The most important and influential design competition for food and beverage spaces worldwide. In its 15th year, it recognises and celebrates the world’s most creative spaces and the people behind them.

Regional Categories:

• Cafe—anything from a coffee shop to a tea room.
• Hotel—a food and beverage space within a hotel.
• In Another Space—hospitality spaces in anything, from ships to airports, museums to burger vans and trains to cinemas.
• Standalone—a food and beverage space that’s not part of a chain.
• Surface Interiors—how surfaces such as walls, ceilings and floors come together in creating a food and beverage space.

Global Categories:

• Alfresco & Biophilic Design—this category is open to interior, exterior and landscaping projects. Designs should have a strong emphasis on nature and a clear connection to it. Past entries have included living walls, grand foliage table displays and even trees incorporated into the design.
• Ceiling— emphasis on the design of the ceiling.
• Club/Night Venue—this rewards designs for establishments that provide evening entertainment and that are usually open into the early morning.
• Colour—judges look specifically at colour usage within the space.
• Fast Casual—this means any scheme that doesn’t offer full table service.
• Heritage Building—this category is specifically for restaurants/bars in historical buildings and environments.
• Lighting—judges look specifically at the use of decorative and architectural lighting within a scheme.
• Luxury—food and beverage spaces that have an emphasis on luxury.
• Multiple—restaurants or bars with the same name that are part of a group or chain.
• Murals & Graffiti—this category evaluates the artistic impact of any murals or graffiti that have been incorporated into a design.
• Small Space—designs that are focused on making the best use of a small space.
• Sustainability—this category is about interiors that are designed with sustainability in mind. This could include the use of recyclable products and materials harnessing renewable energy sources, efforts to minimise the carbon footprint and other environmental improvements.
• Visual Identity—celebrating the design of logos, websites, menus, stationery, signage, uniforms, coasters, placemats and any other visual material.

Overall Winners:

• Best Europe Restaurant/Bar
• Best Americas Restaurant/Bar
• Best Asia Restaurant/Bar
• Best Middle East and Africa Restaurant/Bar
• Best Australia and Pacific Restaurant/Bar
• Best Overall Restaurant
• Best Overall Bar