The credit crunch's effect has widened to include this year's Time Out magazine Restaurant Awards, resulting in the creation of two new categories to please its sponsors - the Spanish Tourist Board - Best Spanish Restaurant and Best Spanish Wine List (which we didn't have the space/energy/sponsorship money to show here. Mind you, we do have to admit a conflict of interest - ever since the magazine gave Best Gastropub to the Marquess Tavern in 2006 - the sorriest excuse for a public house we'd ever encountered - we've had difficulty trusting these awards. But - should you be interested - here's the shortlist:
Best Gastropub
- Britannia, E9
- Bull & Last, NW5
- Cadogan Arms, SW3
- Harwood Arms, SW6
Best new Local
- The Exhibition Rooms, SE19
- Fish & Grill, Croydon
- Garufa, N5
- St James, N8
Best Spanish Restaurant
- Cambio de Tercio, SW5
- Fino, W1
- Lola Rojo, SW11
- Tapas Brindisa, SE1
Best Design
- L’Anima, EC2
- Bob Bob Ricard, W1
- Comptoir Libanais, W1
- St Pancras Grand, NW1
Best New Italian
- L’Anima, EC2
- Il Baretto, W1
- Bocca di Lupo, W1
- Murano, W1
Best New Restaurant
- Ba Shan, W1
- Boundary, E2
- Corrigan's Mayfair, W1
- Giaconda Dining Room, WC2
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