Last night was the Best of Joburg Awards. It was held at Randlords in Braamfontein. The 360 degree view of Johannesburg at night was magnificent. We watched the lightning, the flashing lights and just marvelled at the city, whilst sipping on champagne and eating macaroons and turkish delight.

I wish I had brought my SLR camera with… These were taken on my Blackberry.

Greg Parkin and I

I was tempted to take a glass from the bottom. Evil grin.

There are different categories and the people of Joburg (The Leisure Options Readers) vote for their favourite stores, experiences and so on.

The categories are: Restaurants; Eats & Drinks; Shopping; Goods & Services; Music & Nightlife and Living in Joburg.

Here are just some of the winners:

Best place for Breakfast: Tasha’s

Best Hotel: Fire & Ice

Best Cheese Deli: Checkers

Best Coffee Bar: Mugg & Bean

Best Hamburger and Slap Chips: Steers

Best Chocolate: Lindt

Best Clothing Store for women: Woolworths

Best Clothing Store for men: Markhams

Best Shoe shop: Aldo

Best Pharmacy: Dis-chem

Best Furniture Store: Wetherlys

Best Home Decor Store: @Home

Best Book Store: Exclusive Books

Best Gym: Virgin Active

Best Travel Agent: Flight Centre

Best Caterer: By Word of Mouth

Best Cinema Complex: Nu Metro, Monte Casino

Best Local Band: The Parlotones

Best Comedy: Parker’s Comedy and Jive

Best Radio Personality: Gareth Cliff

Best TV Station: M-Net

Best Local Festival: 94.7’s Joburg Day

Congratulations to everyone nominated and to all the winners!