The awards, which is in its first year, is celebrating the best curry restaurants and takeaways across Yorkshire and look to spotlight the individuals whose hard work and dedication continues to make Yorkshire a curry hotspot in the UK.
Sign up now to get the latest headlines and breaking stories from Leeds and the surrounding areas delivered straight to your inbox, with the YEP’s free newsletter A total of 27 restaurants in the city have been named finalists - with many up for multiple awards. It’s a testament to the brilliants curry houses and Indian restaurants that we know work tirelessly to be vibrant, innovative and flavourful.
Winners will be announced at an elegant ceremony held in July 2024.
Here are the 27 restaurants in the running for top accolades at the Yorkshire Curry Awards 2024, brought to the county by Oceanic Consulting.
Winners will be announced at an elegant ceremony held in July 2024.
![Cha Lounge, located on Dock Street, is one of the best-rated cafes in Leeds and has been shortlisted for the Café of the Year at the 2024 Yorkshire Curry Awards.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/19/13/09/cha%20lounge%2C%20andy%20savage.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Cha Lounge
Cha Lounge, located on Dock Street, is one of the best-rated cafes in Leeds and has been shortlisted for the Café of the Year at the 2024 Yorkshire Curry Awards. | Andy Savage/GooglePhoto: Andy Savage/Google
![De Baga has two sites in Leeds - one in Headingley and the other in Chapel Allerton. The much-loved Leeds restaurant was named a finalist in the Fine Dining Indian Restaurant of the Year category,](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY1YTJjMjc0LTEwNDctNDUwMy05Yjc1LTdjMDdiN2RhMTI0YTpiZTU2NDFjZS1lMDFkLTRkM2UtOGQ5Ny0yZDI0ZDRkMzAzYzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. De Baga
De Baga has two sites in Leeds - one in Headingley and the other in Chapel Allerton. The much-loved Leeds restaurant was named a finalist in the Fine Dining Indian Restaurant of the Year category, | Jonathan Gawthorpe/NW Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
![Swillington restaurant Table 26 is up for Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/09/11/21/table%2026%20-%20Lee%20Collings.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Table 26
Swillington restaurant Table 26 is up for Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year. | Lee Collings/GooglePhoto: Lee Collings/Google
![Much-loved Leeds restaurant Bengal Brasserie, which has three restaurants in the city (Burley, Roundhay and the city centre) is up for two awards - Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year and Best in Leeds.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/16/14/26/Bengal_Brasserie-C81-22.01.20-Ben_Bentley-8416.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Bengal Brasserie
Much-loved Leeds restaurant Bengal Brasserie, which has three restaurants in the city (Burley, Roundhay and the city centre) is up for two awards - Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year and Best in Leeds. | Bengal BrasseriePhoto: Bengal Brasserie
![Mango, Bank Street, is a multi award-winning Indian restaurant in Wetherby and is shortlisted for Outstanding Indian Restaurant of the Year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRjYWEyNjQ1LWI4ZWEtNDM3Zi04NzBhLTg5ZmZjOWFlNTRiMzpmMWY0YzMxZC1mMmJhLTQ5Y2YtODQxZC0yMzFhY2YwNzQ0ODA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. Mango
Mango, Bank Street, is a multi award-winning Indian restaurant in Wetherby and is shortlisted for Outstanding Indian Restaurant of the Year. | Eric Lund/GooglePhoto: Eric Lund/Google
![Otley restaurant Red Pepper is one of the finalists in the Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year category.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc5NTE2NjM3LWQyZmItNDM5OS05N2U1LTIyNjI4YWNhZDk0NDpiZjRmMzIwNi1kNTc0LTQ2YWQtYmQ3My1lYTQ2NTBlYzQ1NTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Red Pepper
Otley restaurant Red Pepper is one of the finalists in the Most Wanted Indian Restaurant of the Year category. | GooglePhoto: Google