Best Airport And Railway Dining Revealed
The Moodie Report announced the winners of its third annual Airport Food & Beverage Awards Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, in Dubai. Awards were handed out in 15 different categories, with a judging panel consisting of Martin Moodie (The Moodie Report founder and chairman), David King (director of The David King Partnership), and Wendy Bartlett (managing director of Bartlett Mitchell). They voted on a list of 209 entries received from airports around the world, and included two awards for railway stations.
The United States, England, and Denmark were among the countries that received most of the awards. Here is a list of some of the winners:
Best airport casual dining restaurant: Giraffe, London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
Best airport chef-led dining: Chef Francis Cardenau's Le Sommelier Bar & Bistro (based on his restaurant in downtown Copenhagen), Copenhagen Airport
Best airport "food to go": Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport
Best airport coffee shop: Joe & The Juice, Copenhagen Airport
Best airport food and beverage sense of place: Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport
Best airport bar: The Red Lion, London Gatwick Airport North Terminal
Best airport wine bar: Cru Wine Bar, Denver International Airport
Best airport food court: Concourse F Food Court, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Best fast-food/quick-service restaurant: Shake Shack, New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
Best individual railway station restaurant: Bistrot Milano Centrale, Milano Central Railway Station
Best overall railway station food & beverage offer: Waterloo Station, London's Network Rail