Nominees in the JoziStyle Restaurant Awards (2026)

The nominations for the best restaurants in Johannesburg are pouring in — and the competition is already looking fierce.

The JoziStyle community is officially deciding which restaurants in Johannesburg are the most deserving of the JoziStyle Restaurant Awards.

The JoziStyle Restaurant Awards 2026 are celebrating the culinary visionaries, exceptional flavours, and unforgettable dining experiences that define the vibrant food scene in Jozi.

This is the definitive first wave of nominees—a master class in hospitality where every single venue stands as an essential destination. From hidden gems to celebrated institutions, explore the full list below and discover who is shaping the way we dine this year.

The early contenders range from grand luxury to ambitious pop-ups, and sublime fine dining to rustic local gems. From buzzing weekend brunches to sunset rooftop cocktails, these are the Gauteng spaces people refuse to stop talking about.

Nominees for the JoziStyle Restaurant Awards (2026) in alphabetical order:

​New Restaurant of the Year

​Alma Craighall Park ◦ Annexe Bistro Blairgowrie ◦ Bad Manors Illovo ◦ Cyra at The Houghton Hotel ◦ Democracy Bar & Restaurant Illovo ◦ Flute Sandton ◦ Ikara Restaurant Edenvale ◦ Ilios Greek Estiatorio Bedfordview ◦ Karvouno Restaurant Bedfordview ◦ Kleinsky’s Deli Birdhaven ◦ Kōhī 44 Stanley ◦ Kora Sandton ◦ MIRA Sandton ◦ Nine Lives Supper Club Rosebank ◦ Ocaso Rosebank ◦ Pera Restaurant & Lounge Rosebank ◦ SINN Johannesburg Sandton ◦ The Naked Woolf Rosebank ◦ The Thai Table 789 Rosebank ◦ Zuney Wagyu Burgers Rosebank

​Fine Dining

​Aurum Restaurant ◦ Brambles Restaurant at Vivari ◦ Chef’s Table at Level Four ◦ Clico Boutique Hotel Restaurant ◦ Epitome ◦ Est Est Alea ◦ Fairlawns Boutique Hotel Dining ◦ Farro ◦ Les Créatifs Restaurant ◦ Level Four Restaurant at 54 on Bath ◦ Marble ◦ Qunu at The Saxon Hotel ◦ Riboville Restaurant ◦ Roots at Forum Homini ◦ Sejour ◦ Signature Restaurant Morningside ◦ TANG Sandton ◦ The View Restaurant

​Casual Dining

​Banjaara Indian Restaurant ◦ Bellagio South Africa ◦ Bikkels ◦ Calisto’s Rosebank ◦ Cantare ◦ Carbon Cafe ◦ Chicago’s Piano Bar ◦ Coalition Pizza Parkwood ◦ Croft & Co ◦ Dino’s Trattoria ◦ Doppio Zero Greenside ◦ Embarc Restaurant ◦ Fireroom Bedfordview ◦ Foundry Parkhurst ◦ Hangout Jozi (Central Johannesburg) ◦ Hard Rock Cafe Johannesburg ◦ Harem Nightclub Restaurant ◦ Hudson’s The Burger Joint Parkhurst ◦ Imbizo Shisanyama ◦ Katzy’s Live ◦ La Parada ◦ Lalqila ◦ Level 7 ◦ Life Grand Cafe ◦ Madison Avenue Rivonia ◦ Marabi Club ◦ Marble Restaurant ◦ Marble Rosebank ◦ Mastroantonio ◦ Mcc Book And Coffee Shop Cc ◦ Mezepoli ◦ Mix Bar ◦ Mugg & Bean ◦ Mythos Rosebank ◦ News Cafe ◦ News Cafe Rivonia ◦ Nine Lives ◦ Old Ducky French Cafe ◦ Papachinos Boksburg ◦ Pauls ◦ Perron Bryanston ◦ Picolinos ◦ Rockets Bryanston ◦ RocoMamas Melrose Arch ◦ Roxanne’s Pink Shop ◦ Saint Restaurant Sandton ◦ Sakhumzi Restaurant ◦ Salsa Mexican Grill Loftus ◦ Sandton Sun Hotel-San Deck ◦ Saxon ◦ Seattle Coffee Company ◦ SecretEATS ◦ Social Double Zero Pizza ◦ Social On Main, Bryanston ◦ Sphere Monk (Maboneng) ◦ TANG Sandton ◦ Tasha’s Hyde Park ◦ Tashas ◦ The Big Mouth ◦ The Bistro ◦ The Grillhouse Rosebank ◦ The Hussar Grill ◦ The Local Grill ◦ The Old Oak ◦ The Orbit, Braamfontein ◦ The Steamworks ◦ Thunderbird Spur ◦ Tiger’s Milk Bryanston ◦ Tigers Milk ◦ Truffles on the Park ◦ Truth Cafe JHB ◦ Turn ‘n Tender Parktown North ◦ Uncle Jim’s ◦ Well Maid Events and Catering ◦ Zani’s Eatery, Katlehong ◦ Zen63 Restaurant and Lounge ◦ Zioux

​Weekend Brunch

​4th Avenue Coffee Roasters ◦ Arbour Cafe & Courtyard ◦ Breezeblock ◦ Cafe de la Creme ◦ Croft & Co ◦ Father Coffee Rosebank ◦ Fresh Earth Food Store ◦ Gigi Rooftop ◦ Higher Ground ◦ Maboneng Inner City Brunch ◦ Modenâ Italian Eatery ◦ Naked Kitchen & Coffee Bar ◦ Nice on 4th ◦ Pablo Sandton ◦ Proud Mary ◦ Salvation Cafe ◦ Salvation Cafe 44 Stanley ◦ Tasha’s Le Parc ◦ The Grind Coffee Company ◦ The Secret Garden

