Top restaurants in South Africa
Below is a list of the top restaurants in South Africa, mainly including the areas of Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Restaurants in Cape Town
Madame Zingara
The colourful décor is inspiring. Enjoy a palm reading, dancing or watching snake charmers in between meals.
• Location: 196 Loop Street, Cape Town
• Cuisine: Italian, Contemporary, and Mediterranean-try the famous chili and chocolate steak.
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: Open from 19:00 everyday except for Sundays
• Contact Details: 021 426 2458
Cape Town Fish Market
Offers a unique blend of tantalizing sea food and Japanese cuisines, and a sushi bar on a conveyor belt.
• Location: Camps Bay
• Cuisine: Sea food. Japanese, South African, Japanese, sushi
• Ambience: Trendy
• Opening hours: 11:00-23:00
• Contact Details: 021 438 1866
95 Keerom
Stylish Award winning restaurant in the heart of Cape Town, specializing in alluring Italian dishes.
• Location: Keerom Street, City Bowl
• Cuisine: Italian, and makes the best red meat and fish carpaccios in town
• Ambience: Trendy Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00-02:30 am
• Contact Details: 021 422 0765
Ginja
Impressive interior with red walls and captivating French art décor that matches the decadent contemporary cuisine.
• Location: Bo-Kaap
• Cuisine: Eastern meets Western
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 18:00-02:00 am Monday to Saturday
• Contact Details: 021 4262368
Baia Seafood Restaurant
Cape Town’s signpost for fine sea food dining. This Upmarket restaurant offers a cuisine experience in the grand colonial Portuguese tradition of fine dining. Flawless service makes this a good suggestion for those who seek out the seafood best sea food in town that comes with even better service.
• Location: V & A Waterfront
• Cuisine : Portuguese Sea food fine dining
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00-23:00
• Contact Details: (021) 421 0935
One.waterfront
Enthused by a country as rich in heritage as resourcefulness, One.waterfront is a vivacious blend of sociable, faultless service, tranquil ambiance and daring gastronomic style, shimmering traditional fundamentals with a modern South African sway.
• Location: V & A Waterfront
• Cuisine: Cosmopolitan
• Ambience: Upmarket and Trendy
• Opening hours: Mon-Sun
• Contact Details: 021 418-0520
Wangthai
Classic oriental restaurant with kitchen staff from around the world bringing different global influences reflected in the diverse menu.
• Location: 105 main road, Green Point
• Cuisine: Oriental, spicy food, large vegetarian menu
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: 12:00-22:30
• Contact Details: 021 439 6164
Rozenhof
This gem is a well hidden secret is well established (running since 1984), and offers tiptop service and an innovative continental menu.
• Location: 18 Kloof Street, Gardens
• Cuisine: Continental, Seafood, Game Grills
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: 12:30-late
• Contact Details: 021 424 1968
Five Flies
Five Flies is an impertinent upmarket restaurant located in the core of Cape Town’s legal and financial district. Chef Gerard Reidy works his enchantment using locally grown ingredients and great seafood.
• Location: 14 - 16 Keerom Street, Cape Town.
• Cuisine: Global fusion, South African
• Ambience: Trendy
• Opening hours: 12:00-late
• Contact Details: 021 424 4442
Aubergine
The cooking is a scrumptious permutation of healthy modern, classical cuisine influenced by delicate Asian spices.
• Location: 39 Barnet Street, Gardens
• Cuisine: Global, Fusion, Seafood
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: 17:00-22:15 Mon-Sat
• Contact Details: 021 465 4909
La Colombe
Arguably one of Cape Town's most unswerving restaurants. Proud recipient of Business Day's Restaurant award for over 3 years, La Colombe presents French inspired cuisine with an eccentric Cape Flavour in a comfortable ambiance.
• Location: Constantia Uitsig
• Cuisine: French, Seafood, Fusion
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: 12:30 till late
• Contact Details: 021 794-2390
Catharina’s at Steenberg
Positioned in the original cellar of the Cape's oldest wine farm, this restaurant offers a fresh blend of classical cuisine amidst perpetual splendour.
