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The restaurants below have been grouped into four different price categories:
$$$$ (over R175)
$$$ (R125 to R175)
$$ (R75 to R125)
$ (up to R75)
The prices given are for an average three course meal for one with a half-bottle of house wine or equivalent.

The Royal Carvery
Traditional colonial style food in traditional colonial-style surroundings at Durban’s top five star hotel.

267 Smith Street
Tel: (031) 310 3333.
Website: www.theroyal.co.z
Price: $$$$

9th Avenue Bistro
Award-winning chef Carly Goncalves serves up international food of the highest quality in the unpretentious surroundings of his Greyville restaurant.

Avonmore Center, 9th Avenue
Tel: (031) 312 9134.
Price: $$$

Fabulous
Highly rated Moroccan restaurant opposite Durban’s Botanical Gardens, offering an extensive menu served in what the restaurant itself describes as ‘decadent’ surroundings.

37 St Thomas Road, Berea
Tel: (031) 201 7292.
Website: www.fabulousrestaurant.co.za
Price: $$$

Spice on Florida
Fusion cooking with a distinctive Indian twist, this characterful establishment in the Morningside district has attracted such luminaries as Bill Clinton and Bill Gates in recent years.

200 Florida Road
Tel: (031) 303 6375.
Price: $$

Taco Zulu
Mexican food with a South African influence in the Morningside district, this comparative newcomer to the Durban eating scene is a relaxed option with very reasonable prices.

 237 Florida Road
Tel: (031) 303 9584.
Website: www.tacozulu.com
Price: $



Nightlife:

Like Johannesburg, Durban’s central business district tends to empty at the end of the working day, and is best avoided at night. Most of the city’s nightlife options are centered on the docks area, along the Golden Mile, and in suburbs such as Morningside and Westville.

There is, as one would expect of South Africa’s major beach resort, an excellent selection of bars, clubs and restaurants.

Live music is one of Durban’s strong points - many bars and restaurants offer this on some or all nights of the week, and there are some excellent specialist venues catering for fans of different genres.

Bars: Joe Kool’s, Lower Marine Parade, is a long established and very popular haunt on the Norh Beach, with food and dancing. Billy the Bum’s, Windermere Road, Morningside, serves cocktails on a large patio with excellent views. ‘Bum’ stands here for ‘Basic Upmarket Socialite’. Keg and Thistle, Florida Road, also on in Morningside, is part of a national chain, stocking a good range of imported beers as well as local brands. Scallywags, Sea View Road, is popular with the slightly older set, and offers live music at weekends, while Thirsty’s Dockside Tavern, Kings Battery, is a lively watering hole at the harbor mouth, with great views of the ships.

Clubs: Tiger Tiger, Greyville Racecourse, is one of Durban’s top nightspots, with music ranging from 80s and 90s hits to dance. Casablanca, Florida Road, is a ‘Smart’ entertainment venue for an ‘older’ audience, with commercial top 40 music. 80s, Walter Gilbery Road, Greyville, is a very popular club close to Durban’s rugby stadium, with dancing, pool and more.

Live Music: Rainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Stanfield Lane, Pinetown, plays host to some of South Africa’s biggest names in the genre, with Sunday sessions a specialty. Friends of Music, Old Fort Road, caters for all tastes, from jazz to classical. It showcases both new names and established artists. Bean Bag Bohemia, Windermere Road, Greyville, is an unusual restaurant/bar housed in a listed colonial building, and features a wide variety of music and entertainment.

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