Best Aperitivo

Winner
Carlisi – Liverpool

Finalists
A Tavola Italian Deli
Carlisi Bar – Liverpool
Laghi’s Deli
LIVIN’italy – Leeds
Pranzo Italian Lunch Bar

Best Wine List

Winner
Stable Hearth – Darlington

Finalists
Bollicini
Domo 94
LIVIN’italy – Leeds
Sardus Cucina
Stable Hearth – Darlington

Best Authentic Italian Menu

Winner
Da Noi – Altrincham

Finalists
Da Noi – Altrincham
Da Noi – Chester
I Giardini di Sorrento
La Cava Restaurant
Stable Hearth – Darlington

Best Gelateria

Winner
Di Meo’s Ice Cream – Whitley Bay

Finalists
Coco Gelato
Crema e Cioccolato – Scarborough
Di Meo – Whitley Bay
Minchella & Co Ice Cream Parlour
Paolo and Donato’s Italian Deli – Liverpool

Best Cafe

Winner
Six Hills Cafe Bakery & Pizzeria – Leicester

Finalists
Buccelli’s – Lancaster
Café Italia – Bolton
Luciano’s at Middlebrook
Organicafe – Cardiff
Six Hills Café – Leicester

Best Family Friendly Restaurant

Winner
El Murrino – Bournemouth

Highly Recommended
Prego Italian Cafe Bar & Restaurant – Brighouse
Al Forno – Ingleby Barwick

Finalists
Al Forno – Ingleby Barwick
Casa Mia
El Murrino – Bournemouth
La Cucina – Oxford
La Famiglia Restaurant – Liverpool
La Luce del Sole
Mamma Mia – Whitburn
Prego Italian Café Bar & Restaurant – Brighouse
Ristorante Sergio
The Palazzo

Italian Favourite Business

Winner
Geeks Headquarters

Highly Recommended
Organicafè – Cardiff
CalogeroCheese

Finalists
Buccelli’s – Lancaster
CalogeroCheese
Carlisi Bar – Liverpool
Geeks Headquarters
Laghi’s Deli
Organicafè – Cardiff

Best Pasta

Winner
Ristorante Sergio

Highly Recommended
Bellini – Seaburn
Buon Apps – Otley

Finalists
Azzurri Italian Kitchen – Washington
Bellini – Seaburn
Buccelli’s – Lancaster
Buon Apps – Otley
Casa Tua – Cromer Street London
Ciao Belli
Cibo – Manchester
Da Sandro Pizzeria Ristorante
Domo 94
Don Giovanni – Manchester
Donatello’s – Dunstable
Il Paradiso del Cibo – York
Pastasciutta – Chelmsford
Ristorante Sergio
Rossi’s Italian Restaurant – Sheffield
Route 5 – Southend-on-Sea
San Marino Italian Bar & Restaurant
The Little Olive
We Love Italy – Cardiff
Zonzo Restaurant

Cuoco of the Year

Winner
Gabriella Margiotta – Cucina di Vincenzo – Liverpool

Highly Recommended
Giovannino Razzu – Sardus Cucina
Francesco Scafuri – Tre Ciccio – Bramhall
Giuseppe Sabino – Laghi’s Deli

Finalists
Angelo – Sunderland – Aniello Russo
Azzurri Italian Kitchen – Washington – Terence Catchside
Bellini – Seaburn – Ollie
Buccelli’s – Lancaster – Bruno Buccelli
Buon Gusto – Giuseppe De Crescenzo
Casa Tua – Cromer Street London – Andrea Biella
Cucina di Vincenzo – Liverpool – Gabriella Margiotta
Da Noi – Chester – Valentina
Dante Italian Kitchen – Lorenzo Milanese
Dough & Liquor – Alessandro Aversano
I Giardini di Sorrento – Filippo Modaffari
Il Forno – Liverpool – Nino Di Natale
La Cantina di Tenterden

UK National Italian Pizza Championships – English & Welsh Final

Winner
Crust – Liverpool

Highly Recommended
Bella Ciao Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Buon Apps – Otley
Tre Ciccio – Bramhall

Finalists
Achellos Italian Restaurant
Al Forno – Darlington
Amalia Italian Restaurant – Liverpool
Azzurri Italian Kitchen – Washington
Ballaró Restaurant – Burnley
Bella Ciao Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Buon Apps – Otley
Crust – Liverpool
Cucina Italiana
Da Sandro Pizzeria Ristorante
Donatello’s – Dunstable
El Murrino – Bournemouth
Papi’s Pizzeria – Mumbles
Pizzeria Italia
Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza – Liverpool
Stable Hearth – Darlington
Tre Ciccio – Bramhall

Best Italian Restaurant Under 50 Seats

Winner
La Follia

Highly Recommended
Mamma Mia Restaurant – Whitburn
Uno Momento Restaurant – Darlington

Finalists
Buon Gusto
Ciao Belli
DaQuino Ristorante Italiano
La Follia Italian Restaurant Trattoria
La Luce del Sole
Locanda Ristorante Italiano
Mamma Mia – Whitburn
Mora Restaurant
Rustica Trattoria
Uno Momento – Darlington

Best Italian Restaurant Over 50 Seats

Winner
Cucina di Vincenzo – Liverpool

Highly Recommended
The Little Olive
Il Forno – Liverpool

Finalists
Bacaro
Bellini – Seaburn
Capeesh Cucina Italiana Lounge & Skybar
Cucina di Vincenzo – Liverpool
Da Sandro Pizzeria Ristorante
Don Giovanni – Manchester
El Murrino – Bournemouth
Il Forno – Liverpool
Lucianos at the Millstone
San Carlo – Liverpool
Sorella Sorella – Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The Little Olive
Tre Ciccio – Bramhall
Villa Romana

Best Family Owned Restaurant

Winner
Route5 – Southend-on-Sea

Highly Recommended
La Collina
Café Italia – Bolton

Finalists
Buon Apps – Otley
Café Italia – Bolton
Ciao Belli
Da Sandro Pizzeria Ristorante
DaQuino Ristorante Italiano
Il Vicoletto
La Collina
Pranzo Italian Lunch Bar
Route 5 – Southend-on-Sea
Sorella Sorella – Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Best Pizzeria

Winner
Stable Hearth – Darlington

Highly Recommended
Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza – Peter Street
Papi’s Pizzeria – Mumbles

Finalists
Astoria Tapas Bar and Pizzeria
Crust – Liverpool
Dough Dough
El Murrino – Bournemouth
Il Forno – Liverpool
LIVIN’italy Dough House – Leeds
Papi’s Pizzeria – Mumbles
Pizzeria Italia
Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza – Liverpool
Stable Hearth – Darlington

Best Team

Winner
Don Giovanni – Manchester

Highly Recommended
CoCo Gelato
La Cucina – Oxford

Finalists
Al Forno – Darlington
Ballaró Restaurant – Burnley
Casa Tua – Cromer Street London
Coco Gelato
Don Giovanni – Manchester
Dough Dough
La Cucina – Oxford
Locanda Ristorante Italiano
Mora Restaurant
Rossi’s Italian Restaurant – Sheffield

Best Newcomer

Winner
Dante Italian Kitchen

Finalists
Astoria Tapas Bar and Pizzeria
Carlisi Bar – Liverpool
Dante Italian Kitchen
LIVIN’italy Dough House – Leeds
The Little Olive

Ambassador Award

Winner
Danilo Cortellini

Finalists