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This production is the property of Bloemfontein Courant and published to announce the results of the Best of Bloemfontein Readers’ Choice Awards 2024.

The category winners announced here have been chosen by online reader votes in the annual Best of Bloemfontein campaign. The voting results as depicted herein were verified by independent auditors and are final.

Best place to buy Biltong, Best place to find Boerewors for a Braai, and Best Butcher: Bester Butchery
Bester Butchery is located in Langenhoven Park in Bloemfontein. The Butchery is owned and run by Wouter Bester, a skilled butcher. Customers can expect only the best from Bester Butchery.

Best Burger: The Staffordshire
An award winning Bar, situated in the heart of LHP with a Beautiful Beer Garden that Serves Pub Grub.

Best Catering: Coetzee Spyseniers
Coetzee Spyseniers is a family business that started in 1999, serving the best quality, combined with great service, well-known for its catering to private and corporate clients and making entertainment a pleasant experience for clients.

Best Chips: The Staffordshire
An award winning Bar, situated in the heart of LHP with a Beautiful Beer Garden that Serves Pub Grub.

Best Coffee Shop: Mugg & Bean
Mugg & Bean is a place where customers become regulars and regulars become friends. They are your home away from home, the place where you’ll always get more and more.

They have gone the extra mile to bring you all your familiar favourites as well as the latest food innovations and seasonal meals. Each plate is generously stacked with fresh ingredients of the highest quality so that you can enjoy more of that nutritious taste. 

Best Deli/Bakery: Daisy & Co
Situated at Preller Square Daisy & Co. offers a variety of freshly baked treats and a wide range of gifts to turn your house into a home. Daisy & Co. believes in baking the difference.

Best Fish and Chips Shop: Fishaways
The words healthy and takeaway don’t usually go together, but at Fishaways they offer you healthier choices on our Under 500 Calorie seafood menu. These tasty meals combine the lean protein from grilled fish with healthier, flavourful salads or veggie rice. 

Best place to buy frozen foods: Econo foods
Econo Foods sells frozen and chilled foods and a wide variety of groceries. From the beginning the goal was clear, provide top quality products at the best prices with unrivalled service delivery experience and customer satisfaction at its core. 

Best place to buy Fresh Produce/Green Grocer: Woolworths
Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) has grown into a leading retail group with a strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and New Zealand. WHL consists of two major operating divisions: Woolworths South Africa and Country Road Group.

Best spot to go for a pizza: Staffordshire
The bar with a touch of class, affectionately known as “The Staffy”, is a Bloem Pub that serves great food and cocktails, has live music, karaoke, and Quiz Nights. Bloem residents are treated to a great time at The Staffy, which has a beautiful beer garden and sports bar.

Best Takeaway Shop: Stadium Fast Foods
Taste the difference with the best quality ingredients in all the freshly prepared meals that are served with friendliness at Stadium Fast Foods – guaranteeing the true Stadium experience and the best takeaways in the City of Roses.

Best Tea Garden: Pretty Gardens Lifestyle Centre
Pretty Garden is a Lifestyle Centre that strives to provide their customers with a unique shopping experience while giving professional advice and supplying the best quality plants and garden accessories available.