Foodies can vote for their favourites until September 10…

If, like us, when you don’t feel like cooking you enlist the trusty help of Deliveroo, then listen up: the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards are back.

The third edition of Deliveroo’s foodie awards invites you, its regular and loyal members, to cast your votes and crown the winners of the 2024 Deliveroo Restaurant Awards across 27 categories. Voting opens today, Wednesday, August 14, and you’ve got until Tuesday, September 10 to cast your votes in the first round of voting.

This year, there’s more than more than 400 hopefuls battling it out to snap up one of the Deliveroo gongs, so if you’ve got a favourite restaurant or go-to order, now is the time to show your appreciation.

The categories

The extensive list of categories covers everything from best plant-based operator to best dessert. There’s six new categories being introduced this year: Best Mexican, Best Ice Cream, Best Sandwich Shop, Best Salad Restaurant, Best Breakfast Restaurant, and Best Bakery.

Of the 27 categories, 25 are decided solely by public vote. For the Restaurant of the Year Award, there are no nominees, meaning you can vote for any vendor on Deliveroo, no matter how big or small. The final category, Best Restaurant Voted by Riders, invites the brilliant delivery riders that play a crucial part in Deliveroo’s operations to crown their own winner.

Here is the full list of categories: 

  1. Best Burger
  2. Best Asian
  3. Best Pizza
  4. Best Middle Eastern
  5. Best Fried Chicken
  6. Best Homegrown DXB
  7. Best Homegrown AD
  8. Best Dessert
  9. Best Italian
  10. Best Plant-Based / Vegan
  11. Best Newcomer (New on Deliveroo)
  12. Best Mexican
  13. Best Ice Cream
  14. Best Sandwich Shop
  15. Best Salad Restaurant
  16. Best Breakfast Restaurant
  17. Best Bakery
  18. Best Fine Dining
  19. Best Healthy Restaurant
  20. Best Family Restaurant
  21. Best Value Eats
  22. Best Japanese
  23. Best Poke
  24. Best Indian
  25. Best Coffee
  26. Best Restaurant Voted By Riders
  27. Restaurant of The Year

There are up to 15 restaurant partners for each category based on metrics such as performance, the total number of orders, the total number of repeat orders, and star rating on the app.

The vote process

You have until September 10 to participate in the first round of voting, with a lucky winner also snagging themselves Dhs1,000 Deliveroo credit simply for casting their votes. Based on round one’s votes, a shortlist of the three most popular restaurants in each category will then be revealed and voting will reopen for the final round.  Then, you’ll have to wait until October, when the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards will take place and the winners will be unveiled.

So what are you waiting for? Get voting now at: uae.deliveroorestaurantawards.com

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