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Multiple Wins for Wimbledon at Food & Culture Awards 2022

A huge congratulations to the 17 businesses in Wimbledon Town Centre, who have received shining recognition in Time & Leisure’s Food & Culture Awards 2022, putting Wimbledon firmly on the map as a destination for dining, cultural events and theatres. 

This year marked the 10th year of the Time & Leisure Food & Culture awards, which are dedicated to celebrating world-class food, drink and culture in South West London and Surrey, as well as recognising the talented and passionate people who make up our hospitality and arts industries.

Over 10,000 votes were cast and ambassadors for this year’s awards included top chefs Adam Byatt and Marcus Wareing. Amongst the many local businesses nominated, five venues across Wimbledon Town Centre were winners in their categories. Hailed for their authentic Persian dishes, Diba won both ‘Local Restaurant Of The Year’ and ‘Best Delivery/Takeaway’.

 

Diba – winners of Local Restaurant Of The Year and Best Delivery/Takeaway awards

 

Lively local The Alexandra was awarded ‘Best Pub’ for its commitment to the community – namely its free Christmas dinner for anyone who would usually be alone on Christmas Day. Wimbledon Bookfest were winners of ‘Cultural Experience of the Year’ for delivering incredible live events with top guest speakers, despite the constraints of the pandemic, and New Wimbledon Theatre won ‘Favourite Entertainment Venue’.

 

New Wimbledon Theatre – winners of Favourite Entertainment Venue award

 

“We are thrilled to win this and to be nominated for Cultural Experience of the Year and Favourite Theatre Show after what has been such a difficult couple of years for our industry. We are so pleased the local community have supported and returned to the theatre, as us we reopened and brought the theatrical sparkle back to SW19.”

– New Wimbledon Theatre

 

Love Wimbledon sponsored the ‘Wimbledon Town Centre People’s Choice’ award, which was won by Leon, the health-conscious food group that impressed readers. Lebanese restaurant Grilandia followed closely behind as the highly commended choice, with Polka Theatre, CMYK bar and Diba also being commended. Other businesses recommended in this category included Dip & Flip, Kokoro, Lu-Ma Café, The Alexandra and Bills.

We are delighted to see so many of our local businesses in Wimbledon recognised for their excellence by the community, and hope that more people are encouraged to explore the best of their neighbourhood, trying out local favourites across the town and high street.

See the full list of winners here.

T&L Food and Culture Awards 2019 RESULTS

Wimbledon businesses have had a run of success at the high profile South West London awards – The Time and Leisure Food and Culture Awards.

The public voted in their thousands for their favourite food and culture venues across South West London and Surrey, and following a record breaking five figure total of votes cast, over 20 Wimbledon hot-spots were finalists.

We are so proud to see so many of our Wimbledon businesses represented and there is no better validation than that of your customers. BTW did we mention Love Wimbledon’s Winter Wonderland was commended!

We had winners in:
Best Newcomer – 601 Queens Road
The Tony Kane Best Cultural Experience – Wimbledon BookFest
Performing Arts Venue of the Year – New Wimbledon Theatre
Best Eating Experience in Wimbledon Town Centre – Diba

Our other businesses that excelled with commendations:
Little Greece, Love Wimbledon Market – Best Eating Experience in Wimbledon Town Centre
CMYK – Best Night Out

As well as: Sticks n Sushi, The Alex, Bill’s, Polka Theatre and Wimbledon Winter Wonderland.

 

T&L Food and Culture Awards 2019 Finalists Announced

TLFCA finalists

Readers voted in their thousands for their favourite food and culture venues across South West London and Surrey, and following a record breaking five figure total of votes cast, Time & Leisure have revealed this year’s FINALISTS for the Food & Culture Awards 2019.

We are so proud to see so many of our Wimbledon businesses represented as finalists and there is no better validation than that of your customers. Very well done to you all and we can’t wait for the awards in September.

Our Wimbledon business finalists include:

 

BEST EATING EXPERIENCE IN WIMBLEDON TOWN CENTRE (our Sponsored category)

Bill’s

Buenos Aires

Diba

G like Gelato

Little Greece, Love Wimbledon Market

Pabellon, Love Wimbledon Market

Roxie Steak

San Lorenzo

Sticks n Sushi

The Alexandra

 

BEST FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR

San Lorenzo

 

BEST PUB

The Alexandra

 

BEST FAMILY FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

Al Forno

Bill’s

San Lorenzo

The Alexandra

 

BEST SERVICE

The Alexandra

 

BEST NEWCOMER

601 Queen’s Rd

G like Gelato

Roxie Steak

 

BEST NIGHT OUT

CMYK

SMASH

 

FAMILY ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR

Polka Theatre

Wimbledon Winter Wonderland

 

THE TONY KANE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR

Polka Theatre

Wimbledon BookFest

 

PERFORMANING ARTS VENUE OF THE YEAR

New Wimbledon Theatre

Polka Theatre

 

Click here to find out all the businesses who have made the finalists list.

Wimbledon Wins at Food and Culture Awards 2018

Great success for Wimbledon venues in Time & Leisure’s Food and Culture Awards 2018

14 Wimbledon businesses were shortlisted as finalists in these prestigious awards, celebrating the finest local and independent food and drink businesses across South West London and North Surrey.

 

Now in it’s eighth year since launching, this year the awards have grown to include culture which is apt as Time & Leisure started 21 years ago as the ‘Arts in Wimbledon Magazine’.

 

Love Wimbledon extends hearty congratulations to all our outstanding venues and businesses who made the shortlist 2018, they claimed 7 Commended, 4 Highly Commended and 2 Winners titles with achievements including:

 

Best Coffee & Tea House

Commended: Bliss Coffee

 

Best Eating Experience in Wimbledon Town Centre

Winner: The Alexandra

Highly Commended: San Lorenzo

Commended: Diba, Elys Restaurant, Wagamama

 

Best Pub

Commended: The Alexandra

 

Best Family Friendly Restaurant

Winner: San Lorenzo

 

Family Attraction of the Year

Highly Commended: Polka Theatre

 

Most Innovative Arts Project

Commended: Bobblehat Wimbledon Live Advent Calendar

 

Performing Arts Venue of the Year

Highly Commended: New Wimbledon Theatre

 

The Tony Kane Cultural Experience of the Year

Highly Commended: New Wimbledon Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

For the full list of all awards winners, please visit Time & Leisure.