Aberdeenshire hotspots make Scottish Cafe Awards finals
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A number of Aberdeenshire eateries have been recognised in The Scottish Cafe Awards 2022.
The awards ceremony - due to take place in Glasgow next month - will gather top baristas, coffee specialists and representatives of local cafes that have transformed the process of making coffee to an art.
The awards are honoured by Creative Oceanic but voted for by the public, and the awards promise to be a memorable night dedicated to the café industry which employs hundreds of people and enhances the prosperity of the Scottish communities.
A wide-range of accolades will be presented, including Best Coffee House, Bistro of the Year and Best Not For Profit Cafe and north-east businesses will be hoping to take some of those titles home.
A Spokesperson for the Scottish Café Awards 2022 said: “Coffee is the most popular drink worldwide and the trade values billions of pounds.
“As a result, the Scottish Café industry has seen a massive growth over the past few years with many new coffee shops entering the sector, increasing the competition.
“This ceremony aims to acknowledge those who have played a great role in making this sector one of the most profitable industries in this country.
“Undoubtedly, there are coffee lovers in Scotland who look for not just a coffee, but a true masterpiece.
"These finalists reflect those who put so much effort into providing high quality of food, snacks and hot beverages to the costumers across the country.
“We would like to congratulate everyone for being shortlisted and we wish all the finalists the best of luck.”
In the running for Cafe Of The Year (North) are The Coffee Apothecary in Udny and The Chocolate Bar in Ellon.
Joining them as finalists for the prestigious accolade are Cafe Kombucha (Elgin), Blether (Cults), Boogie Woogie (Keith), Nooks and Crannies (Fraserburgh), The Villa Coffee Shop (Stonehaven), Fortrose Cafe and Chatterbox Banchory.
Northern finalists for Customers Cafe Of The Year include Coco Works, situated at Inverurie Train Station, and Delight Cafe in Banff
Kelpie Cafe in Banff is representing north Aberdeenshire in the Best Loved Category Of The Year, while Dreamy Goat Coffee Co in Inverurie and Traffords Coffee House in Turriff have made the shortlist for Best Coffee House.
Staff at Delgatie Castle Tearoom, near Turriff, were "blown away" to find that they were finalists in the Best Cafe Team category - just one of two awards which they could clinch on the night as they also made the shortlist for Best Visitors Cafe.
Banff's Baobab are finalists in the Bistro Of The Year category while Bennachie Leisure Centre in Insch are up for Best Community Cafe,
Hoping to take home the accolade of Best Not For Profit Cafe is Fly Cup Catering in Inverurie.
The area is well represented in the Unique Cafe Of The Year category with The Chocolate Bar, Butterfly Effect in Insch and Eli's Cakes and Crafts in Gardenstown all making the finalists list.
Inverurie's Ceann Torr Coffee Shop is in the Shoppers Cafe Of The Year category, while the area is also well represented in the Bakery Of The Year category with Annie's Cakery in Macduff, The Murly Tuck in Tarves and Mrs Smith's at Haddo all finding their names on the finalists list.
Lochter Activity Centre, near Oldmeldrum, is in the running for Restaurant Cafe Of The Year, while Deli Of The Year could come home to Inverurie with The Kilted Frog Delicatessen.
It could be a coastal victory for Local Cafe Of The Year if finalists Portsoy Bistro snag the title.
The Best Of Aberdeen award finalists for 2022 are: The Long Dog Cafe, Parx Cafe, Cafe 100, Lou Lou's, Rosie's Cafe, Figment, Cafe 52, Bonobo Cafe and Contour Cafe.
You can find the full list of finalists on Oceanic Creative's blog.
