Nominate: Dining Out

How to Nominate

Nominate your favourite local businesses in the sub-categories below. Any business that receives at least one nomination will move to the voting phase (see rules for exceptions). Last year’s nominees are shown for your convenience, but any business has to be nominated again this year to be eligible for this year’s awards. Businesses listed in the sub-category drop-down boxes are not automatically nominated this year.

When nominating franchises or businesses with multiple branches, please include the specific branch name (e.g. SPAR Craighall, not just SPAR). Can’t find your choice listed? Select “*New Nomination” and type the business name in the text box provided.

Nominations close 16 June 2026 / Voting opens 28 July 2026

We feel like something French. Or maybe Mexican. How about some Spanish tapas? When you’re wanting to travel with your tastebuds, where do you go? And then we do live in Africa..
Asian persuasion ... place for the best Chinese or Thai dishes
At the end of the month when you’re hungry but broke, where’s the best beat-the-budget restaurant?
Intimate, cosy and spilling onto the pavement ... the best bistro for brunch, lunch or dinner
For a full English, a gourmet omelette, a healthy smoothie
You may blow the budget but it will be worth it
Moussaka, meze ... we’re craving Greek and want Mykonos on a plate
Wine, dine, and then stay over
Curry up and vote
Italian nonna in the kitchen, mamma in the front ... the best Italian restaurant in Jozi
It’s the spot down the road where you’re a regular, and everyone knows your name
Hottest new restaurant to open this year
As peri-peri as you can get
No takeaways here ... we’re thinking about the poshest patties in town
Place to go for a powwow business lunch
Off the beaten track ... when you leave town for a lunch in the country
Dinner a' deux at an intimate table
Place to go for extravagant seafood in a pan or simple fish and chips
Pizza. But fancy!
Rare rump. Smashing sirloin. Wedges and a bottle of good red
Conveyer belt or platter ... the best sushi spot
Strictly vegan … no cheating!
It’s perfect for vegetarians, and tasty enough to please meat-eaters, too

PLEASE NOTE – New nominations submitted will not appear in the nominations drop down. Rest assured however that we will have received all submitted nominations and their name will be on the list for selection in the voting stage*. Only the number of votes received in the voting stage will determine the winner in each category.

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