Home > Travel Guides > Africa > South Africa > Restaurants

South Africa Restaurants

Information	Trips
Facts	Visa and Health
Climate	Culture
Business	Destinations
Things to Do	Airports
Attractions	Resorts
Restaurants	Travel Photos
Hotels

Selected Travel Guide:		More South Africa Travel Guides:			Adjust Font Size:

View South Africa Photos

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get exclusive travel deals, trip reviews, and unique adventure travel ideas monthly.

We hate spam! Privacy Policy

Wakame
City/Region: Cape Town
The sister restaurant of Wasabe in Constantia, Wakame has a great position overlooking the ocean and is always packed with food and fashion connoisseurs. The focus is on sushi, but Wakame also serves excellent Modern European fare. There is a good bar and a outdoor terrace, ideal for sundowners. In peak season there are two sittings and booking is essential.
Address: Beach Road, Mouille Point
Website: www.wakame.co.za

Constantia Uitsig
City/Region: Cape Town
A huge success story from day

one, Constantia Uitsig is an Italian-French restaurant with Asian fusions set in picturesque wine country, backed by the Constantiaberg. Chef Frank Swainston continues to create food with broader influences now than this original Provencale-Tuscan mix, he claims Australian and Asian influences too these days. Next door is Uitsig's sister restaurant, La Colombe, serving richer food which some prefer, but the views are not as good. Booking essential.
Address: Constantia Uitsig Farm, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia
Website: www.constantiauitsig.co.za

Blues
City/Region: Cape Town
For over 15 years Blues has been synonymous with the spectacular views of Camps Bay. Be it a stormy winter's day or perfect sunlit afternoon, you will always find Blues as buzzy, busy and as fashionable as ever. The restaurant that introduced modern California cuisine to the Cape today boasts a menu incorporating Mediterranean and fusion influences with a focus on seafood. Book well in advance during peak season and expect slightly chaotic waitering. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Address: The Promenade, Victoria Road, Camps Bay
Website: www.blues.co.za

Millers Thumb
City/Region: Cape Town
Solly and Jane Solomon's refreshingly-casual seafood restaurant in uptown Cape Town, Miller's Thumb's ever-changing chalkboard menu means that the customer, though reasonably assured of always finding something familiar, will just as surely find a couple of unlikely options. Cajun and Creole dishes have their influence in this kitchen, as does a winning Japanese dish which must be tried at least once: 'Yaki Soba', a noodle dish with prawns, chicken and cashews, which has become a staple. There's generally a pasta dish or two on the menu with interesting sauces, complemented by a good choice of wines.
Address: 10b Kloofnek Road, Tamboerskloof

Five Flies
City/Region: Cape Town
Five Flies is a sassy upmarket dining venue situated in the hub of Cape Town's legal and financial district. Great care has been taken with the interior renovations of this historic 18th-century building in order to create one of the most unique dining experiences in the Cape. Executive Chef, Gerard van Staden has become renowned for his artistic and delicious creations, which are presented together with some of the Cape's finest wines. Secure street parking available.
Address: 14-16 Keerom Street, Cape Town
Website: www.fiveflies.co.za

The Codfather
City/Region: Cape Town
Situated just behind Camps Bay's main strip, the Codfather offers a unique presentation of fine fish. There is no menu at this low-key restaurant - you make your choice after a personal discourse with your waiter on the daily specials. It is then weighed, prepared to the highest standard and served at your table. Staff are all first class and provide a fine act. There is also a sushi bar. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Address: 37 The Drive, Camps Bay
Website: www.thecodfather.co.za/codfather/

Beluga
City/Region: Cape Town
Beluga is a stylish eatery located in the Foundry, a wonderful 100-year-old red-brick building that once housed one of the city's oldest metal works, now converted into a modern interior design and office center in the heart of what is rapidly becoming Cape Town's film and modelling district. The restaurant offers the best of New World cuisine - plenty of robust flavors, interesting ingredients and generous portions - while the cocktail bar serves great drinks and retro-cocktails, and a welcoming café spills out onto an enclosed courtyard, serving light meals and coffees from early till late.
Address: The Foundry, Prestwich Street, Green Point
Website: www.beluga.co.za

Linger Longer
City/Region: Johannesburg
Situated in the spacious grounds of a pre-war rooming house, Linger Longer stands among South Africa's top ten restaurants as rated by Wine Magazine. The elegant ambience and legendary culinary standards make this one of the country's longest surviving and favorite fine dining experiences, combining classic French fare with Eastern flavors. Famous signature dishes include appetizers such as Walter's Foie Gras; for main course the rack of lamb with rosemary, garlic and course-grain mustard is highly recommended; and the crepes filled with warm cream cheese, vanilla and brandied raisins is a particularly good dessert. Open for lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday. Reservations recommended.
Address: 58 Wierda Road, Wierda Valley, Sandton

Gramadoelas
City/Region: Johannesburg
For over 30 years an international clientele of celebrities, heads of state and royalty have flocked to Gramadoelas to sample the traditional South African and Cape cuisine. The menu has recently expanded to incorporate specialties from all over Africa and is one of the best spots to taste excellent dishes like Cape Malay-spiced bobotie, melktert and malva pudding, as well as experiencing recipes from Zanzibar, Morocco and Ethiopia. Game meat, such as cubed crocodile tail and ostrich steak, has long been served; the more adventurous can try the favorite dishes of Hillary Clinton and Nelson Mandela: mopani worms and mogodu (black tripe and wild African spinach stew), respectively. Closed Sunday. No lunch Mondays. Reservations recommended.
Address: Market Theater Complex, Bree Street, Newtown
Website: www.gramadoelas.co.za

