30 Fife restaurants and takeaways shortlisted in Asian Restaurant Awards 2026
Restaurants and takeaways across Fife have been shortlisted in the 2026 Asian Restaurant Awards Scotland.
The tenth annual competition, organised by the Asian Catering Federation returns to Glasgow on Monday September 21.
No fewer than 30 businesses from the Kingdom are in the running to win an award.
The winners will be announced at The Crowne Plaza, in Glasgow hosted by broadcast journalist and BBC TV News anchor Samantha Simmonds,and Anisa Khan, owner of Bombay Pizza and last year’s finalist in the BBC’s flagship programme, The Apprentice.
The awards recognise outstanding culinary excellence, innovation, endeavour, and sumptuous creativity, and are one of the most sought after hospitality awards in Scotland.
The shortlist, which covers the entire range of Asian cuisines including: Bangladeshi, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Nepalese, Korean, Malaysian, Pan-Asian, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Middle-Eastern cuisine, is compiled by popular vote, with the final winners chosen by the federation’s panel of judges.
Yawar Kahn, federation chair, said: “I am delighted to be presenting the 10th edition of these awards in Glasgow – a city that truly knows how to celebrate and has had a huge amount of nominations from the public this year.
“Despite the many challenges, including high fees from online delivery platforms, high food prices, and many employment issues resulting from the changes to the ILR visas in the UK, our industry still produces incredibly high standards of Asian cuisine and this is what our awards celebrate each year.”
The Fife restaurants and takeaways shortlisted include:
Cupar - Aangan Indian Restaurant & Grill, Mystic Dragon
Cowdenbeath - AJ’s, Namaste Shimla Palace, Shimla Palace Restaurant,
Kirkcaldy - Amritsar Tandoori Restaurant, Annapurna Gurkha’s Restaurant
Dunfermline - Antioch Restaurant, Apricot, Asha’s at the Maltings Hotel, Curry Pot, Dhoom, Handi Masala, Koku Shi, Namaste Indian Restaurant, The Dhoom
St Andrews - CombiniCo, Jahangir Tandoori Restaurant, Maisha
Anstruther - Eastern Touch
Rosyth - Handi Masala Indian Takeaway,Taste Of India
Glenrothes - Handi Restaurant, Jasmine Indian Restaurant, Reya Tandoori
Leslie - New Shimla
Coaltown of Wemyss - Shimla Dining
Leven - Udon Thai Street Food