Awards 2026

All about this year's awards entries, schedule, judges and categories.

Schedule

The most important and influential design competition for food and beverage spaces worldwide.

Call for entries: 5th January 2026
Earlybird rate ends: 31st January 2026
Standard rate ends: 30th April 2026
Closing date for entries: 31st May 2026
Shortlist announced: week commencing 3rd August 2026 on our website and Instagram
Winners announced: week commencing 7th September 2026 on our website and Instagram
Awards ceremony: late October 2026 in London

Making an entry

There are seven simple steps involved in submitting your entries.

There are seven simple steps involved in submitting your entries. Make sure all entry materials (text and images) are clear, concise and of the best possible quality. Poor quality visual media will weaken your application. All entries must be made in English.

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Step one

Begin application

Begin application - You will enter the name and location (country) of the restaurant or bar.

Step two

Entry form

A project can be entered into any relevant category, see our category section for more details. If you collaborated on a piece of work with another company or individual, you will need to make sure they haven’t entered it as well.

We advise you to first complete your written criteria in a separate text document, and then cut and paste your responses into the relevant parts of the online submission form. Please click here for the Example Entry Form.

Step three

Products

You must enter the details of at least 6 products that were used in the design / delivery of the project. E.g. Products used within the space such as furniture, lighting, surfaces etc. You can add more than 6 if you want to. These products are further used to showcase your project.

Step four

Photo upload

You can upload up to ten good quality photos of your project (CGI and visualisations are not permitted). Each photo must be JPEG / JPG format and no bigger than 2MB in size. See our photography section for tips and how to select the best photos.

Step five

Review entry

You will have a chance to review your entry before proceeding to payment.

Step six

Entry payment

All entries must be paid online in full before they can be submitted.

Step seven

Entry confirmation

After submission it may take us a few days to review your entry. If your entry is accepted, you will be notified and it will be shown on our website and be entered into this year’s awards program. You will be notified by email at every stage.