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🔥 SCOTTISH STREET FOOD AWARDS 2026 – RESULTS 🔥
📍 The Pitt, Edinburgh
What a weekend. Unreal talent, serious flavour, and a crowd that showed up hungry and loud.
After fierce competition (see the amazing list of finalists below) we’ve found the rightful winner of our platinum A-board from Majisign – and our new Scottish Champion..

🏆 Ember from Fife – redefining smoked cookery with bold, next-level flavour.

They’ll now head to the British Street Food Award Finals in Sheffield (Sept 4–6), with eyes firmly on the European Finals in Germany (Sept 18–20).
A massive shoutout to our exceptional judging panel:
 Tyler King (head chef at the Michelin-starred Condita in Edinburgh ⭐️), Gaby Soutar (restaurant reviewer at The Scotsman), Navida Galbraith (head of ops at The Pitt), and Suzy Pope (food writer at The List).
🏅 Judges’ Choice:

🥇 1st – Ember

🥈 2nd – Naughty Boi

🥉 3rd – Tekerch Hungarian Chimney Cake

🔥 People’s Choice:

🥇 1st — Naughty Boi (those smash burgers… 👀)

🥈 2nd — Far Out Bao

🥉 3rd — Pinko’s Korean

Huge respect to every trader who brought it this weekend — the standard just keeps getting higher.
Next stop: Bristol for the south West heats. You rock, Scotland💥


Our Finalists

Ember
Ember is a premium live-fire food truck based in Fife, Scotland. They operate from a bespoke 20ft container kitchen, built from scratch and designed around wood-fired and charcoal cooking. The concept bridges restaurant-quality food with the energy and accessibility of street food, with a focus on bold flavour, quality produce and food cooked over fire.

The Peruvian
Sunshine on a plate, even when Scotland forgets what sunshine is. The Peruvian brings punchy citrus, smoky grills, and the kind of bold flavours that don’t ask politely—they arrive, take over, and leave you wondering why you ever settled for bland.

Pinko’s Korean Street Food
Pinko’s isn’t just serving Korean street food—it’s staging a full-blown flavour invasion. Their Seoul Combo Cupbap is the headline act: crispy, saucy fried chicken meets rich Aberdeen Angus bulgogi in a rice bowl that somehow manages to be both comforting and chaotic in the best way. Built from an eBay trailer and a lot of grit, this is street food with a backstory—and a serious kick.

Naughty Boi Smashburgers
Naughty by name, unapologetic by nature. These smashburgers are all about crispy edges, juicy centres, and flavours that don’t hold back. Born from years in food trucks and “very serious burger testing” (their words, not ours), Naughty Boi is what happens when obsession meets execution—and refuses to be subtle about it.

Hungarian Chimney Cake (Tekerch)
Part dessert, part performance. Tekerch’s chimney cakes are rolled, baked, and caramelised before your eyes—street food theatre at its finest. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and dangerously easy to justify “just one more,” this is nostalgia you didn’t know you had.

Jamie’s Backyard Slice
Deep-fried pizza, but elevated. Jamie’s Pizza Crunch takes a chippy classic, dips it in Tennent’s, fries it to golden perfection, and finishes it like it deserves applause. It’s crispy, indulgent, and wildly nostalgic—the kind of bite that transports you straight back to late nights and zero regrets.

Eat Ko:te
Fire, smoke, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. Ko:te leans into primal cooking with charcoal, flame, and a custom-built setup that’s as serious as it is slightly unhinged. Whether it’s scallops kissed by smoke or something straight off the grill, this is food that speaks softly but carries a big, smoky punch.

Brocail
Brocail is what happens when craftsmanship meets comfort food. Their focaccia sandwiches—made fresh, filled generously, and rooted in Scottish produce—feel thoughtful without trying too hard. It’s the kind of food that tells a story, especially if that story includes melted cheese and salt beef.

D & A Sushi
Sushi, but not as you know it. D&A Sushi decided rice and fish weren’t enough and created the Sushi-Dog—a crispy, golden, slightly outrageous reinvention that somehow works perfectly. It’s bold, a bit unexpected, and exactly the kind of thing you didn’t realise you were craving.

Far Out Bao
Soft bao buns, big island energy. Far Out Bao wraps bold, Hawaiian-inspired flavours in pillowy comfort, balancing sweet, salty, smoky, and tangy in every bite. It’s joyful, a little nostalgic, and just different enough to keep you coming back to figure it out again.