You’ve now got a couple of extra days to nominate your food and drink heroes for the return of the Yorkshire Evening Post’s Oliver Awards.

The awards, now in their 17th year, is a chance to crown our best restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels, chefs and celebrate their contribution to making Leeds such a vibrant dining scene.

And the closing date for nominations has now been extended to Monday, February 9.

We want to make sure you’ve got plenty of time to nominate your unsung heroes of the city’s culinary scene to our annual awards ceremony.

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There are 17 awards in total including our new awards Best In Glass, Unsung Hero, Community Impact Award and Best Social Media.

There will also be a return of our staple classics including Best Chef, Best Bar/Pub, Best Deli/Cafe, Best Street Food/Pop-up and our Outstanding Contribution prize.

For more details and to enter the awards visit the new Oliver Awards website.

It will culminate in a swanky award ceremony in Leeds on March 16.

PPS, LHVA and Chef Works have already been confirmed as sponsors of the event.

Christie & Co is the market leading specialist property adviser in the UK and Europe for advising on, buying, selling and providing valuations on pub and restaurant businesses has also been confirmed as a sponsor the event.

How to enter the Oliver Awards 2026

Any business with an LS postcode, and/or in the Leeds City Council district, can enter the 2026 awards. You can find out more about the criteria for each category and submit your entries on the Oliver Awards website.

Businesses can enter up to three categories each, and judges will be looking for detailed entries that match the category description. Judging will begin once nominations close on February 2 2026.