Street food isn’t a fad any more – it’s not The Next Big Thing. It’s part of the fabric of our society. So, finding and rewarding the best that’s out there is our national duty. We started the British Street Food Awards 14 years ago. And the special BSFA logo that’s issued to the finalists chosen to compete each year – from over 2,000 applicants – is a real badge of honour. So why not give it a go? Application form here. 2023 was our best year yet for PR and media. Check it out here. But 2024 is shaping up to be even better. Check out number 5 in The Guardian’s list of 30 things we love in the ..read more

Ladies and gentlemen, meet your finalists. After FIVE gruelling national heats, up and down the country, these are the SIXTEEN traders competing to win your vote at Hackney Bridge this weekend. Get planning…..tickets in advance and on the door. EL CABRON TACOS (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) El Cabron Tacos is a proper family venture. But it wasn’t like that to begin with. Simon Callow still remembers the day he first went home to tell his wife that he’d bought an old burger van and was going to do it up as a taco truck. Her reaction wasn’t printable. “But thankfully it’s working out now. And so t ..read more

The grand final of the biggest street food competition in the world is back – overlooking the canal at Hackney Bridge. We’ve been on Sunday Brunch, Steph’s Packed Lunch and Dragons Den. Thousands entered, hundreds competed, and the 16 finalists – from all over the country – will be cooking to be crowned Britain’s BEST on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 August. With this AMAZING menu. Your ticket gets you: A free ice-cold Cobra Your vote DJs Photo booth Unbeatable vibes OH and the chance to buy some of the best street food you’ve ever tasted… — HOW IT WORKS Each of the finalists will b ..read more

The Welsh just get street food. Jonathan, the seaweed forager from Pembrokeshire, won the British Street Food Awards back in 2012 – and earnt Cafe Mor the right to trade in the Olympic village. Janet’s Authentic Northern Chinese won in 2019 with those dumplings hand-made on site. But they both started with a victory at the Welsh Street Food Awards. And with all the press interest around the finalists, this year promised to be more hotly contested than ever. El Cabron Tacos – started during lockdown, and bringing a real dedication to their work. Importing their chillis and flying in their hot s ..read more

We’re EXTRA excited about the Welsh Street Food Awards this year. Why? 1. The traders. 2. The judges. And 3. The hosts. DEPOT has been a cornerstone of Cardiff’s creative scene since its inception in 2015, hosting everything from street food raves to full-on festivals. Building on the venue’s success, the team launched Tiger Yard, a vibrant outdoor food court, this summer. Bingo. The perfect site for the 2023 Awards. Once the bustling heart of Cardiff’s coal export industry, Tiger Bay has undergone a remarkable transformation. This multicultural docklands area, home to communities from ov ..read more

After 2022 proved to be the best year EVER for street food in Scotland, the Scottish Street Food Awards are back! Scottish traders won big at the finals of the British Street Food Awards in London AND the European Street Food Awards in Munich, and finalists will be hoping for a repeat performance in 2023 when they park up at The Neighbourgood Market in Edinburgh on the weekend of July 22/23. The finalists will be trading in Stockbridge all week, and then competing to win YOUR vote on the weekend. Competing this year will be: Kochchi – (pictured) who won the Spice Award sponsored by Cobra in 20 ..read more

Thousands of applications turned into hundreds of competitors. And – at Hackney Bridge this weekend – it all came down to The Final Sixteen. Our amazing judging panel – Michelin-starred chefs Tom Brown and Andy Beynon PLUS the best selling cookbook authors Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Richard Jones AND the street food legend Ranie Sirah – had the unenviable task of choosing our Champions. And? The winners? And 2023 British Street Food Awards Champions? Going to represent the UK in Europe? Choola (Fife, Scotland), who brought the UNBELIEVABLY authentic flavours of Nepal to London. In second place we ..read more

Do you deserve our Sustainability Award? Are you doing something above and beyond, the deserves some recognition? Maybe you’re committed to minimising food waste and making it a thing of the past? Or focusing on the wider social impact of your business and how it interacts with your community? Do you prioritise provenance by cultivating a clean supply chain? If so, then we want to hear all about it. We are, as always, advised in these things by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, who provide foodservice businesses with a manageable means of understanding, reviewing and acting on the issues ..read more

After five national heats, our expert judges – and the British public – have chosen the 16 finalists to compete at the 2023 British Street Food Awards finals. And everyone’s excited. Tickets for Hackney Bridge, August 18-20, are selling out fast. See limited availability here. Finalists are entering two dishes each in a series of categories. Our judges (Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Richard Jones PLUS the Michelin-starred chefs Tom Brown and Andy Beynon) will choose category winners, and one UK Champion. YOU will vote for the People’s Choice. Both winners will head to Germany in September to represe ..read more

We love Blue Collar. They know how to throw a proper party. So they were the obvious people to host the first heat of the 2023 British Street Food Awards. And what a heat it was, with over 3,000 people coming down to Reading across the weekend. There were 12 traders competing (see the full line-up below), but it was Hash Hut from London, with their beef cheek hash browns, that took home the title. And Amani Kitchen from Hitchin, with their delicious Iraqi fusion, that were voted the People’s Choice. We made the news. And we featured in BBC broadcasts THREE TIMES across the weekend. The city, w ..read more