{"id":329808,"date":"2025-08-09T05:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329808\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:56:15","slug":"these-are-wales-20-best-asian-restaurants-in-2025-dishing-up-insane-flavours-and-amazing-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329808\/","title":{"rendered":"These are Wales&#8217; 20 best Asian restaurants in 2025 dishing up insane flavours and amazing dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year, over 1,295 restaurants and takeaways from across the UK were nominated by diners and food lovers for the prestigious Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_KWR260725indian1988_10.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Rajony Gondha dish at 1988 Indian Restaurant in Sully, Vale of Glamorgan<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The top Asian restaurants in Wales have been announced. The lists for Wales includes restaurants from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/swansea\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Swansea<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/penarth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Penarth<\/a>, as well as Wrexham and Caernarfon and many more, which have been unveiled ahead of the annual <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/four-restaurants-named-best-wales-27818019\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards<\/a> (ARTA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This year, over 1,295 restaurants and takeaways from across the UK were nominated by diners and food lovers. The prestigious awards are a celebration of pan Asian cuisine in the UK and will be taking place on Monday, October 6, at the London Hilton Park Lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">20 across Wales have been shortlisted for the awards, with 10 listed in the north Wales category and 10 listed for the south Wales category. Those hoping to fly the Welsh flag during the awards&#8217; ceremony includes 1988 Indian Restaurant in Sully, which was<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/best-asian-restaurant-wales-been-29822569\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> named the best Asian restaurant in south Wales at the Asian Restaurant Awards<\/a> last year, and Elaichi near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/carmarthen\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmarthen<\/a>, whose <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/tried-indian-restaurant-whose-chef-25252214\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">chef was voted the best in Wales<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Speaking about the Asian Restaurant &amp; Takeaway Awards 2025, Mohammed Munim, the founding member and CEO of ARTA, said: &#8220;Asian restaurants and takeaways have long played a vital role in the UK\u2019s economy and culture. Their contribution through job creation, community impact, and culinary excellence, deserves to be recognised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Especially in today\u2019s challenging climate, ARTA is proud to champion their achievements and support their continued success. Every nominee is a testament to the industry\u2019s resilience and we look forward to celebrating them on 6th October.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">ARTA 2025 has several award categories, including the National Champion of Champions, Regional Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year, Takeaway of the Year and National Newcomer of the Year. While the award ceremony will be taking place in two months&#8217; time, Welsh restaurants have done remarkably well to reach the shortlist. Listed below are the top 20 best Asian restaurants in Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Regional Restaurant of the Year for south Wales:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">1988 Indian Restaurant, Sully, Vale of Glamorgan<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Elaichi, St Clears, Carmarthenshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Hatti Indian Restaurant, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/newport\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Newport<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Mango Tree, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Raj Kitchen, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/swansea\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Swansea<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Rasoi Waterfront, Swansea<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Red Fort, Caerleon, Newport<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Salkaara, Cardiff<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Spice Delight, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/penarth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Penarth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Vanilla Spice, Newport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Regional Restaurant of the Year for north Wales:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Anise, Wrexham<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Black Peppers, Wrexham<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Ijazz Indian Cuisine, Wrexham<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Junction Tandoori Restaurant, Llandudno Junction<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Maahis, Ruabon, Wrexham<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Spice of Llanberis, Llanberis, Gwynedd<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Tava Restaurant, Wrexham<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Thai Dine, Wrexham,<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Valley Spice, Corwen, Denbighshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Thisha Curry House, Rhyl, Denbighshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year, over 1,295 restaurants and takeaways from across the UK were nominated by diners and food lovers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,12502,1146,23823,786,4884,16708,15062,280,1148,16,15,1764,18833],"class_list":{"0":"post-329808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cardiff","10":"tag-carmarthenshire","11":"tag-denbighshire","12":"tag-food-and-drink","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-gwynedd","15":"tag-newport","16":"tag-restaurants","17":"tag-swansea","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-wales","21":"tag-wrexham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114997270189558472","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}