Over the past four months, the people of Mossel Bay have spoken – and it is our privilege to announce and congratulate the winners of the 2025 Best of Mossel Bay Readers’ Choice Awards!
Your nominations and votes for your favourite businesses allow us to showcase the pride and joy of our community. The enthusiastic response from our loyal readers reaffirms just how valuable this project is – not only in celebrating excellence – but also uplifting and supporting businesses in our beautiful town.
A big salute to every nominated business and our heartfelt congratulations to each of the 2025 category winners – you truly make Mossel Bay proud!
Looking ahead, we’re excited to share that the 2026 Best of Mossel Bay Readers’ Choice Awards will officially kick off in May 2026.
See all the 2025 winners here:
Winners 2025
Education, Lessons & Coaching
- Best Creche / Playschool: Little Lighthouse Preschool
- Best Driving School: Pieter Bestuurskool
- Best Extramural Lessons & Coaching: Playball Mossel Bay
- Best High School: Hoërskool Punt
- Best Pre-Primary School: Laerskool Hartenbos
- Best Primary School: Laerskool Hartenbos
Entertainment & Hospitality
- Best Bed & Breakfast: Hartklop Luxury Self Catering Guesthouse
- Best Estate: Pinnacle Point Golf Estate
- Best Event Venue: Misty Valley Farm
- Best Fishing / Boat Charters: Kiyana Sailing Mossel Bay
- Best Golf Course: Pinnacle Point Golf Club
- Best Hotel / Boutique Hotel (joint winner): Gondwana Game Reserve
- Best Hotel / Boutique Hotel (joint winner): Seeplaas
- Best Kids Party Venue / Play Centre: ATKV Hartenbos Seefront Pretpark
- Best Outdoor Activity: Botlierskop Private Game Reserve – Horseback Safaris
- Best Place for a Family Outing: Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
- Best Weekend Escape: Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
Food & Drink
- Best Bakery: De Kleine Loerie
- Best Beat the Budget Restaurant: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Biltong: Tollies Slaghuis
- Best Breakfast: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Burger: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Coffee Shop: Coffee@Work
- Best Curry Restaurant: Curry King
- Best Distillery: Jakkalsvlei
- Best Family Friendly Restaurant: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Ice Cream Shop / Truck: SpongeBob Soft Serve Point (Hester & Fanie karavaan)
- Best Outdoor Dining: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Pizza: Piza ē Vino Hartenbos
- Best Pub: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Restaurant: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Seafood Restaurant: The Kingfisher Restaurant
- Best Sushi: Tai Shan Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Takeaway: Big Daddy’s Restaurant Mossel Bay
- Best Takeaway Fish & Chips: Heiderand Vis
- Best Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant: Carola Ann’s
Health, Beauty & Wellness
- Best Barber: Fashion 4 Hair
- Best Beauty / Health Spa: Devine Nails & Beauty Salon
- Best Gym: Wellness World Hartenbos
- Best Hair Salon: Fashion 4 Hair
- Best Make-up Artist: S.K.I.N. Aesthetic Clinic Mosselbaai
- Best Nail Salon: Devine Nails & Beauty Salon
- Best Tattoo Parlour: The Tattoo Shop Mossel Bay
Medical
- Best Ambulance / Emergency Service: By Grace Emergency Medical Service
- Best Audiologist: Spec-Savers Mossel Bay Audiology
- Best Biokineticist: Francois Swanepoel – Biokinetics
- Best Dentist: Dr Maureen Kritzinger
- Best Dietitian: Inge Van Niekerk Dietitian / Dieetkundige & SACLC
- Best Family Doctor / GP: Drs Willem Olivier & Eloise Barnard – Danabaai Practice
- Best Hospital: Life Bay View Private Hospital Mossel Bay
- Best Optometrist: Spec-Savers Mossel Bay (Heiderand Mall)
- Best Pharmacy: Pharmacy @ SPAR Grootbrak
- Best Physiotherapist: Carina Müller Fisioterapeute
Motoring
- Best Automotive Parts & Accessories: Hyper Parts MIDAS Mossel Bay (Voorbaai)
- Best Battery Shop: Battery Planet
- Best Breakdown Service: Meyer Towing & Recovery
- Best Car Service Centre: Diener’s Auto Vehicle Repairs
- Best Car Wash: Seefront Karwas Hartenbos
- Best Motorcycle Dealership: AST Motorcycles
- Best New Car Dealership: Mossel Bay Toyota
- Best Panel Beaters: Meyer Panelbeating
- Best Tyre Fitment Centre: Tyremart Mossel Bay
- Best Used Car Dealership: Seesig Motors
Pets
- Best Dog / Puppy Training School: Whispering with Dogs
- Best Kennels: Dog Box Boarding Kennels
- Best Pet Grooming Parlour: Pawsitively Purrfect Doggy Day Spa
- Best Pet Store / Products: PET Pool & Home Mossel Bay
- Best Veterinarian: Hartenbos Animal Hospital (Dr Frans de Graaff)
