Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2025

You voted in your hundreds, and now it’s time to reveal the finalists for this year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards.

The awards, presented by the KM Group and sponsored by DDS International, aim to celebrate the work of restaurateurs, chefs, small business owners and volunteers throughout Kent and Medway.

Whether it’s a friendly landlord who deserves a shoutout, a creative chef who always delivers top-notch food, a brilliant boozer that more people should know about or a trendy street food pop-up that brings unique flavours, we want to shine a spotlight on the county’s buzzing hospitality industry.

The winners will be revealed at a fabulous ceremony at the Chilston Park Hotel, near Maidstone, on Tuesday, February 25.

Make sure you keep an eye out for your local KM paper and check on KentOnline to find out who came out on top at this year’s awards.

For now, here are the finalists – as nominated by you!

Click on the links below to view our finalists

Chef of the Year: Farm Shop/Deli of the Year: Food Producer of the Year; Restaurant of the Year; Street Food/Pop Up of the Year; Tearoom/Coffee Shop of the Year

Beverage Producer of the Year; Food & Drink Hero; Hospitality Champion; Hotel of the Year; Pub of the Year