Whether you’ve had unexpected good news and want to blow the budget with a celebratory dinner, or you forgot your anniversary and need to make a plan – stat! – our new #snapaseat campaign will save your (ahem) seat.

Each Wednesday afternoon, we’ll let you know where you can book a last-minute seat at one of South Africa’s 20 nominated restaurants (for the 2015 awards) this coming weekend. Once these tables go up, however, it’s anyone’s game, so you’d better get your seat into gear and phone to grab a table immediately. (Search for #snapaseat on Twitter on a Wednesday afternoon to get the hot info first.)

Good luck!

Camphors at Vergelegen. Photo courtesy of the restaurant.

Camphors at Vergelegen

Friday lunch: 14 tables
Friday dinner: 12 tables
Saturday lunch: 6 tables (available after 1pm only)
Saturday dinner: 8 tables
Sunday lunch: 8 tables

Foliage

Friday lunch: 20 seats
Saturday lunch: 12 seats

Jordan Restaurant

Friday lunch: more than 30 seats
Saturday lunch: 20 seats
Friday dinner: 20 seats

The Kitchen at Maison

Saturday and Sunday lunch: 20 seats respectively

The Kitchen at Maison. Photo courtesy of the restaurant.

La Colombe

Friday lunch: 30 seats
Saturday lunch: 19 seats
Sunday dinner: 9 seats

Overture Restaurant

Friday lunch: 8 seats
Saturday lunch: 5 seats

The Restaurant at Newton Johnson

Friday lunch: 28 seats
Friday dinner: 10 seats
Saturday lunch: 10 seats
Saturday dinner: 10 seats
Sunday lunch: 10 seats

A dish at The Restaurant at Newton Johnson. Photo courtesy of the restaurant.

The Restaurant at Waterkloof

Friday lunch: 30 seats
Saturday lunch: more than 30 seats
Saturday dinner: more than 30 seats
Sunday lunch: more than 30 seats

Rust en Vrede

Friday dinner: 4 seats

Rust en Vrede Restaurant. Photo courtesy of the restaurant.

Terroir

Friday lunch: more than 30 seats
Friday dinner: more than 30 seats
Saturday lunch: more than 30 seats
Saturday dinner: more than 30 seats
Sunday lunch: more than 30 seats

Tick tock: For every second this post is live, more of these seats will be snapped up by others, so book immediately to avoid missing out!