Awards | GSG Hospitality

NORD has received Two AA Rosettes for culinary excellence
NORD has been shortlisted for the Ethical, Responsible, and Sustainable Tourism Award, sponsored by Kimpton! This nomination reflects their commitment to sustainable practices and responsible sourcing.
NORD was officially part of the Michelin Guide, less than a year after opening
Liverpool Hospitality People Awards 2024 directors, Nick Thomas & John Ennis, won the prestigious Bar Mixologist of The Year awards
Liverpool Hospitality People Awards 2024 Kristie Palmer, Operations Manager at Bold Street Coffee, earned the well-deserved Manager of The Year title.
Liverpool Hospitality People Awards 2024 John Douglas, Operation Manager for GSG Hospitality, and Daniel Heffy, Executive Head Chef for NORD, received honourable nominations in their respective categories! GSG had a total of 7 nominations across the 17 categories.
Manolo was awarded Class Bar’s Social Media Presence of the Year
NORD was awarded Conde Nast Traveller’s Top New Restaurant of the Year
Bold Street Coffee Manchester was nominated for Coffee Shop of the Year at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards!
NORD was nominated for the Good Food Guide’s Best Sunday Roast
Time Out’s number 7 best city in the WORLD was Liverpool, and GSG Hospitality’s resident dive bar Salt Dog Slim’s has been spotlighted for its world-class late-night energy!

UK Top 50 Cocktail Bars – Manolo won the award for Best Newcomer
Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Duke Street Food and Drink Market nominated for Independent Tourism Business of the Year
Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Bold Street Coffee nominated for Taste Award for Cafe/Bistro of the Year
Restaurant, Marketer and Innovator Awards – Duke Street Food and Drink Market nominated for Best Use of Technology in partnership with Peazi

Duke Street Food and Drink Market won the award for Best Food and Drink Market in SME News’ Northern Enterprise Awards 2022
UK Top 50 Cocktail Bars – Manolo was shortlisted Top 50
Merseyside Independent Business Awards – Duke Street Food and Drink Market won Restaurant of the Year
Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Duke Street Market shortlisted for Independent Tourism Business of the Year
Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Bold Street Coffee won the Taste Award for Cafe/Bistro of the Year

City of Liverpool Business Awards 2021 – Duke Street Market won the award for Hospitality Venue of the Year 2021

Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Duke Street Market won the award for Tourism Business of the Year
National Burger Awards – Slim’s shortlisted for its signature Double Cheeseburger
Business Masters Awards – Duke Street Market shortlisted for Newcomer
Business Masters Awards – GSG shortlisted for Large Business
Business Masters Awards – GSG shortlisted for Investment

Restaurant Marketer & Innovator Awards – GSG’s Lab was shortlisted for Innovation of the Year.
Merseyside Independent Business Awards – Directors Matt Farrell and John Ennis shortlisted for Business Person of the Year Awards.
Great British Entrepreneur Awards – Directors Matt Farrell and John Ennis were shortlisted for Food and Drink Entrepreneurs in the North West alongside other incredibly successful entrepreneurs and were awarded runner up!
Food Porn Awards – Slim’s Pork Chop Express won the Casual Dining category with its famous roast dinner.
Northern Restaurant Bar Awards – Founders Matt Farrell and John Ennis were both named in Northern Restaurant Bar’s top 50 Northern Hospitality Power List.

Northern Restaurant Bar Awards – Graffiti Spirits Group was voted by judges as one of the top 50 companies in the North West.

Downtown In Business Awards (Liverpool) – Co-founder Matt Farrell scooped the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
National Pizza Awards – Santa Maluco beat thousands of other venues to make it to the final 16 pizzerias to be named in the UK’s best pizza makers.
Northern Restaurant Bar Awards – Graffiti Spirits Group was voted by judges as one of the top 50 companies in the North West.

Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards – Graffiti Spirits Group was named in the top 5 regional tourism businesses.
Merseyside Independent Business Awards – Directors Matt Farrell and John Ennis were shortlisted from more than a thousand businesses and took home the Highly Commended accolade in the Independent Business Person of the Year category.
North West Business Insider’s 42 under 42 – Founders Matt Farrell and John Ennis were included in the highly acclaimed 42 entrepreneurs and pioneering achievers in business.
Northern Restaurant Bar Awards – Graffiti Spirits Group was voted by judges as one of the top 50 companies in the North West.