• Location: Steernberg Hotel
• Cuisine: Contemporary
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 7:00 till late
• Contact Details: 021 713 2222
Cape Malay Restaurant at Cellars
Offers fine cuisine renowned for its mild spices and gentle aromatic character, reminiscent of the Cape Malay food tradition.
• Location: The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel
• Cuisine: Cape Malay, South African
• Ambience: Upmarket and traditional
• Opening hours: 19:00-21:30
• Contact Details: 021 794 2137
Below is a list of the finest restaurants in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Cynthia’s:
Admired for their remarkably unforgettable dining experience. The a variety of private dinning rooms make Cynthia’s a great place for a quite romantic evening or casual meeting with friends or family.
• Location: Maroelana Centre
• Cuisine: Global, Seafood, Game Grills
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00 till late
• Contact Details: 012 460 3220
Casa Toscana Restaurant
You are invited to bask in the magnificently pleasant atmosphere with private continental service, and superb cuisine .
• Location: Lynwood Manor
• Cuisine: Continental and Grills
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 7:00-22:00
• Contact Details: 012 348 8820
The pinotage restaurant & Wine Cellar
As the name suggests, this restaurant is big on wine, even more notably, South African wine-Pinotage.
• Location: Clubview, Centurion
• Cuisine: Contemporary, Game
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 06:30-22:30
• Contact Details: 012 654 7040
Auberge Michel
This chic restaurant features in the top 10 best restaurants in South Africa, and this comes as no surprise as it has in less than a year attained premier status and a major slice of its success is due to its strong, dedicated team. It offers relaxed superior French cuisine, an extensive wine cellar and top quality service
• Location: 122 Pretoria Avenue, Sandown
• Cuisine: French cuisine
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00-22:00 Mon-Sat
• Contact Details: 011 883 7013
1886 Restaurant
Your experience dining at 1886 is not about food or wine, but about heritage, tradition and reinterpretation of the same. The food is as assorted as the decor and mirrors Jo’Burg’s diverse culture. The exciting menu is full of African and Asian influences. There is also a large Afro-sushi menu on offer
• Location: Sandton
• Cuisine: Fusion
• Ambience: Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00-22:30
• Contact Details: 0 11 884 8240
Tsunami Seafood Emporium
A rotating sushi bar, stylish decor and a huge menu, combined make this one of Rosebank's hippest hang-outs.
• Location: Rosebank
• Cuisine: Asian
• Ambience: Trendy
• Opening hours: Mon-Sun
• Contact Details: 011 880 8409
33 High Street Restaurant
This restaurant seats a hundred inside, 85 in the leafy outdoors. It is creative, full flavoured, friendly priced international a' la carte menu, here kids get a warm welcome
• Location: 33 High Street, Modderfontein
• Cuisine: Continental, Mediterranean
• Ambience: Relaxed
• Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday
• Contact Details: 011 606 3574
Carnivore Restaurant
The inner magnetism of the restaurant is a large circular open fire with 52 converted Masaai tribal spears holding a variety of 15 different types of meat, such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, ribs and sausages, and including such game meats as crocodile, zebra, giraffe, impala, ostrich…slowly roasting and waiting for you to begin your feast.
• Location : 69 Drift Boulevard, Muldersdrift
• Cuisine: Game, African, Country
• Ambience: Bustling
• Opening hours: 12:00-01:00am
• Contact Details: 011 950 6000
The Singing Fig Restaurant
The Singing Fig is as well-liked for its magnificent blending of Contemporary and New World cuisine as it is watertight attention to detail.
• Location: 44 Avenue, Norwood
• Cuisine: International, French, Fusion
• Ambience: Trendy
• Opening hours: Mon-Sun
• Contact Details: 0 11 728 2434
Moyo
This effervescent African venue is captivating to any traveler visiting South Africa. More than just a place to eat, it also and boasts wine cellars, a cigar-lounge and private function areas that can be screened off. There are live entertainers and face painters, making your visit as worthwhile as possible.
• Location : Melrose Arch, Sandton
• Cuisine: African
• Ambience: Relaxed Upmarket
• Opening hours: 12:00 till late, Mon-Sun
• Contact Details: 0 11 684 1477/8
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