Yesterday Kfm spent all day to announce the five finalists in each of its 30 categories of its 2022 Best in the Cape Awards.

It’s more than 1 million listeners will vote in deciding the winner in each of its 30 categories.

The top five finalists in each category are as follows:

In the Eat & Drink category there are the following entry options:

#   Best Date Night Restaurant

*    Avontuur Estate Restaurant, Stellenbosch

*   Grand Pavilion, Sea Point

*   Salsify at The Roundhouse, Camps Bay

*   The Granary Café at The Silo Hotel, Waterfront

*   Vendetta’s Pizzeria, Stellenbosch

 

#.  Best Breakfast Spot

*   Bo-Kaap Deli

*   Butter, Loop Street

*    Kole & Deeg, Tulbagh

*   Potter’s Pantry, Gordon’s Bay

*   Wildsprout, Kenilworth

 

#   Best Coffee

*   Black Medicine, Hermanus

*   Bootlegger Coffee Company

*  Boston Coffee, Belville

*   I love Coffee, Rosebank

*   Merkava Coffee Roastery

 

#   Best Wine Brand

*   Annandale

*   Deetlefs

*   Durbanville Hills

*    Springfield Estate

*    Weltevrede

 

#   Best Family Restaurant

*    Ashley’s Family Restaurant, Goodwood

*    Boeretroos Koffiewinkel, Kraaifontein

*   Coffee & Crumbs, Stellenberg

*   Fancy Franks, Somerset West

*   Mamma Roma, Newlands

 

#   Best Pet Friendly Eatery

*   Damhuis Restaurant, Melkbosstrand

*   Simon’s Restaurant, Groot Constantia

*   The Grille Shack, Gordon’s Bay

*   The Marshmallow Garden, George

*   Villa Portuguese Restaurant & Pizzeria, Vredehoek

 

#   Best Takeaway Spot

*   Butler’s Pizza

*   Cape to Curry

*   Dope Burger Co. Cape Town

*    Ho-Ho Take-Aways

*   Rib Republic

 

#   Best Local Craft Beer

*    Cape Brewing Company

*   Darling Brew

*   Devil’s Peak Beer

*   Mountain Brewing Company, Worcester

*   Noon Gun Brewery, Muizenberg

 

#   Best Local Craft Gin

*   9 Orphans, Stellenbosch

*    Cape Saint Blaize, Mossel Bay

*    Knysna Gin

*   Malachite Fynbos Gin

*   Wilderer

 

#   Best Biltong

*   Biltonghuys

*   Famous Kalahari Biltong

*   J&M Famous Biltong

*   The Biltong Clan

*   The Boer & Butcher

 

In the Experience category:

#   Best Farmstall

*   De Tol Farm Deli, Piekenierskloof

*   Deli on Main, Dwarskersbos

*   Desert Rose, N7

*   Houw Hoek Farm Stall, Elgin

*   Peregrine Farm Stall, Elgin

 

#   Best Adventure Experience

*   Blade Charters, Beemanus

*   Cape Canopy Tour

*   Fatbike Tours

*   Go Dive Mossel Bay

*  Sharklady Adventures, Hermanus

 

#   Best Tourist Attraction

*  Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve

*   Redberry Farm

*    Surfers Corner Muizenberg

*   Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

*   V & A Waterfront

 

#   Best Wine Farm Experience

*  Constantia Glen

*   Jakkalsvlei Private Cellar

*   Klein Roosboom Boutique Winery

*   Spice Route Destination

*  Spier Wine Farm

#   Best Kids Party Spot

*   Artichoc Creative Café

*   Bugs Family Playpark

*   Ipic Play

*   Playalot

*   Rollercade Cape Town

 

In the Style category:

#   Best Hairdresser

*   At Stylar Hair Stylist and Barber, Observatory

*   Balisimo, Table View

*    Capelli Hair & Beauty , Blouberg

*   Fabiano Hair Re-dressing

*   Just Style Me Hair Studio

 

#    Best Barber

*.   Angelo’s Barber Shop

*.  Billy’s Barbershop

*.  Boyz 2 Menz Hair Studio

*   Medellín – The Barber Cartel

*   Moustache Barber Shop Camps Bay

 

#    Best Place to Sweat

*   Bloemendal Trail Park

*   Embark

*   HIIT Fitness

*   MissFit Boxing Studios

*   Sweat.Smile Fitness & Yoga

 

In the Stay category:

#   Best Hotel

*   Avalon Springs Resort, Montagu

*   Old Mac Daddy, Elgin

*   Radisson RED, Waterfront

*   The President Hotel, Sea Point

 

#   Best Guest House

*   360on62 Mountain View Cottages, Montagu

*   88 Baron van Reede Guesthouse, Oudtshoorne

*   Myoli Beach Lodge, Sedgefield

*    Toad Hall, Darling

*.   Tortoise Trail Lodge, Langebaan

 

#   Best Dorpie

*  George

*   Knysna

*   Langebaan

*   Montagu

*   Robertson

 

#   Best Wedding Venue

*   Bona Dea Private Estate, Hermanus

*   Bosjes, Breede Valley

*    Damarakloof

*    De Uijlenes

*   Vrede en Lust

 

#.  Best Market

*   Elgin Railway Market

*   Hermanus  Country Market

*   Oranjezicht City Farm, Waterfront

*   Pure Boland Farmers Market, Worcester

*  The Market at Campbell Village

 

The FanFavourites category:

#.  Best Amateur Sports Club

*   Badgers Football Academy

*   False Bay Rugby Club

*   Saxon Rovers Football Club

*   Union Milternon Rugby Club

*  Villager FC Rugby Club

 

#.  Best Professional Sports Team or Person

*   Cape Town City Football Club

*  DHL Stormers

*  Jean-Marc Johannes

*   Lloyd Harris

*   Stellenbosch Football Club

 

#.  Best Local Musician

*   Amy Jones

*   Craig Lucas

*   Jeremy Loops

*   Tahlia Hunter

*   Will Linley

 

The Business Category :

#   Best Corner Shop

*  Foodeez Retreat, Retreat

*  gram Plastic Free Grocer

*   Montagu Local

*   Philadelphia Winkel

*   Pringle Bay Mini Mart

 

#   Best Small Business

*   BalaKudu Online Bookstore

*   Blanco Bridal Couture, Vredehoek

*   Dogs Day Out, Somerset West

*   GrootCecil Braailemme

*   Guyall’s Kitchen & Deli

 

#   Best Online Store

*   Absolute Pets

*   Brandability

*   Faithfull to Nature

*   OneDayOnly.co.za

*   TakeaLot.com

 

#   Best Internet Service Provider

*   Afrihost

*    Cool Ideas

*   Herotel

*   Krypton Web

*   RSAWEB

 

Voting is open until Wednesday 3 August. The winners in each of the 30 categories will be announced all day on Friday 12 August.

Click here to vote for a business or person in any of the 30 categories: https://kfm.co.za/bestofthecape/form

 

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