A number of Merseyside restaurants have been shortlisted for accolades at the British Restaurant Awards

The venues are set to be celebrated in an award ceremony later this year. This year’s event marks the fourth annual British Restaurant Awards.

12 Liverpool Merseyside have now been named finalists after a public vote determined the final shortlist. The final list of winners as voted for by the public is announced at the annual gala/red carpet awards show.

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The British Restaurant Awards is an annual awards ceremony that provides an opportunity for customers to nominate and vote for the best restaurants, chefs, and culinary experiences in the UK. This year, a number of Merseyside restaurants are in the running for prestigious awards.

Hope Street’s Elite 60 has been nominated in the Best New Restaurant category. The venue opened in December 2021 with 44 covers and an exclusive private dining room upstairs.

Downstairs, there’s a cocktail bar serving a range of expertly created cocktails including classics like Pornstar Martini, Negroni, Cosmopolitan and Mojito, as well as whisky, gin, rum, vodka, tequila, and brandy based cocktails.

Manifest on Watkinson Street has been nominated in the Best Culinary Experience category. The restaurant opened its doors in March 2022, in the Baltic Triangle and offers a “modern British menu” and wine list.

The restaurant's name, plus the menu, is inspired by the Baltic Triangle’s historic shipping trade. Owner and chef, Paul Duran, has created a “modern British menu with wine firmly in mind.”

More restaurants were nominated in the Best Restaurant Liverpool category, with Manifest gaining a mention in this one too. Below are the Merseyside venues shortlisted at the British Restaurant Awards 2022:

Best New Restaurant

Elite 60

Best Culinary Experience

Manifest

Best Restaurant Liverpool

Manifest

Roski

Belgica

Lerpwl

Mamasan Liverpool

Bakchich

Fraiche

Panoramic 34

Wreckfish Bistro

Noso

Maray

You can vote for your favourite restaurant here .

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