Winners of the Inverness City Centre Business Awards revealed
Over 200 people turned up to an awards ceremony to celebrate Inverness's best city centre businesses.
The Inverness City Centre Business Awards took place at the Drumossie Hotel, which saw 37 awards being given out to a range of businesses from bars to cafés to offices.
Organised by Inverness BID the event was hailed an 'outstanding evening' where each business had got to the finals via a public vote.
The full list of winners:
National retailer of the year 2023
Winner: Marks & Spencer
Highly commended: LUSH
Independent retailer of the year 2023
Winner: Colin Campbell Jewellers
Highly commended: The Health Shop
Boutique or menswear retailer of the year 2023
Winner: Slaters
Highly commended: Begg Shoes
Connoisseurs Choice Award 2023
Winner: Hotel Chocolat
Highly commended: Story Chocolates
City centre restaurant of the year 2023
Winner: The Mustard Seed
Highly commended: Café 1
City centre café of the year 2023
Winner: Girvans
Highly commended: Perk Coffee & Doughnuts
City centre takeaway of the year 2023
Winner: Miele's Gelateria
Highly commended: Lettuce Eat
Health & wellbeing business of the year
Winner: Sleeping Beauty Salon (Margaret Street)
Highly commended: Holland &Barrett (Eastgate)
Hair & beauty salon of the year 2023
Winner: The Head Gardener
Highly commended: Rumours Boutique
Professional or business services award 2023
Winner: Macleod & MacCallum
Highly commended: Inverness Badenoch & Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau
Creative & culture business of the year Award 2023
Winner: Leakey's Bookshop
Highly commended: Inver Ink Tattoo Studio
Highly commended: Castle Gallery
Local hospitality & tourism business of the year Award 2023
Winner: MacGregor's Bar
Highly commended: The Highlander
Victorian Market business of the year award 2023
Winner: Bad Girl Bakery
Highly commended: The Redshank
Eastgate Centre business of the year award 2023
Winner: Waterstones
Highly commended: H&M
People's Choice for excellent customer service 2023
Winner: The Mustard Seed
Highly commended: Perk Coffee & Doughnuts
Most loved city centre Bar/Pub 2023
Winner: Black Isle Bar
Highly commended: The Gellions
Most loved city centre business 2023
Winner: Miele's Gelateria
Highly commended: The Mustard Seed
Outstanding contribution to the city centre 2023
Winner: Marks & Spencer
Highly commended: Farm & Household Stores
Craig Duncan, co-chairman of BID, owner of Craigton Foods and McDonald’s franchisee, said: “It has been an outstanding evening celebrating some of the fantastic and diverse businesses that make up our city centre.
"It means so much more that the commendations are chosen by the people who matter most – our customers and clients so many congratulations on behalf of the board of Inverness City Centre BID to all of our finalists and award winners.”
Colin Craig, co-chairman of BID and owner of Oil & Vinegar, added: “It has been superb! Our city centre business community helps to make our centre what it is and providing excellent customer service as well as caring and having passion seems key.
"Getting to the final out of hundreds of businesses is a fantastic achievement so very well done to all. Thank you also to all our sponsor the Inverness Courier and all the people who helped make tonight happen.”
