Nominate: Eat, Drink... and Be Merry!

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

Crusty rolls and buttery croissants
A weekend’s just not the same without a big bag of biltong
From craft beers to fine wines to botanical gins
For everything from chicken flatties to kudu steaks
A dinner for 10 or a party for 200 ... time to call in the caterer
The spot to buy and braai your meat and … get social
Just add tomato sauce
It’s drinks o’clock and we want pink drinks
Where do you go for your caffeine fix?
If you’re thinking continental deli, you think...
Crafty bru ... the best craft beer pub and restaurant in the north
Sweet, soft, dusted with cinnamon
OD on Omega 3
We admit we're lazy … We want our food delivered
Organic cheeses and artisanal breads, pestos and sauces
When the food comes to you! Hungry guests have never had it so good when this food truck pulls up and dishes out scrumptiousness
Eat your five a day
Hungry. No time to cook. Just heat and eat
We’re wanting posh, with cucumber sandwiches and scones with cream and little bites of heavenly treats
It’s a fast-paced, time-strapped city we live in – where do you order your ‘taste like home’ meals?
When it’s Summertime and we’re craving a cone
They're local to the area … they live here and play here
Double thick please
Where everyone knows your name
For petits fours, chocolate brownies and sweet treats
Where the lines are lame but the date’s hot
We’re thinking loaded with delicious filling and a crust that melts in your mouth
The stickier and messier, the better
Apron’s on, and the heat’s definitely in the kitchen. Who offers the best cooking lessons in town?
For the monthly shop, we want a super supermarket
The American lifestyle ... a hamburger (fries and milkshake optional)
Spicy or not, nothing beats chicken and chips
Not much beats a great pizza. PLEASE … No Pineapple
Another growing and worthy lifestyle option…vegan all the way
With syrup and ice-cream … enjoying a treat from your childhood

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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