Best North East

  • McCoy's At the Tontine
  • Fisherman's Lodge
  • Seaham Hall
  • Graften House

Best Newcastle

  • Café 21
  • Fisherman's Lodge
  • Loui's
  • Blackfriar's

Best Durham

  • White Room Seaham Hall
  • Riverside restaurant
  • Gourmet Spot
  • Oldfield's

Best Teeside

  • Café Lilli
  • The Waiting Room
  • Chadwicks
  • Sassari

Best Sunderland

  • Paprika
  • Throwing Stones
  • Amore
  • Blacksmith's Table

Best Northumberland

  • Close House
  • Mulino's
  • Bouchon
  • Matfen Hall

Best Drinks List

  • The Silk Room
  • Riverdale Hall
  • McCoy's at The Tontine
  • Living Room

Best Small

  • Riverside Restaurant
  • Accolade
  • Kaminaki
  • Ollivano's

Best Indian

  • Char Mausum
  • Sachins
  • Last Days of The Raj
  • The ValleyConnection Corbridge

Best Oriental

  • Little Saigon
  • Zen Bar
  • Barn Asia
  • Orchid

Best European

  • Bouchon
  • Kaminaki
  • Il Forno
  • San Lorenzo

Best Value for Money

  • Accolade
  • Fellini's
  • Seven Stars
  • Wagamama

Best Chain

  • Ask
  • Tavistock
  • Strada
  • Gusto

Best New Restaurant

  • Pan Haggerty
  • Kesar
  • Starters and Puds
  • Hotel du Vin

Best Interior

  • Barluga
  • Flatbread Café
  • Fat Buddha
  • Malmaison

Journal Taste Awards

  • Barrasfod Arms
  • Old School House
  • Pumphouse

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Abdul Latif

Sponsors

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For more information about the 2009 Awards and sponsorship opportunities please contact the Gourmet Society on 0161 839 9411 or email awards@thegourmetsociety.co.uk.