The Filipino food stall Thrilla in Manila, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, bagged the People’s Choice Awards in the finale of the 2019 European Street Food Annual Awards held in Malmo, Sweden on 28-29 September 2019. One of the three judges said that he had never seen so many votes before (in previous Street Food Awards).

The European Street Food Annual Awards is the biggest street food competition in the world. Thousands applied, hundreds competed, and only 22 finalists from 15 countries reached the finale. Two (2) finalists were from Denmark—Thrilla in Manila (Filipino) and Dhaba Kitchen (India)—which both won the Denmark leg of the Awards on 13-15 September 2019 in Copenhagen.

Thrilla in Manila is a family-owned business run by Filipino husband and wife, Alfie and Carmelita Escabarte. The couple aimed to be the first to present Filipino food fusion in Denmark. Their stall is located at Reffen Copenhagen Street Food and their signature dish is the Filipino barbeque.