​Coffee Shop

​◦ 4th Avenue Coffee Roasters ◦ Bean There Coffee Company 44 Stanley ◦ Bootlegger Coffee Company ◦ Cramers Coffee ◦ DoubleShot Coffee & Tea ◦ Father Coffee Rosebank ◦ Fordsburg Coffee Shop ◦ Grounded at Echo ◦ Home of the Bean ◦ Motherland Coffee Company Rosebank ◦ Naked Coffee Melrose Arch ◦ Origin Coffee Roasting ◦ Plato Coffee Sandton ◦ Seattle Coffee Co Rosebank ◦ Starbucks Sandton City ◦ The Grind Coffee Company ◦ Third Space ◦ TriBeCa Coffee ◦ Vintage Coffee ◦ Warm & Glad

​Date Night

​Arbour Cafe ◦ Café Del Sol Botanico ◦ Casalinga ◦ Embarc Parkhurst ◦ Ethos Rosebank ◦ Fairlawns Amuse-Bouche ◦ Flames at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff ◦ Il Giardino Degli Ulivi ◦ Marble Rosebank ◦ Mix Cocktail Bar ◦ Piccolo Mondo ◦ Rosebank Grillhouse ◦ Saint Restaurant Sandton ◦ Saxon Qunu Restaurant ◦ Sejour ◦ Signature Restaurant ◦ Sin+Tax ◦ The Codfather Sandton ◦ Tortellino D’Oro ◦ Truffles on the Park

​Outdoor Dining

​Al Fiume ◦ Beechwood Gardens ◦ Brambles Restaurant at Vivari ◦ Café Del Sol Steyn City ◦ Casalinga ◦ Doppio Zero Greenside ◦ Flames at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff ◦ Gigi Rooftop at The Gorgeous George ◦ Higher Ground Restaurant ◦ Il Giardino Degli Ulivi ◦ Leafy Greens Café ◦ Modenâ Italian Eatery ◦ Pablo Sandton ◦ Roots at Forum Homini ◦ Salvation Cafe ◦ San Deck at Sandton Sun ◦ Sir James van der Merwe ◦ The Bull Run ◦ The Secret Garden ◦ The View Restaurant

​Business Lunch

​Aduna Bistro ◦ Aurum Restaurant ◦ Bull Run Restaurant ◦ David Higgs’ Marble ◦ Kream Mall of Africa ◦ Level Four Restaurant at 54 on Bath ◦ Marble ◦ Pappas Chic Italian ◦ Piccolo Mondo ◦ Qunu at The Saxon Hotel ◦ Riboville Restaurant ◦ Saint Restaurant ◦ Signature Restaurant Morningside ◦ Tang Sandton ◦ The Big Mouth ◦ The Butcher Shop & Grill ◦ The Grillhouse Rosebank ◦ The Local Grill ◦ Trumps Grillhouse & Cocktail Lounge ◦ Vivace Bar & Restaurant

​Wine List

​Acid Food & Wine Bar ◦ Aurum ◦ Culture Wine Bar Joburg ◦ Embarc Parkhurst ◦ Ethos Rosebank ◦ Fairlawns Boutique Hotel ◦ Gerakaris Family Wines ◦ Kōl Izakhaya ◦ Marble ◦ Mr Pants ◦ Proud Mary ◦ Q Lounge Wine Restaurant ◦ Saint ◦ San Deck ◦ Saxon Hotel ◦ Signature Morningside ◦ Tang ◦ The Butcher Shop & Grill ◦ Wine Bar at Market Theatre ◦ Wine Connection

​Cocktail Bar

​Balata Restaurant ◦ Cowfish Waterfall Corner ◦ Cut & Craft Bistro ◦ Landmark Cocktail Bar ◦ Marabi Club ◦ Mesh Club ◦ Mix Cocktail Bar ◦ Obscura ◦ Paradiso Fourways ◦ Q Bar Rosebank ◦ Saigon Suzy Fourways ◦ Saint Restaurant ◦ San Deck Bar & Restaurant ◦ Sin+Tax ◦ Smoking Kills ◦ Tempo Luxury Restaurant ◦ Tradewinds Restaurant ◦ Zioux

​Food Presentation

​Chef’s Table at Level Four ◦ Clico Boutique Hotel ◦ Cube Tasting Kitchen ◦ Cyra at The Houghton Hotel ◦ Epitome ◦ Est Est Alea ◦ Ethos ◦ Farro ◦ Grei at The Saxon ◦ Insights Restaurant ◦ Kraal Restaurant ◦ Les Créatifs Restaurant ◦ Level Four ◦ Luke Dale Roberts’ The Pot Luck Club Johannesburg ◦ Marble ◦ Sejour ◦ Tang ◦ The Marabi Club ◦ The Shortmarket Club

​Most Innovative

​◦ Acid Food & Wine Bar ◦ Croft & Co ◦ Cube Tasting Kitchen ◦ Cyra ◦ Embarc ◦ Epitome ◦ Est Est Alea ◦ Farro ◦ Kōl Izakhaya ◦ Les Créatifs Restaurant ◦ Marabi Club ◦ Modena Italian Eatery ◦ Next Door Food & Wine ◦ Sakhumzi Restaurant ◦ Sejour ◦ The Elements ◦ The National Eatery ◦ The Pot Luck Club Johannesburg ◦ Urbanologi ◦ Zioux

And this is only the beginning.

Disclaimer: Please note nominations are submitted by the public. In the event of any errors in name, category, location, or business closure, please contact us with correct details.

Nominate your favourite restaurants today!

Restaurateurs – This is your moment too. Enter the JoziStyle Restaurant Awards and encourage your patrons to vote for you too.

Nominations close: Sunday, 21 June, 2026.