It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Over the next two days, we’ll be revealing the names of the 20 nominees – in video – for this year’s Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.

The brand new Top 10 restaurants will be announced at the Sunday lunch of the year on 15 November at Mistico Equestrian Estate near Paarl in the Cape winelands.

Pay close attention when you watch the videos and you could win a once-in-a-lifetime prize of dinner at a nominated restaurant of your choice, plus flights, accommodation and a chauffeur-driven Mercedes-Benz SUV for the weekend.

Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the first five nominees for the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.

Back to the winelands…

Tickets to the Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards are on sale now. Click here to find out more and book your seat.

We have since announced the second and third set of the nominees here and here, with the final set still to be revealed.