Always hunting for the best burger spot or the trattoria with the most epic Italian food? The top casual restaurants for 2019 have been announced at the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries, which took place this month in Joburg on 17 September and Cape Town on 25 September respectively.
This is the fifth year that the country’s favourite restaurants were rewarded for their consistently good food. After a year-long voting period and adjudication process, the top eateries in each category were determined by public ratings received via the Eat Out app and website, in conjunction with scoring from professional Eat Out critics. Don’t have the Eat Out app? Download it here and start reviewing your favourite spots. For every review submitted, Eat Out feeds a hungry child through Rise Against Hunger.
“There’s nothing like nipping out to your favourite local eatery, where you know your favourite dishes will be consistently prepared the way you like them. We love the fine-dining heroes of the Eat Out Top 10, but these awards celebrate the everyday places whose great service, lovely food and friendly welcome keep us coming back again and again,” says Adelle Horler, Eat Out Editor in Chief.
The 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries winners and highly commended restaurants in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are:
KWAZULU-NATAL
Best Coffee Shop or Café
Winner: Café Mayfair (Hillcrest)
Best Country-Style Eatery
Winner: Oaklands Country Manor (Van Reenen)
Eat Out Hellmann’s Best Burger Eatery
Winner: Smokin’ Joes (Berea)
Eat Out Tramontina Best Steakhouse
Winner: Butcher Block (Umhlanga)
GAUTENG
Best Asian-inspired Eatery
Winner: Momo Kuro (Rosebank)
Eat Out Durbanville Hills Best BistroWinner: Tin Roof Café (Mooiplaats
Highly commended: Douglas + Hale (Parktown North)
Best Tapas EateryWinner: NGC (Randburg)
Highly commended: Mix Cocktail Bar (Rosebank)
Eat Out Hellmann’s Best Burger Eatery
Winner: The Countess (Mellville)
Best Coffee Shop or Café
Winner: Café Billi Bi (Modderfontein)
Highly commended: Afro-boer (Die Wilgers)
Best Mexican-inspired EateryWinner: J. Rabbit Tequileria (Sandton)
Best Italian-inspired Eatery
Winner: Casa Bella (Montecasino)
Eat Out Tramontina Best SteakhouseWinner: Che Argentine Grill (Parkwood)
The 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries winners and highly commended restaurants in the Western Cape are:
Best Asian-Inspired Eatery
Winner: Tjing Tjing Torii (City Bowl)
Highly commended: Bao Down (Tamboerskloof)
Eat Out Durbanville Hills Best BistroWinner: The Shop (Sea Point)
Highly commended: Groot Phesantekraal Restaurant (Durbanville)
Eat Out Hellmann’s Best Burger EateryWinner: De Vrije Burger (Stellenbosch)
Highly commended: Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers and Ribs (V&A Waterfront)
Best Coffee Shop
Winner: Pajamas & Jam Eatery (Strand)
Highly commended: Boston Coffee, Bellville
Best Country-Style Eatery
Winner: Karoo Art Hotel, Barrydale
Best Indian-Inspired EateryWinner: The Indian Chapter with Prim Reddy, Blouberg
Best Italian-Inspired EateryWinner: Scarpetta (Woodstock)
Eat Out Tramontina Best Steakhouse
Winner: The Fat Butcher, Stellenbosch
Highly Commended: Rare Grill, Kenilworth
Best Tapas EateryWinner: ChiCha Wine and Tapas Bar, Sea Point
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