British Street Food Awards 2025 Heads to Sunderland

The biggest street food competition in the world will be parking up in Sunderland this summer.

Launched in 2009, the British Street Food Awards is all about recognising the best of the 10,000 new food heroes who are selling food on our streets – and the Northern Heat is coming to our region for the first time in May.

Up to 10 of the best traders from all across the North of England will be trying to win the public vote and impress celebrity judges to make it through to the 2025 British Street Food Awards final.

With live music and DJs across the bank holiday courtesy of Sunderland Music City PLUS a resident food market AND incredible traders trying to win votes with taster portions and seasonal specials, the northern heats on May 23-25 in Sunderland city centre will be something special for the region.

A British Street Food Award is a prize that genuinely changes lives. Wingmans, big winners at the BSFA and the ESFA in 2017, recently opened up their second ‘proper’ restaurant in Hoxton. MEATliquor, who won at the Awards back in 2009 now have nine sites. Bao have five. BSFA winners go places. Literally. This year the British Street Food Awards champion will be going to Germany to compete in the grand final of the 2025 European Street Food Awards in Munich.

Trader applications are now open and you can apply via the British Street Food Awards website.

Ten finalists, from all over the north, will be hoping to impress an all-star panel. But there’ll also be trying to win the public vote for the People’s Choice because BOTH will be going the finals of the 2025 British Street Food Awards in September.