SPAIN. The 2025 Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards is now just three weeks away and as the countdown continues The Moodie Davitt Report proudly reveals the finalists in a blockbuster category – FAB Airport Restaurant Design of the Year.
The 2025 Award winners will be revealed at the FAB 2025 Gala Dinner in Barcelona on 26 June.
There are 23 categories in this year’s FAB Awards, which attracted a record-breaking number of entries. There will also be additional special judges’ awards.
Commenting on the latest shortlist, The Moodie Davitt Report Chairman and Founder of the FAB Awards Martin Moodie said: “This category attracted a record-breaking number of entries – second-highest in FAB 2025 behind Sense of Place – underscoring the critical importance that alluring and innovative design plays in drawing passengers into airport F&B outlets, and their enjoyment once inside.
“As a result of this wave of interest, we have had to disappoint many entrants, all of which were also of commendable quality. The battle for the top spots is so tight it is currently subject to a second round of judging.”
The remaining category finalists will be announced this week. 
FAB Airport Restaurant Design of the Year Finalists
BrewDog – TRG Concessions, Edinburgh Airport, UK
Café Iruña Berria – Lagardère Travel Retail, Bilbao Airport, Spain
Calista Taverna – OTG Management, LaGuardia International Airport, USA
Dhaba 1986 – Travel Food Services, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India
Capital One Landing – Capital One, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, USA
Comptoir Libanais – Areas, Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy
East x West – Emirates Leisure Retail, Sydney Airport, Australia
Eric Kayser – SSP Eastern Europe & Middle East, King Khalid International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Falconi’s – Kuffler Group & Fraport, Frankfurt Airport, Germany
Flax & Kale – Areas, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Giraffe – TRG Concessions, Manchester Airport, UK
Lokal +48 – Lagardère Travel Retail, Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland
Monty’s Diner – SSP UK & Ireland, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, UK
Prime Steakhouse – OTG Management, LaGuardia International Airport, USA
Qila – Bengaluru Airport Services Limited, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Terminal 2, India
Sanfords American Diner & Loft Bar – TRG Concessions, Luton Airport, UK
Sky Gamerz – SSP America, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, USA
Soleil Brasserie – OTG Management, LaGuardia International Airport, USA
Sunday’s Best – SSP America, Salt Lake City International Airport, USA
Sunset Loop Bar & Grill – OTG Management, Denver International Airport, USA
The Independent – Airport Retail Enterprises (SSP) Brisbane Airport, Australia
Yasamin Kitchen & Bar – Lagardère Travel Retail, Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Yo! Sushi – SSP Spain, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Spain
Note: The exciting FAB 2026 venue will be revealed during a special handover ceremony at the Gala Dinner for this year’s FAB in Barcelona. The combination of FAB plus Airport Hospitality World will see the event take on an additional exhibition element next year.
Click on the cover to view highlights from the last Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards, which took place in Ontario, California on 25-26 June
More finalists revealed…
Click here for the finalists in this category:
- FAB Airport Bar or Pub of the Year – Airport ≥20 million passengers finalists
Click here for the finalists in these categories:
- FAB Airport Offer of the Year
- FAB Airport F&B Opening of the Year
Click here for the finalists in these categories:
- FAB Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year
- FAB Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year – Airport ≤20M passengers
- FAB Airport Lounge of the Year finalists
Click here for the finalists in the following categories:
- FAB Airport Health-Centred Offer of the Year
- FAB Airport Food & Beverage Digital Initiative of the Year
- FAB Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year
- FAB Airport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
And here for:
- FAB Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
- FAB Airport Instagrammable Location of the Year
Our 11 superstar finalists in FAB Airport Chef of the Year can be found here.
And click here for the shortlisted entrants in:
- FAB Airport Lounge Opening of the Year
- FAB Airport Bar or Pub of the Year (≤20M passengers)
- FAB Airport Food Hall of the Year (≤20M passengers)
The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce Airport Hospitality World, the latest edition to its wide-ranging, market-leading travel retail and airport non-aeronautical revenues publishing and event portfolio. Airport Hospitality World will cover all forms of airport lounges across international and domestic terminals, including various definitions globally as follows:
Plus other hospitality-related platforms:
Excitingly, the long-established Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards will embrace Airport Hospitality World from the 2026 edition – the event’s 15th anniversary. The event will take on an extended form, featuring an exhibition and the ultimate one-stop airport hospitality and food & beverage conference and awards platform. |