Best Curry House in Bradford - Search begins for this year's winner

The team at Shimlas on Great Horton Road - the winners of the T&A's Best Curryhouse 2025 competition <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>

(Image: Newsquest)

The Telegraph & Argus is once again searching for Bradford's best curry house.

The city is known for its restaurants and takeaways in the much-loved cuisine.

Now, the T&A is launching its annual hotly-contested Best Curry House competition.

How to vote

Nominations open today and will shut on Sunday, October 18, so make sure you tell us your favourite as soon as possible.

The 10 finalists will then be announced on Monday, October 19.

From the following Monday (October 26), the newspaper will attempt to profile each one with voting slips in print until Saturday, November 7.

Each slip will count as one vote.

(Image: Newsquest)

The curry house with the most votes will be crowned Bradford's Best Curry House 2026, earning not only the admiration of the city's curry connoisseurs but also a special feature.

Readers can nominate their favourite curry house online at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TABEST, or by scanning the QR code.

Previous winners

In the two years the Best Curry House competition has been running, the T&A received thousands of votes.

In 2024, it was Morley Street's International that came out on top then last year Shimlas on Great Horton Road took the title home.

Reacting to the news, Nasir Uddin, regional manager at Shimlas Trade Ltd, said: “We are honoured to receive the Best Curry House 2025 award.

“Being recognised by such a credible newspaper and one of the most relevant outlets in our region lends considerable significance to this achievement.

“We also wish to acknowledge the outstanding calibre of all the restaurants nominated.

“The consistently high standards across our industry encourage us all to maintain excellence and continually elevate what we offer.

“What has given us an edge over our competitors is our ethos: unwavering consistency, a willingness to adapt with time, and a commitment to evolving in response to our customers’ needs.

“We firmly believe that such progress is only possible when customers are placed before profits.

“We extend our sincere gratitude to our customers and our community for their ongoing support, and we thank our customers wholeheartedly for voting for us.

“This recognition reinforces our commitment to delivering exceptional quality and service in every aspect of our work.”

In 2024, Safeer Khan, who runs International, said: "Wow! That's all I can say.

"It's an amazing feeling to have won best curry house in Bradford.

"Whilst we have won many awards in the past few years, to win this is probably the best.

"It's run by the T&A which is the most relevant news outlet in the region."