The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards are making a return this year after a one-year break, with the awards ceremony being held on 19 July. A short list of restaurant operators entering the list was published this year.

Here is a short list of “Restaurateurs of the Year”:

• Aktar Islam, Opheem
• Michael Caines, Michael Caines Collection
• Mike Robinson, The Forge, The Elder, The Woodsman
• Liz Cottam, Home, The Owl, Cora
• David Loewi ve Des Gunewardena, D&D London
• Asma Khan, Darjeeling Express
• Tommy Banks, The Black Swan at Oldstead, Roots
• Emma and Paul Ainsworth, Paul Ainsworth at No 6, Caffé Rojano, The Mariners
• Imogen Davis and Ivan Tisdall-Downes, Native