The Foodism 100 awards night 2019 – in pictures

Foodism is London's largest food and drink title, and the Foodism 100, in association with Kenwood Travel, is all about celebrating venues and businesses effecting positive change across the capital's vibrant food and drink industry.

On Thursday 24 January, we welcomed nominees, readers, collaborators some very special industry guests to crown our ten category winners for 2019, as well as enjoy some utterly delicious food and drink.

The night – and the second Foodism 100 initiative as a whole – was a massive success, with queues around the block for entry on the night in addition to confirmed attendees, food traders serving up delicious dishes and the Foodism 100 photobooth busy all night. Check out a taste of the awards night below.

The event

We saw an unprecedented attendance of more than 600 people at the awards night, which featured a (mercifully short) awards ceremony and loads of food, drink and good times. Here's a look at some of the highlights.

Greenwich Market dressed up for the Foodism 100 awards night

Queues around the block to get in

The food tokens, in association with our charity partner Action Against Hunger

Our headline sponsor Kenwood Travel

The Foodism 100 photobooth

Category sponsor iZettle

Greenwich Market dressed up for the Foodism 100 awards night

Nominee Chris Young in conversation with guest speaker Tom Hunt

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The awards ceremony

The ceremony, hosted by Foodism editor Mike Gibson, saw our ten winners claim their prizes, voted for by 45 judges, and also included a presentation from guest speaker Tom Hunt, as well as a word from Jean-Marc Flambert of our headline sponsor Kenwood Travel.

Foodism editor Mike Gibson presenting the awards ceremony

Guest speaker Tom Hunt addresses the crowd

The winner of the Best Bar category, sponsored by St-Germain and presented by Tom Hunt, was Cub

The Best Café category, sponsored by Heath & Heather and presented by Lucy McLean, was won by Social Pantry Café

The Best Casual Restaurant award, sponsored by Oxley Gin and presented by St-Germain brand ambassador Cyan Wong, was won by Smoking Goat

Lyle's took home the Best Fine-Dining Restaurant award, sponsored by Santa Teresa and presented by St-Germain brand ambassador Cyan Wong

Borough Market won in the Best Food Market category, sponsored by Pic's Peanut Butter and presented by Cam MacLachlan

Jean-Marc Flambert of Kenwood Travel speaks at the ceremony

The Best Pop-Up or Initiative category, sponsored by Belazu and presented by Belazu's Alice Jarrett-Kerr, was won by #CookForSYRIA

The Best Social Enterprise award, sponsored by the Sustainable Restaurant Association and presented by the SRA's CEO Andrew Stephen, was won by Luminary Bakery

The Best Pub or Taproom category, sponsored by the Foodism Beer Club and presented by Foodism's beer editor Tom Powell (pictured), was won by Ignition Brewery, who couldn't be there on the night

The Best Street-Food Trader award, presented by Warren Sharples (pictured) and sponsored by iZettle, was won by Brixton People's Kitchen, who couldn't make it to the event

Ryan Riley (pictured) took home the Positive Change Hero award – sponsored by Karma Cola and presented by Albert Tucker, chair of the Karma Cola Foundation – for his work with cookery school Life Kitchen

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The food and drink

The night included food from sustainable producers and traders, too: pizza was served from The Good Slice, meaty and veggie paella from Crocus Paella, Southern-style wings from Chuckling Wings and banging vegan burgers from The Green Grill, while for dessert, attendees went nuts over Bad Brownie's special collab with Pics Peanut Butter.

There was also a cocktail bar curated by our category sponsors St-Germain, Oxley Gin and Santa Teresa rum, as well as beer from Brooklyn Brewery, wines from Beefsteak Club and soft drinks from category sponsor Karma Cola.