Daily Star Foodiez Choice Awards 2015: who won what

The Daily Star Foodiez choice awards 2015 winners have been announced. Did your favourite make the list?

If you are a food lover and have not tried these award winning restaurants then scroll down for your weekend binge-eating destinations.

The winners were selected based on the ratings and reviews done by the Foodiez in 2015. The voting timeline was from January 1, 2015 to February 07, 2016 for Restaurants and December 8, 2015 to February 07, 2016 for Foodies and Personalities.

Top restaurants were ranked by a popularity formula which combines the total number of ratings, number of ratings of each restaurant and average rating of each restaurant.

Best Bangladeshi restaurant winner: Star Kabab. Second place in best Bangladeshi restaurant category: Vinno Shaad @Six Seasons Hotel. Third place in best Bangladeshi restaurant category: Royal Restaurant.

Best Thai restaurant winner: Thirty 3 restaurant. Second place in best Thai restaurant category: Take Out. Third place in best Thai Restaurant category: Al Fresco.

Best Bakery restaurant winner: Bread and beyond. Second place in best Bakery restaurant category: Tastebud. Third place in best Bakery restaurant category: Shumi's Hot cake.

Best continental restaurant winner: The café bbq. Second place in best continental restaurant category: Platter. Third place in best continental restaurant category: café soi 3.

Best Indian restaurant winner: Khazana. Second place in best Indian restaurant category: Kabab Factory. Third place in best Indian restaurant category: Tarka.

Best Seafood restaurant winner: Saltz. Second place in best seafood restaurant category: Fish&co. Third place in best seafood restaurant category: FishFish.

Best Italian restaurant winner: Veni Vidi Vici. Second place in best Italian restaurant category: Platter. Third place in best Italian restaurant category: Smoke music café.

Best Mexican restaurant winner: El Toro. Second place in best Mexican restaurant category: Take Out. Third place in Mexican restaurant category: Ecstasy café.

Best Japanese restaurant winner: Kobe Japanese restaurant. Second place in best Japanese restaurant category: Tokyo Express. Third place in best Japanese restaurant category: Izumi.

Best Chinese restaurant winner: Haka Dhaka. Second place in best Chinese restaurant category: Bunka @Six seasons Hotel. Third place in best Chinese restaurant category: Boomers Café.

Best Online Bakery winner: Silver Spoon. Second place in best online bakery category: Holey artisan bakery. Third place in best online bakery category: Cake corner.

Most influential restaurateur: Avishek Sinha of Khazana restaurant. Second most influential restaurateur: Chaity FS of Kabab Factory. Third most influential restaurateur: N.R. Vicky of Melange.

Best Biriyani restaurant winner: Nanna Biriyani. Second place in Best biriyani restaurant category: Kolkata Kacchi Ghar. Third place in best biriyani restaurant category: Hajir Biriyani.

Best Fuchka restaurant winner: Dhaba. Second place in best Fuchka restaurant category: Bismillah Fuchka and chatpati. Third place in best fuchka restaurant category: Punjab Kitchen.

Best Coffee shop winner: Tabaq coffee. Second place in best coffee shop category: Crimson cup BD. Third place in best coffee shop category: Gloria Jeans coffee.

Best café winner: The café bbq. Second place in best café category: Gloria Jeans coffee. Third place in best café category: Smoke music café.

Best newcomer of 2015: Take Out. Second best newcomer of 2015: Crimson cup BD. Third best newcomer of 2015: Sbarro.

Top Foodiez were ranked by total accumulated points. Following are the points for each activity:
Rating: 1 point, Review: 2 points, Vote from other foodiez: 3 points, Foodograph: 4 points, Follower: 3 points.