With plenty of stylish restaurants and bars up and down the country, the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards set out to find the best of the best. The talented owners of bars and restaurants, along with genius designers, were all recognised at the 2010 awards, and fans of design had the chance to vote for their favourite bar or restaurant too.

Exclusive design
Some of the most stylish and unusual restaurant and bar design in the world can be found at UK venues and plenty of these were some of the hottest contenders for the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards. The free online entry system offered the opportunity for your projects, products, restaurant or bar to benefit from the exposure of being a nominated venue.

Designer judging
The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards were judged by some of the world's most creative and world renowned names in design and style leaders. Restaurants and bars, projects and products were all recognised by the judges who kept keeping a keen eye out for cutting edge design.

For a list of the 2010 winners, click here.

Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2010 awards was:

Independent restaurant
Viet Hoa, At The Chapel (Bruton), Tom's Kitchen, Galvin La Chapelle, Boundary, Cafe Fish

Multiple restaurant
Canteen, Zizzi (Winchester), Wahaca, Nandos, Bangalore Express, Comptoir Libanais

Independent bar or club
The Parlour, Lucky 7 Canteen, theCUT, Profile Soho, Liquid Nation, Circus

Multiple bar or club
Big Chill, The Westgate, Bangalore Express Bar, Greens Restaurant and Oyster Bar, Popolo Bar, Baa Bar

Restaurant, bar or club in another space
Applemore College Canteen (Southampton), Restaurant at St Pauls, Urban Reef, The Restaurant, Middle and Over Wallop, Ashmolean Dining Room

Restaurant or bar in a hotel
Runnymede-on-Thames (Egham), HUNter 486, The Crown (Woodbridge), The Kailyard (Dunblane), Elliots Restaurant, Bar Missoni

Cafe or fast food
Tinderbox, Kaffeine, Leon (Greenhithe), Lick, Outsider Tart, Comptoir Libanais

Lighting scheme
Snog, aqua spirit, Book Club, Galvin La Chapelle

Identity and website design
Butternut Kitchen Cafe (Exeter), The Diner, Draft House, Katzenjammers, Circus

Restaurant and Bar Design Awards ceremony
Once all the voting was over, the awards ceremony saw the winners crowned in a glamorous event. Held at Victoria House, the awards were presented in front of the UK's leading design professionals in the restaurant and bar trade.

The winners of the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards have been announced. See the link below for more details.

Restaurant and Bar Design Awards

Restaurant and Bar Design Awards Official Site