Professional Services
- Best Accounting / Auditing Firm: BVSA Accounting and Financial Services
- Best Airconditioning Company: F&A Airconditioning Mossel Bay
- Best Aluminium Installer: PG Glass Mossel Bay
- Best Architect: Coetzee Architects & Associates
- Best Attorney / Law Firm: Rauch Gertenbach Attorneys
- Best Auctioneers: Vredebest Removals & Auctioneers
- Best Branding, Printing & Design: Signworx
- Best Building & Construction Company: Henra Group
- Best Car Rental Service: AVIS Car & Van Rental – Mossel Bay
- Best Catering Company: Kaapsedyt
- Best Cleaning Service: AA Cleaning Services
- Best Community Organisation: S.M.A.R.T Stranded Marine Animal Rescue Team
- Best Courier Service: The Courier Guy Mossel Bay
- Best Door & Window Security: Traxdor Cape
- Best Dry Cleaner / Laundromat: Hartenbos Wassery
- Best Electrician: Van’s Electrical
- Best Engineering & Manufacturing Company: Art Welding & Engineering
- Best Estate Agency: Hartenbos Properties
- Best Financial Planning / Brokers: Liberty Life Mossel Bay (Lourens Maritz)
- Best Food Distributors: Vredebest Packaging
- Best Function Décor & Flowers: Joan’s Bloemiste & Geskenke
- Best Funeral Service: AVBOB Funeral Service Mossel Bay
- Best Garage Doors: Immac Systems Garage Doors Garden Route
- Best Garden Services: Danabaai Kwekery
- Best Glass Merchant: PG Glass Mossel Bay
- Best Gold / Precious Metal Trader: Bardins Jewellers
- Best Health & Safety Consultants: SHEQ Link (previously LH Consultants)
- Best Interior Design/er: Curland Decorators
- Best Internet Service Provider: eXITe Computers & Designing
- Best IT Support Services: eXITe Computers & Designing
- Best Jeweller: DC Jewellers Mossel Bay
- Best Kitchen Installation Company: DIY Kitchens & Cupboards
- Best Maintenance Contractor / Handyman: Noem Dit Ek Doen Dit
- Best Moving Company: Vredebest Removals & Auctioneers
- Best Painting Company: Kosie Gericke Projects
- Best Pest Control Company: Pest Control Specialists Mossel Bay
- Best Photographer / Videographer: Drone Fanatics SA
- Best Plant / Tool Hire Company: MASS HIRE – Mossel Bay
- Best Plumbing Company: Plumb-Rite Mossel Bay
- Best Plumbing Supplies Company: Plumblink Mossel Bay
- Best Property Developer (joint winner): JDM Projects
- Best Property Developer (joint winner): Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village
- Best Roofing Company: Mossel Bay Roofing
- Best Security Company: M Sec Security Mossel Bay
- Best Shuttle / Taxi Service: Boeber Taxi and Charter Services
- Best Solar Company: HOG Electrical and Solar
- Best Sound / Lighting / DJ: Sound Monkeys
- Best Storage Facility: Vredebest Removals & Auctioneers
- Best Tile & Flooring Company: CTM Mosselbaai
- Best Travel Agency: The Travel Chain Mossel Bay
- Best Waste Management / Skips Company: Mossel Bay Municipality
- Best Web & Graphic Design Company: Signworx
Shopping
- Best Baby Goods Store: PEP Mossel Bay Heiderand Mall
- Best Bed Store: Dial a Bed Mossel Bay
- Best Bicycle Store: Monties Cycle & Sport
- Best Bridal Shop: Pebbles Boutique
- Best Butchery: Tollies Slaghuis
- Best Cellphone Store: Vodacom Chatz Connect Langeberg Mall
- Best Clothing Store for Her: Loka Boutique Mosselbaai
- Best Clothing Store for Him: De Jagers Mossel Bay
- Best Computer / Electronics Store: eXITe Computers & Designing
- Best Convenience Store: SPAR Express Heiderand
- Best Fabric Store: Toucan Mat en Wol
- Best Fishing & Hunting Equipment Store: X-Treme Outdoors
- Best Fresh Produce Store: Food Lover’s Market Mossel Bay
- Best Fuel Filling Station: Shell Heiderand
- Best Furniture Store: Mr Price Home Langeberg Mall
- Best Gas Supplier: Shell Heiderand
- Best Gift & Specialty Store: Vredebest Packaging
- Best Hardware Store: Builders Home Mossel Bay
- Best Health Store: Dis-Chem Pharmacy Heiderand Mall
- Best Home Appliance Store: Game Langeberg Mall
- Best Home Decor Store: Mr Price Home Langeberg Mall
- Best Jewellery Store: DC Jewellers Mossel Bay
- Best Liquor Store: Ultra Liquors Mossel Bay
- Best Nursery / Garden Centre: Swans Kwekery Hartenbos
- Best Outdoor / Camping Store: Cape Union Mart Langeberg Mall
- Best Paint Store: SSK AgriLand Mossel Bay
- Best Second Hand Goods Shop: Ons Winkel Heiderand
- Best Shoe Store: Tekkie Town Heiderand Mall
- Best Shopping Centre / Mall: Langeberg Mall
- Best Sporting Goods Store: Mr Price Sport Langeberg Mall
- Best Stationery / Arts & Crafts Store: PNA Heiderand Mall
- Best Supermarket: Checkers Heiderand
- Best Tile Shop: CTM Mosselbaai
- Best Toy Store: Crazy Store Langeberg Mall
- Best Water & Filtration: Oasis Water Mossel Bay