Moyo
City/Region: Johannesburg
This African-themed restaurant is spectacularly decorated with a mixture of modern and African design, and although spread over five floors, each one has a unique ambience with secluded alcoves, elevated galleries and atmospheric lighting. Moyo is an experience, from the traditionally attired staff and perfumed finger bowls, to the exotic dishes, and the live African entertainment and music that keeps the place abuzz. The food is varied with dishes from around the continent that include fragrant North African stews, East African fish curries, huge Mozambique prawns, and unusual desserts like the sweet potato and chocolate pudding. There are also set menus served in large platters for the table to share. Service is outstanding, and booking well in advance is essential. Open daily until 12am.
Address: 5 Melrose Square, Melrose Arch
Website: www.moyo.co.za

Al Dente
City/Region: Johannesburg
The food here is authentic and prepared in the home-style way by Tuscany brothers Federico and Fernandino, who use family recipes handed down from their mother and uncle, as well as a few newly created inspirations. Al Dente is popular for its ambience, the excellent food and the genial presence of Federico who is always close by to advise on the innovative specials of the day. The extensive menu has the usual pastas and pizzas, as well as the specialty rump steak, stuffed with garlic and rosemary and lightly roasted. Reservations are recommended. Open for lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, dinner only on Saturdays and lunch only on Sundays.
Address: 173 Rochester Place, Rivonia Road, Morningside
Website: www.aldente.co.za

Bistro 277 on Main
City/Region: Johannesburg
This long-standing Provencal favorite (formerly Ile de France) serves excellent French traditional cooking served up by chef-owner Marc Guebert, who is the only member in Africa of the illustrious group of chefs from the Maîtres Cuisiniers de France. His specialty is soufflés, and to dine here without trying the Grand Marnier soufflé, his signature dessert, is a culinary faux pas. The dishes found at Ile de France are uniquely created and nothing similar will be found as good anywhere else in the city. The menu also includes a six-course tasting menu that is a treat. Closed Monday. No lunch Saturday. Booking is essential.
Address: Cramerview Center, 227 Main Road, Bryanston

Carnivore
City/Region: Johannesburg
The central feature of Carnivore Restaurant is a large open fire with over 50 converted Masai warrior spears holding a wide range of meats roasting over the flames. These include the usual pork, chicken, beef and lamb, as well as a minimum of five specialty game meats such as crocodile, zebra, impala, giraffe and ostrich. Waiters bring the spears from the fire to the table and carve succulent cuts of your choice directly onto your plate. The meat is served with six different salads, a variety of sauces, and a pot containing traditional 'pap and sauce' or baked potatoes. The set meal begins with the homemade soup of the day and freshly baked honey bread, and concludes with a choice of five different desserts and coffee. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Address: 69 Drift Boulevard, Muldersdrift

Montego Bay
City/Region: Johannesburg
This trendy restaurant boasts a variety of delicious seafood as well as some excellent international cuisine. There are meat and vegetarian dishes, pastas and curries, along with famous specialty dishes like the Seafood Chowder, which is considered the best in the world. Another specialty is the Kingston Kebabs, consisting of skewered prawns wrapped in bacon and accompanied by a voodoo dip. A fresh oyster and sushi bar is also available for starters or light luncheons. The Montego Bay service is excellent.
Address: Shop 31, Nelson Mandela Square, Rivonia Road, Sandton

Café Royale
City/Region: Cape Town
Royale is the gourmet burger joint in Cape Town and it is not uncommon to see scruffy jeaned skater types rubbing shoulders with trendy executives. Royale offers a spectacular range of burgers (and an entire list of different veggie burgers too) and one can chop and change toppings, choose between ostrich, chicken, veggie burgers, regular burgers or even seared tuna burgers and feast on a mix of potato wedges, sweet potato fries, regular fries and delicious salad. The burgers sport amusing names such as the 'Miss Piggy' (with bacon and guacamole) and the 'Fat Bastard' (double everything) and the restaurant also offers a range of pizzas and mouth-watering milkshakes. Royale now boasts an upstairs bar and lounge known as the Waiting Room that features live music, as well as a third floor that caters for private functions and has a sundowner deck.
Address: 273 Long Street

Ginga
City/Region: Cape Town
The trendy Ginga restaurant, situated in the Bo-Kaap district is a fine dining experience. The lofty, industrial restaurant amalgamates a French brasserie ambiance with a modern capetonian design creating an intimate and stylish environment. Chef Michael Bassett serves up contemporary fusion cuisine with a wine list to compliment and upstairs is the laid back Shogo bistro/bar, the perfect place for a pre or post-dinner drink.
Address: 121 Castle Street

Next Page »

Word Travels is a comprehensive travel guide covering hundreds of cities and holiday resorts in more than 125 countries.

Information	Facts	Visa and Health
Climate	Culture	Business
Destinations	Things to Do	Airports
Attractions	Resorts	Restaurants
Travel Photos	Hotels

South Africa Restaurants

Related South Africa Content