The HalalTrip Gastronomy Awards (HGTA) returns for its second edition with five new categories in the Best-in-Class Awards and an expansion to Johor.
Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of Crescentrating and HalalTrip, said: “The HalalTrip Gastronomy Awards – is not just an award, it’s our passion to transform Halal culinary excellence globally. With the 2025 edition, we are ready to write the next phase of the story.”
The inaugural HGTA in 2024 set out to honour the best in halal gastronomy – and “the response was amazing”, he said. “We managed to showcase the immense potential of Halal cuisine in Singapore.”
The awards will feature the same categories including the most prestigious tier Diamond Awards, Best-in-Class Awards, and Chef Awards.
Come March, dining establishments will be shortlisted before evaluations commence in April. The gastronomy cook-off competition will be held in July, followed by the winners’ announcement and gala dinner in September.
Restaurants will be assessed according to five key criteria: creative presentation, flavour harmony, food quality, menu innovation and service excellence.
Bahardeen expects to see around 150 restaurant evaluations in Singapore and about 200 in Johor.
HalalTrip is also in talks with other cities to expand the awards and will announce them this year.
