jabir Hussain from Panache in Elgin
- Entrepreneur of the Year – Muhammad Sultan, owner of Charcoals in Glasgow.
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