Every person has encountered that person (perhaps in the mirror) who eats dessert first and then moves along to the starters or mains. During our hunt for South Africa’s Favourite Desserts, in partnership with Monis, we have come to understand this mindset. Our readers have voted for their favourite desserts at restaurants all over the country and with options like these, it’s no wonder some would rather skip all the way to pudding! Classic winners and a few new showstoppers have made the list. Here are the favourites, as voted by Eat Out readers. Don’t forget to put in your order early.

Johannesburg

DW 11-13
You voted for: carrot semifreddo

Café del Sol
You voted for: pavlova

Le Souffle
You voted for: any type of soufflé

Pretoria

Ritrovo
You voted for: crème brûlée

Baobab
You voted for: chocolate mousse

Crawdaddy’s
You voted for: crème brûlée

Greater Gauteng

Mosaic
You voted for: Valrhona dark chocolate nemesis with pistachio nut ice cream

Matthews
You voted for: chocolate marques

Durban

9th Avenue
You voted for: peppermint crisp forest

Bertoua
You voted for: crème brûlée

Café 1999
You voted for: espresso bread and butter pudding

Beyond Durban

Bel Punto
You voted for: vanilla panacotta

Corner Post
You voted for: deep-fried banana

La Lampara
You voted for: chocolate fondant

Cape Town

95 Keeron
You voted for: chocolate fondant

Beluga
You voted for: crème brûlée

Societi Bistro
You voted for: lemon tart

Beyond Cape Town

96 Winery Rd
You voted for: crème brûlée

Makaron
You voted for: 50 shades of chocolate

Clos Malverne
You voted for: chocolate fondant

Still drooling? Check out our SA’s favourite desserts, in partnership with Monis, album on Facebook to see some of the other gorgeous desserts we discovered.